2017 Opening Day Roster Taking Shape

[bravesfanMatt]

6 RHPs in the pen....seems excessive

Have you ever watched a snit managed game?

 

[msstate7]

6 RHPs in the pen....seems excessive

Minter will take ones place before long

 

[nsacpi]

Have you ever watched a snit managed game?

once or twice

 

[Tapate50]

Minter will take ones place before long

What I figured as well. Few of those guys will have arms nipping at their heels all year

 

[zbhargrove]

Bowman now reporting that Snitker is leaning towards a 7-man bullpen to start the season. If that were the case, only one of Roe or Hernandez would make the club. He also speculates that we could go with a third catcher for the bench... hmmm...

 

[thethe]

So Smily is out for 6-8 weeks. Looks like we may have avoided a disaster.

 

[zbhargrove]

Reds released Desmond Jennings, that was short... can we give him a shot now, please?

 

[bravesfanforlife88]

Reds released Desmond Jennings, that was short... can we give him a shot now, please?

He'd be perfect. Sign him up!

 

[Braves1976]

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#Braves released 1B Balbino Fuenmayor today, I'm told. No spot for him. Career .304/.333/.433 hitter in AAA.

 

[50PoundHead]

Bowman now reporting that Snitker is leaning towards a 7-man bullpen to start the season. If that were the case, only one of Roe or Hernandez would make the club. He also speculates that we could go with a third catcher for the bench... hmmm...

Man, I don't know if I can stand the thought of not having both of those guys on the team.

 

[clvclv]

Rays DFA Nick Franklin...

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/04/rays-designate-nick-franklin-for-assignment.html

Dump d'Arnaud and Bonifacio, sign Franklin and Pagan and let's go.

 

[thethe]

Rays DFA Nick Franklin...

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/04/rays-designate-nick-franklin-for-assignment.html

Dump d'Arnaud and Bonifacio, sign Franklin and Pagan and let's go.

No brainer. This could improve the teams win total by 1 or 2 games by replacing our horrid bench with these two players.

 

[thethe]

So Smily is out for 6-8 weeks. Looks like we may have avoided a disaster.

No comment on this? How much of a bashing would Coppy have taken if he flipped Mallex for Smily? A guy who has consistently had injury issues. Instead he got a top 100 prospect on the way up. Genius!!!!!

 

[nsacpi]

Rays DFA Nick Franklin...

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/04/rays-designate-nick-franklin-for-assignment.html

Dump d'Arnaud and Bonifacio, sign Franklin and Pagan and let's go.

If they add a position player currently within the system, Rio Ruiz would make sense. Provided that he gets a couple games a week in addition to pinch hitting duty.

 

[50PoundHead]

Franklin would seem to be a fit.

 

[Braves1976]

Franklin would seem to be a fit.

Yea, but he won't make it to us via waivers as some AL team will claim him first. My guess is he's traded instead to who makes the best offer.

 

[50PoundHead]

Yea, but he won't make it to us via waivers as some AL team will claim him first. My guess is he's traded instead to who makes the best offer.

Agree. Always difficult to tell with all the 40-man rosters in flux, but I don't think he makes it past the AL or the Reds.

 

[chop2chip]

You know who oddly makes sense for a fourth outfielder but has zero chance of ever happening.

Ol' Melvin Upton Jr.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

No comment on this? How much of a bashing would Coppy have taken if he flipped Mallex for Smily? A guy who has consistently had injury issues. Instead he got a top 100 prospect on the way up. Genius!!!!!

That Max dude got traded?

 

[Braves1976]

I'd pick up at least two of Franklin, Aneury Tavarez or Pagan. Drop d'Arnaud and go with 7 man bullpen and you can add two.