Braves 2022 regular season - going for a repeat

[msstate7]

Strider is very important to our WS chances

[Commercecomet24]

Strider is very important to our WS chances

Yes, huge!

[PMDawg]

A month ago, the Cardinals were my biggest fear in the NL. They were hot. They've cooled off a bit lately, hope that trend continues.

[trob115]

Looks like the Mets season is now officially over. I honestly thought they had a decent chance to knock off LA had they won their wildcard series.

[Commercecomet24]

Looks like the Mets season is now officially over. I honestly thought they had a decent chance to knock off LA had they won their wildcard series.

Naw mets folded like a cheap umbrella down the stretch and losing to the Padres made the collapse complete. Their gazillion dollar pitching staff crapped the bed when it counted most.

[msstate7]

Hopefully the braves don't follow the Mets to the exit. First 2 games are day games, and the braves have been miserable in day games

[Commercecomet24]

Hopefully the braves don't follow the Mets to the exit. First 2 games are day games, and the braves have been miserable in day games

Nola and wheeler won't be pitching until Wednesday at earliest so that helps

[msstate7]

Nola and wheeler won't be pitching either of first 2 so that helps a bunch

Wheeler should be Wednesday, right? That would be on regular rest

[Commercecomet24]

Wheeler should be Wednesday, right? That would be on regular rest

Yeah I miscounted and changed the post after I looked at it so yeah wheeler should go Wednesday.

[Commercecomet24]

Need strider back bad he's owned the Phillies

[Tater]

Naw mets folded like a cheap umbrella down the stretch and losing to the Padres made the collapse complete. Their gazillion dollar pitching staff crapped the bed when it counted most.

Played the first game with the juiced balls and complained to get them swapped back to the grippier-pitcher friendly balls. Then just hit balls all night right to Padres players while they hit em where they ain't. Got baseballed. (The grippier ball explains the spin rate uptick that Musgrove had tonight, not the Icyhot on his ears.)

I hope MLB sticks with one ball next year. I don't care which. It's crap to have shit changed. Mets are set up to suck with the homerun inducing balls that MLB wants to push, but I'd rather that than swapping between them and seeing wildly different spin rates when the grippy balls come in and you have to question an all time great performance by a guy. Mets wouldn't have even made the playoffs and Judge probably threatens Bonds record with a full season of those balls, but at least it's consistent and fair. The swapping is the unfair part. Let this team be either the 80 win team it is giving up several homers or the 120 WS Champs it would be if no one could touch the spin from the pitcher. Don't change the product on a whim. Then you become NASCAR with the tinkering.

[msstate7]

Braves extend strider, 6-years 75 million. Braves really look like they're gonna be a contender for at least 5-6 more years

[smootness]

Strider should be good to go.

Need the G1 win, then I’d go Wright in G2 and give Strider the extra rest to either take the sweep or put us back up 2-1 if we lose G2.

[msstate7]

Strider should be good to go.

Need the G1 win, then I’d go Wright in G2 and give Strider the extra rest to either take the sweep or put us back up 2-1 if we lose G2.

Wright is a groundball pitcher though, so I can see using him in citizens. I'm fine with either one in game 2

[KOdawg1]

Wonder if this means a Fried extension won't happen.

Which if I have to choose one to extend, it's Strider, but I'd like to keep Max too.

[BrunswickDawg]

Wright is a groundball pitcher though, so I can see using him in citizens. I'm fine with either one in game 2

Wright has also been good in day games - 6-2 with a 3.38 era

[msstate7]

Wright has also been good in day games - 6-2 with a 3.38 era

Nice find.

[msstate7]

Wonder if this means a Fried extension won't happen.

Which if I have to choose one to extend, it's Strider, but I'd like to keep Max too.

I don't think fried is willing unless it's a monster

[BrunswickDawg]

Wonder if this means a Fried extension won't happen.

Which if I have to choose one to extend, it's Strider, but I'd like to keep Max too.

I'd say at this point it may be a Max decision. He's arbitration eligible this season, so he may be looking to see where the numbers are set before he looks at an extension.

[BoomBoom]

Braves extend strider, 6-years 75 million. Braves really look like they're gonna be a contender for at least 5-6 more years

I don't get this deal. The savings for the team are minimal, even if Strider stays healthy and is a beast. One FA year at $20M+, and he gets a $5M buyout of it if he's not healthy or a bust? Great deal for Strider.