I think that was a change DeJong swing and missed on to go 1-2.
I think that was a change DeJong swing and missed on to go 1-2.
I am starting to think that my initial projections of 3-4 WAR for Acuna might be a little low. I'm gonna stick with that because rookies exceeding that number is extremely rare, but the dude has certainly looked like he could be one of those exceptions.
That was an out of Swanson at ss
I dont understand how the Newk game is on Braves TV with a Braves banner, at home, and the announcers are STILL the other team's. Kind of annoying. I watched Albies homeruns from yesterday's MLB broadcast which was Pirates guys, and they just shrugged and moved on. No replays or even discussion.
wow Acuna robbed....bout 2/3 of the way up the wall in dead center, the center fielder went up and got it
Get off my lawn!
Eflin threw Acuna 4 straight sliders to go 1-2, then threw 95 above the belt, but Acuna did not chase. He then just missed a slider and flew out to the track in CF.
The progress Acuna has made in handling MLB sequencing in a few dozen PAs is remarkable.
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Aggression with prospects is fine, but being stupid is not. There should be a way to find a happy medium between a Pirates like idea of being overly cautious with prospects and going stupidly fast with prospects.
The Braves are beyond fortunate to have this kid. To sign him for 100k when he wasn't generating any buzz at all and for him to turn into this... Its pretty crazy. I don't know what to think of the kid. I wanna be reasonable and say that he will have a nice solid 3 WAR rookie season... But damn...
Getting awfully tough not to get at least a little excited about Newk at this point.
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?
mfree80 (03-17-2018)
Acuna’s bat is just marvelous. My goodness he is impressive
Swanson 2-2
Newcomb's getting a little wild this inning.
3 walks in 4.2 innings and took 80 pitches to do it.
Pretty typical Newk outing
He got out of it with... what did we call it the other day? A Hernandez Strikeout or something like that? A walk then a double play lol