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Not sure how people can say Grissom is not a real prospect. 21 in highA is fine, not amazing. But held back by Covid year.

He’s still at ss and has a 400 obp. Walks more than k. More hr than k in the last 50 o so at bats.
 
Russ2dollas said:
Not sure how people can say Grissom is not a real prospect. 21 in highA is fine, not amazing. But held back by Covid year.

He’s still at ss and has a 400 obp. Walks more than k. More hr than k in the last 50 o so at bats.
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I agree. OBP skills could make him valuable player while he's cheap, regardless if his power ever develops.
 
Russ2dollas said:
Not sure how people can say Grissom is not a real prospect. 21 in highA is fine, not amazing. But held back by Covid year.

He’s still at ss and has a 400 obp. Walks more than k. More hr than k in the last 50 o so at bats.
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People are saying that? All I've heard is that Grissom is settling at number 2 behind Harris
 
IslandBrave said:
His numbers against lefties are brutal. Small sample size, but still a bit concerning.
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More than "a bit" IMO.

If Harris winds up needing a platoon partner and Waters can't make contact there is no help coming from within. If that's the case, it's not completely out of the question that they have to at least consider the option of moving Acuna back to CF at some point - they're not going to re-sign Duvall again, and neither Demeritte or Contreras could handle CF defensively even though they're athletic. I'm sure the Rays would love to get Kiermaier's money off their books, but trading with them should scare anyone to death (rightfully so) and you'd probably be better off teying to sign him to a reasonable deal as a free-agent this winter if you don't want to move Acuna back. As bad as Kiermaier is offensively, the Braves could realistically be facing a situation where they may have to accept a fairly substantial downgrade at the position defensively if they want ANY offense there and they aren't willing to move Acuna back.

If Harris can't handle lefties any better, the OF situation is in fairly serious trouble.
 
I see Harris with a .950/.516 split in 2022, but only a .801/.788 split in 2021. He has had 38 ABs vs LHP so far in 2022, so those numbers are meaningless from a predictive standpoint, though it wouldn't be surprising to see him with an OPS delta of .100+. Either way, Harris vs RHP would still help this horrid OF.

I also see 22 PAs in 2019 as a RHB. He was a switch hitter?
 
Enscheff said:
I see Harris with a .950/.516 split in 2022, but only a .801/.788 split in 2021. He has had 38 ABs vs LHP so far in 2022, so those numbers are meaningless from a predictive standpoint, though it wouldn't be surprising to see him with an OPS delta of .100+. Either way, Harris vs RHP would still help this horrid OF.

I also see 22 PAs in 2019 as a RHB. He was a switch hitter?
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Correct. He gave up on switch hitting.
 
clvclv said:
More than "a bit" IMO.

If Harris winds up needing a platoon partner and Waters can't make contact there is no help coming from within. If that's the case, it's not completely out of the question that they have to at least consider the option of moving Acuna back to CF at some point - they're not going to re-sign Duvall again, and neither Demeritte or Contreras could handle CF defensively even though they're athletic. I'm sure the Rays would love to get Kiermaier's money off their books, but trading with them should scare anyone to death (rightfully so) and you'd probably be better off teying to sign him to a reasonable deal as a free-agent this winter if you don't want to move Acuna back. As bad as Kiermaier is offensively, the Braves could realistically be facing a situation where they may have to accept a fairly substantial downgrade at the position defensively if they want ANY offense there and they aren't willing to move Acuna back.

If Harris can't handle lefties any better, the OF situation is in fairly serious trouble.
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Outside of Judge there isn’t a lot of big help on the FA market this offseason. Judge is 31 and a big dude so giving him a big contract isn’t smart. We’d probably be better off using Anderson as trade bait for a good controllable OF’er and signing 2 SP this offseason.
 
Enscheff said:
I see Harris with a .950/.516 split in 2022, but only a .801/.788 split in 2021. He has had 38 ABs vs LHP so far in 2022, so those numbers are meaningless from a predictive standpoint, though it wouldn't be surprising to see him with an OPS delta of .100+. Either way, Harris vs RHP would still help this horrid OF.

I also see 22 PAs in 2019 as a RHB. He was a switch hitter?
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He's probably going to need to be "Ozzie good" with that kind of OPS delta to make the impact the Braves need him to make.

Would be really nice if he can rebound and be strong enough from one side that they could point at him and convince Ozzie to become strictly right-handed.
 
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clvclv said:
He's probably going to need to be "Ozzie good" with that kind of OPS delta to make the impact the Braves need him to make.

Would be really nice if he can rebound and be strong enough from one side that they could point at him and convince Ozzie to become strictly right-handed.
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The problem with Ozzie is his strong side is the side he uses the least (Braves have 368 PAs vs LHP and 923 PAs vs RHP).

An .800/.700 split is much more valuable when the .800 happens 75% of the time. And the bar for this OF is embarrassingly low.
 
Enscheff said:
The problem with Ozzie is his strong side is the side he uses the least (Braves have 368 PAs vs LHP and 923 PAs vs RHP).

An .800/.700 split is much more valuable when the .800 happens 75% of the time. And the bar for this OF is embarrassingly low.
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Ozzie is certainly an exception, but I'm in the camp with those that believe his numbers against same-side arms would improve if he batted exclusively from the right side - he's just that good.
 
Two farmhands made this week's BA Hot Sheet...

10. Royber Salinas, RHP, Braves
Team: High-A Rome (South Atlantic)
Age: 21

Why He’s Here: 1-0, 0.00, 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 SO, 0 HR

The Scoop: After a clunker in his first start with Rome, the Braves’ breakout prospect remembered who he is—Royber, the Great Misser of Bats. Four of Salinas’ seven starts this season have ended with double-digit strikeouts, and his 63 Ks lead the minor leagues. Moreover, Salinas also leads qualified minor league pitchers in strikeouts per nine innings (19.33), strikeout percentage (53.8%) and swinging-strike percentage (23%). Simply put: If you step in the box against Royber, there’s a pretty good chance he’s going to make you look silly before sending you back to the dugout. (JN)


and...

19. Justyn-Henry Malloy, 3B, Braves
Team: High-A Rome (South Atlantic)
Age: 22

Why He’s Here: .500/.545/.600 (10-for-20), 5 R, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 RBIs, 2 BB, 5 SO, 0-for-0 SB

The Scoop: The sixth-rounder out of Georgia Tech debuted in the Atlanta Top 30 Prospects at No. 30 in the May update. He continued his early season momentum this week, collecting a hit in all five games he played and in 50% of his at-bats. His high watermark came on Saturday with a 5-for-5 performance, roping a pair of doubles and three singles, as he crossed the plate twice and drove in a pair on the day. He enters a series with Aberdeen batting .324/.423/.486 with three home runs and a 13% walk rate. (GP)
 
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