Ballgame thread for Mutts/Braves 4.11

[UNCBlue012]

I don't care about a loss, it happens. I literally am so mad they're going to ruin their run differential by allowing 16 runs to a weak lineup lmao

[bravesfanMatt]

Things that should happen after this loss

1. I get demoted from GDT creations
2. WhimpAss gets cut
3. Twitner fired (one can only hope)

[msstate7]

If AW is demoted, who for? Isn't there a rule about demotion numbers this season?

[CyYoung31]

When is the last time we gave up that many runs in a game?

[Mad Dog Murph]

When is the last time we gave up that many runs in a game?

September last season against the marlins (16-2). Think they also gave up 16 to Arizona last year

[Slippyjms]

If AW is demoted, who for? Isn't there a rule about demotion numbers this season?

AW starting today gives the whole rotation an extra day of rest. I'd guess AW down Giles up then Lee down Elder up. A player can be optioned 5 times in a season before having to be DFA.

[cajunrevenge]

Things that should happen after this loss

1. I get demoted from GDT creations
2. WhimpAss gets cut
3. Twitner fired (one can only hope)

This aint on you. This is on whoever decided Winnas should start a game. If they didnt want to pitch Elder on short rest I understand but with the game postponed there was no reason to start Winnas. And theres no point in firing Snitker when theres no reason to expect the next guy to do anything better. If fans had their way there would be a new manager every 10 games.

[WaitingFor2017]

Hopefully the last we’ve seen of Winans until the Braves clinch.

[cajunrevenge]

Darius Vines called up for Winnas spot. I am curious to see how he does over 4-5 starts in a row. Not sure who Elder pissed off though.

[drewdat]

Yeah. If you want to look at Elder at the start of the year and say last year isn't sustainable, fine. Almost certainly true. But having Strider go down and then deciding to push everyone back a day so we can start the AAAA roulette? What are we doing here?

If we have Winans and Vines equivalent/over Elder, surely we could have tossed him in one of our deals for cash? Put him with Marco Gonzalez and send less money to the Pirates?

[msstate7]

I'm guessing the reasoning is elder and AJSS have actual potential, so they're letting them prove their ready to come up and stay up

[zbhargrove]

Yeah. If you want to look at Elder at the start of the year and say last year isn't sustainable, fine. Almost certainly true. But having Strider go down and then deciding to push everyone back a day so we can start the AAAA roulette? What are we doing here?

If we have Winans and Vines equivalent/over Elder, surely we could have tossed him in one of our deals for cash? Put him with Marco Gonzalez and send less money to the Pirates?

Vines has actually been decent when he's been up so far. He's a soft tosser but he's had some results so far. Elder is a soft tosser too... not sure there's much difference.

[50PoundHead]

Just spit-ballin' here, but I think they want Smith-Shawver to work on his third pitch in AAA instead of having try to figure it out at the major league level. Sounds like he's going to be on a tight pitch-count, so they are probably working with him a lot on the side. I think the third-pitch angle is big, especially with Strider going down. It's really difficult to learn at the major league level.

[CyYoung31]

Yeah. If you want to look at Elder at the start of the year and say last year isn't sustainable, fine. Almost certainly true. But having Strider go down and then deciding to push everyone back a day so we can start the AAAA roulette? What are we doing here?

If we have Winans and Vines equivalent/over Elder, surely we could have tossed him in one of our deals for cash? Put him with Marco Gonzalez and send less money to the Pirates?

Word. Elder most certainly has a higher ceiling and floor than either of those guys.