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So far it has just been older guys that weren’t guaranteed much playing time (Markakis and King Felix), so I really don’t blame them. There are still going to be some tough decisions to make when the rosters get trimmed down to 26 a few weeks into the season.
Also, with no minor league ball being played anytime in the near future, we are going to see rosters getting a lot younger.
Markakis and Felix, I'd have been more worried 8 years ago ;), not sure it is a great loss for the club. Given that is was after talking to Freddie then I think Markakis had the info he needed.
As long as Markakis stays out i am for it 😂
Markakis sitting makes sense. He most likely doesn't need the money ($4 mil contract, means about $1.5 mil, bringing home around $900k).
And he wasn't gonna play much in a 60 game season. I personally would rather see the young guys play a bit..
Markakis could have helped us in the universal DH spot some.. other than that I just hope we don’t see any errors in the outfield due to his absence.
Osuna will most likely be the DH most days. I also expect to see Riley at DH a lot. The outfield defense won't miss a beat if it is going to consist of Acuna, Inciarte, and Duval. I like Markakis, I respect his decision, and realize the Braves will be just fine with him sitting. Without minor league ball being played this year, I also wonder if they will bring Pache up to get some experience. He is a great glove man as well.
Markakis would have played a lot with the DH in play. He is a much better fielder than Ozuna. With the format of this season, depth will play a huge role in who wins it all. Felix and Markakis are both HUGE losses.
Those 2 combined for 0.3 WAR last year. I'm hoping we can replace that
I am probably mistaken, but I thought the universal DH got scrapped, as well as the expanded playoffs.
Edit: it appears I am mistaken, the DH is being used.
Yasiel Puig as the replacement for Markakis. A stronger lineup now.
Don’t say it too loud or you might wake up WCDawg from his slumber. He was a big markakis lover for some half baked reason in his head.
Markakis was fine on a low term low salary. But very replaceable.
Don’t ever have to worry about him awakening again. He’s cursed out his last person who dared to disagree with him
Solid pickup. The Braves look to be modeling themselves after the Dodgers, where only half the lineup will be full-time players; the others being platoon guys.