GDT 7-30: Braves at Royals - Game 3

[WaitingFor2017]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1950577153747058750

 

[Hulavol]

Daytime baseball!
Joey on the mound and Kelenic on the bench. Life is good.

 

[DaneHill]

I forgot that Wentz had committed to UVA out of high school, until the Braves drafted him.

 

[UNCBlue012]

The Braves may have found their next high leverage relieve in Wentz. Dude looks great in spurts

 

[thewupk]

It's 2017 and you have just learned that Joey Wentz is going to be starting a game for the Braves in 2025.

Your first thought....damn he must be a good MLB starter to still be with the Braves past his likely arby years.

 

[DaneHill]

Wentz gonna be Fried Lite.

 

[mfree80]

Well, I don’t know how this will turn out, but the tinkering with his grip seems to be effective. We may just have found something here.

Long ways to go, but some “reason to believe.”

See what I did there?

 

[DaneHill]

Fangraphs has Braves odds of making the playoffs at 0.4%.

So, there's a chance!

 

[50PoundHead]

Braves' problem is their corporate patch. Their season has been wearing Quikrete overshoes all year.

 

[50PoundHead]

Not that it matters as much in the modern game, but I've only seen a couple of Wentz' pitches in the upper zone. He's keeping it low in the zone.

 

[Carp]

Fangraphs has Braves odds of making the playoffs at 0.4%.

So, there's a chance!

Just wait til Sale and Schwelly get back. It'll be like trading for 2 aces.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

why am I irrationally excited about what Wentz has been doing.

 

[50PoundHead]

Just wait til Sale and Schwelly get back. It'll be like trading for 2 aces.

The way Wentz is pitching, one of those guys will have to go to the bullpen.

 

[Hulavol]

Joey wants the win

 

[Hulavol]

Fangraphs has Braves odds of making the playoffs at 0.4%.

So, there's a chance!

That’s a higher chance than Arizona had of beating us in the ninth inning with two outs back in May…..

 

[50PoundHead]

why am I irrationally excited about what Wentz has been doing.

He looked like he was going to be a solid major league pitcher when he came up with the Tigers, but it--and this is an understatement--hasn't come together for him at all. He's not facing the '27 Yankees today, but it does appear he was some parts to his game that could amount to something if he can put them together.

 

[Hulavol]

why am I irrationally excited about what Wentz has been doing.

Fat girl when you’ve been on a desert island syndrome

 

[Enscheff]

why am I irrationally excited about what Wentz has been doing.

Because the other SP options you've been watching are Elder, Fedde, and a crippled Strider throwing 94. Soon you'll be watching Hill, and that will make Wentz look even better.

 

[Tapate50]

I’d think he’s at minimum setting himself up for a spot next year to begin the year. You could do worse and we have … many times

 

[50PoundHead]

Fat girl when you’ve been on a desert island syndrome

Reminds me of a story in the Minneapolis paper recounting all the misbehavior in the man camps during the oil boom in North Dakota. They called a Twin Cities' 5 a Dickenson (ND) 10.