Quick look at the players we wish the Braves had acquired

[Enscheff]

Here is a list of guys I wanted the Braves to acquire instead of the steaming pile of garbage that ended up on the roster.

The Good:
Greg Holland: 5 IP, 0 R, 8K, 2 BB
Jason Castro: .353/.542/.588 (1.130 OPS)

The Meh:
Austin Jackson: .273/.273/.364 (.636 OPS)
Desmond Jennings: .222/.333/.333( .667 OPS) in AAA

The Bad:
Drew Smyly: 60-day DL
Luis Valbuena: DL for at least a few more weeks
Rajai Davis: .167/.212/.300 (.512 OPS)
Justin Ruggiano: .200/.273/.200 (.473 OPS) in AAA

The Interesting:
Manny Margot: .343/.395/.686 (1.080 OPS)

The only pitching acquisition I approved of was Colon, and he has paired a great start with a dumpster fire start.

Why did I include Margot? Because I routinely use him as the evidence the Braves blew the Kimbrel trade. Rather than using him to unload BJ's contract, they could have had a player of Margot's caliber, who is producing at the MLB level at age 22.

So it looks like I did a terrible job identifying a capable RHed 4th OFer for the Braves, and my preference for Smyly over Dickey and Garcia is not looking too great (though neither of those guys is looking like a great idea either). When Smyly is healthy we will see if 2 years of Smyly was better than whatever the Braves patched together in his place plus Gohara.

I still think the Braves made a huge blunder by not spending $25M to acquire Castro to pair with Flowers. Holland was a no-brainer chance to take on a huge arm, but The Genius thought the BP was fine as is. If we had Valbuena to look forward to at 3B at least the position wouldn't the completely hopeless mess it is now.

[Tapate50]

I'd have been all about taking a flier on Holland.

[Pachoo]

Here is a list of guys I wanted the Braves to acquire instead of the steaming pile of garbage that ended up on the roster.

The Good:
Greg Holland: 5 IP, 0 R, 8K, 2 BB
Jason Castro: .353/.542/.588 (1.130 OPS)

The Meh:
Austin Jackson: .273/.273/.364 (.636 OPS)
Desmond Jennings: .222/.333/.333( .667 OPS) in AAA

The Bad:
Drew Smyly: 60-day DL
Luis Valbuena: DL for at least a few more weeks
Rajai Davis: .167/.212/.300 (.512 OPS)
Justin Ruggiano: .200/.273/.200 (.473 OPS) in AAA

The Interesting:
Manny Margot: .343/.395/.686 (1.080 OPS)

The only pitching acquisition I approved of was Colon, and he has paired a great start with a dumpster fire start.

Why did I include Margot? Because I routinely use him as the evidence the Braves blew the Kimbrel trade. Rather than using him to unload BJ's contract, they could have had a player of Margot's caliber, who is producing at the MLB level at age 22.

So it looks like I did a terrible job identifying a capable RHed 4th OFer for the Braves, and my preference for Smyly over Dickey and Garcia is not looking too great (though neither of those guys is looking like a great idea either). When Smyly is healthy we will see if 2 years of Smyly was better than whatever the Braves patched together in his place plus Gohara.

I still think the Braves made a huge blunder by not spending $25M to acquire Castro to pair with Flowers. Holland was a no-brainer chance to take on a huge arm, but The Genius thought the BP was fine as is. If we had Valbuena to look forward to at 3B at least the position wouldn't the completely hopeless mess it is now.

What are the chances Jason Castro has turned into a good hitter all of a sudden? It's 7 or 8 games into the season. He's a career .700 OPS guy which is where he probably about where his batting line will be at the end of the year. Same story with Margot..it's been 7 games.

[Enscheff]

What are the chances Jason Castro has turned into a good hitter all of a sudden? It's 7 or 8 games into the season. He's a career .700 OPS guy which is where he probably about where his batting line will be at the end of the year. Same story with Margot..it's been 7 games.

Well the Braves suck, and there isn't anything worth talking about 7 games into the season. So I decided to look up how well the guys I wanted the Braves to acquire are doing.

[SJ24]

Wish we would have done that Heyward for Judge trade a couple years ago.

Judge is going to be a superstar. He's hitting .320 with 3 HR, 7 RBI, and only 6 K.

[smootness]

Wish we would have done that Heyward for Judge trade a couple years ago.

Judge is going to be a superstar. He's hitting .320 with 3 HR, 7 RBI, and only 6 K.

I don't think he will be, just like I don't think Sanchez will be. I think both will be good solid players, and there's certainly plenty of value in that.

But Sanchez won't duplicate what he did last year, and Judge will come down to earth.

I don't know that I've ever seen this many overreactions, on either side, after one week of a season before.

[bravesfanMatt]

I don't think he will be, just like I don't think Sanchez will be. I think both will be good solid players, and there's certainly plenty of value in that.

But Sanchez won't duplicate what he did last year, and Judge will come down to earth.

