Official Spring Training Thread

[Hulavol]

Duvall is very sad today. Kelenic was sandbagging.

 

[thewupk]

Duvall is very sad today. Kelenic was sandbagging.

Duvall is going to be very excited to win another ring here

 

[msstate7]

When will Duvall be available?

 

[Hulavol]

Kelenic getting the triple just now was a thing of beauty …..

 

[Hulavol]

Looks like the boys are starting to take these games a little more seriously and working counts and taking more deliberate ABs….

Getting ready to head north for battle.

 

[cajunrevenge]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1770537828910240200

Good side by side view of Kelenic's change. Much more ready to go when the pitch is thrown. The left just looks lazy. I dont know why it was never changed. Looks like a little leaguer imo.

 

[Tapate50]

Not completely unpredictable was Kelenic needing ABs to adjust the timing of his swing changes.

Seitzers interview was pretty informative on it

 

[cajunrevenge]

Our old friend Alex Wood getting the opening day start for the Las Oakland A's.

 

[striker42]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1770537828910240200

Good side by side view of Kelenic's change. Much more ready to go when the pitch is thrown. The left just looks lazy. I dont know why it was never changed. Looks like a little leaguer imo.

The right reminds me a bit of Chase Utley. Compact swing and he stops the swing early.

 

[Hudson2]

I still think Kelenic has a big year. The Braves studied him prior to the trade and knew they could fix his swing. Obviously the change takes time.

 

[Carp]

The swing is definitely a lot quieter now.

 

[cajunrevenge]

I still think Kelenic has a big year. The Braves studied him prior to the trade and knew they could fix his swing. Obviously the change takes time.

Yeah, they are one of the smartest organizations in baseball. I guarantee they had some reason to believe Kelenic would succeed with us beyond just "he's a former top prospect".

 

[Enscheff]

I've seen Kelenic hit into some bad luck, and if we had xwOBA for ST I bet it would reveal he isn't hitting as bad as the .125/.192/.167 line suggests. He's certainly not killing it, but I bet he isn't .359 OPS bad.

 

[zbhargrove]

One thing that hasn’t been mentioned much… Arcia is quietly having another hell of a spring.

 

[Hulavol]

On Arcia - yes he is - perhaps at age 29 he is figuring out how to be stud hitter !

 

[MadduxFanII]

Looks like Wyatt Langford is starting the season with the Rangers, as is appropriate for a good and kind and noble Florida Gator.

 

[zbhargrove]

Looks like Wyatt Langford is starting the season with the Rangers, as is appropriate for a good and kind and noble Florida Gator.

No one has ever described any Florida Gator as good or kind

 

[Buzzworm]

No one has ever described any Florida Gator as good or kind

Tim Tebow says hello.
And I hate Fla btw

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Soroka popped up on my goggle articles so I went and saw he is having a pretty good spring. I hope the team doesn’t regret letting him get away.

 

[striker42]

Soroka popped up on my goggle articles so I went and saw he is having a pretty good spring. I hope the team doesn’t regret letting him get away.

I hope we do regret it. Soroka deserves to have some stuff go his way. He was always a favorite of mine and I absolutely hate injuries derailed his career with us. Had he stayed healthy there's no telling what we'd have accomplished.