probably will have his own bobble head night before the season is overOriginally Posted by auyushu
probably will have his own bobble head night before the season is over
I wonder if Hart suggested this move too
some of his best ideas come after nap time
I wonder if that's part of it, honestly. If the FO thought Acuna wasn't being challenged enough by Hi-A pitching and it was leading to him being too aggressive, then maybe the idea is that he'll be pushed by AA pitchers to make necessary adjustments.
Hawk (05-09-2017)
I suppose the splits must be better the last few weeks, but don't really see the reason for it. I guess they perhaps saw enough in Spring Training to believe he was advanced and just wanted to see it at the lower level. I do hope that he gets a good long time in AA.
Last edited by Southcack77; 05-09-2017 at 09:03 AM.
I agree. I don't want him in Gwinnett till July 1st
Maybe even July 15th.
From the eye ball test....I've seen people strikeout because they are overwhelmed...lost...(Unfortunately Dansby at the moment). In Acuna's case, he's supremely confident and isn't often challenged with anything remotely Hittable in the middle to lower away quadrant of the zone. I've only seen him twice this year but both times he was right on the pitches he struck out on (twice I think). Albies has the best bat to ball skills and he had been striking out more than normal. Acuna has a great knack for the barrel...just misses. I think he will be challenged at AA because they are around the plate more....not a fan of this though I think he may hold his own.
Deester, you're giving me a scare. You're making Acuna sound like Francoeur.
Weird... I would have promoted Jackson and Riley first... maybe thrown Scivicque in AAA
Or Gohara just to see how he responds
But Hey after a rough start Acuna is tearing it up... if he can make the jump, that speaks volumes to his future
Last edited by zbhargrove; 05-09-2017 at 10:08 AM.
I can't wait to start seeing guys like Acuna, Gohara, Allard, etc. at Gwinnett, will definitely have to catch more games.....and maybe that will help boost attendance. There was an article on ESPN about Howard hitting his 1st homer for Gwinnett and only 1200 or so people were there to see it
Get off my lawn!
They should move west to get closer to the fanbase.
I thought he was going to start the year in AA, and I would have been ok with that. Having said that, while he's had success in A+, I would wait until it was clear he had solved the K issues before promoting him at this point.
Ryan Howard released already... so much for that power bat on the bench.... he was awful in AAA though
OMG!!!!! NO OOOOH. I didn't mean in a hack and slash way...he's got a clue. Athleticism because.....just because...I'm scared now. But seriously, not the same swing and miss
Definitely an odd move. There isn't a real need for him until 2019 (the Kemp/Inciarte/Marakis OF is not the reason the Braves are awful), so I don't understand the rush.
The optimistic view is that promoting/demoting guys in the minors comes with very little cost (as opposed to promoting them too early to MLB as they did with Swanson), so if he struggles in AA it isn't a huge deal. Absolute worst case scenario he struggles in AA and is demoted back to A+, just like Albies struggled in AAA last year and was demoted back to AA where he continued to have success.
The guy re-learning how to catch?
No better place to learn to catch than Atlanta. Let him be dickey's personal catcher
Yes... he's able to learn in AA also... it's kind of a minor league crazy concept
I understand that, but I'd be more in favor of giving him more time where he's having success at the plate while he develops behind it.
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