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That is the point of the way Coppy rebuilt. 1) Staff a team of quality (albeit stop gap) players that are not going to block the young guys. That way we stay competitive as we rebuild. 2) Then as young guys come up, replace veterans with young guys that do not see a significant drop off...

If he continues like he has so far, then he will be on par with Soroka and Allard. He will skip A+ and be in AA rotation next year. I am not saying that makes him a to 50 prospect but track record says it generally has.

I think the key from a power perspective is that you need it on your team. If you replace Marky with Acuna (going from 4HR/yr to 24HR/yr) then you are ok to move in the other direction at another position. Kemp is currently seen as essential due to him being one of 2 power guys. If you add...

OK, give us your specific predictions.

I am a posi-braves so take this as optimistic.. - Swanson keeps doing what he is doing and end the year around .250- - Freeman keeps going like he has (should be MVP but will not be) - Albies and Acuna are both brought up before September - Folty looks special but Tehran doesn't - Braves are...

Reading between the lines of rumors (bad idea) I think Coppy could keep Tehran but thinks he can sell Tehran for parts we are missing (OF, 3B, C prospects) and buy Gray for parts we have duplicates (SP, SS, 2B prospects). He can sell for quality (Fisher) and buy with quantity since he has built...

Of course we dont know, that is why Coppy is always in the discussion. If it happens, I assume Coppy will provide quantity moreso than quality. that is why Oakland is such a better partner than others. I assume 2 SP and 2 others...something like Gohara/Touki/TD/Cruz or lesser pitcher for...

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Here is what I think they are trying to do for August 1st roster. If they get it done is another question. Lineup Inciarte (CF) Albies(2B) Freeman(1B) Kemp(LF) Acuna(RF) Flowers(C) Camargo(3B) Swanson(SS) Bench SROD Micha Johnson Adonis Suzuki Rotation Gray Folty Newcomb...

I think there is a better than 50% chance he is up prior to Sept. There is a real chance he is called up after the trade deadline (if they can find a taker on Marky)

is he worth anything now?

AAA only has 2 OF on roster, so maybe Acuna gets promoted to AAA. BP gets traded and Albies to ATL.

nobody wants to talk about it, but soon it may be time to bring him up to AAA. He has proven he can hit AA pitching. He has struggled and made adjustments. He needs to keep being pushed. He needs to be taught that Boras is the devil!!

SROD is at Gwinnett now and they are talking he should be back by Aug 1st (if not before). Camargo / SRod could defintely hold down 2B if they don't want to bring up Ozzie. so trading BP should be a no brainer (if they can get anything). If you bring up Ozzie then Camargo / Srod / Ozzie...

You then combine that with a rotation of Folty NewK Teheran Vet SP Young gun tryouts

I am not sure how well it will turn out defensively, but a lineup of Ender, Phillips, Freeman, Kemp, Adams, Markakis, Flowers, Swanson is quite appealing to me. Have we ever had 8 guys hit over .300 for the same month before?

I would like him to not walk guys, but his stuff is so good that he can work around it. As a fan of Atlanta, he will probably frustrate the hell out of me since he will be in "trouble" several innings each game even though he works out of most of them. I look forward to him coming up though...

Because Acuna left...

I'm with you, but I like both of these guys and they are both doing well so far. I'm hoping they are just extremely careful with these guys.