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    I think that was a change DeJong swing and missed on to go 1-2.

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    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.

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    That was an out of Swanson at ss

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    I think that was a change DeJong swing and missed on to go 1-2.
    That is what I was thinking too and it looked like a pretty good one. Don't really trust my eyes when it comes to pitch effectiveness, but it looked pretty decent.

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nerfherders View Post
    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.
    Must have to do with our TV contract
    Get off my lawn!

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    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!

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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Nerfherders View Post
    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.
    Chip and Joe are lazy. They don't do spring training games at all until late, and they're probably the only crew that does it that way. They're going to start their season on Wednesday.
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    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.
    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...

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeanieAntics View Post
    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...
    For him to be the age he is, and have the plate recognition he does, it's pretty incredible.

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    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeanieAntics View Post
    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...
    Take a look at Bryant’s 2015 ST and subsequent regular season.

    That type of season may by Acuna’s 95th percentile outcome, but the possibility is real.

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    Acuna’s bat is just marvelous. My goodness he is impressive

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    Swanson 2-2

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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    Getting awfully tough not to get at least a little excited about Newk at this point.
    he’s gotten into some trouble today and beautifully worked around it.

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    Newcomb's getting a little wild this inning.

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    3 walks in 4.2 innings and took 80 pitches to do it.

    Pretty typical Newk outing

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Swanson 2-2
    he’s another 2-2 or 2-3 day away from having a respectable average :)

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    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

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