TUESDAY FINAL THREAD 5/9 .... Acuna debuts big in AA

Deester11 said:
I'm happy for aggressive moves but I agree..this doesn't seem like the right time. I know he had struck out a lot, but watching him...he's not lost. He thinks he can hit everything..in any case, I would have continued letting him grow with Riley,Jackson &Co...
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I wonder if that's part of it, honestly. If the FO thought Acuna wasn't being challenged enough by Hi-A pitching and it was leading to him being too aggressive, then maybe the idea is that he'll be pushed by AA pitchers to make necessary adjustments.
 
CJ9 said:
I'm just not sure why it's necessary now. The k rate and walk rates are bad. And he didn't even get a full season at low a. Now he has essentially a good three-week span and he's ready for AA ball at 19? It's just really strange.

This front office is acting like they're on the hot seat and desperate to get to keep their jobs by pushing young talent to the big leagues. I don't think anyone believes that to be the case though.

I'm not even saying I think Acuna will fail. He's good enough to keep hitting. It just feels really unnecessary.
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I suppose the splits must be better the last few weeks, but don't really see the reason for it. I guess they perhaps saw enough in Spring Training to believe he was advanced and just wanted to see it at the lower level. I do hope that he gets a good long time in AA.
 
Southcack77 said:
I suppose the splits might be better the last few weeks, but don't really see the reason for it. I guess they perhaps saw enough in Spring Training to believe he was advanced and just wanted to see at the lower level. I do hope that he gets a good long time in AA.
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I agree. I don't want him in Gwinnett till July 1st
 
mqt said:
I wonder if that's part of it, honestly. If the FO thought Acuna wasn't being challenged enough by Hi-A pitching and it was leading to him being too aggressive, then maybe the idea is that he'll be pushed by AA pitchers to make necessary adjustments.
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From the eye ball test....I've seen people strikeout because they are overwhelmed...lost...(Unfortunately Dansby at the moment). In Acuna's case, he's supremely confident and isn't often challenged with anything remotely Hittable in the middle to lower away quadrant of the zone. I've only seen him twice this year but both times he was right on the pitches he struck out on (twice I think). Albies has the best bat to ball skills and he had been striking out more than normal. Acuna has a great knack for the barrel...just misses. I think he will be challenged at AA because they are around the plate more....not a fan of this though I think he may hold his own.
 
Deester11 said:
From the eye ball test....I've seen people strikeout because they are overwhelmed...lost...(Unfortunately Dansby at the moment). In Acuna's case, he's supremely confident and isn't often challenged with anything remotely Hittable in the middle to lower away quadrant of the zone. I've only seen him twice this year but both times he was right on the pitches he struck out on (twice I think). Albies has the best bat to ball skills and he had been striking out more than normal. Acuna has a great knack for the barrel...just misses. I think he will be challenged at AA because they are around the plate more....not a fan of this though I think he may hold his own.
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Deester, you're giving me a scare. You're making Acuna sound like Francoeur.
 
Weird... I would have promoted Jackson and Riley first... maybe thrown Scivicque in AAA

Or Gohara just to see how he responds

But Hey after a rough start Acuna is tearing it up... if he can make the jump, that speaks volumes to his future
 
I can't wait to start seeing guys like Acuna, Gohara, Allard, etc. at Gwinnett, will definitely have to catch more games.....and maybe that will help boost attendance. There was an article on ESPN about Howard hitting his 1st homer for Gwinnett and only 1200 or so people were there to see it
 
I thought he was going to start the year in AA, and I would have been ok with that. Having said that, while he's had success in A+, I would wait until it was clear he had solved the K issues before promoting him at this point.
 
50PoundHead said:
Deester, you're giving me a scare. You're making Acuna sound like Francoeur.
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OMG!!!!! NO OOOOH. I didn't mean in a hack and slash way...he's got a clue. Athleticism because.....just because...I'm scared now. But seriously, not the same swing and miss
 
Definitely an odd move. There isn't a real need for him until 2019 (the Kemp/Inciarte/Marakis OF is not the reason the Braves are awful), so I don't understand the rush.

The optimistic view is that promoting/demoting guys in the minors comes with very little cost (as opposed to promoting them too early to MLB as they did with Swanson), so if he struggles in AA it isn't a huge deal. Absolute worst case scenario he struggles in AA and is demoted back to A+, just like Albies struggled in AAA last year and was demoted back to AA where he continued to have success.
 
zbhargrove said:
Weird... I would have promoted Jackson and Riley first... maybe thrown Scivicque in AAA

Or Gohara just to see how he responds

But Hey after a rough start Acuna is tearing it up... if he can make the jump, that speaks volumes to his future
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The guy re-learning how to catch?
 
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