The Atlanta Braves

[Carp]

So, a person who hasn’t done anything in their career and has an 84 wRC+? Nope

He's got an OPS nearly 100 points higher than Harris at this point. Seems pretty significant to me

 

[LotteryPick]

It’s a lost year, might as well figure it out up here. I think that will make it worse

I don't think he's figuring anything out up here. He's lost

 

[TBrown]

I would think Eli White would get the first crack at it.

He should also get first crack at left field and shortstop. The fact that Eli white is reasonably our best option at 3+ positions is the problem, no?

 

[TBrown]

I don't think he's figuring anything out up here. He's lost

It’s exactly what he did as a minor leaguer, he was just significantly better than the competition.

Organizational FAILURE at every level to see ozzie and mike take the at bats that they take every night, and every night for the last 4-8 years.

 

[TBrown]

He’s not going to get better in Gwinnett. He’s just going to face worse pitching.

 

[Carp]

He should also get first crack at left field and shortstop. The fact that Eli white is reasonably our best option at 3+ positions is the problem, no?

Certainly.

 

[zjcvols]

It’s exactly what he did as a minor leaguer, he was just significantly better than the competition.

Organizational FAILURE at every level to see ozzie and mike take the at bats that they take every night, and every night for the last 4-8 years.

I have learned to never give a contract extension to someone with a walk rate less than 7%.

 

[zjcvols]

Just saw Albies' baseball savant page and fell to my knees

 

[zjcvols]

8th percentile bat speed
5th percentile hard hit rate
9th percentile barrel rate
12th percentile expected slug
10th percentile average exit velocity

Those wrists are cooked

 

[Carp]

By the way, is Paul Skenes an actual human? Lowest ERA to start a career in over a century. He's doing stuff that hasn't been seen since the dead ball era.

 

[LotteryPick]

I don't think they'll move him from DSL, but Tornes is not at all challenged right now. Has hits in 11 straight and many of those are multi hit games, 8/9 BB/K ratio and 12 stolen bases. I wouldn't be as stoked to see this if he wasn't just 16, but the Braves haven't had a stand out in the summer leagues in a LONG time.

 

[Carp]

I don't think they'll move him from DSL, but Tornes is not at all challenged right now. Has hits in 11 straight and many of those are multi hit games, 8/9 BB/K ratio and 12 stolen bases. I wouldn't be as stoked to see this if he wasn't just 16, but the Braves haven't had a stand out in the summer leagues in a LONG time.

Would not surprise me to see him on some top 100 lists if he keeps this up. The fact that he is doing this at 16 with these sort of EVs is crazy. He isn't just legging out groundballs or hitting bloopers in shallow LF.

 

[LotteryPick]

Would not surprise me to see him on some top 100 lists if he keeps this up. The fact that he is doing this at 16 with these sort of EVs is crazy. He isn't just legging out groundballs or hitting bloopers in shallow LF.

 

[Regulator]

On a 25 man roster, we have too many guys that are only worthy of being the 26th man, at best.

 

[zjcvols]

 

[Regulator]

That 84 wRC+ would unfortunately be 30 points higher than Harris and his 54 wRC+ on the season

FIFY

 

[AV_12]

Exactly. Of Mike was the only one, I get it, but they can’t send everyone down so what good does it do?

 

[05_never_again]

By the way, is Paul Skenes an actual human? Lowest ERA to start a career in over a century. He's doing stuff that hasn't been seen since the dead ball era.

For his sake, I hope the fact that he wasn't even a full-time pitcher until his second year at Air Force has preserved his arm to a degree. He doesn't have a ton of mileage on it and he's slowly ramped up the innings over time between college and the Majors.

 

[TBrown]

Why are we calling Austin Riley everyone else?

Why does no one ever call out Austin Riley

 

[TBrown]

The invisible $200 mn man

 

[TBrown]

And apparently no one cares because he says golly gee shucks and likes to hunt and fish

 

[LotteryPick]

And apparently no one cares because he says golly gee shucks and likes to hunt and fish

That work ethic went out the window when he got that generational money

 

[GAVol]

8th percentile bat speed
5th percentile hard hit rate
9th percentile barrel rate
12th percentile expected slug
10th percentile average exit velocity

Those wrists are cooked

Yep… he just drags the bat through the zone. He’s become switch hitting Ender Inciarte.

 

[GAVol]

I have learned to almost never give a contract extension to someone that is under team control

FIFY

 

[AV_12]

Yep… he just drags the bat through the zone. He’s become switch hitting Ender Inciarte.

We can’t even say just hit right handed anymore