The Atlanta Braves - Hello darkness my old friend

[AV_12]

AA's 1st round Picks

2018: Carter Stewart- Never pitched in the US

2019: Shea Langeliers- 3.4 WAR in 1444 PA's

2019: Braden Shewmake- -0.9 WAR in 71 PA's

2020: Ryan Cusick- Never made majors

2021: Jared Shuster- 0.4 WAR in 141 innings

2022: Owen Murphy- TJ, hasn't made it past A ball

2022: JR Ritche- TJ, but seems like he's got a chance, just got to AAA

2023: Hurston Waldrep- 5 ERA in 80 innings in AAA right now

That's about as bad as a first-round resume as you can have from a scouting perspective. If Langeliers/Cusick didn't fetch Olson, it would be a disaster.

 

[AV_12]

And that’s why we are where we are today

 

[zjcvols]

And that’s why we are where we are today

Especially when you factor in we couldn't sign any IFA worth a damn for 5 years, it hurts even worse.

 

[LotteryPick]

We should be like the Phillies! Their drafting prowess is unmatched and certainly why they’re leading the division! Nothing to do with spending money!

 

[zjcvols]

We should be like the Phillies! Their drafting prowess is unmatched and certainly why they’re leading the division! Nothing to do with spending money!

Hey if we had a $300M payroll, probably wouldn't care about drafting as much. But we don't so it becomes that much more paramount to have a consistently good farm system.

 

[AV_12]

Hey if we had a $300M payroll, probably wouldn't care about drafting as much. But we don't so it becomes that much more paramount to have a consistently good farm system.

lol totally comparing apple to apples

We obviously can’t afford to miss

 

[LotteryPick]

Hey if we had a $300M payroll, probably wouldn't care about drafting as much. But we don't so it becomes that much more paramount to have a consistently good farm system.

You know who consistently has good farm systems? Tampa, Pittsburgh and Baltimore.

It. Is. Free. Agency.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Runs in the first inning. Is this allowed?

 

[GAVol]

HOLY HELL THAT THROW?!

That was Bo Jackson type stuff.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Damn Ronald.

 

[GAVol]

Completely fooled the runner and the 3rd Base Coach.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Snit really tried to put out that kids fire.

 

[GAVol]

 

[Smokey123]

Insane

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Little Ozzie with a 4 iron into the chop house

 

[Smokey123]

Albies

 

[GAVol]

Somebody’s bat looks a little quicker.

 

[AV_12]

0z

 

[vols 30]

We are back!!

 

[mr.checkerboards]

La Bestia trying to win another MVP

 

[GAVol]

We rightly give the Braves front office hell, but how do the Yankees come out of the All Star break and have a bullpen game?

 

[Regulator]

 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

 

[TBrown]

Mr 92!

 

[TBrown]

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Gotta tell this story when I get time