Prospects 1500 released their top 50 Braves prospects last month. I enjoy their work. No Tier 1 prospects. 1 Tier 2.prospect, Caminiti. Ritchie headed up about 8 players in Tier 3.
Battery Power (Braves) just began their Pre-season top 30 today with the Just Missed Top 30. They do 6 at time. 30 thru 25, 24 thru 19 etc.
Fine summary of the current status. Unless Pérez has some kind of "must roster by (date) or releaase" provision, it's probably best to keep him in AAA until he's up for good or proves trade-worthy because he's out of options. His troubling recent injury history is why he's a wait-and-see guy at this age, and his best may come late in the season. I put Waldrep on the shuttle ahead of him. With Holmes' and Lopez' both are coming off injuries, I expect to see Waldrep often enough to keep all three fresh for September/Oct.
As an expert on pitching, what's your opinion on Bummer finally earning his considerable keep this year? Sparkling peripherals don't justify $9m. if he just can't summon an 8th/9th inning guy's edge, right? If he's dealt for a prospect we could keep both Wentz and Suarez up as swing men.
I struggle with Bummer, but I think the biggest thing is finding his velocity again. Maybe it was a function of the elbow issue that finally forced him to the IL late last year, but he was 2 mph off of 2024's 4S velo and 3 mph off of 2023's
Holmes, Wentz and Suarez could be pretty special in the pen for the 3 months to start the season. I believe Holmes will be more high leverage than Wentz and Suarez so they can all coexist. By the middle of the season I believe we will have more pen arms coming up from signed vets like Hamilton and Karinchak and others to the prospect guys everyone knows plus Burkhalter and others. As far as starters go I believe we will add two more starters from AAA like Waldrup and JR Richie as well. I am very excited to see all the new options come into play as the year progresses. The pitching will grow and grow instead of wither and fail like the last two seasons (fingers crossed).
Prospects 1500 released their top 50 Braves prospects last month. I enjoy their work. No Tier 1 prospects. 1 Tier 2.prospect, Caminiti. Ritchie headed up about 8 players in Tier 3.
Battery Power (Braves) just began their Pre-season top 30 today with the Just Missed Top 30. They do 6 at time. 30 thru 25, 24 thru 19 etc.
Fine summary of the current status. Unless Pérez has some kind of "must roster by (date) or releaase" provision, it's probably best to keep him in AAA until he's up for good or proves trade-worthy because he's out of options. His troubling recent injury history is why he's a wait-and-see guy at this age, and his best may come late in the season. I put Waldrep on the shuttle ahead of him. With Holmes' and Lopez' both are coming off injuries, I expect to see Waldrep often enough to keep all three fresh for September/Oct.
As an expert on pitching, what's your opinion on Bummer finally earning his considerable keep this year? Sparkling peripherals don't justify $9m. if he just can't summon an 8th/9th inning guy's edge, right? If he's dealt for a prospect we could keep both Wentz and Suarez up as swing men.
I struggle with Bummer, but I think the biggest thing is finding his velocity again. Maybe it was a function of the elbow issue that finally forced him to the IL late last year, but he was 2 mph off of 2024's 4S velo and 3 mph off of 2023's
Bummer - yes, I see him as overpaid and a liability.
Holmes, Wentz and Suarez could be pretty special in the pen for the 3 months to start the season. I believe Holmes will be more high leverage than Wentz and Suarez so they can all coexist. By the middle of the season I believe we will have more pen arms coming up from signed vets like Hamilton and Karinchak and others to the prospect guys everyone knows plus Burkhalter and others. As far as starters go I believe we will add two more starters from AAA like Waldrup and JR Richie as well. I am very excited to see all the new options come into play as the year progresses. The pitching will grow and grow instead of wither and fail like the last two seasons (fingers crossed).