Braves

[msstate7]

Wow. Big time Biddle! Talk about pitching out of a high leverage situation.

He needs more high leverage and sam freeman needs less. Biddle's reverse splits hurts us vs LHHs though. Need to get a LH specialist like Blevins. Blevins is in last year of contract and won't cost much

[MetEdDawg]

Acuna with the most textbook pop up homer you will ever see. Dude has pop.

[msstate7]

I give snit hell, but giving biddle 2nd inning was good move. Just got to quit killing sam freeman. 41 appearances in 83 games is ridiculous

[msstate7]

Huge win. Braves are up 6.5 games on Nats. I realize Phillies are closer at 3.5 back, but the Nats are the real threat imo

[MetEdDawg]

10 straight road games against teams with winning records. Last 7 straight against division leaders. 4-0 so far on that road trip.

This team is managing a difficult part of the schedule very well, especially considering how young these guys are.

[Bulldog1]

I give snit hell, but giving biddle 2nd inning was good move. Just got to quit killing sam freeman. 41 appearances in 83 games is ridiculous

I think tonight was #42.

[shoeless joe]

The dumbass has the braves 7 games up on the Nats...must be the best dumbass in baseball

[Really Clark?]

He needs more high leverage and sam freeman needs less. Biddle's reverse splits hurts us vs LHHs though. Need to get a LH specialist like Blevins. Blevins is in last year of contract and won't cost much

I would like to see what it would take to get Conley from the Marlins. Only 17 innings from the pen after being tried as a starter but the numbers and splits look really good

[msstate7]

The dumbass has the braves 7 games up on the Nats...must be the best dumbass in baseball

Snit does a good job for the most part. Few things he does that drives me nuts though:

1. When resting Albies or Swanson, he plays camargo at 2b or SS and culberson at 3b. Culberson is better than camargo at both MIF positions, and Camargo is better at 3b.

2. Overworks the crap out of sam freeman. Freeman is a decent bullpen piece that is overworked to the point of being ineffective.

3. Snit ignores reverse splits for pitchers

4. Won't let the call up pitchers pitch besides Wisler and Luke Jackson

[Bulldog1]

I wouldn't mind us going after Avilan or Claudio.

Avilan
Vs. L - .213 avg, .265 obp, .326 slg, .259 wOBA, 1.61 FIP
Vs. R - .327 avg, .411 obp, .510 slg, .387 wOBA, 4.91 FIP

Claudio
Vs. L - .208 avg, .208 obp, .321 slg, .225 wOBA, 3.18 FIP
Vs. R - .414 avg, .454 obp, .560 slg, .428 wOBA, 2.84 FIP

[msstate7]

Conley, Claudio, and Avilan are all in last year of contract too. Sounds good to me. I just want to be trading Wisler and not allard

[shoeless joe]

Snit does a good job for the most part. Few things he does that drives me nuts though:

1. When resting Albies or Swanson, he plays camargo at 2b or SS and culberson at 3b. Culberson is better than camargo at both MIF positions, and Camargo is better at 3b.

2. Overworks the crap out of sam freeman. Freeman is a decent bullpen piece that is overworked to the point of being ineffective.

3. Snit ignores reverse splits for pitchers

4. Won't let the call up pitchers pitch besides Wisler and Luke Jackson

No doubt he makes some head scratching decisions from our perspective...but he's also over performing so far this season

[msstate7]

No doubt he makes some head scratching decisions from our perspective...but he's also over performing so far this season

Results have been outstanding. Wish snit would get him a more analytical pitching coach this offseason, and let said PC handle more of the pen management.

[dawgs]

Huge win. Braves are up 6.5 games on Nats. I realize Phillies are closer at 3.5 back, but the Nats are the real threat imo

Nats are gonna catch fire at some point. Probably will correspond with the pending average correction coming to harper's stats. A BABIP of .220 when his batted ball profile is in line with his career numbers just ain't sustainable for the long haul, he's due to spike his average 50+ points with a ridiculously hot couple of weeks. Rendon has finally started hitting a bit too.

