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Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:24 pm to volfan30
Right now you are looking at an OD roster of
Markakis RF
Simmons SS
Freeman 1B
Gattis LF
Johnson 3B
Peterson 2B
Bethancourt C
Upton CF
Callaspo
Gosselin
Backup C to be signed
Almonte
Toscano/FA OF to be signed
Teheran
Wood
Minor
Miller
Hale/5th Starter to be signed
2 of Winkler/Vizcaino/Hale/Shreve/Simmons
Avilan
Russell
Johnson
Carpenter
Kimbrel
Markakis RF
Simmons SS
Freeman 1B
Gattis LF
Johnson 3B
Peterson 2B
Bethancourt C
Upton CF
Callaspo
Gosselin
Backup C to be signed
Almonte
Toscano/FA OF to be signed
Teheran
Wood
Minor
Miller
Hale/5th Starter to be signed
2 of Winkler/Vizcaino/Hale/Shreve/Simmons
Avilan
Russell
Johnson
Carpenter
Kimbrel
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:26 pm to LSUsmartass
Retard (looking at what the Braves got in the trade): "But none of them can hit!!11!!!11!"
Retard (after someone pointing out that Heyward really wasn't a very good hitter): "But look at his potential!!11!!!1!!!!"
Retard (after someone pointing out that Heyward really wasn't a very good hitter): "But look at his potential!!11!!!1!!!!"
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:28 pm to volfan30
Other than about 4 guys, that's one of the worst rosters in baseball. 
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:31 pm to beatbammer
What exactly are you arguing here?
Heyward at this point in time is a slightly above average hitter and elite at everything else. None of these players project anywhere close to that as players.
Heyward at this point in time is a slightly above average hitter and elite at everything else. None of these players project anywhere close to that as players.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:33 pm to volfan30
quote:
Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1
#Sfgiants remain interested in #Braves 3b Chris Johnson
lolwhy
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:34 pm to VADawg
No doubt. Not much help in the upper minors either.
The offense is absolutely atrocious and the defense doesn't look much better outside of Simmons and possibly Bethancourt.
Pitching could be above average to good.
The offense is absolutely atrocious and the defense doesn't look much better outside of Simmons and possibly Bethancourt.
Pitching could be above average to good.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:35 pm to beaver
Get it done.
Hopefully they do not attach Gattis to him though. If we could get some more prospects for Gattis and dump CJ for salary relief that would be ideal.
Hopefully they do not attach Gattis to him though. If we could get some more prospects for Gattis and dump CJ for salary relief that would be ideal.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:44 pm to beaver
quote:
lolwhy
Guess they've gotta trot someone out there at 3b. I still expect them to trade for valbuena or mcgee though.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:52 pm to piggidyphish
quote:
@C_Johnson28
Well, this sucks!
Posted on 12/19/14 at 1:04 pm to RollDatRoll
quote:
quote:
Craig Calcaterra
If you're rebuilding for 2017 you don't sign Markakis. You keep and pay Heyward. But whatever.
this is the part of these moves i dont get. this doesnt really align with the 2017/future plans part of these deals.
what am i missing?
Posted on 12/19/14 at 1:07 pm to volfan30
New Top 20 Prospect List
1. Peraza
2. Sims
3. Fried
4. Bethancourt
5. Vizcaino
6. Davidson
7. Albies
8. Hursh
9. Jenkins
10. Cabrera
11. Fulenchek
12. Parsons
13. D. Peterson
14. Martin
15. Kubitza
16. Reyes
17. Smith
18. Jaime
19. Northcraft
20. Camargo
3, 13 and 17 coming in the Upton deal.
