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Re: 2020 Braves Off-season Thread....
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:16 am
by HMFFL
Sean Newcombe did well in the bullpen. How do you feel about him starting again?
With Hamels injury, is Newcomb a lock for the starting rotation?
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Re: 2020 Braves Off-season Thread....
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:29 pm
by Ruzious
Good to hear - he clearly wasn't himself last season - and it was probably because he tried to transform himself into a power hitter. Instead, he wasn't anything offensively, and his defense took an even bigger dive than his offense. He was fine being himself the year before - not Donaldson - but still a good starting 3rd baseman who used to have the range of a ss.
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season Thread....
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:44 pm
by Ruzious
Newcombe's no lock for the starting rotation. Kyle Wright has been disappointing in the majors, but they can't give up on him, and he's 24, so I expect they'll give him every opportunity to be in the rotation - on day 1. Same for Bryse Wilson - though there's less rush with him since he's just 22. Weigel could be the wildcard, but I expect he'll be in the bullpen. Assuming everyone's healthy, I expect the 5th starter spot is mainly between Newcomb and Wright, and I think they want Wright to win it, so I'd give him the edge.
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season Thread....
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:41 pm
by Nemesis21
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season Thread....
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:19 am
by HMFFL
Well deserved
The Braves have extended the contract of manager Brian Snitker through 2021.
The same goes for the rest of his staff. With back-to-back division titles under his belt, Snitker certainly didn't deserve to go into 2020 as a lame duck. In addition to the extensions for Snitker and his staff, general manager Alex Anthopoulos has been promoted to president of baseball operations while having his contract extended through 2024. Rotoworld.com
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Re: 2020 Braves Off-season Thread....
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 3:59 pm
by Nemesis21
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season Thread....
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:31 pm
by Ruzious
Nemesis21 wrote:https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28728594/braves-nick-markakis-says-every-astro-needs-beating-sign-stealing
Old school Nick dialing up the tension.
Probably not smart comments from him because he's so highly respected and people will take him literally - as if he's encouraging pitchers to throw at the Stros. MLB can't suspend the entire Astros team.
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season Thread....
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:40 pm
by Nemesis21
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season & Spring Training Thread....
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:18 pm
by Nemesis21
Waters 2 RBI single, Pache RBI single. 3-3 Braves/Blue Jays. Not a good spring debut for Fried 0.1 IP 3 H 3 R 3 ER 2 BB 1 K
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season & Spring Training Thread....
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:17 pm
by Nemesis21
Ian Anderson, didn't have a good spring debut either. 0.2 IP 2 H 1 R ER (scored on balk) 2 BB 1 K
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season & Spring Training Thread....
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 6:24 pm
by Nemesis21
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season & Spring Training Thread....
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 8:31 pm
by Nemesis21
4-2 Braves in the 8th, Folty 2 IP 1 H 1 R 1 ER 1 HR 0 BB 3 K, Acuna RBI single, Langeliers 2 run HR
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season & Spring Training Thread....
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:57 pm
by Nemesis21
4-3 Baltimore F. d'Arnaud HR, Ball HR, Hech RBI single. Newcomb 2 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 0 BB 4 K, Touki 2 IP of scoreless ball, Weigel 2 IP of scoreless ball
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season & Spring Training Thread....
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 12:33 am
by Ruzious
Nemesis21 wrote:4-3 Baltimore F. d'Arnaud HR, Ball HR, Hech RBI single. Newcomb 2 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 0 BB 4 K, Touki 2 IP of scoreless ball, Weigel 2 IP of scoreless ball
Impressive that Bryce Ball - being the Braves 24th round pick - not only got a ST invite but homered. Listed at 6'6 235 lbs.
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season & Spring Training Thread....
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 7:56 pm
by Nemesis21
3-1 Braves in the 5th over the Cards. King Felix 2.2 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 4 K
Solarte RBI single, Swanson RBI dbl, Shewmake RBI groundout
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season & Spring Training Thread....
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:32 pm
by Nemesis21
King Felix with 6 Ks, 1 BB in 4.4 IP in 2 ST starts. I know it's spring training, but I'm hoping Felix wins the 5th job and is on the team for the season. We need him and Hamels.
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season & Spring Training Thread....
Posted: Sun Mar 1, 2020 2:32 am
by Nemesis21
Braves beat the Rays 12-0 tonight.
Duvall 2 RBI double
Camargo reached on infield single, Duvall scores
O'Brien HR
Flowers RBI double
Harris 2 RBI triple
Pache 2 run HR (off a pitcher named Poche)
Jenista HR
Kazmar JR HR
Shewmake scored on a passed ball
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season & Spring Training Thread....
Posted: Sun Mar 1, 2020 10:49 pm
by Nemesis21
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season & Spring Training Thread....
Posted: Tue Mar 3, 2020 12:13 am
by Nemesis21
Re: 2020 Braves Off-season & Spring Training Thread....
Posted: Tue Mar 3, 2020 10:50 pm
by Nemesis21
King Felix 4 IP 4 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 2 Ks. In 8.2 IP in ST, he has allowed 1 run, 3 BB and 8 Ks. Rays won 5-2 today. A Riley with a 2 run HR