I still can't believe how unbelievably stupid the Olivera trade was. I'm not sure I've ever seen a Braves trade where we failed to do our homework more.
I still can't believe how unbelievably stupid the Olivera trade was. I'm not sure I've ever seen a Braves trade where we failed to do our homework more.
The NL East is horrrrrrrrrible. It will likely keep the Braves out of a top 3 pick in the 2018 draft since the Marlins and Phillies are just as bad, and the Mets are injury-plagued.
I know Derek Jeter was a great player and I have tons of respect for him, but if I'm an Astros fan, I'm not happy with ESPN tonight.
Chopping With The Braves And Rolling With The Tide
mossy (05-14-2017)
White Sox get Robert... Damn
Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports that the White Sox have agreed to a deal with top Cuban free agent Luis Robert.
The deal is expected to be worth just north of $25 million, meaning the total outlay for the White Sox in the deal after taxes will be over $45 million. It's a huge get for the White Sox, as the 19-year-old outfielder is considered to be an elite-level talent.
Dbacks predictably look real good right now. Last year was just a never ending worst case scenario for them. They would be in the discussion of the best team in baseball if not for the trade.
Kimbrel last 34 batters faced 1 hit 0 runs 0 walks 21k's and the one hit was an infield single.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
The Chosen One (05-26-2017)
Kimbrel might reach that point of being the best reliever ever soon for me. Since Rivera accomplished nothing outside of a Yankee uniform I rank him with the likes of Will Startup. The Yankees have always been cheaters and manipulated the rules to ensure that its not a level playing field to protect their massive financial advantage. So I dont recognized anything a player does while playing for them.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
Through his age 28 season (end of last season), Kimbrel had 256 saves.
Through his age 28 season, Mariano Rivera had 84 saves.
I'd say Kimbrel has a shot to easily break the record, but Mariano played until age 43. Kimbrel will need health and the desire to stick around until his late 30's.
Alex Wood has probably pitched better than any other starter in baseball this year. Shut out the Cubs last night. I still can't grasp why we gave him away for that overpaid, over the hill, piece of trash.
thewupk (05-27-2017)