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    What is up with the total lack of focus this series? This team is just checked out.

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    What good is the Duck going to do as he waddles to the mound.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Remember when some folks thought it was stupid not to trade Teheran during the rebuild?

    Remember when some folks thought it was a good idea to allow Teheran to “anchor” the 2017+ rotation?

    Who ended up being right?
    Oh I think the nega braves have been wildly vindicated

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    Quote Originally Posted by striker42 View Post
    What is up with the total lack of focus this series? This team is just checked out.
    Right? Why the heck just lose it against a top team and rival? Just embarrassing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Remember when some folks thought it was stupid not to trade Teheran during the rebuild?

    Remember when some folks thought it was a good idea to allow Teheran to “anchor” the 2017+ rotation?

    Who ended up being right?
    but...feelings...

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    I think a nice fern would be a better pitching coach than Hernandez.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    It's quite obvious the previous regime overall failed in the selling of veteran players for prospects part of the rebuild.
    1. HO trade
    2.Simmons trade
    3. Kimbrel trade
    4. Not trading (selling high on) Julio

    As good as our Farm is...imagine what it could be. Freddie should have been the only guy kept.

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    I think this rotation is proving that neither side works with "high heat fastballs" to "taking a little off, control and command".
    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 TheBravos View Post
    1. HO trade
    2.Simmons trade
    3. Kimbrel trade
    4. Not trading (selling high on) Julio

    As good as our Farm is...imagine what it could be. Freddie should have been the only guy kept.
    It’s really hard to disagree with this entire sentiment. It’s also getting pretty old watching Simmons continue being a wiz defensively and hit while Newcomb throws pitches that don’t break to Bryce Harper.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    1. HO trade
    2.Simmons trade
    3. Kimbrel trade
    4. Not trading (selling high on) Julio

    As good as our Farm is...imagine what it could be. Freddie should have been the only guy kept.
    Disagree, Freeman and Simmons should have been the only players kept.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    1. HO trade
    2.Simmons trade
    3. Kimbrel trade
    4. Not trading (selling high on) Julio

    As good as our Farm is...imagine what it could be. Freddie should have been the only guy kept.
    For me it would of been the guys on expiring contracts (Heyward and J Upton) and the pitchers signed to long deals (Julio and Kimbrel) to start. I would have kept Simmons and Freddie because both are obviously good and signed for awhile to below market prices. I would have waited on Gattis and obviously not sold off Wood for HO. Both would be wait and see candidates depending on when the Braves start inching towards contention.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UNCBlue012 View Post
    It’s really hard to disagree with this entire sentiment. It’s also getting pretty old watching Simmons continue being a wiz defensively and hit while Newcomb throws pitches that don’t break to Bryce Harper.
    Nah, it's not hard as your own second sentence supports my position and thereby disagrees with having only kept Freeman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Braves1976 View Post
    Disagree, Freeman and Simmons should have been the only players kept.
    I would be ok with keeping Simmons. I understand at the time why they would consider a trade, but it was just that it was a HORRIBLE trade. Freeman is a complete player with really no question marks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    For me it would of been the guys on expiring contracts (Heyward and J Upton) and the pitchers signed to long deals (Julio and Kimbrel) to start. I would have kept Simmons and Freddie because both are obviously good and signed for awhile to below market prices. I would have waited on Gattis and obviously not sold off Wood for HO. Both would be wait and see candidates depending on when the Braves start inching towards contention.
    Now this is a statement that is hard to disagree with. I agree totally here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Braves1976 View Post
    Nah, it's not hard as your own second sentence supports my position and thereby disagrees with having only kept Freeman.
    nah, that’s an assumption you made about my own statement, not the correct way to actually dissect a sentence.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    I would be ok with keeping Simmons. I understand at the time why they would consider a trade, but it was just that it was a HORRIBLE trade. Freeman is a complete player with really no question marks.
    The Braves just didn't understand how valuable Simmons was. Simple as that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    The Braves just didn't understand how valuable Simmons was. Simple as that.
    Exactly.

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    Speaking of Simmons he's already at +2 DRS. That stat seems to be updating a lot more frequently this season.

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