I agree with you Michael - Braves Today is awesome. Although I’m a more recent fan; I only started following the Braves in ‘67. And I generally agree about leveraging the minor league system instead of acquiring players other teams no longer want.
If I were running the Braves… transition Fuentes into a starter and move Holmes to the pen. Start by asking Holmes to go 3 innings and bring Fuentes in for the next 3 innings. Over the next couple months figure out if Fuentes is ready to hamdle being a starter. And find out if Karinchek is ready to get big leaguers out. We don’t need Cookie. Use JR as a spot emergency starter.
I've watched so many great players' careers grind to a disappointing halt due to re-occuring injuries. Can't help but wonder if that's where we're going with Acuna and Riley?
I feel certain AA is out there this morning attempting to find a 35-year old outfielder to take Ronald's place at $11MM/year. Please don't do that AA.
Like Carrasco is a cheap placeholder for....what? Please don't do that AA. Bring up one of the young arms up that might mirror what Didier is doing and get rid of over-the-hill players.
I love Braves Today because I can opine to knowledgable fans who might be suffering thru similar frustrations. I'm not here to trash anyone. I just like playing GM with the Braves, my team since 1966.
You can NOT let Holmes make another start. You just can't. He MUST be moved to the bullpen immediately.
Walt has been almost 100% in the levers he has pulled this season, but given the weather concerns for the rest of the series, we needed to go for the win last night. I have no problem with Dodd coming in, he's been good this year and you were lucky AF for Carrasco to get of the inning. TO LET HIM GO BACK OUT WAS MANAGERIAL MALPRACTICE! You can not convince me otherwise. Go argue with a wall.
Walt wanted to avoid all the high leverage arms last night and he wound up using Iggy for multiple innings and he's probably is down for tonight. Yes, the offense pissed away multiple opportunities to put this game away, but for me, you can pin this loss on Walt.
Excellent assessment, Lindsay. Carrasco was weak but the lack of timely hits in so many opportunities lost this one. But with Acuna and Baldwin out late in the game and Riley not having a clue - not a surprise.
AA has to give Weiss another arm from the pen. Weiss has juggled as brilliantly as anyone could hope for but there is a limit, especially when three of the starters can't be expected to go beyond four or five innings. The bullpen is being over worked and the price of this will be steep. The Phillies are watching with quiet enjoyment.
I agree with you Michael - Braves Today is awesome. Although I’m a more recent fan; I only started following the Braves in ‘67. And I generally agree about leveraging the minor league system instead of acquiring players other teams no longer want.
If I were running the Braves… transition Fuentes into a starter and move Holmes to the pen. Start by asking Holmes to go 3 innings and bring Fuentes in for the next 3 innings. Over the next couple months figure out if Fuentes is ready to hamdle being a starter. And find out if Karinchek is ready to get big leaguers out. We don’t need Cookie. Use JR as a spot emergency starter.
I've watched so many great players' careers grind to a disappointing halt due to re-occuring injuries. Can't help but wonder if that's where we're going with Acuna and Riley?
I feel certain AA is out there this morning attempting to find a 35-year old outfielder to take Ronald's place at $11MM/year. Please don't do that AA.
Like Carrasco is a cheap placeholder for....what? Please don't do that AA. Bring up one of the young arms up that might mirror what Didier is doing and get rid of over-the-hill players.
I love Braves Today because I can opine to knowledgable fans who might be suffering thru similar frustrations. I'm not here to trash anyone. I just like playing GM with the Braves, my team since 1966.
You can NOT let Holmes make another start. You just can't. He MUST be moved to the bullpen immediately.
Walt has been almost 100% in the levers he has pulled this season, but given the weather concerns for the rest of the series, we needed to go for the win last night. I have no problem with Dodd coming in, he's been good this year and you were lucky AF for Carrasco to get of the inning. TO LET HIM GO BACK OUT WAS MANAGERIAL MALPRACTICE! You can not convince me otherwise. Go argue with a wall.
Walt wanted to avoid all the high leverage arms last night and he wound up using Iggy for multiple innings and he's probably is down for tonight. Yes, the offense pissed away multiple opportunities to put this game away, but for me, you can pin this loss on Walt.
Excellent assessment, Lindsay. Carrasco was weak but the lack of timely hits in so many opportunities lost this one. But with Acuna and Baldwin out late in the game and Riley not having a clue - not a surprise.
AA has to give Weiss another arm from the pen. Weiss has juggled as brilliantly as anyone could hope for but there is a limit, especially when three of the starters can't be expected to go beyond four or five innings. The bullpen is being over worked and the price of this will be steep. The Phillies are watching with quiet enjoyment.