2018 NL EAST Champs Awards
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sturg33
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Key additions:
- Charlie C
- Anibal
- Gausman for peanuts
- Bullpen additions have been great
- Duda
-Not starting Ronald's clock on Opening Day.
-Publicly advocating for Camargo to be given more chances to be the everyday 3B rather than acquire someone like Donaldson.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
all without trading a single prospect of note...in retrospect the Gausman trade was yuge
BeanieAntics
Arbitration Eligible
I remember saying that the Gausman trade was the best trade of the deadline. Every stat I looked at with him said that he was going to improve a ton in Atlanta and become at least a #3 with multiple years of control. The fact that we got him for basically nothing is amazing.
Taking stock of the current situation: Our farm has been barely touched, we traded for impact players, we just won the division, and we have 5+ years of control on all our young stars. The only negative I can think of from the deadline is that we didn't do anything to improve our bench, but all in all I think AA has done an AA+ job so far.
Taking stock of the current situation: Our farm has been barely touched, we traded for impact players, we just won the division, and we have 5+ years of control on all our young stars. The only negative I can think of from the deadline is that we didn't do anything to improve our bench, but all in all I think AA has done an AA+ job so far.
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
Duda, Culberson, Zuk/Flowers, and whoever is a better bench than we've had.
I have faith in Culberson and Duda. We also have the luxury of having either Flowers or Zuk on the bench when the other is starting. I just wish Duval wasn't Duvawful. Because then it would solve a late inning replacement who wouldn't be too much of an offensive liability. But I have a feeling Acuna-Ender-Markakis will play every inning of every game.
bravesfanforlife88
Well-known member
My two MVP's
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
My two MVP's
we should pause in appreciation of the metropolitans too...they won some big games for us
sturg33
I
Meh, the golden Wrens added more value than Dansby, Ender, and Touki this year
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
1st Half MVP Medal Winners:
Gold: Freeman
Silver: Albies
Bronze: Markakis
2nd Half MVP Medal Winners.
Gold: Acuna
Silver: Camargo
Bronze: Freeman
Gold: Freeman
Silver: Albies
Bronze: Markakis
2nd Half MVP Medal Winners.
Gold: Acuna
Silver: Camargo
Bronze: Freeman
Braves1976
It's OVER 5,000!
Disagree, Culberson and Inciarte are tied for the bronze second half MVP for me. .947 OPS in second half for Culberson. Inciarte over Freeman because similar OPS and Inciarte's great defense in CF. Freeman is certainly a first half MVP though. Given some of Camargo's errors at third you could argue Inciarte as Silver and Camargo Bronze too. It's that close.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
I just see Freeman as the anchor, but I don't disagree with your points. Ender has been great the past month. He is a frustrating offensive player, but when he's patient instead of trying to slap anything around he is very effective.
Braves1976
It's OVER 5,000!
Freeman would get an honorable mention as it is a close race the second half between all those I named IMO. I just cannot leave Ender off that list or Culberson with all their clutch hits and Ender's career year on defense. Culberson had more homers than Freeman the second half in putting up that .947 OPS in 125 or so less ab's, that is impressive.
