2025 Spring Training Thread

MadduxFanII said:
Anderson might make sense as a buy-low candidate for a hopeless rebuilding team like the White Sox. But if you're a team that actually cares about the outcome of its games, it's hard to justify going out of your way to acquire Ian Anderson.
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This is exactly the type of team who should be giving Anderson 100 innings to see if he can get back to being a legit SP. So in that sense he has value as an asset with potential.

The problem is the Braves are the exact opposite of the type of team described above. Hoping a washed up pitcher isn’t quite washed up isn’t what they should be using roster spots on.
 
went to go find the article and stumbled upon one talking about Soroka throwing 96 this spring... But I guess I can see how you don't want someone like him possibly blocking Anderson. I mean Anderson was the 3rd overall pick.. Soroka was like the 28th pick... so clearly Anderson deserves it more..
 
Soroka was a free agent and had several years post surgery to show something. Anderson hasn't even been allowed one MLB pitch post surgery before being dismissed as never going to amount to anything by people here.

It's funny you bring up Soroka though. I recall defending picking him when people here were losing their minds because MLB.combhad him rated much lower than where we picked him.
 
cajunrevenge said:
[B]Soroka was a free agent and had several years post surgery to show something. Anderson hasn't even been allowed one MLB pitch post surgery before being dismissed as never going to amount to anything by people here.
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It's funny you bring up Soroka though. I recall defending picking him when people here were losing their minds because MLB.combhad him rated much lower than where we picked him.
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Uh what?

Soroka never had arm surgery. His injuries were 2 torn achilles back to back. He most certainly didn't have "several years post surgery."

2023 was the last time he was remotely healthy for the Braves, only he wasn't even healthy then. And we cut bait with him the following off-season. Last season with the ChiSox is the only relevant MLB innings he has thrown since his torn achilles in 2020. And he balled out in the pen and his raw stuff looked excellent. That is why he got a decent contract this past off-season.

Anderson looked bad before the injuries. Even in 2021, he had a FIP if 4.12. He had a 4.25 FIP the following season. Even if he magically gets back to form, you're talking about a guy who is, at best, a 5th starter. But his stuff looks even worse than before and he can't locate it.

He's cooked as a MLB starter unless he can develop an out pitch or develop elite command of the pitches he already has (not likely). Maybe he can do that somewhere else where they can afford to give him 100-150 innings of terrible pitching in order for him to work on fine tuning his repertoire. But we most certainly can't afford to do that here. But most likely, he'll need to move to the pen and see if he has anything there. I am not opposed to trying him in the pen, but I would like to see that transition before the season starts.
 
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Yes, multiple years post surgery. 2023. 2024. Even pitched some in 2022. And tearing his Achillies twice is much worse to come back from than TJ.
 
To be fair Soroka did deal with shoulder strains after he came back. That set him back and hampered his stuff.

I really wanted to give him another shot being two years clear of the shoulder stuff. I doubt he will be an ace but I bet he will be a good MOR pitcher.
 
I think we found Ian's Dad....

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CJ9 said:
Sean Murphy cracked rib, out 4-6 weeks. Wonderful..
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you sure it didn't say Murphy enjoyed too much crack and ribs this weekend, needs 4-6 weeks to rehab..

did he get hit by a pitch? dude can't stay healthy... what a horrible trade that was.
 
cajunrevenge said:
Yes, multiple years post surgery. 2023. 2024. Even pitched some in 2022. And tearing his Achillies twice is much worse to come back from than TJ.
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You understand Soroka was a legitimate ace before the injuries right? Anderson was a back of the rotation caliber pitcher who got lucky in 2021 and his luck flipped in 2022. So even if he comes all the way, he's still a very mediocre pitcher. There is no other discussion to have. You could fill a barn with amount of straw you are grasping at.
 
Murphy is a damn China doll. Easily the worst Braves trade since sending Simba to the Angels for Newk. And I'm someone who has generally been a Murphy supporter, even through last season.
 
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