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william nichols's avatar

If you missed it our 2nd round draft choice Lodise started Friday night for Rome

at shortstop.

He went 3 for 4 with a double and a triple.

His power was to Right Center and Right Field

Our third rounder started at shortstop for Augusta on Friday and went 2 for 5 with a Homer. I think his name is Miller.

The FCL closed in July. So the high school draftees have nowhere to play.

I saw a prediction on Bleacher Report that Braves will sign shortstop Bo Bichette for 6 years for $126 million this offseason

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Lindsay Crosby's avatar

Nice update! I've got something coming soon about how Bo Bichette would be a bad deal

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Tom Lamoureux's avatar

Another excellent analysis. Would be a boost if f Braves could count on Waldrep for quality innings in 2026. I’m leaning more & more towards a lot of “quality arms”, regardless of a prescribed role is key to success in the MLB these days. Consider this: Through 70% of the 2025 season, the White Sox have a lower team ERA than the Dodgers (with 5 Cy Young and 3 MVP awards (if Ohtani is included)). Think about how much $ and effort the Dodgers put into their pitching staff in the off-season versus the White Sox. Still wondering if Braves need to focus on quality arms to get outs, rather than the developing pitchers for defined roles.

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Lindsay Crosby's avatar

On this note, I'd love to see the Braves more willing to use pitching prospects and relief in the majors, but AA seems to be prioritizing their ability to handle a workload

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Tom Lamoureux's avatar

100%!! Would Braves have been better served to bring up a kid like Fuentes and tell him: “we’re counting on you to get 6-9 outs. Doesn’t matter if they’re outs 1-9 or 10-18”? Braves seem to have a strong bias towards “traditional” pitching roles. I’m not 100% convinced that’s the approach that works given the prevelance of arm injuries in MLB these days. Certainly a couple top of the rotation SPs that can deliver 175+ innings is great, but 5 defined SPs just doesn’t seem to exist, no matter how much $ you spend.

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Emmanuel Fuentes's avatar

Given how fast he's been able to add those pitches to his repertoire, it makes me believe this kid will continue to get better and his stuff will continue to improve. Gives me hope for what he can do for us in the future.

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