The Atlanta Braves Thread IV

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Scotty's Flat Top said:
Definitely some truth to your statement. Different kids react different to it too. Some go the Da'ricky route and I can see how they would too. 5* kids get treated like rock stars. That can be tough to adjust to when you havent mentally matured ie still a kid. I can see where entitlement can brew from within when grown men across your home state would give a body part to see you play for their team.

Recruiting truly is a meat market.
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I'll respect Carl Lawson wherever he goes
 
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Yep but like you said very young. I'm not the only on that has said it. Harold Reynolds raves about him. He has said it also. Needs to cut on those k's to be able to do it.
 
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#1ArencibiaFan said:
I don't think there are any batting champion material in the Braves line up right now. The one they had is now in Arizona.
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Loved Martin. But also don't sleep on Andrelton. Dude was a rookie and I never saw that kid have a really bad at bat. I'm excited about the future.
 
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Justin/Jason terrifies me. Really does. A year like last year is probably the worst year Justin Upton can have and he was still .280/.355/.430. That's with a banged up thumb all season. His walk rate and k rate were fine. Obviously the park doesn't favor him as much as AZ does a hitter, but he kinda scares me. And Heyward is just as scary.

Not to mention it'll be Jhey/Upton/Freeman/bj so unless a team is really gonna fiddle with their pen, both Uptons are seeing a lefty or jason and freddie are seeing a righty.

Like, in the Nats case... our only LHP in the pen right now is Zach Duke. 1. He isn't gonna come in and get Heyward out 2. Justin Upton is going to hit a 490 foot home run off of him. Both Uptons are considerably better against lefties in their career.
 
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VolMike16 said:
Ha ha I like Harold. I love Freddie though. I think he will carry the team in a few years. I believe Justin will really be a huge step in this offense.
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I don't know. It's possible. Having a .271/.343/.452 line in your first two seasons is really good, I just don't see a .290/.370/.510 guy in there.

Maybe I'm wrong.

The good news? His iso power went up 30 points and walk rate went up from 8.3% to 10.3%, while his K rate actually went down. The only thing? He had a .339 BABIP in in 2011 and went down to .295 in 2012.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
I have been known to before, yes. Kids sorta killed it though. Best baseball simulation ever.
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i'm planning on getting the new one in April.. never played before.

computer people in here... do you think a chrome book could support the game? I would go into more detail, just don't know what else to ask. Thanks a lot.
 
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005 said:
Justin/Jason terrifies me. Really does. A year like last year is probably the worst year Justin Upton can have and he was still .280/.355/.430. That's with a banged up thumb all season. His walk rate and k rate were fine. Obviously the park doesn't favor him as much as AZ does a hitter, but he kinda scares me. And Heyward is just as scary.

Not to mention it'll be Jhey/Upton/Freeman/bj so unless a team is really gonna fiddle with their pen, both Uptons are seeing a lefty or jason and freddie are seeing a righty.

Like, in the Nats case... our only LHP in the pen right now is Zach Duke. 1. He isn't gonna come in and get Heyward out 2. Justin Upton is going to hit a 490 foot home run off of him. Both Uptons are considerably better against lefties in their career.
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It really is crazy to think of the potential of this lineup,
Those numbers you were talking about with Justin was banged up and in the Dbacks lineup. This dude is gonna have crazy protection with Heyward in the front and Freeman behind.
 
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zjcvols said:
But seriously, I think the guy who started the Civil Rights Movement deserves his own national holiday.
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I would rather give a new national holiday to one of the guys who got the actual shlt beat out of him in Alabama like John Lewis, but that's just me.
 
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zjcvols said:
I know it's where you build your own MLB franchise, but how exactly does it work?
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verc can answer this better but the guy trying to get me to play is gonna do a league where all 30 teams have an mlb owner (you can also create a team or use like the Expos and replace an mlb team or whatever)... and basically start from scratch every single player in a draft pool pick your organization and get at it. arbitration, waivers, trading, focus on scouting, letting players develop, etc. etc.

You can also play by yourself.

I don't know the ins and outs. Certain parts sound amazing. Certain parts my friend has mentioned have rubbed me the wrong way... i.e. a guy owning 2 teams in that 30 team league, intentionally sucking and leaving all his minor leaguers down on one of the teams until their "development" has made them all into willie mays. There are almost certainly annoying loopholes and stuff.
 
