7/9 GDT: Atlanta Braves (42-44) vs. Washington Nationals (51-36)

[thethe]

The Camargo hype train is getting crowded

As it should be.

 

[zbhargrove]

Nats have the worst or next to worst BP in almost all stats. Braves are in the bottom 10 or so.

Both are bad, but the Nats are definitely worse.

No doubt. Our bullpen is definitely flawed, but theirs is absolute garbage.

 

[Enscheff]

I'm telling you guys, I would at least shop Dansby and test the waters of what's out there. Once Oz is up...

I really hope Camargos .400 BABIP doesn't cause the Braves to do something silly...

 

[zbhargrove]

I want JJ to be traded and then see if Minter can close. We probably won't do that, but I'd like to see it.

 

[CrimeDog247]

I would pull Harper for the effort after that error

Yeah that was pretty awful.

 

[jpack1]

We talk about the nat bullpen here a lot, but ours has been as bad or worse

This team is over.500 with a decent pitching staff.

 

[Ozzie Swanson]

I don't care if Krol has good stuff... it doesn't translate... he sucks. I don't want him to be a part of our future bullpen. He should be strictly a LOOGY.

Lefties are batting .288 against him this season. He shouldn't be on the team.

 

[CrimeDog247]

This ump is terrible.

 

[thethe]

Nats getting gift calls this game.

 

[Garmel]

The ump screwed us again.

 

[jpack1]

I really hope Camargos .400 BABIP doesn't cause the Braves to do something silly...

He's nowhere near this good offensively but he's an elite defender

 

[Enscheff]

This team is over.500 with a decent pitching staff.

If only the Braves had spent significant resources acquiring pitchers these last 3 years haha

 

[Enscheff]

He's nowhere near this good offensively but he's an elite defender

Yeah he's the ideal utility player off the bench.

 

[sturg33]

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[thethe]

These arguments sounds so much like the Prado ones from a decade ago.

 

[nsacpi]

These arguments sounds so much like the Prado ones from a decade ago.

except Prado wasn't over .400 BABIP and 20%+ on the strikeout rate...sometimes a cigar is just a cigar...sometimes its more than a cigar

btw I like what I see from Camargo...but a lot of it is not going to be sustained...see 2016 version of Swanson

 

[jpx7]

I really hope Camargos .400 BABIP doesn't cause the Braves to do something silly...

Especially since Swanson's value is probably the lowest it's been since he was drafted. The impatience flashed around here is often shocking.

 

[zbhargrove]

Lefties are batting .288 against him this season. He shouldn't be on the team.

Sounds good to me. Get him out. Bring up Minter... then you have Brothers and Minter as your lefties.

 

[jpx7]

These arguments sounds so much like the Prado ones from a decade ago.

I love how quickly you're off and on bandwagons.

 

[zbhargrove]

except Prado wasn't over .400 BABIP and 20%+ on the strikeout rate...sometimes a cigar is just a cigar...sometimes its more than a cigar

btw I like what I see from Camargo...but a lot of it is not going to be sustained...see 2016 version of Swanson

The strikeouts and walk rates are definitely concerning. But, it is obvious that he has really worked on improving his offensive game. If he keeps this up, it may even be wise to see if we can drum up some trade value for him.