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Braves Ongoing Season Comments Thread..

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  • TheSmartWayTheSmartWay Posts: 901 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    Jackson really would be a great option out of the pen in low-leverage situations. Should not be out there after the 7th inning. Easy for us armchair experts to say, though... there is a huge dearth in quality bullpen arms around the MLB. Three guys I’d love for the Braves to take a look at as we move toward the trade deadline:

    Will Smith, SF
    Felipe Vasquez, PIT
    Jordan Hicks, STL
  • dbrown7494dbrown7494 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    Will Smith and Vasquez are do able if both teams decide to be sellers. I believe the Giants will be sellers but idk about Pittsburgh 
  • SquillDawgSquillDawg Posts: 1,438 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    If Cleveland goes into sell mode, I want Brad Hand.
  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Most of the top pitching prospects are still very young. Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz all had rocky times when the broke into the league. It's too early to judge Folty and Newcomb. We still have 3 or 4 guys in our minor league system as well.

    Even so if we just had an average closer we'd have near the best record in MLB right now.

  • bmauldinbmauldin Posts: 4,807 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    We have to do *something* because, last night was a 2 game swing and we should have closed it out. 
  • bmauldinbmauldin Posts: 4,807 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    I’m so glad we didn’t part ways with Austin Riley to land someone. 
    Frank Wren would have pulled the trigger. 
  • CTDawgCTDawg Posts: 2,107 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    The Phillies rolled their 6-7-8 hitters up there and every one of them reached
  • donmdonm Posts: 10,241 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    A couple of years back it did seem his name was frequently mentioned as trade bait. I call your so glad and raise you a big thankful!!

  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    edited June 2019

    No doubt in my mind once it was clear we don't have a viable closer on roster good ownership would have gone after Kimbrel aggressively. It was a huge mistake baseball wise not to have done so. To Liberty it was nothing but a line or 2 on their ledgers. If we'd pulled the trigger 2 months back when anybody paying attention knew it was the best option he would have been closing games for at least the past month.

  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    donm. Riley looks like he'll be a good hitter for a long time. He has excellent natural strength, good balance and a quick smooth swing. He also looks like he knows he belongs at this level, which is no small thing.

  • MuffingodMuffingod Posts: 1,610 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    That’s been that’s been the thing that’s impressed me the most is that nothing seems to phase him
  • amjadawgsamjadawgs Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Yes, we need a solid closer, but being at the game which was standing room only, so my son and I stood through a VERY disheartening loss for 4 hours. Was still a very entertaining evening.

  • UGA4LifeUGA4Life Posts: 930 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    Great job Liberty on opening the purse strings to sign Kimbrel.
  • dbrown7494dbrown7494 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    I think Donaldson is starting to heat up! 

  • dbrown7494dbrown7494 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    I wouldn’t mind seeing Newcomb get a shot at closer when Dallas is ready for the Major. Newcomb has been really good out of the pen since he was move there
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