GDT 4/23 1:30pm

[thewupk]

Simmons is becoming a good hitter

It's early but he looks a lot better. His K rate is way down, LD% up, pop up% down. Good signs all around.

 

[yeezus]

Simba hitting at the numbers he is right now is an elite player.

 

[Julio3000]

Simba hitting at the numbers he is right now is an elite player.

 

[thewupk]

Simba hitting at the numbers he is right now is an elite player.

Too much value in defensive WAR to be considered elite

 

[Russ2dollas]

Too much value in defensive WAR to be considered elite

I know you're joking.......but SS is different.

If we're going back to the Heyward debate I think you pay for premium SS defense and I don't think you pay for premium RF defense. SS and Catcher are different.

Simba is hitting well. He just seems to suck when he hits above 7 or 8. I think he does great in the 8 hole b/c ppl come after him and he still isn't taking a lot of pitches.

 

[Russ2dollas]

Braves are killing themselves with walks. Pitchers giving them out and offense has guys that won't take them.

 

[atl717]

our bullpen is a mess.

 

[Dalyn]

So, since the end of the infamous knee game, Teheran has pitched 9 1/3 innings with 10 hits, 8 earned runs, and 7 walks.

 

[UNCBlue012]

This team.

 

[jsebe10]

our bullpen is a mess.

Wallks walks walks.

 

[UNCBlue012]

These walls are insane. Teheran really bothers me. If he's hurt, he needs to say so. If he's not, then this isn't good.

 

[TDlxANDER]

At least for this series....the SP's have done the bullpen no favors. Part of that was having no's 4 and 5 go the last two nights.

 

[Millwood1Hitter]

So, since the end of the infamous knee game, Teheran has pitched 9 1/3 innings with 10 hits, 8 earned runs, and 7 walks.

BUT...BUT...BUT Fredi knows what he's doing, and he said Tehran was ok, so there's that. I mean the guy was reading his baseball prospectus during the game, one would think he knows what he is doing. Oh wait that was Medlen, I think he might have been paying attention this time to Tehran but he probably still missed it. Just a little sprain, rub some aspirin on it.

 

[Dalyn]

At least for this series....the SP's have done the bullpen no favors. Part of that was having no's 4 and 5 go the last two nights.

It's the whole season so far. We have the least starter innings in the NL (coming into today) and only Baltimore has less in baseball.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Whether he succeeds or not, why is Fredi hellbent on using this guy in these situations. Has to be the name.

 

[Garmel]

Sugar Ray is, as you young people would say, hot garbage.

 

[UNCBlue012]

I truly can't believe that Thomas was yanked there for a guy that has a 7 ERA.

 

[Millwood1Hitter]

Whether he succeeds or not, why is Fredi hellbent on using this guy in these situations. Has to be the name.

Because according to Fredi, when your starter doesn't go deep into games, you go to your next guy in line that can go long innings...because you have to save the other 6 guys for the last 3 innings.

 

[Dalyn]

So, since the end of the infamous knee game, Teheran has pitched 9 1/3 innings with 10 hits, 8 earned runs, and 7 walks.

BUT...BUT...BUT Fredi knows what he's doing, and he said Tehran was ok, so there's that. I mean the guy was reading his baseball prospectus during the game, one would think he knows what he is doing. Oh wait that was Medlen, I think he might have been paying attention this time to Tehran but he probably still missed it. Just a little sprain, rub some aspirin on it.

Make that 9 earned runs.

 

[thewupk]

I know you're joking.......but SS is different.

If we're going back to the Heyward debate I think you pay for premium SS defense and I don't think you pay for premium RF defense. SS and Catcher are different.

Simba is hitting well. He just seems to suck when he hits above 7 or 8. I think he does great in the 8 hole b/c ppl come after him and he still isn't taking a lot of pitches.

I respect that opinion but to me elite defense is elite defense and runs saved are runs saved no matter what position its coming from.