I don't know that I've ever seen this many overreactions, on either side, after one week of a season before.

Braves fans are hungry for something to eat.. and anything we see looks like steak to us. that is why I am watching/listening to minor ball. it is a ton of games all day that I can just slowly digest.

[rico43]

Well the Braves suck, and there isn't anything worth talking about 7 games into the season. So I decided to look up how well the guys I wanted the Braves to acquire are doing.

Are you sure you weren't just looking for things to support your conclusion. The whole positional question went to hell when Sean Rodriguez was hurt. Guy would have been a big crowd favorite and versatile.

[Enscheff]

Are you sure you weren't just looking for things to support your conclusion. The whole positional question went to hell when Sean Rodriguez was hurt. Guy would have been a big crowd favorite and versatile.

Did you miss the part of my post where I showed how poorly many of the guys I wanted are playing?

[Russ2dollas]

Klaws new top 50 has our number 3 pick in it but not many of the players we board gms wanted instead

[Orphan Black]

Here is a list of guys I wanted the Braves to acquire instead of the steaming pile of garbage that ended up on the roster.

The Good:
Greg Holland: 5 IP, 0 R, 8K, 2 BB
Jason Castro: .353/.542/.588 (1.130 OPS)

The Meh:
Austin Jackson: .273/.273/.364 (.636 OPS)
Desmond Jennings: .222/.333/.333( .667 OPS) in AAA

The Bad:
Drew Smyly: 60-day DL
Luis Valbuena: DL for at least a few more weeks
Rajai Davis: .167/.212/.300 (.512 OPS)
Justin Ruggiano: .200/.273/.200 (.473 OPS) in AAA

The Interesting:
Manny Margot: .343/.395/.686 (1.080 OPS)

The only pitching acquisition I approved of was Colon, and he has paired a great start with a dumpster fire start.

Why did I include Margot? Because I routinely use him as the evidence the Braves blew the Kimbrel trade. Rather than using him to unload BJ's contract, they could have had a player of Margot's caliber, who is producing at the MLB level at age 22.

So it looks like I did a terrible job identifying a capable RHed 4th OFer for the Braves, and my preference for Smyly over Dickey and Garcia is not looking too great (though neither of those guys is looking like a great idea either). When Smyly is healthy we will see if 2 years of Smyly was better than whatever the Braves patched together in his place plus Gohara.

I still think the Braves made a huge blunder by not spending $25M to acquire Castro to pair with Flowers. Holland was a no-brainer chance to take on a huge arm, but The Genius thought the BP was fine as is. If we had Valbuena to look forward to at 3B at least the position wouldn't the completely hopeless mess it is now.

Why do you pretend to care who the Braves acquired?

[thethe]

Klaws new top 50 has our number 3 pick in it but not many of the players we board gms wanted instead

And one of those guys is already hurt as well. Nothing Anderson has done so far should provide anything other than confirmation the braves believed he had big time upside. Potentially 3+ pitches with a great pitchers frame.

[thethe]

What if Castro were motivated to play for an upward team like the Braves compared a rebuilding one like Kemp?

Wouldn't his numbers be better?

Was Castro ever an MVP candidate that had some down years in a lackluster scenario?

[msstate7]

What narrative? Castro has a 109 WRC+ and 0.4 WAR already.

Glad we've seen sufficient sample...
KEMvP = 343 WRC+ and 0.6 WAR

[thewupk]

Glad we've seen sufficient sample...
KEMvP = 343 WRC+ and 0.6 WAR

Has nothing to do with Castro. Thethe thought Castro sucked because batting average was quoted (surprise surprise) without looking at his year to date stats. I had to correct him.

[thethe]

Has nothing to do with Castro. Thethe thought Castro sucked because batting average was quoted (surprise surprise) without looking at his year to date stats. I had to correct him.

Funny that you think I didn't look at his fangrpahs page before responding. He will be awful again at the plate and that is where he's trending after a good game or two.

[thewupk]

Funny that you think I didn't look at his fangrpahs page before responding. He will be awful again at the plate and that is where he's trending after a good game or two.

I'm sure he will be. He hasn't been awful so far and would be a huge upgrade defensively over Flowers.

[smootness]

If we're going to try to use Castro's SSS to say anything about him, can't we just point to Flowers' 150 wRC+, 147 OPS+ and prove that Coppy is the true genius?

[thewupk]

If we're going to try to use Castro's SSS to say anything about him, can't we just point to Flowers' 150 wRC+, 147 OPS+ and prove that Coppy is the true genius?

Still half the player Castro is but Flowers has hit well since coming to Atlanta. The problem is he doesn't seem to be able to catch anymore.

[smootness]

Still half the player Castro is but Flowers has hit well since coming to Atlanta. The problem is he doesn't seem to be able to catch anymore.

0.3 WAR in 29 PA vs 0.4 WAR in 40 for Castro. Coppy's a genius.