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Soroka has always had a plan to execute, but putting him up against major league hitters before he regains the feels for the pitches he needs to execute that plan could do lasting damage to an arm that is all of the sudden (in the prolonged absences of Fried and Wright) very important for this...

That article seems to me to be the exact reason why the Braves gave Strider the 6 year deal. When you have someone that has that kind of attention to detail, you want that guy around others in your organization.

Mike's gonna force his way back to Atlanta soon enough. Morton and Elder are really good slotted in as the 4th/5th starters. But Soroka is a potential ace. Atlanta has to see if he still has it. I want my play-off rotation to be some order of Fried, Strider, Soroka and Wright! Sorry Charlie.

On the other hand... RAJ looks to be in pre-injury form. RAJ, Olson, Riley and Arcia all have an OPS above .900.

Stripers v. Tides Box Score Link Stripers got 2 hit. Grissom had one of them. He now has 4 BBs and 0 Ks in 30 PA this year. That's some good action right there. Rome plays Greenville at 7PM. Augusta plays Columbia at 4PM.

This would seem to be a great hedge to get control over a stop gap SS until one of the guy's in AAA (or anyone else) proves they are the guy. Arcia is about to get a shot at proving he can be an everyday SS. If he plays to a WAR of 1.5, what is another organization going to throw at him to...

I didn't follow his rehab, but with a bum Achilles I was assuming he'd be long tossing with a boot to keep arm strength. I'd have thought he'd have been soft tossing just to maintain feel for his grip. The reason I feel confident in his return is there is nothing structurally wrong from the...

When he gets stretched out, I think he has to get a shot in Atlanta. He, like Fried, has only one more year of control and decisions about the future rotation need to be made. He has always had a great mind for pitching and understanding what he needs to do to be successful. If he comes back...

You are right. Grissom could prove polish his defensive chops in Atlanta. Given all of the tutoring he got over the winter, someone upstairs must think he has work to do on the defensive side before he becomes the everyday SS in Atlanta. They spent all winter trying to build his confidence...

I'm a big believer it matters who gets ABs in ST. Ozuna has the most. Obviously they want him to prove he's worth keeping. Grissom and Shewmake got a bunch. I'm guessing that was a test to see if the Braves needed to explore a trade now as opposed to waiting until the deadline. Hilliard...

It depends what the player needs. If the player needs game reps to get comfortable with a new approach at the plate to combat the book everyone has on him, 100 PAs in AAA can be huge. 100 PAs also gets Grissom roughly a month's worth of games to further polish his defense and prove his arm...

By "service time manipulation", are you intending to say there is no reason to keep Grissom and Shewmake in the minors other than extending player control? I just can't get there. Both of them need more development time before they should be counted on for a significant role in MLB. Grissom's...

Arcia as the starting SS shouldn't be shocking. Not because he has the highest ceiling, or the lowest floor, but because the other possibilities need more development time. Grissom had 91 ABs in AA and none in AAA. He got rushed to MLB because we had no one that could legitimately fill in...

I see the Freeman and Swanson situations as very different. Freeman already played out his first big contract. He was faced with the choice of being a Brave for life or making maximum dollars during his career. His agent completely lost the trail and he ended up not being a Brave for life and...

Just a guess as to why he wasn't criminally prosecuted. The police likely asked "Was there a safe word?" and "Did she use the safe word?" The answers from both were probably "Yes" and "No". That makes it almost impossible to prosecute. Not being able to prosecute doesn't change the fact he...

Careful, those are triggering words for some on here. Strider, Wright, Soroka and Anderson all have something to prove this year. If they all prove out, Morton's money can be used elsewhere and Fried can be turned into future assets. If not, I still think you see Fried dealt and Morton's...

Since winning the World Series, AA had the market dictate $339 million as the compensation for Freddie and Dansby; an average of $26.14 per season as they age. AA let them walk and instead gave out an average of roughly $16 million per season to tie up Olson (8 years), Riley (10), Harris (8)...

Is the issue whether they can get injury insurance on the contract? He isn't going to voluntarily walk away from that kind of money if the arthritis kills his game. No team is going to want to be contractually obligated to pay a player that can't perform due to injury, but insists he won't...

And AA spent the last draft reloading the farm with high upside arms that aren't blocked by the extensions and can be moved to fill holes should an extension not work out.

Wait. Strawman? I thought we were discusing your contention there is a lack of roster flexibility. You started by saying all of the money coming off the books goes to raises. Now you want to shift to argue it is an insufficient amount to cover the roster turnover (flexibility)? I read...