I agree with Bruce, Brian and John. I saw what top free agents went for over the winter and know full well the Braves won't pay that price. Paying 2nd tier money for a second tier person won't do it, either (e.g., Kim). We need post-season star ("shine the brightest when the lights are the hottest") or just leave it alone.
Why isn't "homer per inning" gone? Bring back Karinchek (sp). At least someone who gives us a CHANCE of getting out of an inning without giving up a homerun.
1. Dubon gets lots of praise for his defensive ability but his running into Harris and knocking the ball out of Harris'glove was shocking. I'd love to hear the explanation but probably won't hear anything.
2. We've now gotten a feeling for what the young pitchers ( Ritchie, Owen, AJSS) can do. To me , they all seem like potential rotation back-end guys. Nothing wrong with that but we already have several guys like that. As sad as it is, I would say that the chances of Strider ever retuning to the level of a front-end guy is <10%. That leaves Schwellenbach as someone who may return to the level he was at over a year ago, but who would bet that would occur this year? I wouldn't.
I'm sure AA is convinced he needs to get an SP, but if it's not a Joe Ryan or a Tarik Skubal or a Sonny Gray, forget it. (I realize if the Tigers and Red Sox continue to win over the next week and a half, these guys won't even be available). Getting a Peralta or a Wacha or a Detmers will be treading water.
3. The bull pen was a little thin before Suarez' injury. Now, unless Sale is pitching, the SP's can't get past the the 5th inning and we're going to see the nightly string of guys, which is unsustainable. I would say the need for a really good arm in the pen is as glaring as the need for an SP. Hoping to get lucky in the DFA market is something we've seen enough of.
Nicely said Bruce. I agree. Unfortunately now AA is gonna be able to hide behind the “Prices were just too high to get a deal done this deadline” excuse. Maybe if he did his job during the offseason we wouldn’t be in this mess. Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles could have seen this coming when you bring back the same injury riddled staff we had last season. Also, as great as Harris has been, he has to take some of the blame on that pop fly fiasco. He was clearly nonchalanting that catch. Dubon’s light contact should not have been enough to knock it out of his glove.
The Atlanta Braves have scored 6 runs or more in a game 34 times this season, posting an impressive 31-3 record in those matchups.
I don't care what Ken Rosenthal said, there is no way AA could have watched this game and come away thinking, "Our offense is the problem. I don't need to do anything about the pitching."
Do you give Murphy another start? AJSS's numbers from Gwinnett looked pretty good today. I know we don't want to rush him back, but I'm not sure you can live with 2 or 3 more outings like we got from Murphy today between now and the trade deadline.
Lindsay, the turning point of the game was when our moron manager Weiss inserted Kinley into the game. Why is Kinley even on this team? He can’t even get through a bottom of a batting order without giving up a homer. It’s Aaron Bummer all over again. Who’s in charge here? When are Weiss and Anthopolous ever gonna be held accountable for the horrific job they are doing? Also, what is going on with Dylan Lee? Is he gonna need an ir stint too? His last few outings have not been good.
Tyler Kinley's absolutely become a problem, yeah. If you can't get through the bottom of the order, I don't know what utility you have other than blowouts. Is he speedrunning the Aaron Bummer career arc?
I agree Kinley has really imploded but other than having Ritchie go another inning or two as Lindsay said, Weiss didn't have much choice - with another disappointing rookie SP effort, he had to turn the game over to the bull pen in the third inning and ended up using everyone in the pen (except Medero)) for naught. I'm sure we will see another round of AA DFA moves today with more predictable frustration. The penny-pinching of the off season is coming home to roost (much to the Phillie's delight).
I agree with Bruce, Brian and John. I saw what top free agents went for over the winter and know full well the Braves won't pay that price. Paying 2nd tier money for a second tier person won't do it, either (e.g., Kim). We need post-season star ("shine the brightest when the lights are the hottest") or just leave it alone.
Why isn't "homer per inning" gone? Bring back Karinchek (sp). At least someone who gives us a CHANCE of getting out of an inning without giving up a homerun.
1. Dubon gets lots of praise for his defensive ability but his running into Harris and knocking the ball out of Harris'glove was shocking. I'd love to hear the explanation but probably won't hear anything.
2. We've now gotten a feeling for what the young pitchers ( Ritchie, Owen, AJSS) can do. To me , they all seem like potential rotation back-end guys. Nothing wrong with that but we already have several guys like that. As sad as it is, I would say that the chances of Strider ever retuning to the level of a front-end guy is <10%. That leaves Schwellenbach as someone who may return to the level he was at over a year ago, but who would bet that would occur this year? I wouldn't.
I'm sure AA is convinced he needs to get an SP, but if it's not a Joe Ryan or a Tarik Skubal or a Sonny Gray, forget it. (I realize if the Tigers and Red Sox continue to win over the next week and a half, these guys won't even be available). Getting a Peralta or a Wacha or a Detmers will be treading water.
3. The bull pen was a little thin before Suarez' injury. Now, unless Sale is pitching, the SP's can't get past the the 5th inning and we're going to see the nightly string of guys, which is unsustainable. I would say the need for a really good arm in the pen is as glaring as the need for an SP. Hoping to get lucky in the DFA market is something we've seen enough of.
Nicely said Bruce. I agree. Unfortunately now AA is gonna be able to hide behind the “Prices were just too high to get a deal done this deadline” excuse. Maybe if he did his job during the offseason we wouldn’t be in this mess. Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles could have seen this coming when you bring back the same injury riddled staff we had last season. Also, as great as Harris has been, he has to take some of the blame on that pop fly fiasco. He was clearly nonchalanting that catch. Dubon’s light contact should not have been enough to knock it out of his glove.
Agree Harris shares some blame - he apparently didn't even call for the ball which was clearly his.
The Atlanta Braves have scored 6 runs or more in a game 34 times this season, posting an impressive 31-3 record in those matchups.
I don't care what Ken Rosenthal said, there is no way AA could have watched this game and come away thinking, "Our offense is the problem. I don't need to do anything about the pitching."
Do you give Murphy another start? AJSS's numbers from Gwinnett looked pretty good today. I know we don't want to rush him back, but I'm not sure you can live with 2 or 3 more outings like we got from Murphy today between now and the trade deadline.
Lindsay, the turning point of the game was when our moron manager Weiss inserted Kinley into the game. Why is Kinley even on this team? He can’t even get through a bottom of a batting order without giving up a homer. It’s Aaron Bummer all over again. Who’s in charge here? When are Weiss and Anthopolous ever gonna be held accountable for the horrific job they are doing? Also, what is going on with Dylan Lee? Is he gonna need an ir stint too? His last few outings have not been good.
Tyler Kinley's absolutely become a problem, yeah. If you can't get through the bottom of the order, I don't know what utility you have other than blowouts. Is he speedrunning the Aaron Bummer career arc?
I agree Kinley has really imploded but other than having Ritchie go another inning or two as Lindsay said, Weiss didn't have much choice - with another disappointing rookie SP effort, he had to turn the game over to the bull pen in the third inning and ended up using everyone in the pen (except Medero)) for naught. I'm sure we will see another round of AA DFA moves today with more predictable frustration. The penny-pinching of the off season is coming home to roost (much to the Phillie's delight).