Southcack77
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Not sure a backup catcher is the best use of that capital.
2024 Minor League Thread
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Not sure a backup catcher is the best use of that capital.
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
Time-share catcher. And then I’m sure he’d see plenty of DH PAs in 2026, when Ozuna is presumably gone.
Southcack77
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How often did Snit DH D'Arnaud? I'm not sure, I lost the Braves broadcast into the season over the ABC holdout.
Heyward
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Ozuna DH'd every game this season, IIRC. Could be wrong.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
Zero times. 99 games. 79 starts at C. 15 PH. 79 + 15 does not equal 99, so my guess is he was a defensive replacement after someone pinch-ran for Murphy or Tromp.
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
To go with others, not really in favor of moving Baldwin. After seeing Contreras develop into a top 5 catcher already. Legit catchers are hard to find, and Baldwin's advanced stats look legit. He should be up sometime in 25 once his clock time has passed.
Adam Maker’s stats don’t look too good in the AFL, but he’s 3rd in average RPM on his curve that’s becoming more like a sweeper.
He was a 2 sport athlete and
barely pitched before we drafted him
recently recovered from an injury.
That’s a profile of a possible top SP prospect right up the Braves ally.
He pitched better in Rome than Augusta after the promotion. The stats say he’s hittable, but health permitting he could be a guy to watch next season
He was a 2 sport athlete and
barely pitched before we drafted him
recently recovered from an injury.
That’s a profile of a possible top SP prospect right up the Braves ally.
He pitched better in Rome than Augusta after the promotion. The stats say he’s hittable, but health permitting he could be a guy to watch next season
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
I read the spin-rate article and Maier's spin-rate is impressive, but the Braves have to make a roster decision on him after the 2025 season. He's likely slated for the Braves' AA team, so there may be enough data on him to make that decision. There's no question he's intriguing, but he didn't throw a professional pitch for almost two years after he was drafted. Given that, he has to be given somewhat of a break because 2024 was his first professional season. His performance has been atrocious in Arizona, but that sometimes doesn't mean much.
Agreed, he’s extremely raw, but that’s the intriguing part. If they can help him develop that curve/sweeper he might be a lottery pick turned legit prospect.
cajunrevenge
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I will guess 100 IP in the minors before TJ.
