GDT Braves vs Brewcrew

[jpack1]

This'll is either the 3rd or 4th dam time that has happened to Mallex.

 

[goldfly]

mallex smith 699 OPS
jeff francoeur 634 OPS

 

[UNCBlue012]

Teheran is bringing it this year. Wow.

 

[The Tariff King]

Whoever makes the big league club at SS probably sticks there imo.

Hope not. If Albies has the better range and arm him being at short is more valuable at SS than 2nd.

 

[The Tariff King]

Teheran is bringing it this year. Wow.

Are you gonna change your avatar back

 

[jpack1]

Due they not teach how to freaking slide in the minors. Damit

 

[smootness]

Hope not. If Albies has the better range and arm him being at short is more valuable at SS than 2nd.

I don't know if he has better range and a better arm, though.

 

[smootness]

I hate replay.

 

[Deester11]

Teheran is bringing it this year. Wow.

JT is pitching like he's worthy of a Shelby type trade. I hope he remains a Brave. Pitching like he is....someone better pony up.

 

[msstate7]

I hate replay.

Has it helped us any this year?

 

[UNCBlue012]

Are you gonna change your avatar back

Nah. Haha I love Teheran, but Wisler is my boy.

 

[KB21]

The Braves still have 4.5 years left on Julio's contract. He's 25 years old. You don't trade that unless you are blown away.

The Shelby Miller deal was being blown away. The Alex Wood deal was not. They should have kept Alex Wood until a better offer came along.

 

[msstate7]

On the Albies/Swanson SS debate... Is playing 2b at mlb level a given for the loser of the 2 or will the loser need to play an extended period at 2b in minors?

 

[UNCBlue012]

Miller went five innings and surrendered six more runs tonight. Holy crap.

 

[The Tariff King]

Miller went five innings and surrendered six more runs tonight. Holy crap.

He misses pitching for the braves.

 

[Braves1976]

I don't know if he has better range and a better arm, though.

I think Swanson has as much range but it can appear that Albies is slightly better because he's so small and so looks sometimes like he's covering more ground when he's probably not or if so not by much. Swanson clearly has a more accurate arm and I've seen him make some really accurate throws deep in the hole. So if Albies has a better arm he's not as accurate with it, but they also seems similar there with Swanson being more accurate.

 

[jpack1]

Baseball replay system sucks. The manager should have like 3 seconds to decide. Either challenge or not immediately

 

[Braves1976]

On the Albies/Swanson SS debate... Is playing 2b at mlb level a given for the loser of the 2 or will the loser need to play an extended period at 2b in minors?

They said all along their plan is for them to be our second baseman and shortstop of the future. So yes one will have to eventually move off short in that case.

 

[nsacpi]

On the Albies/Swanson SS debate... Is playing 2b at mlb level a given for the loser of the 2 or will the loser need to play an extended period at 2b in minors?

I'm expecting to see Swanson promoted to AAA in a few weeks and he and Albies to alternate between second and third for a while there. That should provide a fairly good indication of which one should play short. Spring training could allow another comparison.

 

[The Tariff King]

Baseball replay system sucks. The manager should have like 3 seconds to decide. Either challenge or not immediately

I think the middle ground is this way nobody can complain they botched the call. So if you give a manager afew more seconds to challenge there isn't many controversial calls.