Lol wut?
Lol wut?
Last edited by rico43; 08-05-2017 at 02:33 PM.
I give up.
Lol
The Chosen One (08-05-2017)
Well that's interesting
Get off my lawn!
jpx7 (08-05-2017)
The service time argument is one thing, but there are plenty of other reasons this is dumb.
Why give up on him starting and stick him in the bullpen for a team that isn't contending? Why call up a guy having the struggles Fried has been dealing with this year?
What?
The timing is curious, but it has seemed obvious for some time that Fried's future was in the pen. I think this move reflects the fact the team would rather have 3 lefties in the pen. It is more a Fried taking Krol's spot kind of move.
An interesting side issue was the decision to bypass Minter. But Minty Hippo has not been the same pitcher this year and he is not on the 40-man.
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I don't think its been obvious at all that Fried's future was in the pen, he was great starting down the stretch last year, so he struggles in the first half of this season and his future is a reliever? I don't buy that.
I'm hoping they want to get him some innings ML experience (for reasons I don't understand) and he's starting again next year.
This FO constantly makes puzzling moves with callups and promotions.
I still don't understand why you do this when he's been struggling.
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With the pending rotation depth it only makes sense to use some of our starters as relievers. I think this has a lot to do with the Braves no longer believing he can stay healthy for a full season as a starter. As a reliever his fb/CB combo should be enough to be a dominate reliever. Its certainly closer caliber stuff. If he does great out of the pen, stays healthy, and a need arises in the future maybe we can try converting him back to starter.
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So it's safe to say that Max has been freed.
Freshmaker (08-05-2017), Hawk (08-05-2017), Preacher (08-05-2017)
So it's not only me who notices this after every roster move...Board has Anuerysm
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Julio3000 (08-05-2017)