5/24/15 Brewers @ Braves

thethe said:
I think in order to get Lucroy the Braves are going to have to part with one Wood/Miller/Folty. Thats a tough pill to swallow even though its a HUGE organizational need.
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I just wouldn't do it -- it looks like the Braves are potentially on the cusp of having an extremely high caliber (to borrow from Suspenders) pitching rotation. I agree that catcher is a position of need for the team, but they can get away with going with a strong defender at the position for a good while -- that, of course, would be contingent upon the team adding several strong offensive pieces elsewhere. I still think Bethancourt could be that guy.

I guess I'm just not crazy about dealing away the pitching surplus just yet, especially when they are all cost controlled and low-mileage arms.
 
Hawk said:
I just wouldn't do it -- it looks like the Braves are potentially on the cusp of having an extremely high caliber (to borrow from Suspenders) pitching rotation. I agree that catcher is a position of need for the team, but they can get away with going with a strong defender at the position for a good while -- that, of course, would be contingent upon the team adding several strong offensive pieces elsewhere. I still think Bethancourt could be that guy.

I guess I'm just not crazy about dealing away the pitching surplus just yet, especially when they are all cost controlled and low-mileage arms.
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I wouldn't give up Miller or Wood for Lucroy but if they'd take a deal headlined by Folty and lesser prospects I'd do it. I'd trade a package including Folty and Bethancourt for Lucroy. That would still leave us with a top three of Miller, Wood and Teheran with Perez, Man-Ban, Jenkins, Wisler among others as possible options in the rotation next year. Plus we could sign someone this off-season to fill the 5th starter spot if needed.
 
nsacpi said:
Kemp is another one I'd be open to if the other team were willing to eat the right amount of salary.
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I'm thinking all-you-can-eat buffet-sized. He is the kind of guy that could get absolutely torrid for a month and carry a team. Curious to see what, if anything, San Diego does if they flounder completely. Obviously, some interesting parts on that team. Solarte is another guy who will be sought after. Asking price won't be that high and he could be a really nice bench guy on the right squad.
 
Can anybody recommend a decent sports bar in the Greater Atlanta area to watch the Hawks game at tonight?
 
Braves1976 said:
I totally disagree with y'all that value Folty more than Wood.
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Mechanics, and Folty has better pure stuff than Wood does.

But you probably value Wood over Folty and thats cool.

We all have our favorites.
 
Heyward said:
Mechanics, and Folty has better pure stuff than Wood does.

But you probably value Wood over Folty and thats cool.

We all have our favorites.
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It isn't about favorites, it's about who gives us the best chance to win and who's the better pitcher. It's not even close between Folty and Wood IMO. I'd also disagree if someone argued for Folty over Teheran or Miller too.
 
Braves1976 said:
It isn't about favorites, it's about who gives us the best chance to win and who's the better pitcher. It's not even close between Folty and Wood IMO. I'd also disagree if someone argued for Folty over Teheran or Miller too.
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But that's just as of now. In 2 months we may be thinking something different.

Folty has all the tools to become an Ace.
 
Miller, Teheran, Wood, Folty is how the SP are ranked for me. And if Folty has a couple of more starts like today's then he's tied with Wood. But right now I wouldn't trade any of them and offer Jenkins or others instead.
 
Braves1976 said:
It isn't about favorites, it's about who gives us the best chance to win and who's the better pitcher. It's not even close between Folty and Wood IMO. I'd also disagree if someone argued for Folty over Teheran or Miller too.
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Folty has barely started this year, so we dont even know what we have in him.

Stuff wise, he might have the best pure stuff on the team.
 
Braves1976 said:
I disagree, big velocity doesn't make an ace.
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Agreed. If all I saw was velocity then I wouldn't be saying this. I've been really impressed so far with the total package. I need to see more before I make a decision on whether to keep him or not. At the very least till the end of 2016.
 
thethe said:
Agreed. If all I saw was velocity then I wouldn't be saying this. I've been really impressed so far with the total package. I need to see more before I make a decision on whether to keep him or not. At the very least till the end of 2016.
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If we were talking about Shelby Miller I'd agree, but I am not seeing that potential with Folty so far. He did look better today but he was facing a bad team without two of their best hitters too. I am not ruling out him improving or anything like that. However, I am very much disagreeing with talking about him as if he's better than Alex Wood or any of our top three starters for that matter.
 
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