GDT: 7/29 braves @ gNats

[thewupk]

So is catching the ball.

is it?

[msstate7]

lol

Well obviously hitting a lhp that inning would've been great, but I was talking more big term now that markakis is out and ender has been pretty much relegated to a platoon guy

[thewupk]

DK sucks tonight, great. Bad walk to start this inning.

Overall DK has been worse than advertised

[CyYoung31]

LOL The ump calls the same pitch two different things.

[Braves1976]

That slider on the corner was a better pitch and called a ball than the strike two pitch just off the corner.

[salmagundy]

Keuchel getting mad vs Rendon. The Ump has a narrow strike zone and Flowers can't catch the ball. I'd be mad also.

[bravesfanMatt]

Overall DK has been worse than advertised

Probably why no one wanted to lose a pick for him.

[CyYoung31]

Well obviously hitting a lhp that inning would've been great, but I was talking more big term now that markakis is out and ender has been pretty much relegated to a platoon guy

I was laughing about those hitters looking terrible that inning.

[Hudson2]

That ball to Rendon was definitely a strike.

[bravesfanMatt]

Late bloomer wilting before our eyes

[msstate7]

I was laughing about those hitters looking terrible that inning.

Gotcha.

[Braves1976]

kimbrel has struggled starting late, so my guess is it is effecting both somewhat.

[msstate7]

Late bloomer wilting before our eyes

He should sue Contreras for ruining his career. Bullying shouldn't be allowed, poor Tyler

[bravesfanMatt]

kimbrel has struggled starting late, so my guess is it is effecting both somewhat.

Or neither is that good anymore

[thewupk]

Probably why no one wanted to lose a pick for him.

I mean you can excuse his first couple of starts with his lack of ST but he's still slightly worse than his last few seasons if you exclude that. The fact is that he's a mid rotation starter who gets a lot of value by pitching a lot of innings. And that actually drops a bit by going to the NL. Nice guy to have but giving up a pick and/or multiple years isn't smart for obvious reasons.

[Braves1976]

Or neither is that good anymore

i doubt that.

[thewupk]

kimbrel has struggled starting late, so my guess is it is effecting both somewhat.

Kimbrel sucked the 2nd half of last year. At 31 and being a reliever he can go to **** at anytime.

[bravesfanforlife88]

So Flowers gives up the passed ball that becomes a run the swings at the first pitch for a lazy fly out... bad start to the game for him

[CyYoung31]

I mean you can excuse his first couple of starts with his lack of ST but he's still slightly worse than his last few seasons if you exclude that. The fact is that he's a mid rotation starter who gets a lot of value by pitching a lot of innings. And that actually drops a bit by going to the NL. Nice guy to have but giving up a pick and/or multiple years isn't smart for obvious reasons.

It was a good move for the Braves though.

[msstate7]

So Flowers gives up the passed ball that becomes a run the swings at the first pitch for a lazy fly out... bad start to the game for him

It's been a bad month for him