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Enscheff said:
I could very easily see Medlen traded this offseason and Hudson signed year to year until he retires, or a contact with a bunch of mutual options.
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Agreed. The Braves historically prefer at least one vet like Huddy in the rotation to help the young guns along. So as long as Huddy's rehab goes well, I expect him to re-sign and take another hometown discount.
 
I am warming up to the idea of Medlen going to the pen next year. I was really against it this year because I wanted him to get a full season in the rotation to prove himself which I think he has done. I think his value now is higher than it was last offseason because he has a whole 1.5 years of success in the rotation even if he hasnt been as good as we hoped this year. I really like the idea of going into 2014 with 6 capable starters. Odds are we will need all 6. I would re-sign Hudson and let Medlen/Wood/Beachy compete for 2 rotation spots with the loser starting in the pen. All 3 have bullpen experience and could thrive in that role while waiting for a rotation spot. Pitching depth is almost always an illusion. We thought there wouldnt be room when Beachy came back June 15th, its not August 19th and its just now becoming an issue. It would be a little different to me if Gilmartin and Graham had proven that they would be ready for a rotation spot sometimes next year. Both are big question marks going into 2014.
 
Most teams need 8-9 starters to get through a season. Having a quality sixth guy in AAA is a good thing. I think we'll bring back Huddy, and Wood (even though he might be our best starting pitcher) will start the year in AAA. Whoever is the sixth guy will get a lot of starts.
 
nsacpi said:
Most teams need 8-9 starters to get through a season. Having a quality sixth guy in AAA is a good thing. I think we'll bring back Huddy, and Wood (even though he might be our best starting pitcher) will start the year in AAA. Whoever is the sixth guy will get a lot of starts.
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We mostly agree as usual, I just don't see Wood starting in AAA like you do. I expect him to perform too well for that to happen.
 
Braves1976 said:
But even so he seems to be progressing fine (and I'd still trust him over Medlen at this point).
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I simply think it's too early to ascertain exactly how fine Beachy's progressing, much less trust him over Medlen at this point. While 2014 is a different story, I just have a lot more faith in Medlen for this season's purposes — and Beachy would have to be pretty dominant over the next month and a half to change my mind.
 
As stated: Much too early to tell but how is this years top draft pick doing. He is in the same mold as Wood IIRC. Already thru TJ also. Could he be on same track as Wood?
 
jpx7 said:
I simply think it's too early to ascertain exactly how fine Beachy's progressing, much less trust him over Medlen at this point. While 2014 is a different story, I just have a lot more faith in Medlen for this season's purposes — and Beachy would have to be pretty dominant over the next month and a half to change my mind.
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Well, if we agreed on everything things wouldn't be very interesting. Seriously, I reckon we'll just have to agree to disagree on who we trust more between them.
 
Braves1976 said:
Seriously, I reckon we'll just have to agree to disagree on who we trust more between them.
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Plus, there's still about six weeks' worth of games to potentially sway one of us one way or the other.
 
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