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    JV lost the feel of his slider during all the time he was pitching through injuries. Midway through last year, he made some adjustments and it clicked. It was toward the tail end of his time with Detroit, so it looks like he suddenly turned it up, but that's not so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    Very good—but he improved every month of the year. He had a 4.73 era in his first 104.2 IP and a 1.95 era in his second 101.1 IP. He just had a bad first half—but his July was solid, as were his pre-trade August starts.

    Player performance is volatile—especially pitchers’. Many more likely explanations exist than pouting or poor effort. Ascribing such volatility to the latter “causes”—especially absent any other evidence—is lazy narration.
    Yeah, it wasn't like that at all. See above.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GovClintonTyree View Post
    JV lost the feel of his slider during all the time he was pitching through injuries. Midway through last year, he made some adjustments and it clicked. It was toward the tail end of his time with Detroit, so it looks like he suddenly turned it up, but that's not so.
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    Yeah, it wasn't like that at all. See above.
    That’s exactly one of those “more likely explanations” I was imagining. Thanks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GovClintonTyree View Post
    JV lost the feel of his slider during all the time he was pitching through injuries. Midway through last year, he made some adjustments and it clicked. It was toward the tail end of his time with Detroit, so it looks like he suddenly turned it up, but that's not so.
    I did think Verlander was a pretty good bet to rebound. I knew the Braves weren't going to get him but it was a fun hypo last year.

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    Former Brave Eric Hinske is credited for Ohtani's performance at the plate to start the season

    http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2...ay-mlb-success

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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    Heyward now hitting .277/.360/.431. Braves may have missed the buy-low opportunity.
    now hitting .250/.329/.389.
    he is who we thought he's become.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Super View Post
    now hitting .250/.329/.389.
    he is who we thought he's become.
    I’m never climbing off the bandwagon, sorry.
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    Corey Seager Out for the year with TJS. Ouch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Corey Seager Out for the year with TJS. Ouch.
    Camargo trade? No that I want to bit what could we get?

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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    Camargo trade? No that I want to bit what could we get?
    How much do you think the FO that trained AA would pay for a player AA doesn't think is good enough to start over Ryan Flaherty or Jose Bautista?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    How much do you think the FO that trained AA would pay for a player AA doesn't think is good enough to start over Ryan Flaherty or Jose Bautista?
    Kershaw?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    How much do you think the FO that trained AA would pay for a player AA doesn't think is good enough to start over Ryan Flaherty or Jose Bautista?
    If that FO trained a guy that thought RF and Bautista were better 3b options, they may not be as smart as you think. I think AA has his first little crush as a Braves' GM like coppy did for olivera. This one at least will only cost us games and no real assets though

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    If that FO trained a guy that thought RF and Bautista were better 3b options, they may not be as smart as you think. I think AA has his first little crush as a Braves' GM like coppy did for olivera. This one at least will only cost us games and no real assets though
    O...K...that is in no way addressing my comment...the point still stands...

    The Dodgers don't want Camargo, regardless of how smart you think that point of view may be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    O...K...that is in no way addressing my comment...the point still stands...

    The Dodgers don't want Camargo.
    Obviously. They will want a guy that is actually good at SS. Camargo isn't that guy

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Obviously. They will want a guy that is actually good at SS. Camargo isn't that guy
    Culberson?
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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    Culberson?
    Gonna cost em haha

    They may actually want him till they can find a better option

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Gonna cost em haha

    They may actually want him till they can find a better option
    If we DFA Culberson I could see the Dodgers picking him up, just for his plus defense and they know him well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    If that FO trained a guy that thought RF and Bautista were better 3b options, they may not be as smart as you think. I think AA has his first little crush as a Braves' GM like coppy did for olivera. This one at least will only cost us games and no real assets though
    You’re really fired up about the Bautista thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Southcack77 View Post
    You’re really fired up about the Bautista thing.


    ^^^ me

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    Yankees may have lost Montgomery for a while. They are in all in mode so maybe they will overpay for a guy like Teheran.

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