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    Quote Originally Posted by Horsehide Harry View Post
    So far at least, none of the international guys the Braves lost as punishment appear to be anything.

    I feel two ways about that: relief from a what might have been POV and alarm that the scouts could whiff that badly on that many and had to cheat (getting caught) to do it.
    yeah, it seems tho most scouts missed on most of those guys. it's kind of wild that all of the duds in that class ended up being guys the Braves signed tho.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Super View Post
    yeah, it seems tho most scouts missed on most of those guys. it's kind of wild that all of the duds in that class ended up being guys the Braves signed tho.
    How sad is it that the scandal and the resulting punishments could end up being the best thing to happen to the Braves since the TBS era.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DirkPiggler View Post
    How sad is it that the scandal and the resulting punishments could end up being the best thing to happen to the Braves since the TBS era.

    They could have fired Coppy without being forced to punt the international draft for four years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DirkPiggler View Post
    How sad is it that the scandal and the resulting punishments could end up being the best thing to happen to the Braves since the TBS era.
    idk about that, i mean getting out of those contracts is nice but you're still hampered in the INTL FA market. and the drafting has been good for years now, so i think that's better than the scandal. i see your point tho.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Southcack77 View Post
    They could have fired Coppy without being forced to punt the international draft for four years.
    true, but they prob wouldn't have since the drafting was good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Horsehide Harry View Post
    So far at least, none of the international guys the Braves lost as punishment appear to be anything.

    I feel two ways about that: relief from a what might have been POV and alarm that the scouts could whiff that badly on that many and had to cheat (getting caught) to do it.
    A number are in the top 30s of their current franchise (del Rosario, Severino, Maitan, Soto), but you're right in what looked to be a real haul by the Braves isn't materializing elsewhere. Of course, these guys are all still young, so things could change for them. What I've read on Maitan is that he matured early and is now putting on significant weight. Limits him to positions where he will absolutely have to hit to have value.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Super View Post
    idk about that, i mean getting out of those contracts is nice but you're still hampered in the INTL FA market. and the drafting has been good for years now, so i think that's better than the scandal. i see your point tho.
    The Braves didn’t get out of anything.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Southcack77 View Post
    They could have fired Coppy without being forced to punt the international draft for four years.
    Obviously that would've been a better outcome, but would the franchise have gotten rid of the rest of the problem aka the Johns without the severe penalties? Coppy trying to run the team like Ole Miss football was bad enough, but the root problem was the dinosaurs above him in the org chart.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    The Braves didn’t get out of anything.
    true
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    I am sure Msstate would have constantly whined and panicked about maitan falling apart. So we did get out of that at least.
    Coppy

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    I am sure Msstate would have constantly whined and panicked about maitan falling apart. So we did get out of that at least.
    I knew he was a bust. I predict prospects correctly at 97.9% over the past 20 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Super View Post
    kiley or eric on of the chats said he spoke to someone in an org who said "he's not a prospect." also said this in their blurb:

    "We have Maitan here on pedigree, as pro socuts outside the org who had no context for their eval barely considered him a prospect last year."
    I saw that. Pretty sad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DirkPiggler View Post
    How sad is it that the scandal and the resulting punishments could end up being the best thing to happen to the Braves since the TBS era.
    It is sad. But getting the Johns out of power in the Braves is indeed the best thing that has happened in awhile.

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    Bowman predicts Alex Jackson to make opening day roster

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Bowman predicts Alex Jackson to make opening day roster
    That’s why we didn’t acquire Realmuto.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    That’s why we didn’t acquire Realmuto.
    I still think he has very good potential.

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    Quote Originally Posted by buck75 View Post
    I still think he has very good potential.
    So do I, hes of a high pedigree. Always flashed lots of power. Only 23. Versatility might be appealing to Braves on big league roster.

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    Frees us up to use Flowers or McCann to pinch hit which is huge.

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    Wait....

    The schedule allows the Braves to carry an extra hitter for a bit, and folks are happy that hitter is Alex Jackson?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Wait....

    The schedule allows the Braves to carry an extra hitter for a bit, and folks are happy that hitter is Alex Jackson?
    Where are you reading that? Link?

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