The Braves Are Good Right now

Bigcalidawg

Ronnie is on his way. When Camargo gets back....the rotation is filling in....these guys are competing now

donm

Wish it was the last week of the season!

WCDawg

They have opened the season strong and they have some long term talent, but.
There are some things that are not sustainable as well.
.220 hitters will usually revert to form, it's highly unlikely some of those contributing to this quick start will be producing in June.
The key is the development of the young starting pitchers, if Newcomb and others come through, the team will win.

We'll add Acuna, but we have guys like Flaherty, Adams, Tucker and Stewart who have hit like stars so far, but they're not going to produce long term.
Baseball ALWAYS has anomalies early in seasons where bad teams hit good and good teams hit bad, by season's end they almost always rise or fall to their real levels.
Looking at it objectively there is real ability with developing hitters like Sawnson, Albies and Acuna, but I'll be shocked if we still lead MLB in runs scored in July.

Bankwalker

Starting pitching has been modest, at best. Not good. If the run support hadnt been there we would all be wondering when Sroka and the others in AAA get a chance.

BoroDawg

I believe that we may have found something with Tucker. He has always hit well in the minors and was a highly rated prospect, he was just blocked in the Astros system.

coastaldawg

Starting pitching will decide how good this Braves' team will be. Hitting will cool off, but hopefully Acuna , Camargo, and Flowers will give them a lift when they get in the lineup. Tehran has to get straightened out, Sanchez doesn't look like he has much as fifth starter. Would like to see a few of our young starting pitchers come up and get experience at some point this year. Everyone has talked about our pitching prospect the last few years, it's time for more of them to start producing a major-league level.

tfk_fanboy

Not a baseball fan but I was in Atlanta last week and went to the game Tuesday night. Entertaining game, lots of runs. Was my first MLB game and my 8 year old son's first MLB game. Was a good one to go to and fun. The new stadium is nice, plenty of spots around for entertainment, and the Uber pick-up zone is a great idea

Acrum21

Right now, yes.

BoroDawg

@coastaldawg said:
Starting pitching will decide how good this Braves' team will be. Hitting will cool off, but hopefully Acuna , Camargo, and Flowers will give them a lift when they get in the lineup. Tehran has to get straightened out, Sanchez doesn't look like he has much as fifth starter. Would like to see a few of our young starting pitchers come up and get experience at some point this year. Everyone has talked about our pitching prospect the last few years, it's time for more of them to start producing a major-league level.

Soroka will be up in just a few months and Sanchez will be DFA’d. Soroka may not wow you with his stuff, but he is a bulldog that will throw 200+ innings on an annual basis. Also, he knows how to pitch instead of throw, which is a breath of fresh air in an era of guys just trying to throw it as hard as they can.

Bigcalidawg

@WCDawg said:
They have opened the season strong and they have some long term talent, but.
There are some things that are not sustainable as well.
.220 hitters will usually revert to form, it's highly unlikely some of those contributing to this quick start will be producing in June.
The key is the development of the young starting pitchers, if Newcomb and others come through, the team will win.

We'll add Acuna, but we have guys like Flaherty, Adams, Tucker and Stewart who have hit like stars so far, but they're not going to produce long term.
Baseball ALWAYS has anomalies early in seasons where bad teams hit good and good teams hit bad, by season's end they almost always rise or fall to their real levels.
Looking at it objectively there is real ability with developing hitters like Sawnson, Albies and Acuna, but I'll be shocked if we still lead MLB in runs scored in July.

I know Flaherty and Culberson can’t hit, but Camargo is coming back and Tucker is legit.

WCDawg

@Bigcalidawg said:

@WCDawg said:
They have opened the season strong and they have some long term talent, but.
There are some things that are not sustainable as well.
.220 hitters will usually revert to form, it's highly unlikely some of those contributing to this quick start will be producing in June.
The key is the development of the young starting pitchers, if Newcomb and others come through, the team will win.

We'll add Acuna, but we have guys like Flaherty, Adams, Tucker and Stewart who have hit like stars so far, but they're not going to produce long term.
Baseball ALWAYS has anomalies early in seasons where bad teams hit good and good teams hit bad, by season's end they almost always rise or fall to their real levels.
Looking at it objectively there is real ability with developing hitters like Sawnson, Albies and Acuna, but I'll be shocked if we still lead MLB in runs scored in July.

I know Flaherty and Culberson can’t hit, but Camargo is coming back and Tucker is legit.

Tucker is a 2 week wonder, at least that is all he's done so far.
Anybody who has followed MLB should know the game is full of flash in the pan performances, it's not at all like football in that way.

Bigcalidawg

Let’s place s friendly wager on Tucker’s season.......

Bigcalidawg

I say he hits .280+ and has 20+ homers this season

donm

@Bigcalidawg said:
I say he hits .280+ and has 20+ homers this season

When Acuna comes up I don’t think Tucker will get enough AB’s to hit 20 HR. He might exceed his lifetime ave. but it will be tough if he doesn’t get consistent AB’s.

BoroDawg

@WCDawg said:

@Bigcalidawg said:

@WCDawg said:
They have opened the season strong and they have some long term talent, but.
There are some things that are not sustainable as well.
.220 hitters will usually revert to form, it's highly unlikely some of those contributing to this quick start will be producing in June.
The key is the development of the young starting pitchers, if Newcomb and others come through, the team will win.

We'll add Acuna, but we have guys like Flaherty, Adams, Tucker and Stewart who have hit like stars so far, but they're not going to produce long term.
Baseball ALWAYS has anomalies early in seasons where bad teams hit good and good teams hit bad, by season's end they almost always rise or fall to their real levels.
Looking at it objectively there is real ability with developing hitters like Sawnson, Albies and Acuna, but I'll be shocked if we still lead MLB in runs scored in July.

I know Flaherty and Culberson can’t hit, but Camargo is coming back and Tucker is legit.

Tucker is a 2 week wonder, at least that is all he's done so far.
Anybody who has followed MLB should know the game is full of flash in the pan performances, it's not at all like football in that way.

Again, Tucker has hit at every stop in the minors and has been a highly rated prospect. He was just blocked in the Astros system.

CZCashvilleDawg

Tucker is a 2 week wonder, at least that is all he's done so far.

Would be a decent rebuttal if 2 weeks wasn’t all we have to go on for the season