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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    would have been 10/10 if you would have thrown in Kemp protecting and something about genius.
    And at least one pitcher just knows how to get guys out

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    Baseball America's latest transactions:

    Braves have released RHP Andres Avila | RHP David Hale | RHP Navery Moore | RHP Isaac Sanchez | LHP John Danks | LHP Adam Kolarek | 3B Colin Walsh | SS Rich Rodriguez

    Sent down: Luke Jackson, Anthony Recker

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    Interesting note from Heyman:

    "Some scouts are calling third baseman Rio Ruiz the “most improved” player they’ve seen this spring."

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    Thought Danks had already been cut loose?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CJ9 View Post
    Interesting note from Heyman:

    "Some scouts are calling third baseman Rio Ruiz the “most improved” player they’ve seen this spring."
    He expected to make it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    He expected to make it?
    No. Just thought it was interesting. I'm a lot more optimistic about the future if Rio can be our answer at third. Highly skeptical of that being the case, but we'll see.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deester11 View Post
    Genius or not, this bench is putrid. Where is Keith Lockhart when you need him!?
    He would be an upgrade....even at his current age. Matter of fact, where is Julio Franco and what is he up to?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CJ9 View Post
    No. Just thought it was interesting. I'm a lot more optimistic about the future if Rio can be our answer at third. Highly skeptical of that being the case, but we'll see.
    He doesn't have to be "the answer" at 3B to improve this team. If he can be a 1-2 WAR player (below average) at 3B for the next 2-3 years while making the league minimum, that would be a nice improvement over Adonis (terrible). If Ruiz can keep 3B warm until Maitan is ready to be "the answer", all will be well.

    It's OK to have a couple cheap 1-2 WAR filler guys on a team like Jace was and Ruiz and DPete could be. Teams can and do win with a couple cheap filler players all the time.

    What a team can't have is 6 positions on the field occupied by below average players, several of which are overpaid. That is the Braves current model, and is why they are going to be pretty bad. The scary part is the FO doesn't appear to understand how bad most of the position players really are.
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    So many options...how great would that gattis trade be if folly and ruin are starters for the next three years?

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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    So many options...how great would that gattis trade be if folly and ruin are starters for the next three years?
    It would depend how good they are as starters. I mean Garcia is our starter right now at 3B but that's not really saying much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rico43 View Post
    Baseball America's latest transactions:

    Braves have released RHP Andres Avila | RHP David Hale | RHP Navery Moore | RHP Isaac Sanchez | LHP John Danks | LHP Adam Kolarek | 3B Colin Walsh | SS Rich Rodriguez

    Sent down: Luke Jackson, Anthony Recker
    Adam Kolarek is another lefty I liked us signing and he looked good in camp, yet they sent him down early and now gone too along with Paco. I don't get dumping these good lefty bullpen options when you can stash them in the minors. We all know EOF could go down to injury again at anytime too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Braves1976 View Post
    Adam Kolarek is another lefty I liked us signing and he looked good in camp, yet they sent him down early and now gone too along with Paco. I don't get dumping these good lefty bullpen options when you can stash them in the minors. We all know EOF could go down to injury again at anytime too.
    We don't always know the behind the scenes stuff. Sometimes guys want released to try to catch on with a club where they might be needed more. Sometimes the personality just doesn't mesh.

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    Soroka, Fried, and Weigel to all start in AA. Soroka is still 19.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oklahomabrave View Post
    Soroka, Fried, and Weigel to all start in AA. Soroka is still 19.
    Nice. I'll get to see them

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Nice. I'll get to see them
    Talk about luck. I will be in Disney the weekend Mississippi is here. There only trip to bham. Not happy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oklahomabrave View Post
    Soroka, Fried, and Weigel to all start in AA. Soroka is still 19.
    What? Soroka must have opened ome eyes in minor league camp

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    Talk about luck. I will be in Disney the weekend Mississippi is here. There only trip to bham. Not happy.
    Cancel Disney haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    Talk about luck. I will be in Disney the weekend Mississippi is here. There only trip to bham. Not happy.
    Go watch the Fire Frogs then!

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Nice. I'll get to see them
    Now I'm the one jealous.

    I've got Rome, though, so not too jealous.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    Talk about luck. I will be in Disney the weekend Mississippi is here. There only trip to bham. Not happy.
    Too early to see GCL, too. That's a bummer.

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