I think the argument is likely Cutch vs Brantley. Discuss:
I think the argument is likely Cutch vs Brantley. Discuss:
Ivermectin Man
I'd much rather have Cutch if the price was the same. But something tells me he'll get that extra 4th year that Brantley won't. Nut sure that the Braves will be willing to do that.
I think both fit about the same, and I don't think we talk about Cutch enough as a real possibility. I haven't dug into it much, but they seem like virtually mirror images of the same hitter at this point.
NOTE: this does not mean I think I came up with the Cutch idea...just in case a certain poster with severe reading comprehension problems takes issue with that comment.
So two days ago, bowman was writing that Brantley was a real possibility and raving about him on an MLB.com podcast. Today, Bowman is writing that Brantley is likely a secondary option for the corner OF.
For that drastic of a shift, I’m guessing someone in the Braves organization corrected him. Also makes me wonder who they’re targeting as a primary option.
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?
Think I’d rather have McCutchen since he won’t have to be platooned. Brantley is god awful against LHP.
There is some need to achieve righty lefty balance in the lineup which has a some relevance to choosing between Brantley and Cutch. As things currently stand we have 5 righties and switch hitters who are better from the right side, and 2 lefties in the lineup.
cajunrevenge (11-10-2018), Jaw (11-10-2018), jpx7 (11-10-2018)
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I'm not sure if we are going to have a similar situation as last year, where there are some talented players still without teams late into the season like Moustakas. If there are, I wonder if one of Pollock, McCutchen, or Brantley could be one of those guys. I think we need to get our catcher relatively early, since there is a pretty decent dropoff once you get past Ramos. Unless we want to roll with a defense first guy like Maldonado. But maybe it might be worth it to let the OF market simmer a little bit before we make any big moves, assuming that we plan on addressing corner outfield through free agency (which I hope we DON'T do). But if we do, maybe we could end up getting better value than we think.
50PoundHead (11-10-2018)
I really like McCutchen, so Cutch me. It would make the team even that more likeable.
thank you weso1!
Oklahomahawk (11-10-2018)
Career splits data:
Markakis .725 OPS against lefties .808 against righties
Brantley .702 against lefties .818 against righties
Duvall .760 against lefties .739 against righties
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Braves1976 (11-10-2018), jpx7 (11-10-2018)
Hope that verb finds its way into the next Oxford English Dictionary. I think McCutchen is a safer bet than Brantley and brings a bit more consistent power to the table, which we need. Curious to see if there's a significant market difference between the two in the coming months.
The markets for Harper/Machado and everyone else are hopefully so disconnected that those guys won’t hold up everything else.
Wow is that what this once proud franchise has come to now? An oft injured player and a guy who is nowhere near the player he was a few years ago has people here going nuts over them.
NinersSBChamps (11-11-2018), Tapate50 (11-11-2018)
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