GDT: Braves @ Mutts Game 1 6/21

[bravesfanforlife88]

Acuna RF
Freeman 1B
Albies 2B
Almonte LF
Riley 3B
Swanson SS
Heredia CF
Smith C
Muller P

Villar 3B
Lindor SS
Smith LF
Alonso 1B
Pillar RF
Peraza 2B
Almora Jr CF
Nido C
deGrom P


7 inning game, we have a rookie on the mound, they have their ace on a historic pace.....we are bound to win this one.

[50PoundHead]

Will we win? I'm mull(er)ing over that question.

[msstate7]

Degrom seems to leave early in half his starts, so maybe he makes a 3rd inning exit today

[jpx7]

Somehow the Braves will beat deGrom and then find a way to lose against Undecided.

[50PoundHead]

Somehow the Braves will beat deGrom and then find a way to lose against Undecided.

I hear Undecided's spin rate is the best in the bigs. Probably due to Spider Tack.

[thewupk]

All jokes aside. I expect degrom to no hit us.

[Enscheff]

I'm glad Ian is pitching the 2nd game. This provides the best chance to split this DH, which is a good outcome on a day deGrom is pitching.

[msstate7]

All jokes aside. I expect degrom to no hit us.

FF is going extra base in this game at some point

[bravesfanforlife88]

I'm glad Ian is pitching the 2nd game. This provides the best chance to split this DH, which is a good outcome on a day deGrom is pitching.

Agreed 100%. I am leaving today for Panama City Beach, so it sucks I don't get to see Muller pitch, but i'm excited to see this kids future

[msstate7]

I really hope the Mets' pitching dominance has been aided by spin juice.

[NYCBrave]

I really hope the Mets' pitching dominance has been aided by spin juice.

Interestingly enough, today is the first day that umpires will start checking pitchers. And I believe that managers can ask to have pitchers checked as well. For some reason, Snit strikes me as the old school type who would never ask to have a pitcher checked.

[Enscheff]

For those wondering what the best pitcher on the planet looks like on paper...

FA at 99.1 mph (Grade 75) with 8.7" of rise (Grade 50) and 5.0" of arm-side run (Grade 50) is one of the best FAs in the game, and he maintains it over the course of a full outing. That's a Grade 70 or better pitch.

SL at 94.9 mph (Grade 80+) with 0.9" of rise (Grade 55) and 3.0" of glove-side run (Grade 50+) is probably the hardest slider in the game, or maybe it's a cutter with lot's of break? Either way, it's a plus-plus pitch or better based on it's power breaking nature.

Oh by the way, the CH comes in 8 mph slower than the FA (Grade 55) with 8.0" of arm-side run (Grade 50+) and 0.4" of rise (Grade 65+). That's a a plus pitch with major downward action.

To top it all off, he walks like 1-2 batters per 9, which grades out as 80+ command.

So he's basically a lockdown closer with a CH in his back pocket for emergencies plus elite command...and he maintains it over bulk innings. So imagine facing absolute peak Kimbrel for 5-7 innings.

[CyYoung31]

For those wondering what the best pitcher on the planet looks like on paper...

FA at 99.1 mph (Grade 75) with 8.7" of rise (Grade 50) and 5.0" of arm-side run (Grade 50) is one of the best FAs in the game, and he maintains it over the course of a full outing. That's a Grade 70 or better pitch.

SL at 94.9 mph (Grade 80+) with 0.9" of rise (Grade 55) and 3.0" of glove-side run (Grade 50+) is probably the hardest slider in the game, or maybe it's a cutter with lot's of break? Either way, it's a plus-plus pitch or better based on it's power breaking nature.

Oh by the way, the CH comes in 8 mph slower than the FA (Grade 55) with 8.0" of arm-side run (Grade 50+) and 0.4" of rise (Grade 65+). That's a a plus pitch with major downward action.

To top it all off, he walks like 1-2 batters per 9, which grades out as 80+ command.

So he's basically a lockdown closer with a CH in his back pocket for emergencies plus elite command...and he maintains it over bulk innings. So imagine facing absolute peak Kimbrel for 5-7 innings.

This is Anderson?

[thewupk]

For those wondering what the best pitcher on the planet looks like on paper...

FA at 99.1 mph (Grade 75) with 8.7" of rise (Grade 50) and 5.0" of arm-side run (Grade 50) is one of the best FAs in the game, and he maintains it over the course of a full outing. That's a Grade 70 or better pitch.

SL at 94.9 mph (Grade 80+) with 0.9" of rise (Grade 55) and 3.0" of glove-side run (Grade 50+) is probably the hardest slider in the game, or maybe it's a cutter with lot's of break? Either way, it's a plus-plus pitch or better based on it's power breaking nature.

Oh by the way, the CH comes in 8 mph slower than the FA (Grade 55) with 8.0" of arm-side run (Grade 50+) and 0.4" of rise (Grade 65+). That's a a plus pitch with major downward action.

To top it all off, he walks like 1-2 batters per 9, which grades out as 80+ command.

So he's basically a lockdown closer with a CH in his back pocket for emergencies plus elite command...and he maintains it over bulk innings. So imagine facing absolute peak Kimbrel for 5-7 innings.

Not surprising. It's a shame this information wasn't available in the 90s. Would of love to have seen how peak Pedro was graded.

[UNCBlue012]

How in the hell is a pitcher this good?

[CyYoung31]

How in the hell is a pitcher this good?

Tunneling.

[thewupk]

How in the hell is a pitcher this good?

Take an all-time elite pitcher (for a players peak anyway) and put them in a game where hitters love to strike out with a deadened ball and this is what you get. I would expect someone like peak Pedro to be able to do the same if he was playing.

[UNCBlue012]

$340M bunter lmao

[UNCBlue012]

He’s barely missing those corners

[thewupk]

giving up runs without allowing hits is always fun