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I can't believe the Rockies are sellers.

You are incorrect sir.

Without question, he is one of the dumbest players in baseball in terms of baseball acumen. Snitker calls him out a few years back for an absolute blunder on the basepaths and the fan base gets mad at Snitker for not letting "Acuna be Acuna." I'm not a big-time Snitker guy, but he was probably...

First off, I am not a very good baseball player. In fact, I am a lousy baseball player. But I played in an over-35 league during the H.W. Bush administration and to hone what little skill I had, I worked out at a place that was owned by a former minor league pitcher and then-Twins' 3B Gary...

Acuna is starting to remind me of Byron Buxton up here in Minnesota. Buxton is a superb athlete who plays all-out, but he's on the 10-day IL again with a rib cartilage issue after bumping into the OF fence making a catch the other day. There are just some guys who get banged up fairly easily...

Nice night for Waldrep. That's a couple of good ones in a row. Given the revolving door at the back of the rotation (and what they have invested in him), he should be given the opportunity to see what he can do.

Hill does have--or used to have--an exemplary spin rate.

It's like pretty much any business in that as long as you can cash flow your capital and the capital keeps appreciating in value, you're in great shape.

I was following up on Tapate's comment about having a tradeable draft pick included in a deal.

If things keep going the way the have been, the Braves will be in the upper reaches of each round of the 2026 draft and getting a comp pick to add to the bonus pool amount could be very helpful.

The only problem an exclusive C/DH shuffle is that teams with now sit with guys like Sandy Leon on the roster as the 3rd catcher. I would prefer a three-cornered DH rotation where one of the Cs is sitting. Of course, that will require better depth so that a guy like Acuna or Riley could be the...

The situation is a little different because of some of the guys currently on the roster with expiring contracts, but I think the main point still stands. Anthopoulos built this ship and he's not going to beach it.

I may be in the minority (and I certainly hope what I lay out isn't going to be the case), but I don't think Anthopoulos is going to make any moves. He's a stubborn guy and I see him sticking with things as they are. I mean, they aren't eliminated yet.

Of the guys you mention, I think Baumann is an example of what I was talking about with skills over tools. He's a behemoth physically, but the scouting report on him is that he didn't throw as hard as his size might indicate. On the other hand, for a huge human being, his minor league numbers...

Only reason the Braves didn't sign Rich Hill is because the Royals signed him first. With Chavez retiring, Hill would have been the perfect replacement in the 40+ age group. Timing didn't work out.

I thought Hack was the name of the hitting instructor. Most of us thought that when Hackenburg was drafted that he would be a well-below-slot guy, but that wasn't the case. There's a mentality in the player development community (not just the Braves) when it comes to how to to best develop...

Job #1. Also with you on the competitive balance angle. Right now there are less than a half-dozen teams that can comfortably eat bad contracts and send guys to other teams with a wad of cash in their pockets. One of my cardinal rules is to avoid paying guys to play for other teams. That...

Gee Barry. Breaking down the color barrier and receiving countless death threats versus yelling at the Commissioner (a guy who will undoubtedly play The Cowardly Lion in the remake of The Wizard of Oz)? It's probably a toss-up.

And the Braves' drafted Adam Maier, who although recovering from an injury when drafted, has astronomical spin rates that haven't translated. I'm all for the use of various analytical devices when determining a prospect's value, but spin rate doesn't mean crap if you have poor command. I have...

Agree. I think major league coaches provide insight and perspective and not instruction. They often suggest things when they see a player deviating from what made them successful, but they don't change the foundational skills of the player.