2025 Spring Training Thread

[bravesfanMatt]

wow.. I didn't realize that the first game of the season just happened. bet the crowd was crazy for the Tokyo Dodger$ playing..

 

[BlackwaterPark]

Ahhh... the sun didn't set forever on Blackwater Park!

just like Mikaels harsh vocals, I am back!

 

[ramadon101]

this doesn't make sense.. Perdomo was making nothing. It has nothing to do with money.

I too don't know why they gave him away. I feel there are other guys they could DFA and pass through the waiver process to add a spot on the 40 man.

It is odd but let’s not kid ourselves and think Perdomo has a lot of value and could have gotten something like even a middling prospect. Knowing the organization, I bet it had something to do with fit or an off field issue but I’m speculating at this point.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

It is odd but let’s not kid ourselves and think Perdomo has a lot of value and could have gotten something like even a middling prospect. Knowing the organization, I bet it had something to do with fit or an off field issue but I’m speculating at this point.

no, I agree.. he wasn't anything special.. I too think there might have been something off the field.. But maybe the Braves don't want to carry 3 lefties on the MLB roster and Lee and Bummer aren't going anywhere.

 

[CyYoung31]

Or maybe AA is worried that Snitker won’t use Bummer in high leverage situations if we have three lefties in the pen.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Or maybe AA is worried that Snitker won’t use Bummer in high leverage situations if we have three lefties in the pen.

twit doesn't know what leverage means.. so having only 2 lefties won't help that.

 

[Hulavol]

Haven’t posted on here in years. Glad to see yall are still hanging around!

Welcome back. I can only assume no reliable WiFi in Angola (Louisiana State Pen, or Nation in Africa- surely one or the other).

 

[Hulavol]

wow.. I didn't realize that the first game of the season just happened. bet the crowd was crazy for the Tokyo Dodger$ playing..

I actually watched a good bit of it - the crowd was impressive for certain.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

I actually watched a good bit of it - the crowd was impressive for certain.

yeah.. it is a different feel watching games played in the US versus other countries.. The WBC was crazy last year..

 

[Hulavol]

yeah.. it is a different feel watching games played in the US versus other countries.. The WBC was crazy last year..

Oh no doubt ! WBC was insane.

College baseball in Omaha is the next best thing -

 

[Tapate50]

Color me shocked the wbc actually took off

 

[CyYoung31]

twit doesn't know what leverage means.. so having only 2 lefties won't help that.

You must have missed last year. Snit refused to use Bummer in anything but a mop up role.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

You must have missed last year. Snit refused to use Bummer in anything but a mop up role.

oh I know.. he uses relievers based on inning and how his dugout nap was... not by leverage.

 

[CyYoung31]

Kimbrel back.

 

[Deester11]

Kimbrel back.

Back what.

 

[striker42]

Kimbrel back.

Minor league deal. Certainly interesting.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

No man buns allowed.

 

[Deester11]

Minor league deal. Certainly interesting.

World Series..let's gooooo!

 

[Carp]

He can still be pretty filthy when he isn't walking the world. Hopefully he can reign it in for a season.

 

[striker42]

He can still be pretty filthy when he isn't walking the world. Hopefully he can reign it in for a season.

Yeah, there's nothing not to like about this move. There's zero risk. If he's terrible at AAA you cut him and move on.

Also, relievers are unstable commodities and sometimes will randomly put things together so it's not out of the realm of possibility that Kimbrel could do it. We know Kimbrel still has a huge ceiling as his K rate shows.

A potential impact reliever with zero risk is a bet you always make. Even if the chances of him having a Renaissance are small, you still make the bet every time.