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Trevor Bauer just put out a video that was highly critical of Rob Manfred and everything he has done as commissioner. He brings up a lot of points, but one of the ones that got me thinking was how the MLB has utterly failed to reach young audiences. There are several reasons for this, but I...

Never been a fan of Pipeline, but they have five Braves in their preseason top 100. Pache at 13 Waters at 26 Anderson at 37 Wright at 52 Langeliers at 70

Down to 19. I was the first to mention it so I will be the one to take the slings and arrows.

Its going to be tough, but very possible, for him to get to the 40 stolen bases necessary to gain entry this season. However, there was a really interesting article on Fangraphs about Acuna's journey to accomplish this feat: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/ronald-acuna-and-the-40-40-club/...

I'm not sure how to find it, but before the season started I asked people to guess the O/U on the amount of homers that Acuna, Freeman, and Donaldson would hit. I set the final number at either 90 or 95. They are currently at 86 and are looking like they are going to blow past that number before...

Who are this year's deadline winners and losers for you? I think us, the Astros, Indians, and the D'backs had very good deadlines. Marlins had a sneaky good deadline too. Losers have to be the Yankees, Blue Jays, and Giants among a few other teams.

The NL has been nuts this year. Literally 14/15 teams could make the argument that they are still in at least wild card contention. The Mets and Giant's chances are pretty remote, but it'd still be possible with a god-like run in the 2nd half. At the top of the league, the Dodgers have at...

I know people always love to post trade ideas on here. Some good, some that are so bad that they become memes that last years and years. I'm reluctant to post this since I enjoy some of the ridiculous proposals, but here is a website that uses the FV model to simulate whether or not a trade...

I figured I would make a thread discussing some in season trade options to help supplement this team, since it will inevitably be discussed. One guy that has caught my eye recently as a cheap option to bolster our offensive depth is Niko Goodrum from the Tigers. He can play basically anywhere on...

Have they finally figured out the issues that plagued them at the plate? I'd like to see some advanced data on their early results. Obviously small sample applies, but if they really have turned in to the hitters that we want them to be, we are going to have one of the best offenses in baseball.

I don't know how old this news is, but I thought it was really interesting (and awesome) for statheads like myself. As of 2019, statcast will be implementing sprint speed into the equation for xwOBA, specifically on balls deemed to be "topped" or "weakly hit"... I've always liked xwOBA as a...

Fangraphs just released their top 100 list today and it was pretty surprising for me. Pache was our highest ranked guy at 19th (Highest ranked 55 on the board). The Braves had 10 prospects on the list with Contreras/Gohara added along with the usual 8. Nobody was ranked lower than 72nd...

Wasn't that supposed to be done during the Winter Meetings?

Farm Rankings: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/post-2018-farm-system-rankings/ Braves come in at #2. Updated Valuation Charts: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/an-update-to-prospect-valuation/ This should be useful to us that like to form accurate trade predictions/estimates. Valuation Chart...

I thought it'd be fun to explore what everyone thinks would be their version of the ideal offseason for us. To make this somewhat realistic, let's set a couple of ground rules: 1. You have a 50 million dollar budget. There have been some different opinions on how much we have to spend, ranging...

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Where are the usual suspects at?

I noticed that Touki is starting tonight for Gwinnett so I decided that I was going to dig in to his stats a little bit to see just how good he has been this year. This guy has gone from an intriguing pitcher prospect with good stuff to a force of nature this year that looks like one of the best...

Another 10 day DL stint. Something to worry about or just some more roster manipulation? We selected the contract of Danny Santana, who has actually been really good in AAA.

Soroka has been dominant at every level he has been at, similar to what Acuna has done up until recently as a hitter. I know that it might be tough to find him a spot in the rotation immediately since our rotation is actually performing pretty good right now. Plus we have the imminent arrival of...