I don't think they were to a complete level of trust with him until late in the year last year. He's pretty raw for a 27 year old. Signed from Cuba, so started with just bear bones talent. Pitched pretty well in 2018 and 2019 in low A. Missed an entire season in 2020 because of COVID. Pitched pretty well in 2021 and then had to get TJS and missed all of 2022 and was just getting back in 2023. Dominated in AA/AAA before getting hurt again in July 2023. Was great in Atlanta and Gwinnett last year. I think there is every reason to think he'll be a core piece of middle relief next year, maybe even the setup role by late spring.
Not last! Not last! Not last! https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6094581/2025/01/30/mlb-farm-system-rankings-2025/ #28 - Atlanta Atlanta’s farm is down from years of contention, with Alex Anthopoulos trading a lot of prospects away to build and maintain a playoff roster, and some drafts that haven’t worked out, including the 2022 class that started with three high school pitchers, all of whom have had Tommy John since signing. They’re also still slowly recovering from the years they spent banned from participating in international free agency for rules violations in the mid-2010s, although now you can see some more prospects from Latin America popping up on their top 20 list.
Only vets can be defensive liabilities behind the plate for the Braves. Young cheap offensive catchers are not allowed
Remember when Sean Murphy was supposed to be an elite defensive catcher and then he couldn't catch a pitch or throw out a runner last year? That was cool.
Fun fact that we all know: Chipper didn't make the all-star team the year he earned MVP. Long season. Wish we could see that from Arcia again for, idk, the last quarter of the season heading into playoffs. I hope they let Profar at least tryout the IF this spring. I'm sure he'll be bad, but Arcia was also the worst everyday player in the league last season.
My sources are saying that there is a trash bag and cleaning supplies sitting outside of Baldwin’s locker right now
What is he telling us? Superstar=Dylan Cease? Karen Carpenter=Kerry Carpenter? What do you see in your crystal ball Oracle of Dunwoody?
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It would surprise me very little if AA was catfishing Dylan Cease as a Brazilian bikini model trying to get him to dump Scott Boras