2025 Braves Thread

[msstate7]

Profar back in a month and a half

I'm worried last year was from PEDs. Hopefully clean Profar can still hit

[shoeless joe]

albies takes the most selfish at bats over and over and over. i understand loving his effort but the dude could help the team win in so many ways but he refuses to do so. if you can locate off speed away and FB up/in he's a K or a pop out EVERY SINGLE TIME. lay a bunt down once every two weeks and watch how everything would change. but hey he's on a team friendly contract....
should have traded him after that one good season.

the positive on the offense is that some of these guys will get going and then it'll all play itself out. ozuna and harris are the two i expect to get hot. olson is who he is. .220-.240 hitter that hopefully gives you 25-35 homers...if he can square up a FB.

the pen is the absolute biggest concern right now.

even with all the positive potential things coming up the bottom line is this is MAYBE a wild card team that will get bounced early due to lack of pen depth. you absolutely cannot let every free agent lynch pen of the organization walk and expect to continue to get great results. thankfully the one championship came from this group cuz a second does not seem likely.

[trob115]

albies takes the most selfish at bats over and over and over. i understand loving his effort but the dude could help the team win in so many ways but he refuses to do so. if you can locate off speed away and FB up/in he's a K or a pop out EVERY SINGLE TIME. lay a bunt down once every two weeks and watch how everything would change. but hey he's on a team friendly contract....
should have traded him after that one good season.

the positive on the offense is that some of these guys will get going and then it'll all play itself out. ozuna and harris are the two i expect to get hot. olson is who he is. .220-.240 hitter that hopefully gives you 25-35 homers...if he can square up a FB.

the pen is the absolute biggest concern right now.

even with all the positive potential things coming up the bottom line is this is MAYBE a wild card team that will get bounced early due to lack of pen depth. you absolutely cannot let every free agent lynch pen of the organization walk and expect to continue to get great results. thankfully the one championship came from this group cuz a second does not seem likely.

Ehh, I kinda disagree on the pen. As a whole, they've done a great job. Iggy has decent underlying peripheral numbers and he's been a bit unlucky.

The Braves have the 2nd best record in all of the NL after their 0-7 start and are currently on pace to win 95 games.


Bullpen management is a completely different story. Snitker is asleep most games and is stuck in 2005 bullpen roles. I was really excited to see PJ pitch the 9th last night.

Also Snits lineup management is atrocious at times too.


Baldwin is the front runner for ROY right now. Need to stick him in LF when Murphy is catching.

Getting Acuna back next week will be huge. Also, Strider should be back in a few days.


I think the Braves are in a good spot, all things considered with injuries and the putrid 0-7 start.

[BravesDoggy]

Ehh, I kinda disagree on the pen. As a whole, they've done a great job. Iggy has decent underlying peripheral numbers and he's been a bit unlucky.

The Braves have the 2nd best record in all of the NL after their 0-7 start and are currently on pace to win 95 games.


Bullpen management is a completely different story. Snitker is asleep most games and is stuck in 2005 bullpen roles. I was really excited to see PJ pitch the 9th last night.

Also Snits lineup management is atrocious at times too.


Baldwin is the front runner for ROY right now. Need to stick him in LF when Murphy is catching.

Getting Acuna back next week will be huge. Also, Strider should be back in a few days.


I think the Braves are in a good spot, all things considered with injuries and the putrid 0-7 start.

They should do what some of the local talking heads have suggested and trade Murphy and/or Ozuna while you can get a good haul for them, although the shine has come off Ozuna a bit since that was suggested. They can't afford to gamble on another long term contract with Ozuna and SS is a glaring hole that cant be ignored for another offseason. Let Baldwin have the full time catching duties and bring up one of the depth pieces from AAA for 1 start a week.

[shoeless joe]

Ehh, I kinda disagree on the pen. As a whole, they've done a great job. Iggy has decent underlying peripheral numbers and he's been a bit unlucky.

The Braves have the 2nd best record in all of the NL after their 0-7 start and are currently on pace to win 95 games.


Bullpen management is a completely different story. Snitker is asleep most games and is stuck in 2005 bullpen roles. I was really excited to see PJ pitch the 9th last night.

