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    Braves RHP Anthony Swarzak


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    He's been awful since his 2017 season, but hey, you've got to try something, right? I'm interested to see what the monetary numbers are.

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    Awful this year - 81 ERA+, six homers and eight walks in 13 2/3 IP. Awful last year, too.

    Had a great 2017, which is about the only solid thing on his record.

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    The Vizcaino era in Atlanta quietly comes to an end.
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    Awesome. More financial flexibility

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    Quote Originally Posted by Individual-1 View Post
    The Vizcaino era in Atlanta quietly comes to an end.
    Teheran is the last man standing...again.

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    I like this deal for the M's. More chance they get something out of Biddle than we get something out of Swarzak. But ya never know. Swarzak might turn into a poor man's Bud Norris.
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    I'm hoping we have some data on Swarzak with a plan to tinker and get more out of him. Otherwise this seems like a latertal move while taking on salary.

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    Yeah, I’d like to keep Biddle toiling in the minors to see if he can regain some of his form from last year. He’s still got great stuff, he just completely lost all command this year.

    Viz is probably done, so that’s a wash.

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    I would have assumed that there was insurance on Viz's contract (maybe not because of prior PEDs?), but maybe that's more of an FA and not an arb thing. Makes no sense to me either way.

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    DOB: Three of Swarzak's eight earned runs came in one appearance. He has a 3.38 ERA in his other 14 appearances this season including eight scoreless.

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    DOB: Nine of Venters's nine earned runs came in four appearances. He has a 0.00 ERA in his other 5 appearances this season including five scoreless.

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    Quote Originally Posted by drewdat View Post
    DOB: Nine of Venters's nine earned runs came in four appearances. He has a 0.00 ERA in his other 5 appearances this season including five scoreless.
    i see your point, but this is comparing 1/15 appearances to 4/9 appearances. if 14 of 15 things are good, that's much better than 5 of 9 things being good.
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    Heyman says braves are getting $2m from Seattle which would make it a cash neutral deal
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    This is basically saying take this guy who we don’t want and I will take your guy who you don’t want and let’s make sure the money is how it was. Most likely neither guys does much for either team.
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    40% of his flyballs allowed are homers so far, so maybe he won't keep giving one up every other appearance. Velocity looks pretty well in line with his norms. He's giving up an alarming amount of hard contact, but GB/FB/LD are close to normal. His fastball has been a bad pitch and slider about average.

    Uneducated guess, he's lost some movement on his fastball and it's not a competitive MLB pitch any longer, and he only has one other average pitch and is nibbling as a result, leading to the increased walk rates since 2017. Where have we seen this repertoire before?

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    Swarzak's xwOBA by year:

    2015: .356
    2016: .272
    2017: .246
    2018: .344
    2019: .389

    Swarzak appears to be more of a flash in the pan than a legit good pitcher who is currently struggling.

    I guess the cost makes it a pretty low risk gamble though.

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    I mean there's always a chance you can grab a flash in the pan year from a guy. At least they are trying to improve around the edges.
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    Just holding out until KIMBERLY signs next month.
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