Recent content by 50PoundHead

Matt, thanks for posting that. Some of the points in that article cropped up in other pieces on the internet but it's nice to see it all in one place. I think the Braves often put college relief pitchers in minor league rotations to give them innings. Kris Medlen was an example of that...

I don't think anyone would pick McCabe given the nature of bench construction in the current game. He'd really have to hit to warrant a place on the bench and he has only had a sprinkling of experience at the AAA level. I was surprised Burkhalter wasn't brought up in September seeing that he...

Dubon career OPS v. LHP: .762 (.748 in 2025) Harris II career OPS v. LHP: .714 (.645 in 2025) Maybe Harris II gets the day off against some LHPs.

Looks like Allen will take his Rafael Belliard tribute act to Houston. Bowman is making a big (everything he does is big) assumption as to Dubon being the starting SS.

I believe he did, but as I recall (but the synapses in my aging brain may have misfired) it was more about Ozuna. Something to the effect that "We forget these guys are human."

Are we running an effin' daycare? I know Anthopoulos said something about not wanting to uproot families and that was one of the reasons he didn't have a fire sale at the deadline, but these guys are professional athletes. Don't buy a ticket if you don't want the ride.

I can't speak for Hudson2, but I believe what he's saying is that he thinks Williams has better value even at a higher AAV and number of years.

Are Apple and Roku not in the deal then?

After Garret Anderson left the Braves, the decision was made to have all statues outside the stadium rather than having any inside.

Dubon would be a valuable asset as someone who could move around the diamond and give guys a day off at a number of positions (provided Weiss breaks the previous all-day/everyday pattern of the past few seasons), but he's not a full-time SS.

I think someone will take a flier on Burkhalter.

Doesn't Burkhalter have to go on? He just finished his fourth season after being drafted in 2022. I'm making the same assumption as you. Same draft as Mejia. I haven't seen anything announced. Braves will probably wait until midnight to send out the press release.

Hey, he had an OBP of .544 for the Braves' FCL squad. Oh wait, that was his OPS.

Wilyer or Won'tyer?

This is the time of the year I long for the return of murph3 and the inventive trade proposals he would post. Needless to say the Braves were often getting a future Hall-of-Famer for two guys who were never going to sniff the majors in those deals, but the back-and-forth and reactions to the...