Acuna has put up some tremendous at bats today. Man lately he has looked the part of a superstar. It's starting to get real easy to dream on his potential.
He's thrown like 1 SL, so all we can even kinda grade is the FA.
97.7 mph (Grade 70.8), 2.2" HMov (Grade 33.3), 9.9" VMov (Grade 57.2)
That's a grade 70 rising FA with very little running action. It should be an effective pitch up in the zone.
We are already seeing the command issues.
This Acuna is the guy I think we all expected. Hell, he’s been better recently than I even expected
Okay, we're seeing some of Sobotka's wildness now.
http://www.chopcountry.com/forums/sh...d=1#post425886
That is the thread where you called my .340 prediction of his BABIP 'clv level stupid'. You said he would fall into the .300-.320 range like everyone else and that once he did, he'd post an OPS in the low .700's this year.
Garmel (08-13-2018)
Pitch trax seems to show Sobotka getting squeezed. Is that the case?
Bot's SL certainly looks darty though.
I disagree. Allard is undependable.
You want to avoid using him in any situation where you would feel any pressure to pull him.
If he comes in and gets shelled the same way he was shelled the previous two times he pitched, you likely would have to pull him. And you not only haven't saved your pen, you've burned the only sacrificial lamb you have in your pen to cover the contingency of Folty coming out earlier than expected.
Which ordinarily is not a terrible thing but the Braves have something of a schedule problem.
You only want Allard in the game in long relief if you are ok with losing today, IMO.
Garmel (08-13-2018)
Yeah if you can depend on Allard to preserve a 7 or 8 run lead, then what is he even doing up right now? Just to pitch in the occasional game where we are down by 6 runs so that we can lose by 15? To eat those innings? That is stupid. If he has a chance to eat innings during a 7 or 8 run winning game, let him do it. If he blows it, then he has no business being up and he should be sent down immediately. Mop up duty is mop up duty.
Braves1976 (08-13-2018)
Kid was up to like 45 pitches on a HOT day. Probably a bit gassed, but still held velocity. He wasn't missing by a ton.
Really liked what I saw from Sobotka though. Seems to be a keeper.
Ivermectin Man
Braves1976 (08-13-2018)