Offseason Hot Stove 2024-25 Thread

[bravesfanMatt]

Waldrep 98 per pirates' radio

98 is a great sign.. if nothing else as a pen guy.

 

[msstate7]

How many times you think Olson and Riley picked up a bat this offseason, 4-5?

 

[msstate7]

Cooper double and marisnick rbi single. Good to see from those bc they may have to start

 

[drewdat]

0 walks in 2 innings against Newcomb, fire the hitting coach

 

[bravesfanMatt]

0 walks in 2 innings against Newcomb, fire the hitting coach

nice!!!

 

[bravesfanMatt]

surprised they didn't give Waldrep another inning.

 

[cajunrevenge]

surprised they didn't give Waldrep another inning.

Me as well. Is he not competing for a rotation spot this spring? 16 pitches 8 strikes ain't good though.

 

[msstate7]

Olson got a hit. I can't believe it

 

[Hudson2]

If anything keep running Waldrep out there and hope he dominates enough to full the Padres into taking him for Cease.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

If anything keep running Waldrep out there and hope he dominates enough to full the Padres into taking him for Cease.

he was hitting 97/98 regularly.. that intrigues me enough to want to see more.

 

[Hulavol]

Yeah - they ain’t trading Waldrep.

 

[dak]

Saw Perdomo's inning and was pretty impressed. Dude is massive, but he has a really smooth delivery. 92-94 with the FB. I was thinking he'd be more of an "effectively wild" guy, but his command was good. A lot of awkward swings on the breaking stuff, and he faced 3 big league guys (Duran, Story, Casas).

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Saw Perdomo's inning and was pretty impressed. Dude is massive, but he has a really smooth delivery. 92-94 with the FB. I was thinking he'd be more of an "effectively wild" guy, but his command was good. A lot of awkward swings on the breaking stuff, and he faced 3 big league guys (Duran, Story, Casas).

I thought he had a bigger FB than that.. is this 'back from injury' thing maybe??

 

[cajunrevenge]

94-95 is normal for him.

 

[thewupk]

2 wins and 8 runs. We are so back.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

what are the rule 5 draft rules now a days. like the Pilar guy.. does he have to be on 40 man roster only or in the majors?

 

[dak]

First look at Rule 5 pick Anderson Pilar. More of a movement and location guy. FB touched 94. Up and down outing. When he missed over (or even near) the plate, the pitches looked pretty hittable. We'll see where things go from here, but just doesn't seem like a guy with much upside.

 

[dak]

what are the rule 5 draft rules now a days. like the Pilar guy.. does he have to be on 40 man roster only or in the majors?

You have to give $100K to take the player in the draft, and then you have to keep the player on the 26-man (active) roster for a full year to keep them. So it's a long shot from the word go. The Braves have an army of low-leverage relievers competing for just a few spots this year, so it seems like an especially long shot for Pilar.

 

[Hudson2]

Yeah - they ain’t trading Waldrep.

1 inning of throwing 98 which we already knew he threw hard doesn't change what the stats tell us about him.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

1 inning of throwing 98 which we already knew he threw hard doesn't change what the stats tell us about him.

I agree..but I think he was sitting 95-96 before on the 4 seamer.. if he is getting more velo, then I would also like to see if he is also getting more spin. He is 22, so i wouldn't say he is past the time to learn command either. He is probably still a reliever in the long run which is very tradable for a guy like King or Cease.. but he is at least interesting again.. for me anyway.