msstate7
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Riley Ks...again.
Maaaaybe they should reconsider holding 3b open for him? Maaaaybe look to add some talent at 3b? Someday? Maybe?
Move FF back to 3b.
Franco = .667 avg 2.750 ops
Riley Ks...again.
Maaaaybe they should reconsider holding 3b open for him? Maaaaybe look to add some talent at 3b? Someday? Maybe?
I was vehemently against courting Moustakas at the beginning of the off-season. But, even in a weak market for FAs, his market seems particularly weak; if the Braves can take advantage of that to the tune of a team-friendly deal, it now seems like it’d be prudent, and worth losing the fourth-round pick. Even if Riley does thethe out this year, it’ll be a good problem to have in advance of 2019.
Where are you seeing anything over 87?
Really hate that we kept Chuck Hernandez around as pitching coach.
Kazmir was hitting 87 mph but ended with a few 89 mph fastballs and one 88 mph.
Same here. He is the worst or one of the worst anyone could pick.
I have been advocating getting rid of him for since the day Snitckers made him PC. His record over 20 plus years shows only 1 good season. He should have stayed in college ball. Fired by Tigers in '08. Leyland saw the real problem for Tigers pitching.
California Angels (1993-96)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004-05), also minor league coordinator (1997-2003)
Detroit Tigers (2006-08)
Cleveland Indians (2009)
Gulf Coast League Phillies (2010)
University of South Florida (2011)
Miami Marlins (2013-15)
Atlanta Braves (2017), also minor league coordinator immediately after exiting Miami.
Hasn't helped a single pitching staff ever. I will stay positive, but until he is gone, I honestly don't think our pitching will be good enough to win.
Every single Braves pitcher with a MLB track record had a worse BB rate in 2017 than 2016. That is amazingly unlikely to happen out of sheer bad luck.
I don't have my research anymore, but if I remember correctly every single pitching staff he inherited increased the BB% his first year and the ERA went up most of the time. I know just because he sucked in the minors and couldn't keep his walk rate below 7 per 9 innings shouldn't matter as a coach.. but man he seems to only know how to walk guys or teach how to walks guys.
I know AA couldn't come in and just start firing guys.. but I bet Chuckie doesn't make it the whole season.
OMG. The amount of complaining in this thread. Come on guys...
people are deriving a lot of info from the 2nd spring game...
This is 3rd team we have played and mostly starters have played vs us. Why are we running minor league teams out there?
people are deriving a lot of info from the 2nd spring game...
Man Scherzer is good. It’s easy to lose perspective when all you see is the garbage the Braves have ran out there the last few years.
Watching the playoffs after watching the Braves all season was like watching a completely different game.
people are deriving a lot of info from the 2nd spring game...
If you don't think the pitching coach has been a problem since Hernandez has been there, you've not been paying attention.
I am deriving my disdain for Chuckie based on his entire professional career.