GDT: Braves @ Cardinals w/ a Chip on their shoulder.

[bravesfanforlife88]

Acuna RF
Olson 1B
Riley 3B
d'Arnaud C
Harris CF
Albies 2B
Ozuna DH
Rosario LF
Arcia SS

Morton P

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Thank god the Ozzie in the 4 hole experiment is over. I wouldn’t mind Ozuna hitting 12th personally

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Ok. Over under sat at 1.5 on lefty hitter hit on his foot by an 0-2 breaking ball by Morton. I have the over for a grand.

 

[bravesfanforlife88]

Ok. Over under sat at 1.5 on lefty hitter hit on his foot by an 0-2 breaking ball by Morton. I have the over for a grand.

Setting the earned runs against Morton tonight at 4.5.....I'll take the over.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

So if Murphy is basically our back up catcher then I really would like to understand that trade.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Man. Vogelbach looks like he ate Teliz.

 

[bravesfanforlife88]

Man. Vogelbach looks like he ate Teliz.

He has his own solo buffet spread before and after the game

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Our old friend Wilson came in out of the pen and looked pretty good. But then he did face the Mets. So who knows.

 

[Hudson2]

So if Murphy is basically our back up catcher then I really would like to understand that trade.

This all day

 

[zbhargrove]

Yeah... the skim playing time for Murphy is really weird. Pretty much gave up all of our valuable prospects for him.

 

[NYCBrave]

Yeah... the skim playing time for Murphy is really weird. Pretty much gave up all of our valuable prospects for him.

Totally get it. But that trade also seemed as much about the future, especially once he signed the extension.

 

[Enscheff]

Murphy has caught 2 games in 5 days, with 0 games at DH. The only reasonable explanation is sick or slightly injured.

 

[Enscheff]

Anyone looking for an increase in hits due to the banning of the shift, here's the BA on pulled grounders the last 5 years:

2023: .199
2022: .192
2021: .193
2020: .187
2019: .204

Early returns on banning the shift appear to be...meh.

 

[chop2chip]

Anyone looking for an increase in hits due to the banning of the shift, here's the BA on pulled grounders the last 5 years:

2023: .199
2022: .192
2021: .193
2020: .187
2019: .204

Early returns on banning the shift appear to be...meh.

DOB said on his podcasts that he expects Olson to pickup an extra “couple dozen hits” with the new shift rules

 

[CyYoung31]

They’re probably just trying let Ozuna and Rosario sink or swim in the early days of the season. I don’t think there’s anything more to it than that.

 

[striker42]

Anyone looking for an increase in hits due to the banning of the shift, here's the BA on pulled grounders the last 5 years:

2023: .199
2022: .192
2021: .193
2020: .187
2019: .204

Early returns on banning the shift appear to be...meh.

You're seeing some more pulled hits but you're losing some hits that found holes caused by the shift. But in any event, the majority of pulled routine grounders will be gobbled up regardless of shift or not.

I'm more interested in the line drives. I wonder how many pulled bullets that never touch dirt are making it through now.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

They’re probably just trying let Ozuna and Rosario sink or swim in the early days of the season. I don’t think there’s anything more to it than that.

Which doesn’t explain why TDA played in every game. I agree with cheff that something is nagging or sick. If not then it was a horrible trade.

 

[Mad Dog Murph]

Glad to see we’re not overreacting 5 days into the season

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Totally get it. But that trade also seemed as much about the future, especially once he signed the extension.

He is an established player. If he is the future then he should be the now.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Glad to see we’re not overreacting 5 days into the season

I would have taken the under. Although I don’t know how questioning why Murphy’s only played in two games is over reacting.