1. Peraza
2. Sims
3. Fried
4. Bethancourt
5. Vizcaino
6. Davidson
7. Albies
8. Hursh
9. Jenkins
10. Cabrera
11. Fulenchek
12. Parsons
13. D. Peterson
14. Martin
15. Kubitza
16. Reyes
17. Smith
18. Jaime
19. Northcraft
20. Camargo
3, 13 and 17 coming in the Upton deal.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 1:10 pm to volfan30
Write up on Fried before this season and his TJ surgery:
The Year in Review: One of the best left-handed pitching prospects in the game, Fried is quite polished for a teenager with just two pro seasons under his belt. He spent the 2013 season in Low-A ball where he allowed just 107 hits in 118.2 innings of work. He struggled a little more with his control than expected and he issued 56 free passes.
The Scouting Report: Fried does an outstanding job of staying on top of his pitches and pounds the lower half of the zone. Fried’s repertoire includes two potentially plus offerings in his low-to-mid-90s fastball and curveball. His changeup needs more development than the other two pitches but it should be average or better in time. He nibbles more than he needs to given his solid present stuff, which led to the higher walk rate, as well as a lower strikeout rate.
The Year Ahead: Fried will move up to High-A ball in 2014 but he could actually spend more time in Double-A. He could push for a big league promotion by the end of 2015.
The Career Outlook: Fried has the potential to develop into a No. 2 starter with the ability to rack up both strikeouts and ground-ball outs.
The Year in Review: One of the best left-handed pitching prospects in the game, Fried is quite polished for a teenager with just two pro seasons under his belt. He spent the 2013 season in Low-A ball where he allowed just 107 hits in 118.2 innings of work. He struggled a little more with his control than expected and he issued 56 free passes.
The Scouting Report: Fried does an outstanding job of staying on top of his pitches and pounds the lower half of the zone. Fried’s repertoire includes two potentially plus offerings in his low-to-mid-90s fastball and curveball. His changeup needs more development than the other two pitches but it should be average or better in time. He nibbles more than he needs to given his solid present stuff, which led to the higher walk rate, as well as a lower strikeout rate.
The Year Ahead: Fried will move up to High-A ball in 2014 but he could actually spend more time in Double-A. He could push for a big league promotion by the end of 2015.
The Career Outlook: Fried has the potential to develop into a No. 2 starter with the ability to rack up both strikeouts and ground-ball outs.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 1:23 pm to volfan30
Keep forgetting that we got Viz back.
Not the best system, but gah damn, it's a whole lot better than it was when we started the offseason. It was atrocious before.
Not the best system, but gah damn, it's a whole lot better than it was when we started the offseason. It was atrocious before.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 1:32 pm to beaver
quote:
Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1
#Sfgiants remain interested in #Braves 3b Chris Johnson
Please, God. Just give him and his contract to them. We don't even need a return.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 2:09 pm to volfan30
Any idea why it's taking so long to get Almonte's contract together/announced?
If we could ditch Johnson without losing anyone else that would be huge. Put us closer to $30 mil under cap. Think we might try to deal BJ and eat some of his contract if we can manage it?
If we could ditch Johnson without losing anyone else that would be huge. Put us closer to $30 mil under cap. Think we might try to deal BJ and eat some of his contract if we can manage it?
Posted on 12/19/14 at 2:51 pm to SwampDonks
Yes the farm system looks slightly better than before. Only problem is the actual big league team looks like a dumpster fire. Whereas the last two seasons they had won the NL East and were at least competitive last season. Next yrs team may not even hit .150 as a team
Posted on 12/19/14 at 3:08 pm to Finkle is Einhorn
Add another person to Team Smartass in the believer in 2015 column
quote:
KC Covington ?@FriedBasballATL
This is not a top-down fire sale rebuild. Not even close. Based on the arms the Braves have they'll have a CHANCE to be relevant in '15.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 3:17 pm to RollDatRoll
I concur with his sentiment. Obviously at lot will depend on the pitching, but there's definitely a chance we can be relevant.
Posted on 12/19/14 at 3:33 pm to papz
Pitching is certainly decent enough but the offense and defense look absolutely horrendous on paper.
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