jsebe10
Well-known member
Then you better not say a peep when our bullpen gets their titts lit because of exhaustion.
Braves Acquire Tommy Milone
- Thread starter mqt
- Start date
Then you better not say a peep when our bullpen gets their titts lit because of exhaustion.
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
I think you’re severely underrating the potential of that group. The Braves paid very large bonuses to Owens and Estes, in particular, and it likely wasn’t to sell them off after one Rookie League season (much less cut then loose to Indy Ball).
There's a month of regular season left, and Greene leads the pen in IP with 15.1, and the next most "overworked" guys are Melancon and Minter with 10.2 - pretty sure that they can handle it.
They did. Can't hoard prospects forever if you want to keep the best and closest to the majors.
Not underrating them at all - they absolutely could turn out to be useful Pitchers in time. If the organization felt they could turn into that in the next couple of years, they'd have been part of the pool. Players not in the pool aren't "worthless", but they're not important pieces of the organization's near-term plans. Guys that are 3-4 years away can be replaced in next year's draft.
Duvall has a platoon partner, his name is Ender Inciarte. Markakis also has a platoon partner, his name is Travis d’Arnaud at DH with Ozuna faking it in LF. Heck, even running Culberson out in LF vs a LHP might be a decent option. The pieces are there for a solid OF, the Braves just need a manager able to properly use the tools he has.
3b and OF are the only potential positions to upgrade though, but it seems like 3b is way more of a need than OF at this point...and SP is even more of a need than either.
3b and OF are the only potential positions to upgrade though, but it seems like 3b is way more of a need than OF at this point...and SP is even more of a need than either.
Last edited:
We have one...
Best scenario when Albies gets back:
vs LHP: Duvall RF, Acuna CF, Riley LF, Camargo 3b.
vs RHP: Ender CF, Acuna RF, Neck LF, Camargo/Riley at 3b (though mostly Camargo unless a 3b is acquired that can hit RHP).
Russ2dollas
10 yr, $185 million Extension
First twenty percent of his Braves starts did not go well.
Get em next time
Get em next time
Southcack77
Well-known member
The Braves don't think so and they're correct.
They have Markakis. He's a perfect platoon option for Duvall. One can hit lefties and one can hit righties. They can't hit the other very well. Seems simple to me.
Doesn't seem simple to Snit.
Tapate50
Well-known member
I think we want decent platoon partners. Warm bodies that aren’t fielding, hitting, or base running well is just a poor option.
He’s like the worst hitter in baseball, right?
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
Anyone who thought Milone was an answer to any question should have a clear idea at this point that he's not. All indications are the two PTBNLs going to Baltimore are fodder, but frankly I'd rather have the fodder than Milone.
striker42
Well-known member
I can't agree with this. If the question you're asking is who will be our number 2 starter behind Fried, then Milone isn't the answer. If the question is who will fill out the back half of our injury depleted rotation, Milone is an answer. People tend to forget just how bad back half of the rotation starters are.
or what the Braves have used so far this year....
Milone won't be starting any playoff games
CrazyTrain
Well-known member
This is sorta like when we wasted time on Gausman except there's a lot more proof that Milone sucks.
DirkPiggler
Well-known member
AA needs a policy of not acquiring guys who are incapable of throwing a 90 mph fastball, unless they are knuckleballers.
Milone just looks like the lefty version of Tomlin.
Milone just looks like the lefty version of Tomlin.