GDT 8/16/22: Braves vs Mutts - Let the Revenge Continue
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msstate7
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It's ok. Might think about bumping him up to AA
Ozzie Swanson
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Soroka has faced 9 batters and struck out 8 of them. One ground out. 31 pitches and 25 strikes. Might be time to send him to AA or AAA.
Russ2dollas
10 yr, $185 million Extension
We aren’t a singles team. Giving up outs on the base path is dumb.
chop2chip
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He will learn. I’m just glad he’s back to looking like himself at the plate.
msstate7
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Acuna is much more valuable running when the ball is play. He's as good at that as anyone. Stealing, he's avg with elite speed
He’s been successful 75% of the time this season. That’s right around the break even point where it’s a positive.
It’s one thing to be a mediocre base stealer. It’s another thing to be clueless about when it makes sense to steal and when it makes sense to let the batter hit with a man on.
Ronald has shown beyond all doubt he has no idea when it makes sense to steal. He is nothing more than a stat chaser on the bases, and nobody seems like they are interested in correcting the issue.
Such an easy motion.
I would have zero concern about velocity right now. If he can’t dial it up a few ticks over his next 2-3 starts we can start to worry.
For now if he can literally walk off the field I’m happy.
UNCBlue012
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The ball three curve was a beyond perfect strike. Yikes, ump