TUESDAY FINAL THREAD 5/9 .... Acuna debuts big in AA
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bravesfanMatt
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Mississippi pitching with average offense would be really good. If they could only get a pen then there is some scary team right there.
bravesfanforlife88
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Talk about a debut. Acuna 3-3 with a homer and 3 RBIs. A stolen base, was also picked off and caught stealing
bravesfanforlife88
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Allard also looking good out there
Based on the box score before Acuna's 3rd hit, the CS and PO were the same occurrence, unless he was somehow picked off after his HR.
Nice to see him starting strong. I think pretty much everyone expected him to be in AA by midseason at least, but the weirdly short stay in A+ is still kinda odd. Hopefully they leave him in AA the rest of the year though (or the vast majority of it), he needs to get his fair share of ABs in the minors over the next year and a half.
bravesfanforlife88
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UNCBlue012
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Allard was such a great gamble with his injury. He's absolutely dominating batters at every stop and shows no signs of slowing down.
I'm not saying we rush him, but we may see Teheran, Allard, Folty, Newcomb, Sims a lot sooner than we think.
I'm not saying we rush him, but we may see Teheran, Allard, Folty, Newcomb, Sims a lot sooner than we think.
Tapate50
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People want to say the Brass plays it safe with draft picks, but he was a pretty big gamble on upside.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
To me he is Exhibit A for the high upside strategy we should be taking with every single first round pick.
Same with Sims. Even a guy that has appeared to stall and dissapoint is now sitting in AAA at a relative young age and ready to potentially break out into the major league rotation.
Deester11
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I keep harping on the need to do exactly what we've done over the last couple of years. It hasn't been that way for way too long leading to some below average drafts, desperate trades and a barren farm system. The upcoming draft should see a continuous flow of high upside talent. I like it.
Here's video of the Acuna homer: http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?sid=milb&content_id=1372265683
For some reason, the Mississippi broadcasts seem to show the feed through the cameras next to the dugout most of the time instead of using their center field camera for every pitch like almost every broadcast does. It creates a horrible angle and makes it almost impossible to see the point of contact.
For some reason, the Mississippi broadcasts seem to show the feed through the cameras next to the dugout most of the time instead of using their center field camera for every pitch like almost every broadcast does. It creates a horrible angle and makes it almost impossible to see the point of contact.
This FO has pretty much gone upside with every move they've made in the last 2 years.