Gausman claimed by the Reds per Passan

[bravesfanMatt]

Probably didn't expect him to be selected and not butthurt when he was.

There was no way he was going to go unclaimed. His peripherals aren’t that bad and he could be good out of the pen. Someone was going to take a flier on him.

 

[Southcack77]

They needed the roster spot. We are low on guys with options now.

They must have decided there was no way he would stay on the team next year. I think it’s likely one of Wright, Touki, Wilson Davidson or Anderson can outperform gausman.

Last year still made him worth the cost to get him.

Did they have the option to send him to the minors? Seems pertinent. If not, then I guess it could really be a roster concern.


I have to think that if this was even in their minds as a possibility that they must have gauged his trade value. And found it lacking?

Feels like a good move by the Reds. They can get a good look at him and decide whether he might be a rotation piece next year to replace the departing. He's obviously been a solid performer in the past so lining him up as a 4 or 5 would work.

 

[Enscheff]

There was no way he was going to go unclaimed. His peripherals aren’t that bad and he could be good out of the pen. Someone was going to take a flier on him.

Strange move all around. Almost like someone in the Braves FO didn't know the new rules.

 

[msstate7]

Strange move all around. Almost like someone in the Braves FO didn't know the new rules.

Snit has an expanded role

 

[nsacpi]

There was no way he was going to go unclaimed. His peripherals aren’t that bad and he could be good out of the pen. Someone was going to take a flier on him.

Peripherals suggest he has mainly been unlucky. This is a good move by the Reds.

As for los Bravos, they couldn't option him (he has options remaining) because he has reached 5 years service time. I think they should have held on to him and then moved Folty in the rotation in September and moved Gausman to the pen.

 

[Enscheff]

Dear Folty,

You have less than a month to prove you belong in the rotation for a playoff contender before you are replaced by Ian Anderson.

Sincerely,

AA

 

[jpx7]

Strange move all around. Almost like someone in the Braves FO didn't know the new rules.

That seems ... a much-less-than-parsimonious reading.

 

[nsacpi]

That seems ... a much-less-than-parsimonious reading.

sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

 

[Southcack77]

Peripherals suggest he has mainly been unlucky. This is a good move by the Reds.

As for los Bravos, they couldn't option him (he has options remaining) because he has reached 5 years service time. I think they should have held on to him and then moved Folty in the rotation in September and moved Gausman to the pen.

I guess the choices were essentially Gausman or Blevins/Tomlin if they had done that. No other pitchers to send down. I guess they could have sent down Riley and carried a shorter bench for a month. But they just ran out of bats yesterday in a game so that wasn't happening.

 

[Acuña’s Bat Flip]

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[nsacpi]

Dear Folty,

You have less than a month to prove you belong in the rotation for a playoff contender before you are replaced by Ian Anderson.

Sincerely,

AA

may the best man win...its a results oriented business...ask gausman if you don't believe me

 

[nsacpi]

I guess the choices were essentially Gausman or Blevins/Tomlin if they had done that. No other pitchers to send down. I guess they could have sent down Riley and carried a shorter bench for a month. But they just ran out of bats yesterday in a game so that wasn't happening.

The other option (the one I preferred) was to leave Gausman in the rotation until September. Call up Folty in September.

 

[jpx7]

Peripherals suggest he has mainly been unlucky. This is a good move by the Reds.

As for los Bravos, they couldn't option him (he has options remaining) because he has reached 5 years service time. I think they should have held on to him and then moved Folty in the rotation in September and moved Gausman to the pen.

I agree—but I do wonder if he was resistant to such a move, or if there were any other mitigating factors of that nature.

Edit: Just saw the Anthopoulos quote in the above-cited tweet, which confirms the significance of roster flexibility in this otherwise-surprising move. Quick hook, for sure, but I guess they really didn’t think he’d contribute to the rotation more than the other options.

 

[thethe]

If the Braves have any chance of winning the WS they will need Folty back to his level last year. Gausman doesnt seem healthy so the move makes sense.

 

[Southcack77]

[tw]1158440177980911616[/tw]

1. How do you embed tweets?


2. It's another ground on which to question the addition of Melancon. Adding that third reliever without options reduced the flexibility of the roster. Was it necessary? Who knows. They could have tried Gausman in the role Melancon is filling. Probably a lower confidence of success in that though.

Not saying it was wrong move, just saying it's a tactical drawback.

 

[nsacpi]

I agree—but I do wonder if he was resistant to such a move, or if there were any other mitigating factors of that nature.

we can only speculate at this point

 

[Southcack77]

The other option (the one I preferred) was to leave Gausman in the rotation until September. Call up Folty in September.

I'm not sure leaving Gausman in to be shelled for a month was something they felt comfortable with.

Also, Folty has done about all he can do in the minors, so that's not exactly ideal to keep him down there exposed to injury, rust, disinterest. Probably want to have as much time as possible to flesh out what that rotation looks like.

 

[Enscheff]

1. How do you embed tweets?


2. It's another ground on which to question the addition of Melancon. Adding that third reliever without options reduced the flexibility of the roster. Was it necessary? Who knows. They could have tried Gausman in the role Melancon is filling. Probably a lower confidence of success in that though.

Not saying it was wrong move, just saying it's a tactical drawback.

Ding ding ding. Very odd series of moves.

However, if Gausman doesn't figure out how to throw a MLB breaking ball again, it doesn't really matter where he ends up.

 

[thethe]

1. How do you embed tweets?


2. It's another ground on which to question the addition of Melancon. Adding that third reliever without options reduced the flexibility of the roster. Was it necessary? Who knows. They could have tried Gausman in the role Melancon is filling. Probably a lower confidence of success in that though.

Not saying it was wrong move, just saying it's a tactical drawback.

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2. Remove all characters but the consecutive string of numbers towards the end
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[Acuña’s Bat Flip]

1. How do you embed tweets?


2. It's another ground on which to question the addition of Melancon. Adding that third reliever without options reduced the flexibility of the roster. Was it necessary? Who knows. They could have tried Gausman in the role Melancon is filling. Probably a lower confidence of success in that though.

Not saying it was wrong move, just saying it's a tactical drawback.

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^Place numbers at the end of the tweet in the middle.