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I don't think we played cute. His agents thought they had all the leverage and overplayed their hand. I wish FF had communicated to AA directly or been more forceful with his agents. I still think AA would have signed him to the Dodger deal.

Shuster can do 5-7 innings of 3 or less runs then illl be happy for this year. Today was a bonus

I thought it was good to have high or low spin rates for movement. You just don’t want to be avg. I still think ajss has sss issues and I’m not over hyping him. But every write up says the guy has good stuff. How good? That is a fair question.

Does AAA have publicly available Statcast data?

Joe Devine says hi on rushing guys. Braves have the most data. I have moved more into the play than early camp. Could be Ian Anderson who only has so many throws before fastball is below 95. Never know. But this is fast.

This is what 5 starters do. 5-6innings 2-4 runs. Issue is the offense. Need to score 5 plus to win with pitching injuries

I’m not sure on this. I get the idea that these guys only have but so many bullets. Don’t waste them in the minors. Still. This is sss theater. I worry it is a rush. If he struggles at the majors when he gets scouted. Like Harris, when you rush people don’t expect it to go perfectly

definition of SSS. Coming of injury. Guy also skipped a lot of minor league at bats. Bat will be up and down. My eye test says he's getting better. Doesn't look lost vs LH or bailing out vs LH to me. I think he'll be there. Riley, I'm not sure what is going on. I worry he's lost bat speed...

Harris will be worth his money on defense and hitting 9th. Riley needs to be 125 plus wrc+ guy we paid for.

I agree. I was pro Elder being a good 5th starter last year when he was bad. I still am now, while his results are not sustainable. I think he's going to be a very good number 5 while on team control and then you let him walk.

Maybe.....Wild Bill is doing well and it looks like the Brewers catcher lab has his defense much better. It's still a SSS. I think the Brewers won the trade based on what they gave up and what they got. I think we got the best player, but we gave up more. I'd do the trade again, that is for...

Doesn't Riley have like a 110 wrc+ since signing his deal?

Move over Chris Johnson…Vaughn is the new LORD BABIP

Did not say he was horrible. Said he's not ready. I see folks talking about putting him at DH. I know he's better than Ozuna but that is a low bar. He's too talented to waste development. He's not hitting well enough to be a DH. He needs to play every day in AAA. Shewmake can be a utility...

I agree. I was a little nervous on the extension given he seemed to rely so much on the Fastball being elite. At the time I said that the Braves must feel very good about the make up here. He clearly is very thoughtful and disciplined in his diet, training, planning etc. You have to think a...

I'm pro Grissom being a MLB player and potentially an impact one. Nothing that I have seen has suggested STAR. I think most things I've read think he'll hit long term. For right now, I think he got rushed through the system. I do not think he is ready. I think he needs to go down and play...

you can have a good team and a good farm. But you have to remember that we got hit with major penalties that impacted our farm. Then you have to add that we had guys hit fast (less than 3 years in the minors) with Strider, Harris and Grissom. Then we decided to trade for Olson and Murphy who...

I don't think they will. I get what you are saying. But they haven't signed him yet. I don't think we will sign him. Everyone that has extended has extended early. If you lose him there are only what, 5-25 guys who are in the same tier? Most aren't available. If they are available it will...

Bad idea to go back to back junk ballers

I’ve been pro elder as a fifth starter from the beginning. Even when he stunk last year. This game has been a Chavez special. I don’t think he’s any more than a avg 4 or top end 5. A guy you let another team overpay. But I’d love to be wrong if he’s better. He’s doing better than expected so...