Great read, you got me thinking how nice it would be for Bowman to retire and they upgraded with a Lindsay Crosby. Fingers crossed. I know Fedde has not been 'good,' but a free starter who has done work and saved the Braves. I am so glad the Braves have him and I hope he gets what he wanted from his Braves tenure. I believe the Braves got what they needed from him.
What would you say the 26 Spring pecking order is for future starters: Waldrep(? maybe a now/forever starter), JR Richie, Fuentes, Burkhalter, Lara, etc. I understand the Braves may need 2 free agent starters for next year, but I kinda want the kids to play......
That's a great question on the pecking order. Probably need to make it into an entire article, but my vibes-based top-of-head ranking would be Waldrep, Fuentes, Burkhalter OR Ritchie, Lara. Really curious if Burky's experience and velo would win out over Ritchie's wide arsenal but lack of experience.
Great read, you got me thinking how nice it would be for Bowman to retire and they upgraded with a Lindsay Crosby. Fingers crossed. I know Fedde has not been 'good,' but a free starter who has done work and saved the Braves. I am so glad the Braves have him and I hope he gets what he wanted from his Braves tenure. I believe the Braves got what they needed from him.
What would you say the 26 Spring pecking order is for future starters: Waldrep(? maybe a now/forever starter), JR Richie, Fuentes, Burkhalter, Lara, etc. I understand the Braves may need 2 free agent starters for next year, but I kinda want the kids to play......
That's a great question on the pecking order. Probably need to make it into an entire article, but my vibes-based top-of-head ranking would be Waldrep, Fuentes, Burkhalter OR Ritchie, Lara. Really curious if Burky's experience and velo would win out over Ritchie's wide arsenal but lack of experience.
Good to be brought up to speed on the complexity of the decisions to be made.