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005 said:
verc can answer this better but the guy trying to get me to play is gonna do a league where all 30 teams have an mlb owner (you can also create a team or use like the Expos and replace an mlb team or whatever)... and basically start from scratch every single player in a draft pool pick your organization and get at it. arbitration, waivers, trading, focus on scouting, letting players develop, etc. etc.

You can also play by yourself.

I don't know the ins and outs. Certain parts sound amazing. Certain parts my friend has mentioned have rubbed me the wrong way... i.e. a guy owning 2 teams in that 30 team league, intentionally sucking and leaving all his minor leaguers down on one of the teams until their "development" has made them all into willie mays. There are almost certainly annoying loopholes and stuff.
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Do you use real MLB playes?
 
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VolMike16 said:
It really is crazy to think of the potential of this lineup,
Those numbers you were talking about with Justin was banged up and in the Dbacks lineup. This dude is gonna have crazy protection with Heyward in the front and Freeman behind.
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the lefties surrounding him is convenient, but let's not kid ourselves and act like the Arizona offense was bad. 8th in runs scored last year. Hill, Montero, Kubel, Goldschmidt were a solid lineup.
 
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zjcvols said:
I don't know. It's possible. Having a .271/.343/.452 line in your first two seasons is really good, I just don't see a .290/.370/.510 guy in there.

Maybe I'm wrong.

The good news? His iso power went up 30 points and walk rate went up from 8.3% to 10.3%, while his K rate actually went down. The only thing? He had a .339 BABIP in in 2011 and went down to .295 in 2012.
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Freeman just really needs to continue to strike out less and continue to increase his power and he can do it imo.
He hits to all fields and has a little VLad in him( hits pitches that shouldn't be possible)
 
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Vercingetorix said:
I would rather give a new national holiday to one of the guys who got the actual shlt beat out of him in Alabama like John Lewis, but that's just me.
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I can get that, but the impact Jackie Robinson had on the US is undeniable. If we try to give a holiday for every important Civil Rights leader, we'll never work lol
 
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zjcvols said:
Do you use real MLB playes?
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as far as i know, yes. the way he described it, you'd basically manually draft 40-45 rounds and then auto draft to fill the organization. all the high ceiling guys will be had in those manual rounds.

but, i also know that as it goes along, either the computer generates prospects (like it would on NCAA football) or you can do it yourself.

I remember him last year asking me to name some "average" guys from the 80s and 90s for them to throw in the draft pool in like 2025 as low ceiling but valuable guys to make available.

I don't know how it works fully. Idk if you rate their fastball and change up and command or what.
 
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VolMike16 said:
Freeman just really needs to continue to strike out less and continue to increase his power and he can do it imo.
He hits to all fields and has a little VLad in him( hits pitches that shouldn't be possible)
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I just don't know if he has the raw power...but he's also 6'5/230 and is 23 years old. You never know how this stuff works.
 
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005 said:
as far as i know, yes. the way he described it, you'd basically manually draft 40-45 rounds and then auto draft to fill the organization. all the high ceiling guys will be had in those manual rounds.

but, i also know that as it goes along, either the computer generates prospects (like it would on NCAA football) or you can do it yourself.

I remember him last year asking me to name some "average" guys from the 80s and 90s for them to throw in the draft pool in like 2025 as low ceiling but valuable guys to make available.

I don't know how it works fully. Idk if you rate their fastball and change up and command or what.
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That's cool, although creating prospects, can't you just make them awesome?
 
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VolMike16 said:
Freeman just really needs to continue to strike out less and continue to increase his power and he can do it imo.
He hits to all fields and has a little VLad in him( hits pitches that shouldn't be possible)
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That high heater he crushed at Coors Field to dead center was very Vlad-ish.
 
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zjcvols said:
I just don't know if he has the raw power...but he's also 6'5/230 and is 23 years old. You never know how this stuff works.
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I just wouldn't be surprised if every single year until he's 28 Braves fans predict an utter explosion season and it stays at above average but not great.

Before long, "how good can freddie freeman be?" will be a twitter/internet battle. that's a prediction of mine.
 
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