Uggla likely to not be on NLDS roster

[The Tariff King]

Nah Bobby would have him starting the first or second game.

Don't think so.

Bobby loves veterans, but he was also realistic and loyal to guys that were good for him all season.

Garcia only has made a handful of starts, whereas Meds and Minor have been there all year.

 

[JohnAdcox]

Only surprise to me is Constanza on and Downs left off.

Hale making it over Varvaro is a little surprise but not really.

Both of those surprised me a little. No complaints, just surprised. If nothing else, I like the "not typical Braves" thinking.

 

[Braves1976]

Unfortunately, we can't run history twice--once with Uggla at second and once with Elliot Johnson at second--to settle the issue. But I'm comfortable giving EJ the nod. I would prefer, however, to have Uggla on the roster and I would start him against Nolasco.

As usual, I am with you. But I guess the Braves have finally given up on Dan Uggla. It will be interesting what happens with him this off-season.

 

[Braves1976]

Reed is the one I'd leave off. With his bum wheel he's not going to help much as a defensive replacement. He's not an outstanding hitter. He hasn't played enough lately to be "in the groove". I'd go with Schafer and B.J.

I tend to agree about Reed not playing enough to be ready. But I also agree that Schafer hasn't looked good since his return. He's back to his old bad habits again. Plus we are carrying too many outfielders IMO.

 

[nsacpi]

Hale is in. Wow that's a big surprise. Fredi must view him as the long man for sure, this means Freddy will pretty much start Game 4 if we make it there.

That's the biggest surprise to me. But it makes a certain amount of sense. Hale pitched very well in his two starts. He has experience as a reliever, which Maholm does not. I think Fredi will have a quick hook if Garcia stumbles out of the gate in his start. Wood or Hale could end up pitching quite a few innings in that game.

 

[The Tariff King]

Uggla should be thankful we left him off.

The potential for him to strikeout 3 times in a game, plus make a defensive blunder will save him from being the new Brooks Conrad.

At least if Elliot does something crappy, we know its' just EJ being EJ.

 

[emk418]

I still much rather would have gone with Wood in game 4.

 

[ViperVisor]

Uggla's splits are just horrid.

Terrible vs RHP
Terrible vs LHP
Terrible at home
Terrible at night

mediocre speed
mediocre defense

No role for him to fill

 

[striker42]

I was surprised Uggla was left off. Not because he deserved to be on the roster but because the Braves tend to be pretty loyal to aging vets.

Uggla's toast. His bat is incredibly slow and he's shown no willingness to change his approach. His one and only goal is to pull the ball out of the park. Maybe that's all he knows. But right now his bat is so slow he can't catch up to anything by the time he recognizes the pitch. He either guesses and misses by a mile or by the time he sees it he's so late on the swing he either can't connect or pops it up.

Maybe if he was willing to go up the middle and the other way more he could extend his career. Right now he's a slow pitch softball player.