I spotted Drown Em as a fantasy baseball GM strictly here to bitch braves fan pretty early and I’ll be damned if I didn’t nail it.
Happy 1000th page, Smoltzy! Hooray! I forget if we ever reached it with the old thread. Let's celebrate by holding on to our money. We should just wait until the right opportunity comes along and celebrate at that time.
Here's a look at the Braves' farm system Video Evaluating Braves' farm system 02:43Mar. 16th, 2019 Jim Callis joins Scott Braun to evaluate some of the top prospects in the Braves' farm system, including top pitching prospect Kyle Wright By Jim Callis @JimCallisMLB 10:27 AM EDT KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Ronald Acuna has at least plus tools across the board and knows how to translate them into production. As a 20-year-old last year, he hit 26 homers and stole 16 bases in 111 games en route to National League Rookie of the Year honors. Thankfully for the rest of the NL East, Acuna is a generational talent. The Braves don't have more Acunas headed to Atlanta -- though they do have more five-tool outfielders rising through their system. With the exception of the Nationals' Victor Robles, Cristian Pache has the best all-around tools on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. The consensus best defensive outfielder in the Minors, he possesses well-above average speed and arm strength to match. Pache's offensive game is more of a work in progress, as he hit .279/.307/.410 with nine homers and seven steals in 122 games between high Class A and Double-A last year at age 19. He has the bat-to-ball skills, raw power and quickness to hit .280 with 20 homers and 30-plus steals per season, though he'll need to develop more patience to get the most out of his offensive potential. Pache has given glimpses of what he can become during Grapefruit League play, where he has been the Braves' best hitter. He has batted .375/.412/.719 with two homers and a steal in 34 plate appearance, leading the club in slugging, OPS (1.131), hits (12) and doubles (five). Video Pache's 2-run homer 00:29Mar. 8th, 2019 Braves prospect Cristian Pache slugs a two-run homer over the left-field wall to put the Braves on the board in the bottom of the 5th "We're not trying to get him to hit home runs but we are trying to get him to drive the ball," Atlanta farm director Dom Chiti said. "Our coaches are helping him make some swing adjustments. He's just growing up on the offensive side of the game. "The Major League staff has been really excited about him. He's an exciting player to watch with the way he runs, the way he tracks balls in the outfield, the way he throws." The Braves eventually could field an entire outfield of five-tool guys because Drew Waters is coming up behind Acuna and Pache. A second-round pick in 2017, he batted .293/.343/.476 with nine homers and 23 steals in his first full pro season while reaching high Class A at age 19. More advanced at the plate than Pache, he's a switch-hitter with plus speed, arm strength and center-field ability. "He's still really young but he's ahead of the curve," Chiti said. "At this point he just needs to see more pitchers and get more at-bats. There's a couple of tweaks maybe with his swing. He runs well and has plus tools defensively." Video Waters on playing for Braves 00:00:402019-03-15T19:06:20Z Drew Waters discusses being drafted by his hometown team, the Atlanta Braves Pitchers usually dominate discussion about Atlanta's farm system. Right-handers Mike Soroka, Kyle Wright and Ian Anderson claim the first three spots on our Braves Top 30; righties Touki Toussaint and Bryse Wilson join them on the Top 100; and left-handers Luiz Gohara, Kolby Allard, Joey Wentz and Kyle Muller aren't far behind. But don't sleep on Atlanta's position players, even after the recent graduations of Acuna, Ozzie Albies and Dansby Swanson. In addition to Pache and Waters, Austin Riley is one of baseball's top third-base prospects and William Contreras is one of the better catching prospects. Camp standouts As spectacular as Pache has been at the plate in big league camp, Wright has been just as impressive on the mound and may already have locked up a spot in the Opening Day rotation. The No. 5 overall choice in the 2017 Draft, he has compiled a 3.00 ERA with 16 strikeouts and just two walks in 12 innings through four outings. Video Kyle Wright on improving cutter 04:04Mar. 15th, 2019 Mark DeRosa catches up with Braves pitcher Kyle Wright to discuss his improved cutter and learning from Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler Wright made his big league debut just 15 months after he turned pro, becoming the first player from the 2017 Draft to get there. Chiti said Wright's rapid development is a tribute as much to his aptitude as it is to his stuff. "He has a great head on his shoulders," Chiti said. "He picks things up quickly, which is why he has been able to move the way he has. He has three pluses in his fastball, slider and changeup. His slider acts like two different breaking balls, so if you want, you can call it four pluses." Signed as a nondrafted free agent out of Jackson State (Tenn.) CC in 2012, right-hander Wes Parsons climbed his way to Atlanta for a single appearance last summer. He's making a case for a longer look this season, throwing 11 scoreless innings in Grapefruit League action while striking out 10 and permitting just four baserunners. He has average stuff but locates it well and generates weak contact.
Shitty day. Wright couldn’t make it past one inning and Duvall went 2-3 which I’m sure they will use that for him to make the club now!
Contreras has been tearing it up this spring and he’s likely to go to start the season in AA, but I’ve got a feeling we’ll see him in Atlanta sometime later in the season. The kid is the future and Flow/BMac are old.
I would love that. Thing is he’s a 230 career hitter and never hit over 250 so if that’s what we want as are 4th outfielder then so be it. I know he’s had some inflated hr years but he was also playing in Cincinnati which is a top 5 hr ballpark in the league
I'm fine with a good defensive OF who has pop and hits .220 as our 4th guy. Just hope he gets to that point.
Braves could be bold and go (real) young with starting rotation The Athletic’s David O’Brien writes that the number of bumps and bruises the Braves have suffered could lead them to make the bold decision and go young with their starting rotation. Max Fried, Touki Toussaint, Kyle Wright and Bryse Wilson have been impressive overall this spring and the time might be now with Mike Foltynewicz and Kevin Gausman hurting and Sean Newcomb anything but spectacular this spring.
I wouldnt be upset, but the 75% chance that it goes wrong would ruin our chances at the division this year. I'd hate to tell our vets like Freddie and Bmac that we are going experimental mode this year
Man I'm gonna be legit furious is Tomlin is somehow in the starting rotation and not a long relief guy
When I think of the classic 5-hole hitter, I think of a guy with 35 HRs (over the last three seasons)
That was my first thought, too, but that would be shocking. So tired of watching a professional pitcher not be able to throw the ball over the plate.
If Newk isn't in the original rotation, it'll be Julio and 3 rookies or 2 rookies and A VERY VERY shitty Tomlin
Could’ve fooled me by your apparent daily rage over the braves not having an all star team. “Keep trying to pin me down loser” who/what are you?