Kelenic had a solid .746 ops in an extreme pitchers park last season in over 400 PA. In practically the same sample, his ops dropped to .679 and was benched in a much better hitters parkQuote:
Originally Posted by BrunswickDawg
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Kelenic had a solid .746 ops in an extreme pitchers park last season in over 400 PA. In practically the same sample, his ops dropped to .679 and was benched in a much better hitters parkQuote:
Originally Posted by BrunswickDawg
OuchQuote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Agree with all of that. But AA knew he had shortcomings on the pitching staff during the offseason. He addressed it with the Sale trade (although nobody expected a Cy Young season) and took a gamble that paid off with Lopez. Strider blowing his elbow out in game 1 wasn't on anybody's radar, but some of this could have been addressed at the deadline when they KNEW that Lopez was already breaking down, Morton was ineffective, and they were basically giving away wins with the 5th starter spot.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrunswickDawg
I understand that the offense has to do their part, double header, fly across the country, blah blah blah. But Smith-Shaver hasn't touched an MLB mound since MAY 23RD and you hand him the start in game 1 of a 3 game series when you already know that your bullpen has been taxed? Ridiculous.
Good riddance Fried! BUM!!
Well thank God that's over
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Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Damn. They didn't even get to finish their cup of coffee.
Career postseason - 5.10 era, 1.49 whipQuote:
Originally Posted by RockyDog
Glad we didn't extend him. If strider, Lopez, SS, and sale are healthy, he's clearly our #5, and he wants #1 pay.
Offseason goals...
1. Rid ourselves of ozuna or soler. Can't have 2 DHs with Acuna coming off a major injury. Soler can fake it in RF, so it should be him and Acuna at DH/RF.
2. Get a damn SS. If Arcia is our starting SS next season, AA failed. I want Kim of SD. Good player, who shouldn't break the bank.
3. Id let TDA go. Let it be Murphy and drake baldwin. Time to get a little younger here, and drake may be our next big thing.
Do what it takes to swing a Sonny Gray trade with St Louis. Get another back end starter from the FA market. They CAN NOT do the 5th-6th starter shuffle again next year. Waldrep, Shawver, Ian Anderson, Dodd, and Vines aren’t the answer. The first 2 may contribute eventually but you can’t pencil them in dependably for next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
The whole Soler thing was srupid to start with, but like you said, with Acuna limited AA causes a mess for himself with 3 DHs. Thank the lord the whole Duvall and Rosario experiment is over. And who knows, Joc is still out there so he may be dumb enough to go after him for one last ride too. Who the heck knows what happens with Kelenic.
Can’t afford to ride again with Arcia. There were rumblings in the offseason that Kim or Adames could have been gotten in a trade. Now Adames has priced himself out of reach. But it has to be anybody but Arcia
2 of 18 (really 16) postseason innings from the opening day rotation. Sure the doubleheader played a part but you have to be more competitive than that in October. And yet another example of why you can’t play the whole 4th-5th-6th starter shuffle.
You don't have to. Tigers have shown how to execute pen games. Of course, hinch is a supercomputer compared to snit.Quote:
Originally Posted by RockyDog
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In game 2, sure. But they won game one behind their soon to be Cy Young winner. Ours wasn’t even on the roster so we used a guy that hasn’t touched a big league mound in 4+ months to start game 1 followed by a guy who wants 250 million and lasted 2 innings.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Let Fried go and spend that money on another reliable starter. Get a SS, arcia is a good bench player but doesn't need to be an everyday player. May need another servicable outfielder, could probably platoon Soler/Kelenic.
I still want Rooker to come play one of the outfield corners. Seems like he?s good enough now that the A?s will want him gone.
My thoughts exactly. Rooker also mentioned that he hated the way the fans were treated in Oakland and got benched a few games. Seems like they would be happy to trade him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinto
Yep Rooker should have been looked at hard. Even a rental from a player like Pham. I don’t know what the hell AA thought going after Soler. Even if he had gone on a power tear, it wasn’t worth it with his defense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinto
It’s a little disturbing that AA has already stated to media that starting pitching won’t be an offseason priority. Wut??? Restrictions on Sale and Lopez, Strider with a rebuilt elbow, losing Fried, Morton retiring. Sure, AA, let’s ride with that!! SMDH
Braves picking up options on ozuna, TDA, and bummer. And apparently salary is going up, not down. Anxious to see how they use ozuna, soler, and Acuna. Guess Acuna or soler will move to lf
Platoon Soler and kelenic in lf possibly or just let Soler play first 6 or 7 and use kelenic as defensive replacementQuote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Payroll rumored to increase up to $280. That should leave plenty of room for an Ace SP and SS. I do not want to watch Arcia get major AB's again
AA isn’t going to do shit. He’s already said that they don’t expect to add much during free agency. No way his sorry ass goes after an aceQuote:
Originally Posted by trob115
Well, 7, you got your wish. Seitzer, Magallanes, and Sal Fassano all fired
Good. It's time this organization coaches situational hitting.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrunswickDawg
Chipper got his wish. I wonder if he will have any input on the new hitting coach.
That might not have been the driver. I've seen some compelling info that the Braves were pitched differently from last year, and never adjusted. End of year and they were still looking for pitches that every team knew not to throw them. Some good coaches only really know how to coach one system, or have blind spots. Seems like the league found Seitzers weak spot.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7