GDT: Mets @ Braves game 2

[bravesfanforlife88]

Conforto CF
Cespedes LF
Cabrera 2B
Frazier 3B
Flores 1B
Bruce RF
Nido C
Syndergaard P 2-0 2.95 ERA
Rosario SS


Inciarte CF
Albies 2B
Freeman 1B
Markakis RF
Suzuki C
Tucker LF
Swanson SS
Flaherty 3B
Newcomb P 1-1 4.02 ERA

[Hulavol]

Newcomb is going to have a huge game tonight... looking for less than two walks.

[Enscheff]

It appears the FO isn't too worried about seeing what they have in Camargo.

[WaitingFor2017]

I guess Snitker is waiting until Flaherty turns into his eventual pumpkin.

[bravesfanforlife88]

I have a feeling we are either going to score no runs off Thor.....or 4

[nsacpi]

expecting a yuge game from Inciarte

[thewupk]

expecting a yuge game from Inciarte

on base at least two more times tonight

[jpx7]

It appears the FO isn't too worried about seeing what they have in Camargo.

It's a little confusing. I totally get pegging Camargo as a reserve infielder / super-utility guy; but you'd still think they'd want him to gain as many PAs as possible while the Braves are, at best, fringe wild-card contenders, and while there's an absence of any clearly better options at 3B. It's useful both for their evaluation and his growth curve.

Is there an angle with Flaherty that nobody's mentioned? Or is this just banal "hot hand" logic?

[nsacpi]

It's a little confusing. I totally get pegging Camargo as a reserve infielder / super-utility guy; but you'd still think they'd want him to gain as many PAs as possible while the Braves are, at best, fringe wild-card contenders, and while there's an absence of any clearly better options at 3B. It's useful both for their evaluation and his growth curve.

Is there an angle with Flaherty that nobody's mentioned? Or is this just banal "hot hand" logic?

go with the banal

[jpx7]

go with the banal

The old lex bannalis variant of parsimony.

[thewupk]

It's a little confusing. I totally get pegging Camargo as a reserve infielder / super-utility guy; but you'd still think they'd want him to gain as many PAs as possible while the Braves are, at best, fringe wild-card contenders, and while there's an absence of any clearly better options at 3B. It's useful both for their evaluation and his growth curve.

Is there an angle with Flaherty that nobody's mentioned? Or is this just banal "hot hand" logic?

Leading the league in batting average likely has something to do with it. But yeah as long as he's swinging well I doubt much changes. That said I think we will see plenty of Camargo at 3B this year to get an idea of what he can do.

[jpx7]

Leading the league in batting average likely has something to do with it. But yeah as long as he's swinging well I doubt much changes. That said I think we will see plenty of Camargo at 3B this year to get an idea of what he can do.

By "angle with Flaherty" I meant: Is there any reason, heretofore unnoticed or unnoted, to believe Flaherty's early success might be at all sustainable, or otherwise the mark of some "real" improvement? But I suppose even a "smart" administration that realizes Flaherty's more likely than not to plummet from his current (.429-babip-fueled) productivity is nevertheless going to be loathe to bench a guy with a .352 AVG (even if it's only through 64 PA).

[Braves1976]

I expect no Camargo is Snit's move as he likes to go with the hot hand. I doubt AA added him thinking he'd sit a while. If he doesn't start tomorrow Snit and AA might need to have a conversation.

[salmagundy]

Newcomb is going to have a huge game tonight... looking for less than two walks.

1 in the 1st makes your prediction a little shaky.

[msstate7]

It appears the FO isn't too worried about seeing what they have in Camargo.

Frustrating.

[thethe]

Absolutely ridiculous for Camargo not to get a start here.

[thethe]

Quick first inning.

[BeanieAntics]

Quick first inning.

The Chucky special will do that for you.

[bravesfanMatt]

Embrace the chuckie K

[bravesfanMatt]

99 mph fastball. GONE