This has been a great way to completely destroy the good feelings and confidence our team just built up in Arizona. This fuckin sucks. It's just one game but damn is this a deflating loss,. Letting Folty pitch 4 2/3 IP and give up 8 R is looking like a real great decision now.
Think it's pretty concerning in two of Folty's four starts the games have been laughers. The start against San Diego and this one we waived the white flag midway through. I don't think that's coincidence. He better not start five days from now. Ian Anderson pitched tonight
We need to pick up an ace. I wonder if Gerrit Cole could be had for the right price since he’s a FA at the end of the year?
Yikes Venters didn't do himself any favors tonight either. Shit we may DFA several pitchers after this one. Venters pitched in the meaningless 9th inning tonight and gave up a single, walk and homer. Woof. Just shoot him and Biddle to the moon.
Venters is done. No shame in that, he busted his ass to accomplish what he did. It's just not there anymore.
After what we did to Venter’s elbow, I’m always willing to look the other way and give him one last chance. Biddle is done.
I loved Venters back when he was nearly impossible to hit and when we got him back last year. He was a nice comeback story, but it looks like his time is over unfortunately. We can't keep him and Biddle in the pen.
Tonight was it. Doesn't he have an era north of 20 at this point? Can't run that out there if you like winning.
Venters ERA is 20.25 and he has a WHIP of 3.5. Folty's ERA is over 8 and he has a WHIP of 1.59 Biddle miracuously has an ERA of just 5.4 and a WHIP of 2.4. They're all bad. Two should be DFA'd and Folty needs to be shut down until we know further what's going on medically.
i have been waiting for this day ever since i identified him as a top prospect 5 years ago (summer 2014)
Fantasy booking our lineup for tonight Ron 8 Dans 6 Freddie 3 JD 5 Kakes 9 Riley 7 Ozzie 4 Mac 2 Soroka 1 I just got a boner, folks
There’s no reason to see him start here again. If he’s healthy then he’s broken and needs to be fixed under less pressure.
hell no, bullpen for a month or DL immediately like someone said earlier, he is hurting this team and should not start another game for the time being
Fangraphs mock: 9. Braves – Hunter Bishop, LF, Arizona State The Braves have been tied to a number of players that go ahead of them here, with Bishop the last one among them. They may opt for a pitcher if Bishop goes seventh or eighth. 21. Braves – Quinn Priester, RHP, Cary-Grove HS (IL) Priester has lots of landing spots and given Allan’s demands and below average command, has more possible landing spots, so sources are calling him the likely top prep pitcher off the board. Wilson and Florida prep RHP Brennan Malone (who recently hit 99 mph) both make some sense here as well.
What's the situation with Riley's service time? This is around the time we called up Ron last year, a little later actually, so we should have the extra year with him too right? Not that it matters since we'll sign him to a team friendly 20 year deal soon