re: The ATL Thread: We're In First Edition

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I've never looked at them until you said something

In 2008, 13 games (3 starts), 27 IP, 26 hits, 7 BB, 34 K's, 6.33 ERA, 6 saves

Hit .296 in 162 at bats as a starting infielder.

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Yeah, he was primarily a position player in college though right? Just starting pitching a little bit his last year?

I think it's nearly impossible to say what his true upside will be since he had very little pitching experience before getting picked up by the Braves.

I'm with you guys though, ready to extend him after the season, he's a bulldog of a pitcher.

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Yeah, he was primarily a position player in college though right?

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yea, infielder

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Fredi's done a good job this year. He's made some inexplicable decisions, but he's improved this year

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Agreed, he has cut down on the inexplicable and retarded decisions immensely. We need Durbin off the roster because he's a time bomb waiting to explode, but Fredi has managed the bullpen well this year overall.

That sounds reasonable to me.

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Anyways, all in all, we've got a solid club, as we've all known. But there are still holes. In all likelihood, we're going to have to deal for pitching IMO. It's either grab someone or rely on Minor or JJ to get it together, or give Teheran a spin? None of those seem like "lead you to the playoffs" type of options, IMO.



Lineups later.

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TRADE FOR BMAC. Give the A's a few arms like JR Graham and a lower level prospect and nab him. Then we can decide whether to sign him or let him go at the end of the year.

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Give him the MadBum contract.

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This would be ideal after this season if he keeps it up.

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Spend the money now while we will have some, and save a little money during 2015 and 2016 when most of our young guys will be in their last years of arbitration or becoming free agents.

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Yep, getting Beachy, Freddie, and Jason signed to these deals that cover their first 1-2 years of FA would be ideal, particularly if we can throw in decent option years like the Giants did with Bumgardner.

He's going to be 26 in September. If I were the Braves I'd shoot for 4 years then you can work out another deal in 2016 if he's still pitching well (or deal him, depending on the how the club is at the time) or let him walk as a 30 year-old in FA and say thanks for the service.

That contract structure would be pretty ideal Swamp, take him through his early 30s and give us the option of bailing around 32.

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He's going to be 26 in September. If I were the Braves I'd shoot for 4 years then you can work out another deal in 2016 if he's still pitching well (or deal him, depending on the how the club is at the time) or let him walk as a 30 year-old in FA and say thanks for the service.

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He's only in his second year though, not really much point in just going up to FA, might as well just go year to year if that's all we are getting, it would average out about the same and give us way less risk.

The one positive with Beachy as far as signing him long term goes is that he has almost zero mileage on his arm since he's only been pitching a 4-5 years period.

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But that's a lot of speculating.

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Yep, he still needs to keep cruising through this season before we'd even need to consider it.