jpx7 (02-22-2021)
jpx7 (02-22-2021)
Yeah - I'm definitely not campaigning for giving Fowler a guaranteed spot by any means, but as a left-handed hitter with speed, some pop, a solid track-record at the AAA level, and the ability to play all 3 OF spots, he fits as a potential platoon guy/4th OF in the event Ender shows he's done.
If they brought him in to compete with all the other AAAA/bench guys and kept him and Ervin around until final cuts they might be able to tuck both away in Gwinnett (along with Demeritte) to guarantee there will be no need to even begin to think about Waters before he either forces his way onto the roster or 2022 gets here.
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?
jpx7 (02-22-2021)
I disagree—but I guess it depends on what happens with Inciarte. In the likely scenario that he is ded, I think Pache should be the starter from day-one, and Inciarte should just be jettisoned as flotsam; if he's cratered enough he can't start for a month or so in CF, and push Pache's clock another year, then at that point he'd also be pretty useless as a bench-bat / backup. And, in that case, the Braves will field an all-RHH OF, so I'd like to see them roster a CF-capable LHH on the bench to back things up, PH, and spell Pache against tough RHPs.
However, I guess this indicates that it's likely Inciarte begins the year on the roster, however bad he looks in ST—either as the starter in CF, or as the LHH CF-capable backup.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
Kinda wonder if the fact that Demeritte was removed from the 40-Man (understandable following the Ervin pickup although a little surprising he made it through waivers again with 2 options remaining) means that Camargo and Mayfield are competing for the 26th spot. You almost have to feel like at least one of them gets dropped to make room for Kipnis.
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?
I hope it's Camargo. I'm sort of done with him—mostly because I'm tired of people dreaming on him being anything more than he is, but also because he can't really play SS. But I guess Camargo does have a minor-league option remaining, so it's probably more likely he's, at worst, in AAA (rather than a salary-crunch casualty).
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
DBags sign Clippard, 1 year/2.25 mil, with an option for 2022. Damn.
jpx7 (02-22-2021)
So would you rather have Drew Smyly for $11MM, or Tyler Clippard, Mark Melancon, Asdrubal Cabrera and Brett Gardner for the same $11MM?
jpx7 (02-22-2021)
You're talking about two bench bats and two bullpen arms vs a possible great starter which was by far our biggest need. Also dont know where Gardner even plays without the DH. Have Ender, Pache, Ozuna, Acuna for the outfield. Bullpen options is fair but we'll see what emerges in spring training. Also just signed Lamb which is about on par with Cabrera with more upside.
Last edited by Heyward; 02-22-2021 at 09:05 PM.
I’m telling you guys, it would be so “Ender” to come out on fire. It that he could sustain it...but just to throw a wrench in things with Snit.