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Braves Ongoing Season Comments Thread..
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First time in about a decade I’ve seen an actual path to win it for the Braves. But still they are gonna have to make moves to do it.
Of course I like the way the team is playing right now, but it's way too early and pitching is too spotty for me to declare them title contenders just yet. Baseball more than any other major sport is littered with teams that looked good for half a season only to be exposed in the second half of the season. 162 games can wear the thin pitching staff down.
I like what I'm seeing from the offense right now though.
Hand would be a huge plus, he's been really good for over 3 seasons straight, that is a very good indication he won't fold soon. Cleveland is still very much in the playoff hunt though and they just signed Hand last year. I'll be surprised if they put him out there unless they take a nose dive.
Swanson has been good. Next step is consistency - needs a good 2nd half. Baseball needs to add a 10th player like slo pitch softball - need to get Camargo on the field - he's wasting away. Culbertson, meanwhile is a bench machine. I like Joyce as well. Nice bench.
The Athletic says Anthopoulos is beating the bushes trying to trade for a closer or other bullpen help. They suggested Felipe Vazquez was the most logical option. Sounds great to me.
"Vázquez, 27, is in his prime and controllable through 2023 with the last two years of his deal being team options. He’s under a club-friendly deal that pays him $4.5 million this year, $5.75 million in 2020 and $7.75 million in 2021 with club options at $10 million for both 2022 and 2023 and the buyouts totaling $1.5 million. Vázquez has appeared in 26 games this year with a 2.22 ERA with 15 saves and a staggering 46 strikeouts in 28 1/3 innings."
I think Folty would benefit the team more by coming out of the pen. This would strengthen the bullpen and then would only need a closer.
I think getting Folty back too form as a starter would have more value. I'd only consider moving him if it looked like he wasn't going to re-gain his form quick enough to be a difference maker starting. It's a lot easier to go 100% for an inning or 2 than pitch through a lineup several times.
Yes, if we get 2018 Folty back, that would be better than Folty in the pen.
There are too many good bullpen arms out there via trade to give up on him that quickly
Folty long term would be better for the team as a good starting pitcher. Short term, he's the #5 starter based on ERA at this current time, which you don't need in the playoffs. So, he could potentially be a bullpen arm if he gets a few chances to adjust to relief pitching in the regular season. Then back to starting pitching next offseason in an attempt to regain 2018 form.
Not sure I'd want to give up Pache. He may be Markakis' replacement in the next couple of years. Riley, Acuna and hopefully Pache sounds like an amazing homegrown outfield to me. Do they want Ender instead? 😂
Teams almost always use surplus starters in relief roles in the playoffs. It doesn't take much adjustment. They can go 100% for an inning or 2.
Ender is good, albeit not the 40 games he played this year. He was an all-star season before last, and isn't too far off from being a .300 career hitter while being a good fielder. Is under contract through 2022 and has a 2023 club option.
I wish Ender could sneak into the lineup just enough over the next month and a half to make him good trade chip. For most teams without the OF and minor league depth we have, he would be an amazing CF and 7-9 hitter. Or just a bench piece for a playoff team.