[dawgs]

Also, I may be wrong, but I'd bet on significant fading from the barves pitching staff in the 2nd half. Too many young guys not used to throwing 200 IP to expect this dominance in the 2md half.

[msstate7]

Also, I may be wrong, but I'd bet on significant fading from the barves pitching staff in the 2nd half. Too many young guys not used to throwing 200 IP to expect this dominance in the 2md half.

AA has been sending starters to the DL to keep their work load down.

[msstate7]

https://www.mlb.com/news/trade-deadl...?tid=282421090

2. Mike Moustakas, Royals: The veteran third baseman is having another solid season on the offensive side, ranking 10th among qualified big league third basemen with a .477 slugging percentage. Additionally, he maintains one of the lowest strikeout rates (14.4 percent) at the position while seeing his walk rate (7.3 percent) rise relative to his 2017 clip (5.7 percent). Moose was not dealt last year after Kansas City opted to keep its core together for another postseason run, but that should not be the case this summer with the Royals sitting more than 30 games under .500.

Prediction: Moustakas goes to the Braves for a pair of prospects, left-hander Kolby Allard (MLB.com's No. 50 prospect) and right-hander Touki Toussaint (Atlanta's No. 11 prospect).

7. Zach Britton, Orioles: Britton is still trying to get himself into pitching form after missing the first two-plus months while recovering from surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles, and scouts have said Britton's fastball velocity and movement are below what they want from a major trade piece. Expecting the 30-year-old to improve considerably may be wishful thinking, but he is a buy-low candidate with high upside. At his best, Britton is a dominant closer that any team would love to add to the back of their bullpen. The Braves have surprised everyone and should make a bold move.

Prediction: Britton joins Atlanta for left-hander Max Fried (MLB.com's No. 73 prospect).

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How does this clown have a job?

[MetEdDawg]

https://www.mlb.com/news/trade-deadl...?tid=282421090

2. Mike Moustakas, Royals: The veteran third baseman is having another solid season on the offensive side, ranking 10th among qualified big league third basemen with a .477 slugging percentage. Additionally, he maintains one of the lowest strikeout rates (14.4 percent) at the position while seeing his walk rate (7.3 percent) rise relative to his 2017 clip (5.7 percent). Moose was not dealt last year after Kansas City opted to keep its core together for another postseason run, but that should not be the case this summer with the Royals sitting more than 30 games under .500.

Prediction: Moustakas goes to the Braves for a pair of prospects, left-hander Kolby Allard (MLB.com's No. 50 prospect) and right-hander Touki Toussaint (Atlanta's No. 11 prospect).

7. Zach Britton, Orioles: Britton is still trying to get himself into pitching form after missing the first two-plus months while recovering from surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles, and scouts have said Britton's fastball velocity and movement are below what they want from a major trade piece. Expecting the 30-year-old to improve considerably may be wishful thinking, but he is a buy-low candidate with high upside. At his best, Britton is a dominant closer that any team would love to add to the back of their bullpen. The Braves have surprised everyone and should make a bold move.

Prediction: Britton joins Atlanta for left-hander Max Fried (MLB.com's No. 73 prospect).

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How does this clown have a job?

Wow. So we are gonna give up 3 of our best pitching prospects for Moose and Britton? That will never happen. What an awful article.

[msstate7]

Wow. So we are gonna give up 3 of our best pitching prospects for Moose and Britton? That will never happen. What an awful article.

Might as well give up Acuna and Riley for a half year of Machado. What about Pache and albies for starlin Castro? Can't believe someone proposed that moose trade in particular

[Bulldog1]

Saw someone on another site mention Aaron Loup as someone we could get as a situational lefty.

He is in his final year of his contract.

L/R Splits
Vs. L - .245 avg, .322 obp, .327 slg, .289 wOBA, 2.54 FIP

Vs. R - .288 avg, .344 obp, .491 slg, .353 wOBA, 3.61 FIP