It's hard to place blame when you have bad ownership, bad general manager, and bad field manager. You'll NEVER get the truth.
Last nite in Augusta Kendy Richard got 11 men out. before being pulled. 9 strikeouts, 5 walks, no runs. 1 or 2 hits i believe. Remember that name.
Teenager Juan Mateo went 3 for 4. for Augusta. He also came to Augusta when the FCL season was over. Was a shortstop in the DSL, now playing 3rd. Just signed in 2024. Supposedly has very quick bat for pitches up in the Zone
Nobody wanted an injured, struggling DH. Makes sense. However indicating that Snit makes the lineup decisions that could cost Baldwin a shot at NLROY and the chance at another "first" round pick in a strong 2026 class is absurd. If working on 2026 has begun this is part of it.
Had to be some kind of market for Iggy. Maybe we refused to absorb the salary as part of a move.
It does seem that AA and the front office view last year (injuries) and this year (no offense and then P injuries) as outliers. Bringing back Iggy is not out of the question.
They need to sign at least one SP this offseason. At least 2 BP arms. Not including any possible Iggy deal. Take offers for Profar.
Don't see a viable SS plan right now. The 2026 market doesn't look any better than the 25 market. If you move Murphy a SS and a P have to come back. Maybe Lodise gets a look at the end of next season. Top flight shortstops cost. Developing them yourself is paramount. The 2025 draft seems to acknowledge that but it also seems like a reaction to the failure to identify this issue earlier. If SS are so valuable at draft time where was this strategy pre 2025?
The front office better be right about the last 2 seasons as outliers otherwise 2026 could be another season of frustration.
Consider the number of bullpen guys vs DHs dealt yesterday and yeah, the market didn't appear for Ozuna, for sure. O'Hearn, a DH, got packed with Laureano to pry 6 kids from SD.
Iggy was a different matter but with so many big young (pre-surgery?) arms out there, a vet who may be losing one of his pitches didn't compare. Alex can't say it, but everyone wanted closers and nobody wanted Raisel.
The Griffin Jax for Taj Bradley deal illustrates the Braves' disappointment because we probably would have gladly dealt Iglesias, cash, and fringe prospect for either. The Air Force grad Jax, who is controllable for two more seasons, would easily be worth covering the rest of Iggy's deal, but the Twins, in salary clearing mode six games under .500, don't need two months of him. The still promising Bradley, 24, had just 0-hit Gwinnett for 7 innings the night before, but the Rays, also known cheapskates under .500, understandably prefer the young, less expensive Jax.
So we kept Iglesias and yes, given the non-demand for him, I'm among those who hope he will eventually sign an extension -- for half or less of what we paid him for his disappointing 2025. I just love the way he usually takes so few pitches to finish off games. Much less torture for the wives who drop in the see the 9th inning on TV! And Alex made a good point about fans who've already bought tickets and are hoping to see a win, even if we don't have a playoff prayer. The ballpark experience for a family isn't always enhanced by the July 31 buy/sell outcomes.
A name I had hoped to hear (in a context different from "Achilles") was Michael Soroka. What's left on his 1-year deal wouldn't put us over the cap, and he'd likely be an upgrade on Fedde for the back end of the rotation, with hope of extending his stay with the team which originally plucked him out of the Great White North. Well, at least he'll have Dansby fielding his grounders while he pitches in the postseason for the Cubbies.
What I took from it was the Braves might want to resign Iggy and did not love the packages they were offered. They will let Acuna play when they feel strongly he is completely safe to play. I could be wrong. Ozuna was not a big enough offer/not enough guaranteed playing time to move to the place of even offering it to Ozuna. Snit will be the arbitrator of Baldwin winning ROY and draft lotto, welcome to the darkness of 2025.
It's hard to place blame when you have bad ownership, bad general manager, and bad field manager. You'll NEVER get the truth.
Last nite in Augusta Kendy Richard got 11 men out. before being pulled. 9 strikeouts, 5 walks, no runs. 1 or 2 hits i believe. Remember that name.
Teenager Juan Mateo went 3 for 4. for Augusta. He also came to Augusta when the FCL season was over. Was a shortstop in the DSL, now playing 3rd. Just signed in 2024. Supposedly has very quick bat for pitches up in the Zone
Good owner, great GM or are you too young to remember the trade deadline of 2021?
Nobody wanted an injured, struggling DH. Makes sense. However indicating that Snit makes the lineup decisions that could cost Baldwin a shot at NLROY and the chance at another "first" round pick in a strong 2026 class is absurd. If working on 2026 has begun this is part of it.
Had to be some kind of market for Iggy. Maybe we refused to absorb the salary as part of a move.
It does seem that AA and the front office view last year (injuries) and this year (no offense and then P injuries) as outliers. Bringing back Iggy is not out of the question.
They need to sign at least one SP this offseason. At least 2 BP arms. Not including any possible Iggy deal. Take offers for Profar.
Don't see a viable SS plan right now. The 2026 market doesn't look any better than the 25 market. If you move Murphy a SS and a P have to come back. Maybe Lodise gets a look at the end of next season. Top flight shortstops cost. Developing them yourself is paramount. The 2025 draft seems to acknowledge that but it also seems like a reaction to the failure to identify this issue earlier. If SS are so valuable at draft time where was this strategy pre 2025?
The front office better be right about the last 2 seasons as outliers otherwise 2026 could be another season of frustration.
Consider the number of bullpen guys vs DHs dealt yesterday and yeah, the market didn't appear for Ozuna, for sure. O'Hearn, a DH, got packed with Laureano to pry 6 kids from SD.
Iggy was a different matter but with so many big young (pre-surgery?) arms out there, a vet who may be losing one of his pitches didn't compare. Alex can't say it, but everyone wanted closers and nobody wanted Raisel.
The Griffin Jax for Taj Bradley deal illustrates the Braves' disappointment because we probably would have gladly dealt Iglesias, cash, and fringe prospect for either. The Air Force grad Jax, who is controllable for two more seasons, would easily be worth covering the rest of Iggy's deal, but the Twins, in salary clearing mode six games under .500, don't need two months of him. The still promising Bradley, 24, had just 0-hit Gwinnett for 7 innings the night before, but the Rays, also known cheapskates under .500, understandably prefer the young, less expensive Jax.
So we kept Iglesias and yes, given the non-demand for him, I'm among those who hope he will eventually sign an extension -- for half or less of what we paid him for his disappointing 2025. I just love the way he usually takes so few pitches to finish off games. Much less torture for the wives who drop in the see the 9th inning on TV! And Alex made a good point about fans who've already bought tickets and are hoping to see a win, even if we don't have a playoff prayer. The ballpark experience for a family isn't always enhanced by the July 31 buy/sell outcomes.
A name I had hoped to hear (in a context different from "Achilles") was Michael Soroka. What's left on his 1-year deal wouldn't put us over the cap, and he'd likely be an upgrade on Fedde for the back end of the rotation, with hope of extending his stay with the team which originally plucked him out of the Great White North. Well, at least he'll have Dansby fielding his grounders while he pitches in the postseason for the Cubbies.
What I took from it was the Braves might want to resign Iggy and did not love the packages they were offered. They will let Acuna play when they feel strongly he is completely safe to play. I could be wrong. Ozuna was not a big enough offer/not enough guaranteed playing time to move to the place of even offering it to Ozuna. Snit will be the arbitrator of Baldwin winning ROY and draft lotto, welcome to the darkness of 2025.