nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
I think Camargo will start getting some games in the infield against righties. Against lefties, he will probably be in the outfield.
AA's Failure
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I think Camargo will start getting some games in the infield against righties. Against lefties, he will probably be in the outfield.
I’m sure we were in on the handful of relievers that could have actually made a noted difference. We were either outbid OR (more likely)...the play decided on a different team with a very similar offer. The Yankees for example will usually win that battle. For instance with Brantley HE chose the Astros (with maybe a better chance to win another WS in the near future and no income taxes), over us. We most likely had a similar offer, but because he would rather go to the Astros...It became an over pay for us to get him.
Players have choices. Some of the ones we wanted didn’t choose us. That doesn’t mean we didn’t try to get any of them....it just means we wouldn’t over pay.
Bmac chose us because wanted to play here and took a low deal...as did Nick. If another team wanted them (which I would assume a few did)....they would have to overpay, because those guys WANTED to play here. Donaldson could have easily found a multi year deal...he WANTED to play here.
AA was probably active on many of the players we wanted and many others we had no clue about. It just did t work out, but we didn’t force anything...and I’m cool with that.
Some of these teams will be more improved than us for the near future (like this year), but as guys like Cutch decline yearly after 2019...I promise you we will be glad we stayed away.
Players have choices. Some of the ones we wanted didn’t choose us. That doesn’t mean we didn’t try to get any of them....it just means we wouldn’t over pay.
Bmac chose us because wanted to play here and took a low deal...as did Nick. If another team wanted them (which I would assume a few did)....they would have to overpay, because those guys WANTED to play here. Donaldson could have easily found a multi year deal...he WANTED to play here.
AA was probably active on many of the players we wanted and many others we had no clue about. It just did t work out, but we didn’t force anything...and I’m cool with that.
Some of these teams will be more improved than us for the near future (like this year), but as guys like Cutch decline yearly after 2019...I promise you we will be glad we stayed away.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
I think the bullpen is really shaky given both performance and durability concerns and we'll probably see a revolving door throughout the season. I find the Kimbrel situation really interesting. Right now, it looks like everyone is holding off until there is no draft pick compensation, which makes me wonder what the bidding will look like for him after that concern is lifted both in terms of AAV and years.
Southcack77
Well-known member
How could you dare describe Bud Norris as a middle reliever?
Not funny even as a joke. Shame.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
Did I say he was a middle reliever. He was NL Bully of the Year in 2018.
striker42
Well-known member
They need to do away with this giving up high draft picks to sign free agents nonsense. You can still help out small clubs who see their stars leave as FAs by having a sandwich round between the first and the second rounds. Just rank the FAs and teams with the top X number get a pick in that sandwich round when that player signs somewhere else. Players union would love it and teams would love not having to worry about qualifying offer nonsense.
JxnMissFan
Gwinnett Bound
Bump!
Since the win streak is over thought it would be a great time to bump this.
Since the win streak is over thought it would be a great time to bump this.
He should have done a few more things, but there has been some pretty bad luck also. Minter car wreck, Sobotka was probably thought to be a strong piece and he is falling apart, Viz out for the year, Venters getting absolutely torched after winning comeback player of the year. Biddle??
I mean, you can say he should have done more...which he should have. You have to agree this is the worst case scenario and even if we would have added a few guys...it would still be a mess. Kimbrel coming in with no preseason is likely to get touched up for a while also.
If Luke Jackson is the anchor of the bullpen...one or two additions wouldn’t have made that much of a difference (which most would have been completely happy with). At this point, an addition or two might have made a one game difference.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
Nice stretch? Yes. But maybe check the records of the teams we beat. Maybe this team as constructed is a middle of the road team with some good players and a lot of questions.
A lot of questions? The pen is an issue. The offense, defense, and rotation are not. Those are quite good.
striker42
Well-known member
Our pen has pitched 62.2 innings. It has a 5.17 ERA, a 5.42 FIP, and a -0.5 WAR.
The worst part? There aren't any reinforcements on the horizon. O'Day isn't anywhere close and there's a fair chance he's never going to be healthy this year. It's still too early to send a lot of our young starters to the pen and there's a good chance there will be an adjustment period of we do.
And AA is pretty much dead set on not getting Kimbrel.
We really have very few options. The pen will be an albatross around our neck until teams start being willing to trade in June. Even then it's unlikely AA actually gets any impact piece for the pen as he's not interested in the FA impact arm out there now!
The worst part? There aren't any reinforcements on the horizon. O'Day isn't anywhere close and there's a fair chance he's never going to be healthy this year. It's still too early to send a lot of our young starters to the pen and there's a good chance there will be an adjustment period of we do.
And AA is pretty much dead set on not getting Kimbrel.
We really have very few options. The pen will be an albatross around our neck until teams start being willing to trade in June. Even then it's unlikely AA actually gets any impact piece for the pen as he's not interested in the FA impact arm out there now!
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
As constructed. Yes. Rotation has to get healthy and we are still depending on rookies to be key. The offense has questions for me. Can Dans stay productive. Can Donaldson stay healthy and be productive. What to do with ender. How long will neck play well. So yes. A lot of questions for me
lolz. and when they win a couple more games you'll declare you were wrong again. perhaps we shouldn't overreact to good and bad stretches so much. we're adults right?
lolz. where were you whines the previous week and a half?
i guess every other GM is also "dead set on not getting kimbrel."
do people realize how they sound?
lolz. what team doesn't have questions?
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
Did I say they are doomed. I said maybe step back from that good stretch and evaluate what you are looking at. We beat teams playing horrible. It goes both ways.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
I don’t care about other teams.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
That's the way the Braves were last year too. Braves are a team built on a lot of risk. That's the case. If the risk fails the Braves are a .500 team. If the risk pays off the Braves are 90+win team. The truth usually winds up somewhere in the middle.