1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) CF
2. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B
3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
4. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
5. Brian McCann (L) C
6. Matt Joyce (L) RF
7. Adeiny Hechavarria (R) SS
8. Rafael Ortega (L) LF
9. Dallas Keuchel (L) P
1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) CF
2. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B
3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
4. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
5. Brian McCann (L) C
6. Matt Joyce (L) RF
7. Adeiny Hechavarria (R) SS
8. Rafael Ortega (L) LF
9. Dallas Keuchel (L) P
expecting a yuge game from Hechavarria
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Looks like Snit is finally going to use the correct platoon match ups in the OF, so the FO member who read this board and then chewed out Snit did a good job.
The question I have is whether or not Hech is really better than Culberson at SS?
UNCBlue012 (08-20-2019)
Braves1976 (08-20-2019), jpx7 (08-20-2019)
When you realize the Braves OF is...
vs RHP: Acuna, Joyce, Ortega (hopefully replaced by Inciarte and/or Markakis in September)
vs LHP: Acuna, Duvall, Culberson (no replacements in sight other than perhaps Pache)
It really makes you wonder how in the world the Braves let the deadline pass without acquiring a RHH OFer.
50PoundHead (08-20-2019), UNCBlue012 (08-20-2019)
As a fellow Dallas, I'd totally bring a fish smoker to a party so this headline is $$$.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
jpx7 (08-21-2019)
Woohoo
Except for Joyce, the group of guys playing the outfield at the moment are all pretty good defenders. I suspect the defensive work of Pence and Castellanos made the FO think twice about those two.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Braves1976 (08-20-2019), Jaw (08-20-2019), jpx7 (08-20-2019)
Pence has been average or slightly below in the OF for many years except for last year. Castellanos has been Kemp-bad in the OF for several seasons. Lumping those 2 guys together in terms of OF defense is not close to accurate.
The Braves were fine with running Camargo and Riley in the OF sight unseen. While Riley performed much better in LF than almost anyone could have hoped, Camargo was a disaster. If the Braves were fine with taking a chance on Riley and Camargo in the OF, they should have had no issue using Pence out there as the short side of a platoon.
Maybe the Rangers were being unreasonable in their ask for Pence, but he fit the needs of this roster almost perfectly. I could see him being a FA target in the off season.
jpx7 (08-20-2019)
57Brave (08-20-2019), Acuña’s Bat Flip (08-22-2019), cajunrevenge (08-20-2019), Jaw (08-20-2019)
Marlins pitcher has pronounced splits, should be a good opportunity since we loaded up.
"Acuna is getting lucky, just like CJ did when he batted .321 and won a batting title. He is unlikely to get lucky at the MLB level over an extended period of time. He will settle in around .300-.320 just like everyone else, and when he does, he won't be within shouting distance of the 1.000 OPS he is posting in AAA...more like low .700s in 2018." -Enscheff 8/25/17
Tapate50 (08-20-2019)