-I think Riley peaked at the wrong time as a rookie and may need some more time before he is a starter again. I personally would like ender, Culbertson, or Joyce (all can play that position and are better batters) out there until we have games we can afford to spare
- Ozzie and Acuna pretty much believe in ambush hitting, and is a blessing and a curse at key parts of the game. I think Ozzie should’ve been more patient last night in the 9th vs a fastball pitcher with the tieing run on 3rd.
- I would say our most dependable hitters are Freeman, Donaldson, and Markakis.
- As far as an ace or a reliver... we need both but a reliever is needed far more. We could probably survive September with Keuchel, Soroka, Fried, and Teheran, but you would like to have another name out there where you could demote one of those to a reliver. But the Braves absolutely need a strong reliever and a closer because we have neither at the moment. I think Jackson would be a better reliver than closer.
But one thing I keep hearing from A-listers, old fans, and beat writers is how “ we can’t sacrifice our future to win the WS or NLCS”. Meaning they feel that many of these teams will ask for prospects instead of current assets. While it’s true that having a good farm league organization goes a long way, I doubt anyone really cares who wins the pennant in AA, or AAA. But everyone cares who wins it at The Show. The 2015 Royals got and still get a lot of flak for setting their farm system back a few years for going all out to get a rental on Zobrist and Cueto. But the Royals have a ring because of those moves.
Point is the Braves need to ask themselves “ is this current team a few pieces away from a NLCS and WS”. If the answer is “Yes” then sacrificing some prospects for quality rentals is well worth the risk.
- Ozzie and Acuna pretty much believe in ambush hitting, and is a blessing and a curse at key parts of the game. I think Ozzie should’ve been more patient last night in the 9th vs a fastball pitcher with the tieing run on 3rd.
- I would say our most dependable hitters are Freeman, Donaldson, and Markakis.
- As far as an ace or a reliver... we need both but a reliever is needed far more. We could probably survive September with Keuchel, Soroka, Fried, and Teheran, but you would like to have another name out there where you could demote one of those to a reliver. But the Braves absolutely need a strong reliever and a closer because we have neither at the moment. I think Jackson would be a better reliver than closer.
But one thing I keep hearing from A-listers, old fans, and beat writers is how “ we can’t sacrifice our future to win the WS or NLCS”. Meaning they feel that many of these teams will ask for prospects instead of current assets. While it’s true that having a good farm league organization goes a long way, I doubt anyone really cares who wins the pennant in AA, or AAA. But everyone cares who wins it at The Show. The 2015 Royals got and still get a lot of flak for setting their farm system back a few years for going all out to get a rental on Zobrist and Cueto. But the Royals have a ring because of those moves.
Point is the Braves need to ask themselves “ is this current team a few pieces away from a NLCS and WS”. If the answer is “Yes” then sacrificing some prospects for quality rentals is well worth the risk.
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