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bravesnumberone
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Mostly because I consider the WBC pointless and only potentially harmful to teams that have invested millions of dollars in players. Would rather amateurs be in it. It's not going to enhance the popularity of the sport. It's not going to be the next World Cup.
I've been watching. I was gonna make a thread on it last week. It's just a weird time of the year. Plus I'd rather the WBC be played after October anyways.
Hudson2
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I agree! Jones robbing his Orioles teammate Machado on his homerun was amazing!
bravesfanforlife88
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Watching the cardinals feed of the game...jace with an error that lead to a run same with Ruiz....jace then dives for a ball, misses letting the ball go by. Looks awful in CF
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
It is embarrassing how bad he is playing. Also, wasn't Washington supposed to help the infield defense. Seems the opposite has been going on..
UNCBlue012
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On a better note, Ruiz is earning a platoon spot.
Not picking on you specifically, but I have noticed that we, as a group are really quick to turn on a guy. Jace is not a star, but he is a good player with the potential to still improve, especially if used to take advantage of his strengths. An error in a ST game does not change that.
sturg33
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He's not a good player.
He's soon to be 27, and has produced a grand total of 0.4 fWAR in his 3 ML seasons.
Only absolute homers ever claimed he was a good player, or had the potential to be a good player. Anyone with any real player evaluation skills knew exactly what Jace was from day 1...a decent filler while he is cheap. The day he hits arb and starts to make any real money he will immediately become a non-tender candidate.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
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#Braves are not among teams pursuing Angel Pagan, haven't been for several weeks.
#Braves are not among teams pursuing Angel Pagan, haven't been for several weeks.
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First year he had a shot to be a low end regular due to ok minor league stats, but other than that I basically agree. He had/has like 1 WAR potential at best.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
yup, pretty much ready for the Jace experiment to be over.
The Washington hire is going off the rails quickly.
The Washington hire is going off the rails quickly.
Thought that too, but soon realized that the novelty quickly wore off after the first time. The lack of involvement from many of the top US players shows how well it's regarded. Then with the Olympics dropping baseball harmed its standing for international competition.
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
Personally, I'll be absolutely fine with another lost season; I've never thought the Braves could, or should try to, compete at this current spot in their development arc. Maybe they'll surprise me, but I'll be totally happy with 2017 if (a) the older veterans show well enough to net some solid prospects at the deadline, while (b) at least half of the up-and-comers show real progress towards major-league contributions. Better than that—especially in the latter category—is gravy.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
and we finish with the worst record to enjoy a nice beer next summer!!
I would switch that haha. With the caveat that the Braves are not having a good one...the spring is meaningless.
Yep. His only plus is his versatility. As we get better, he should be moved along in a trade. We have seen all we are going to see from ole Jace, and that's not a whole lot.