Lot of shit to be depressed about right now, but no Braves on Memorial Day weekend is some serious salt in the would
Yeah, as much as I love Andruw, there were these guys named Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle
Eh they’re alright I guess. Guess I should have specified “defensive” CF. Obviously it’s hard to compare with the other guys because I never watched them play. Only other CFs that I can think of that were in his league defensively were Griffey and Edmonds.
The idea of going full out and diving like that on essentially carpeted concrete, ooooooof. I bet that shit hurted.
I love Andruw and think he definitely deserves to be in the hall but Willie Mays is a top 10 player of all time
So Braves ownership is 100% in the group Boras is outlining (Baseball team pretending to be in real estate and can't pay for their RE investments). Fuck Liberty media. Hope Clown Baby chokes on their $0 dividend
That’s very hurtful, stuhly. My kids, Brynlee and Chevin, rely on that dividend to summer in the Keys.
Boras sent a letter to his players, maybe a week ago. Basically saying the owners have extended themselves beyond typical baseball activities into real estate activities and they've over extended themselves and are trying to recoup the losses from the players.
Happy Draft Day, y'all. Braves have the 25th pick tonight. Final mocks: ESPN: 25. Atlanta Braves Tanner Witt, RHP, Episcopal HS (Texas), Texas commit: Witt is signable on Day 1 and not really after that, but his Carter Stewart starter kit is drawing lots of interest in the back half of the first round. Bitsko is a threat to go here, Jarvis has gotten some love and TrackMan favorites Sabato and Beeter have also been mentioned. Klaw: 25. Atlanta Braves: Nick Swiney, LHP, NC State I’ve heard Atlanta on college players here, hitters like Foscue/Westburg and some arms, and then likely to go high school afterward, similar to their approach last year (when they went over slot for a bunch of high school prospects on day three). Baseball America: 25. Atlanta Braves: Bryce Jarvis, RHP, Duke The Braves remain difficult to figure out. We’ve heard the rumors of high school arms, but there’s not one on the board that makes enough sense to get here (Nick Bitsko could get more money further down the board) and we also haven’t heard that rumor directly. We’ve gotten some reasonable feedback with Jarvis, and he fits on talent in this range. MLB Pipeline: 25. Braves Callis: Jarred Kelley, RHP, Refugio (Texas) HS -- Despite having MLB's third-lowest bonus pool at $4,127,800, the Braves are chasing upside and think they can find a way to pay one of the top high school arms. If that can't happen, a college right-hander (Jarvis, Florida State's C.J. Van Eyk, McMahon, Mlodzinski) is a good guess for almost any team in the 20s. Mayo: Chris McMahon, RHP, Miami -- On the college bat side, the Braves might like it if Justin Foscue were still available, and they could consider one of the high school arms, though signability for those could come into play.
I have purchased the GOAT tee from the GOAT t-shirt company Expensive, but don’t care. Worth. Will wear it to the World Series this year.
Shuster was BA #43 43 Jared Shuster Wake ForestLHP Notes: Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 210 | B-T: L-L Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Age At Draft: 21.9 Shuster is one of the bigger rising pitchers in the 2020 class, and his ascension started with a strong summer in the Cape Cod League. The first thing to improve was his control. After walking more than five batters per nine innings over his first two seasons, Shuster showed dramatically better strike-throwing ability with Orleans, walking just five batters in 32 innings—a 1.41 per nine rate. Next came the fastball velocity. After mostly sitting in the 88-92 mph range, Shuster came out this spring with a fastball that got up to the 96-97 mph range from the left side. The dramatic improvement in both those areas vaulted him up into the second-to-third-round range and it wouldn’t be shocking for some scouts to have first-round grades on him. Lefties who throw 96-97 mph are rare enough, but Shuster has impressive starter traits to go along with that velocity, especially with his improved control. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Wake Forest product has a plus changeup and a developing slider that could become an average pitch as well. The shortened season hurt Shuster’s ascension up draft boards, but after striking out 43 batters in 26.1 innings with just four walks and a 3.76 ERA, he likely already showed enough teams that his improvement was legit.
150 Jesse Franklin MichiganOF Notes: Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 215 | B-T: L-L Commit/Drafted: Mariners '17 (37) Age At Draft: 21.5 The headliner of Michigan’s 2017 recruiting class, Franklin wasted no time putting his mark on the program, leading the team in home runs (10), slugging (.588) and RBI (47) in 2018. His hitting dipped a bit as a sophomore, though he did increase his walk rate significantly, and he does have some track record hitting in the Cape Cod League, though a 2018 stint was more successful than 2019. Franklin’s medical sheet has piled up over the years, as he’s dealt with labrum issues, hamstring issues and didn’t play a game in the shortened 2020 season thanks to a broken collarbone. That leaves Franklin as a bit of an unknown, as scouts like his all-around package of average tools and believed in his work ethic and plus-plus baseball instincts to make the most of them. Franklin has a professional approach at the plate and doesn’t strike out frequently, though some evaluators have noted that a wide stance can cause his swing to get too lengthy, which causes issues timing up fastball velocity. When he’s able to let his hands work, Franklin has above-average power potential. A center fielder for Michigan, Franklin will likely be pushed to a corner outfield spot at the next level. He gets terrific reads and has an electric first step but lacks the dynamic running ability that separates major league center fielders. He should be an above-average defender in a corner. While a short season and injuries have clouded Franklin’s draft status, those who have a history with him believe he’s a high probability major leaguer in some capacity