Albies

[The Chosen One]

[nsacpi]

who?

[The Chosen One]

who?

The guy we're rumored to be trading for a frontline starter.

[Deester11]

All I'm saying is that I drove the bus, told ya so, championed the cause. But I don't need credit..lol, I just think he should be untouchable...MOSTLY.

[The Chosen One]

All I'm saying is that I drove the bus, told ya so, championed the cause. But I don't need credit..lol, I just think he should be untouchable...MOSTLY.

Hey I've been on the Oz train since long before we even acquired Swanson. Just stoked we're actually producing someone that can field and hit. Haven't had one since Simmons.

[nsacpi]

Hey I've been on the Oz train since long before we even acquired Swanson. Just stoked we're actually producing someone that can field and hit. Haven't had one since Simmons.

He can run too.

[nsacpi]

That appearance by John Hart during one of the games and his comments about Albies confirms everything I've suspected about the guy (John Hart).

[UNCBlue012]

New GOAT

[thethe]

The question is does Albies hit 50 Homers next year?

[mqt]

The question is does Albies hit 50 Homers next year?

And the answer is obviously yes.

[Enscheff]

But I was told Demerritte's good 2 week stretch made Albies expendable.

[Tapate50]

But I was told Demerritte's good 2 week stretch made Albies expendable.

You weren't

[nsacpi]

You weren't

I recall multiple trade proposals based on the premise that Demeritte could play second.

[mfree80]

I recall multiple trade proposals based on the premise that Demeritte could play second.

Okay.... to be fair. The discussion was that Demeritte and the haul you could get for Albies might be worth more than Albies. NOBODY thought that TD was better than Albies.

[nsacpi]

Okay.... to be fair. The discussion was that Demeritte and the haul you could get for Albies might be worth more than Albies. NOBODY thought that TD was better than Albies.

That's right. I don't think it is crazy to speculate about trades of that nature. But I think there is a small band of us here who have been very big fans of Albies for a while. And we're just relieved that all those trade rumors did not come to pass. I think he's been undervalued even relative to some of the high rankings he's gotten from BA and others.

[CyYoung31]

That appearance by John Hart during one of the games and his comments about Albies confirms everything I've suspected about the guy (John Hart).

That he really likes to dance?

[bravesfanMatt]

Here is part of the interview.

[sturg33]

Here is part of the interview.

He went on from there... And suggested he needed to make more improvements from the left side, and so that they could "see what we have"

He was just "meh" on him the entire interview

Normally a top prospect gets called up and the FO gushes over him.

[Super]

Here is part of the interview.

...that's what people are using to say the FO was lukewarm on Albies? He wasn't "gushing" but he didn't put him down either. Albies objectively did/does have to improve from the left side. Simply stating that means nothing. He "gushed" about Camargo during that. Does that mean he likes Johan better than Ozzie? People read into that stuff what they want to.

[bravesfanMatt]

...that's what people are using to say the FO was lukewarm on Albies? He wasn't "gushing" but he didn't put him down either. Albies objectively did/does have to improve from the left side. Simply stating that means nothing. He "gushed" about Camargo during that. Does that mean he likes Johan better than Ozzie? People read into that stuff what they want to.

I am pretty pozzi, but I came away from that interview with a befuddled feel as to why Hart was so up on Jo-gun and even pumped Swanson, but oh yeah Ozzie and we need to see him. I really felt it was not what a FO should be doing to pump a top prospect. it was like he didn't believe in him.