Also Snits lineup management is atrocious at times too.


Baldwin is the front runner for ROY right now. Need to stick him in LF when Murphy is catching.

Getting Acuna back next week will be huge. Also, Strider should be back in a few days.


I think the Braves are in a good spot, all things considered with injuries and the putrid 0-7 start.

Tell me again how the pen isn’t a major issue…

[trob115]

Snitker was the issue, not the pen. Also if Olson would pull his head out of his rear, we win too

[msstate7]

Snitker was the issue, not the pen. Also if Olson would pull his head out of his rear, we win too

All of this.

In the 8th, they had their best (only) 2 hitters up. Snit has to use our best available there.

[trob115]

All of this.

In the 8th, they had their best (only) 2 hitters up. Snit has to use our best available there.

What's so frustrating to me, is that the Braves have lost at least 4 games this year you can easily say due to poor in game management.


If we had a competent manager, we would be in much better shape.

AA is frustrating to me too. I'm ready for him to put up or shut up.

[shoeless joe]

What's so frustrating to me, is that the Braves have lost at least 4 games this year you can easily say due to poor in game management.


If we had a competent manager, we would be in much better shape.

AA is frustrating to me too. I'm ready for him to put up or shut up.

definitely agree on AA

[BravesDoggy]

definitely agree on AA

Agree here too. I guess you can call it bad luck on Profar but he shoulda done his homework. Ignoring the SS position for 2 years now baffles me. You go into this season AGAIN depending on Arcia and Snit gives up on him in week 1 and now we are stuck with a AAA shortstop.

You lose Fried and Morton and replace them with nothing. Depending on Sale and/or Lopez not to fall off was a huge gamble. These are positions that could have been shored up last season, at the trade deadline, and this offseason and chose not to

[msstate7]

Drake Baldwin and AJSS look like absolute studs. As a big AA critic, we probably should consider this when we critique AA. I was mad we didn't try to swing a trade for a proven SS or SP, but man, I am really happy we held these two.

[shoeless joe]

Allen is an old school light hitting good glove SS...if the rest of the lineup does what they're supposed to then he is an asset. if you're relying on him for offense then he's not good enough.

the two major problems right now are ozzie and olson. harris could be better and ozuna but both of them are streaky guys...and they can go on extended, month long, hot streaks and just about carry the team. hopefully acuna coming back will help lighten the load some of those guys feel. and we can blame snit and his managing of it all we want but the pen just doesn't have what it's had and at some point that will need to be addressed. nothing is as demoralizing for a team as to lose a late inning lead cuz the pen can't get ahead in the count and throw a slider with break or locate a heater to put somebody away.

[msstate7]

Acuna was 2-3 last night with a double and an assist. Just missed a hr in back-to-back rehab games. I can't wait to put him at the top of this lineup

[shoeless joe]

Tell me again how the bullpen isn’t a major concern…

[BravesDoggy]

Tell me again how the bullpen isn?t a major concern?

Holmes should be in the pen and would quickly shore up middle relief

[KOdawg1]

1. Snitker continues to cost this team games

2. That bullpen is absolute ass.

[trob115]

Snit needs to be turned loose yesterday.

My 8 year old called us losing this game when he put in Montero. He's literally the worst option in the pen. It's so bad even kids know what is coming.

Also brining in PJ to face Duran was stooopid. Dodd and Lee both were available. I promise you Snit has now cost us 5 games with lack of decision making.

[msstate7]

This team used to be so talented they could overcome snit's idiocy. They aren't good enough to that now. Need someone to make optimal moves. And Acuna is ready... he better be in DC Tuesday night

[KB21]

It's been time to fire Snitker. It's pretty clear that Ron Washington was the magic behind the team prior to last year.

[shoeless joe]

I’m not saying snit isn’t making some questionable decisions. But putting all the blame on him when the pen clearly sucks is stupid. He put 4 different arms in with the lead last nite. None of them got the job done. None. That’s not a snit issue that’s a bullpen issue and an AA issue.

And 100% agree on Ron Washington. That plus the losses of leaders for numbers and cheaper is costing them big time when those numbers guys aren’t producing numbers.