Luckily the pitching reinforcements are almost ready to go. The hope is that we have a replenishing supply of arms for the next 7 years. Not all going to be great but hopefully guys that can at least pitch at hte major league level.
6/4... reds game 3
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Luckily the pitching reinforcements are almost ready to go. The hope is that we have a replenishing supply of arms for the next 7 years. Not all going to be great but hopefully guys that can at least pitch at hte major league level.
UNCBlue012
Well-known member
We can all complain, but at least we aren't the Mets -- who actually had some sort of expectations and are notificably worse.
The Braves are two decent pitchers away from a wild card birth. At least, I see it they way
The Braves are two decent pitchers away from a wild card birth. At least, I see it they way
UNCBlue012
Well-known member
I don't know, because this power he's shown is surprising. I'd say .310 AVG, .360 OBP, 10-15 homers is absolute peak. But I doubt it happens lol
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
I think he will have a couple 5 to 6 win seasons
Yuge to pair that with Freeman the next few years.
110 WRC+ and +15-20 on defense. That would put him right under a 5 WAR season. That's probably his ceiling.
JxnMissFan
Gwinnett Bound
I think his best seasons will look a lot like what we seeing now. The combination of his defense and hitting should make him a top 20 outfielder based on War for the next 3 to 4 years.
If he is top 20 to 30 in war over the next few seasons Coppy. will look like a genius extending him.
He will probably be ranked 25th-30th in fWAR after today.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
I think Inciarte could be one of those guys who puts up one really monster season in his career and is above-average the rest of the time. He's a ball-in-play guy with some pop, so I could see a year when everything comes together and he hits .300-.315 with 15-20 HRs. I doubt he could do that consistently, but I wouldn't be surprised if he did it once.
Russ2dollas
10 yr, $185 million Extension
Inciarte as a 4 war player makes sense to me. The problem is we have miscast him as a lead off guy. Should be in bottom third on a good team
Adams looks amazing now. Wish he was a third baseman
Wish we had lost some more games last year. I love Anderson but would much rather have senzel and have 3b sorted
I hate Adonis
Adams looks amazing now. Wish he was a third baseman
Wish we had lost some more games last year. I love Anderson but would much rather have senzel and have 3b sorted
I hate Adonis
JxnMissFan
Gwinnett Bound
I think finding a real MLB 3rd baseman should be Coppy's main priority. Depending on a below average 31 year old to play 3rd is not going to get you to 82 wins.
msstate7
Well-known member
He's at Mississippi now. I think demeritte is gonna be that man
JxnMissFan
Gwinnett Bound
I hope so. I can't wait to see him play at 3rd. I stay busy with travel through June so I haven't been able to make it to Trustmark Park very often. I look forward to July so I can start watching him and Acuna.
I believe Demeritte is on pace to have one the best HR totals ever for the team. If he can hit 20 in MS he can probably hit 30 in ATL.
Russ2dollas
10 yr, $185 million Extension
Next year? Is he ready? Doesn't he only have like a 330 obp in aa
msstate7
Well-known member
.338 entering tonight
They should get average production out of the position if they did a strict platoon with Garcia and Ruiz. But I don't believe our management is forward thinking enough for that.
Tapate50
Well-known member
He seems genuinely improved this year. I wouldn't be against a guy that plays really strong D, speed, and with power.
Southcack77
Well-known member
Its funny, platoons are pretty old school.
Give them a bit of time to see what they end up doing. It makes perfect sense to me to see how the platoon goes at least.
Inciarte has basically been a 4 WAR player for 3 years now. And depending on whether you prefer bWAR or fWAR, he's on pace for 4-6 WAR this year right now.
As for Senzel, I agree with the sentiment that I would have loved to be able to draft him...but let's hold off on saying that would have solved 3B for us. He's only in A+ and having a solid but unspectacular year there so far. The K rate is higher than you would like, the BB rate is lower than you would like, and he's not showing a lot of pop. Demeritte is actually putting up very comparable results in AA and is less than a year older than Senzel. The scouting still says Senzel will be the better player, and he probably will be, but he's not a cinch to be a good MLB 3B.