Official official offseason thread

[chop2chip]

Acuna’s passion for his home country is freaking awesome.

[UNCBlue012]

The eye test is lame but I really think Ronnie's going to go ballistic this season. He "looks" healthy to me.

[thewupk]

The eye test is lame but I really think Ronnie's going to go ballistic this season. He "looks" healthy to me.

I'll take 2021 Acuna for the whole season.

[IowaBrave14]

Curious. It was insinuated that the Braves stopped him from playing in the WBC. But he's playing in the Venezuelan winter league?

i think they stated the time commitment for WBC was more, and he is DH only in this league

[bravesfanforlife88]

That ball just made it out in the front row. Would have been funny if it hit the wall and he was still standing there at home.

[bravesfanMatt]

That ball just made it out in the front row. Would have been funny if it hit the wall and he was still standing there at home.

I thought him pimping a wall scrapper was sort of funny too.

[thewupk]

That ball just made it out in the front row. Would have been funny if it hit the wall and he was still standing there at home.

Like in the playoffs against the Cards? That was real funny.

[Enscheff]

Not a fan of guys acting like they won the World Series after a HR, but I'm glad some folks like it and makes them want to watch.

[bravesfanforlife88]

Not mentioned in this thread is that Acunas family was apparently attacked by fans in the stands later in the game. Fans were throwing beer cans/cups at them.

Acuna announced that he is retiring from Venezuelan baseball.

[CyYoung31]

[Deester11]

Translation:
Hey @TarekWiliamSaab the one in yellow is a calm person and Ronald Acuña's family and bodyguard are going straight to hitting and threatening. The law is for everyone and they broke his face and glasses in the middle of the game. there falls the law

[CyYoung31]

Translation:
Hey @TarekWiliamSaab the one in yellow is a calm person and Ronald Acuña's family and bodyguard are going straight to hitting and threatening. The law is for everyone and they broke his face and glasses in the middle of the game. there falls the law

Ummm apparently they were getting beer thrown on them. I’d be hostile too.

[Deester11]

Ummm apparently they were getting beer thrown on them. I’d be hostile too.

I just translated the tweet 😂😂😂

[CyYoung31]

I just translated the tweet 😂😂😂

I know.

[Hudson2]

Good comparison. Only thing I worry about with Grissom is the defense.

Just 2 Rookie comparisons
Dansby Swanson 2016 Games 38
Vaughn Grissom 2022. Games 41
Dansby Swanson 2016. Plate app. 145
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. Plate app. 156
Dansby Swanson 2016. 39 hits
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. 41 hits
Dansby Swanson 2016. Run scored 23
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. Run scored 24
Dansby Swanson 2016. RBI's 17
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. RBl's 18
Dansby Swanson 2016. Homers 3
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. Homers 5
Dansby Swanson 2016. Stolen B. 3
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. Stolen B. 5
Dansby Swanson 2016. Walks 13
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. Walks 11
Dansby Swanson 2016. S. Outs 34
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. S.Outs 44
Dansby Swanson 2016. Avg. 302
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. Avg. 291

[thewupk]

Good comparison. Only thing I worry about with Grissom is the defense.

Just 2 Rookie comparisons
Dansby Swanson 2016 Games 38
Vaughn Grissom 2022. Games 41
Dansby Swanson 2016. Plate app. 145
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. Plate app. 156
Dansby Swanson 2016. 39 hits
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. 41 hits
Dansby Swanson 2016. Run scored 23
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. Run scored 24
Dansby Swanson 2016. RBI's 17
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. RBl's 18
Dansby Swanson 2016. Homers 3
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. Homers 5
Dansby Swanson 2016. Stolen B. 3
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. Stolen B. 5
Dansby Swanson 2016. Walks 13
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. Walks 11
Dansby Swanson 2016. S. Outs 34
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. S.Outs 44
Dansby Swanson 2016. Avg. 302
Vaughn Grissom. 2022. Avg. 291

Comparing Grissom to the 2022 version of Swanson is pointless. He won't be that good and neither will Swanson in 2023. It was a huge outlier season both defensively and offensively for Swanson. Swanson will still be a better defender in 2023 but I do think there is a good chance both players are will be comparable offensively.

[mfree80]

The other thing this reminds me of is how frustrated we all were with Dansby the first few years when he was not meeting our expectations offensively.

The team played him up big time until it became obvious that he wasn’t quite ready for the hype.

[Hudson2]

Comparing Grissom to the 2022 version of Swanson is pointless. He won't be that good and neither will Swanson in 2023. It was a huge outlier season both defensively and offensively for Swanson. Swanson will still be a better defender in 2023 but I do think there is a good chance both players are will be comparable offensively.

That’s the 2016 version of Swanson when he was a rookie

[thewupk]

That’s the 2016 version of Swanson when he was a rookie

I knew it was a bad idea to start posting before I had my redbull.

[bravesfanMatt]

I knew it was a bad idea to start posting before I had my redbull.

You could have said comparing anyone's first 150 plate sample to another players first 150 plate sample is pointless. It is fun to do it.. but it really doesn't tell us much


to prove this point.. look at 2011 Mike Trout.