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Braves Ongoing Season Comments Thread..

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  • coastaldawgcoastaldawg Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Donaldson with his 2nd homer in 2 games, if his bat gets going our offense will be special

  • TheSmartWayTheSmartWay Posts: 901 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    @coastaldawg wasn’t this his 3rd homer in the last 3 games? Either way, could be a huge factor for us if Donaldson gets hot
  • CTDawgCTDawg Posts: 2,107 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    The offense is championship level right now.
  • donmdonm Posts: 10,241 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    And Folty still perplexes me.

  • coastaldawgcoastaldawg Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
  • bmauldinbmauldin Posts: 4,807 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    The catchers duo is impressing me again this year. 

  • bmauldinbmauldin Posts: 4,807 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    The elephant in the room: what happens with Ender?
    Hope we can trade him for some good bullpen depth/closer and he can find a good home to be productive in. 
    With Pache and others on the doorstep, I think they are moving on. 
  • MuffingodMuffingod Posts: 1,610 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    I thought our bullpen was bad, then we played the Phillies and I feel a little better.
  • coastaldawgcoastaldawg Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    edited June 2019

    An impressive first outing by Ynoa, kid throws hard and has some good stuff.

  • TheSmartWayTheSmartWay Posts: 901 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Ynoa's stuff is amazing and he really painted the corners after getting the initial jitters out. I'm impressed, but definitely a little concerned about his AAA stats. He hasn't been great at that level so far. Wait and see approach.

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

    Clearly our players were traumatized by yesterday's 9th inning disappointment...😉

  • donmdonm Posts: 10,241 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Where did Ynoa come from? I don't seem to recall his name on our minor league watch list. DId he come in a trade or what? Maybe we'll catch lightning in a bottle with him?

  • TheSmartWayTheSmartWay Posts: 901 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Heard in the broadcast today that he came in the Jaime Garcia deal. Not sure where he ranks as a prospect.

  • KirbstomperKirbstomper Posts: 1,102 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    edited June 2019
    Smart is right, twins gave him up in the jaime Garcia deal in like 2017. At the time he was super young (18 or 19) and nothing more than a lottery ticket with a good arm.

    To be a buzzkill, he isn’t really ready for mlb action yet. Command very inconsistent and I’m not sure the org has decided he’s a reliever only yet. He started in A ball this year and has moved through quick, so they may have an eye on a bullpen role for him. Think we all agree as of late that good relief arms are important though, and his upside in the pen would be very high.

    He came up because he is on the 40 man roster and we needed a body when we sent winkler down. Don’t think he sticks around this year unless he pitches his way into a spot. Crossing my fingers he throws enough strikes to stick.

    Also @TheSmartWay @donm mlb.com has him as our #12 prospect right now. Fangraphs as our #18. So don’t feel bad if this guy snuck up on you, he started in the low minors this year and doesn’t have a high prospect ranking.
  • coastaldawgcoastaldawg Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Ynoa’s ranked as Braves #12 prospect, started season in high A league. Spent about 3 weeks each in A, AA, and AAA ball. Doesn’t have eye-popping stats, but looked good today.

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