K26dp Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, Malachore said: Just hope this SS situation works out. As of rn there is uncertainty at SS, LF and bottom of rotation. There is not uncertainty in left field. Eddie Rosario is the left fielder. Marcell Ozuna will DH, at least on days Sean Murphy isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Just now, K26dp said: There is not uncertainty in left field. Eddie Rosario is the left fielder. Marcell Ozuna will DH, at least on days Sean Murphy isn't. Uncertainty as to whether LF is going to be a liability or not. falconsd56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K26dp Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Just now, Malachore said: Uncertainty as to whether LF is going to be a liability or not. Well that's a whole different thing. I think it will be Grissom at short, Pillar and Hilliard as the reserve OFs, and Shuster as the 5th starter, at least for now. The biggest battle right now may be between Jesse Chavez and Nick Anderson for the last bullpen spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Just now, K26dp said: Well that's a whole different thing. I think it will be Grissom at short, Pillar and Hilliard as the reserve OFs, and Shuster as the 5th starter, at least for now. The biggest battle right now may be between Jesse Chavez and Nick Anderson for the last bullpen spot. Anderson has been doing really well hasn't he? I'd imagine his upside is enough to give him the edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K26dp Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Just now, Malachore said: Anderson has been doing really well hasn't he? I'd imagine his upside is enough to give him the edge. Chavez is beloved though, and Anderson has options. Eli White has been doing great too, and he's almost certainly going to get optioned. If it was up to me, I'd go Anderson though. He looks like one of the four best arms in the pen. Malachore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kingfish Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 8 hours ago, K26dp said: Chavez is beloved though, and Anderson has options. Eli White has been doing great too, and he's almost certainly going to get optioned. If it was up to me, I'd go Anderson though. He looks like one of the four best arms in the pen. I expect Chavez to make the team because he can fill multiple roles (long-relief, spot starter) and he has no problem going multiple innings on back-to-back days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K26dp Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Bally's on-air contributors this season will not include Paul Byrd or Brian Jordan apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 According to the AJC, Byrd is stepping away to deal with personal matters. He will likely return at some point just like Glavine. AJC said Brian Jordan had an offer but declined it, he was ready to move on. On a side note, Mark Bowman said Smoltz is still on the table. Bowman claims Smoltz is still an option to fill in for a few games this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For the A Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Wrights first spring start today. So far 2IP, 4 ER, 2 HR allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K26dp Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, For the A said: Wrights first spring start today. So far 2IP, 4 ER, 2 HR allowed. Looked like a typical first appearance of the spring. Looked fine mechanically, command off and missing in the zone, curveball not at the proper shape. Came out in the third on a 2-2 count, but apparently not injured, just on a hard pitch count. falconsd56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonFalcon Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 5 hours ago, K26dp said: Bally's on-air contributors this season will not include Paul Byrd or Brian Jordan apparently. I'm completely fine that Byrd is gone. He irritated me, even if he was knowledgeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Unknøwn Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Arcia is the SS for Opening Day. Adrianza will be the backup. Stunner of a move. It did become pretty clear that there were concerns about Grissom's glove. He didn't play SS for nearly a week. Just needs more time to work on it. Shewmake is a fine defender but the Braves apparently weren't comfortable with his bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 2 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: Arcia is the SS for Opening Day. Adrianza will be the backup. Stunner of a move. Did he actually outplay either one of them? Also which on is playing oop in AAA? We were told 1 would go down and get every day ABs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 3 minutes ago, Malachore said: Did he actually outplay either one of them? Also which on is playing oop in AAA? We were told 1 would go down and get every day ABs. No, he was OK but he didn't hit as much as Grissom or even Shewmake. The Braves are just clearly valuing the defense and range over Grissom's bat. Let him keep working on the defense at AAA. Shewmake probably would be a lighter bat than Arcia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 2 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: No, he was OK but he didn't hit as much as Grissom or even Shewmake. The Braves are just clearly valuing the defense and range over Grissom's bat. Let him keep working on the defense at AAA. Shewmake probably would be a lighter bat than Arcia. But Shewmake would also be much better with the glove. Just looked around a bit and if you took the worst of Shewmake and Grissom, tossed them into a blender you'd get Arcia. This makes absolutely zero sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 20 minutes ago, Malachore said: But Shewmake would also be much better with the glove. Just looked around a bit and if you took the worst of Shewmake and Grissom, tossed them into a blender you'd get Arcia. This makes absolutely zero sense. Anthopolous has said he's a big believer in Arcia. They felt with some tweaks he could be a productive bat at the bottom of the lineup. I guess we're going to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Eli White, Luplow and Nick Anderson were all sent to AAA as well. Hilliard and Pillar are left as the 4th OF option. DOB said the Braves plan on Anderson being a huge part of the pen this year but for now he has options and needed a little more time to build his arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 2 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: Anthopolous has said he's a big believer in Arcia. They felt with some tweaks he could be a productive bat at the bottom of the lineup. I guess we're going to find out. His glove is sketchy at best. This was the worst case scenario when they passed on a SS and kept gassing us up over Grissom. ATL Fan in the DMV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 30 minutes ago, Malachore said: Did he actually outplay either one of them? Also which on is playing oop in AAA? We were told 1 would go down and get every day ABs. To answer that question, DOB just said Shewmake will play 2B at AAA. Grissom will be at SS. A chance for Shewmake to get familiar with another spot and Grissom to keep working at SS. Malachore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 1 minute ago, Malachore said: His glove is sketchy at best. This was the worst case scenario when they passed on a SS and kept gassing us up over Grissom. You could tell when AA did the interview with DOB, he had reservations about Grissoms glove. He indicated he felt he might not be ready but Wash was so adamant he could get him there. AA trusted Wash would have him ready, he might be ready soon but it's clear they didn't think he was ready now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Signing Andrus would have made sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jidady Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 50 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: Anthopolous has said he's a big believer in Arcia. They felt with some tweaks he could be a productive bat at the bottom of the lineup. I guess we're going to find out. The way he kept talking about Arcia's 2017 made me wonder. I don't think this is the long-term plan, though. I suspect we don't want either kid to break camp with the team and feel a ton of pressure. Instead, we'll integrate one of them, probably by mid-May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 48 minutes ago, Malachore said: This was the worst case scenario when they passed on a SS and kept gassing us up over Grissom. Well, you're already in mid-season form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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