2023 Atlanta Braves

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Eddie “Money” Rosario has been “rockin’ “ during the last 33 games. Vision looking good! AJ Smith-Shawver is the hero of todays game. Throws strikes with something on it, for a daring 20 year old.

 

[Golden Tornadoes]

Taking this series from the Mets was good and hopefully provided the needed boost to get the offense back on track. Of course, "throw it again" sure helped fire us up too. I don't understand why you would provide us poster board material when you literally blew a 10 game division lead last year......

How about those Marlins though?!? A cupcake schedule makes anybody look really good.....

 

[kg01]

Taking this series from the Mets was good and hopefully provided the needed boost to get the offense back on track. Of course, "throw it again" sure helped fire us up too. I don't understand why you would provide us poster board material when you literally blew a 10 game division lead last year......

How about those Marlins though?!? A cupcake schedule makes anybody look really good.....

That was such a cringey, oddly placed moment.

 

[kg01]

Yeesh. I just listened to some mets postgame stuff.

 

[Golden Tornadoes]

Yeesh. I just listened to some mets postgame stuff.

How bad we talkin' here? Are they ready to trade everyone and go nuclear? Or is it more typical NYM sky is falling?

 

[kg01]

How bad we talkin' here? Are they ready to trade everyone and go nuclear? Or is it more typical NYM sky is falling?

It's like "this guy sucks!", "fire this guy!", "this other guy's injured but ... he sucks too!", "biggest payroll but they suck!", "braves are classless!"

Guy didn't come up for air.

 

[Buzzbomb]

The Metzz saved some dough not having deGrom on the roster this year. He is undergoing TJ surgery.

 

[Golden Tornadoes]

It's like "this guy sucks!", "fire this guy!", "this other guy's injured but ... he sucks too!", "biggest payroll but they suck!", "braves are classless!"

Guy didn't come up for air.

Sounds pretty typical. About like last year when that guy crowned the Mets NL East division champs.....in July....with a 10 game lead. NY media is brutal sometimes.

@CINCYMETJACKET how are your feelings on this guy's media tirade?

 

[kg01]

Sounds pretty typical. About like last year when that guy crowned the Mets NL East division champs.....in July....with a 10 game lead. NY media is brutal sometimes.

@CINCYMETJACKET how are your feelings on this guy's media tirade?

See, this is what people say but I think they wear 'being unreasonable' as a badge of honor. It's not the pseudo-compliment they seem to think it is.

 

[Buzzbomb]

Not so much for taking a bat real early. Couldn’t pass up on the collegiate arms:

https://hokiesports.com/news/2023/7...leads-hokies-mlb-draft-class-at-no-59-overall

https://www.batterypower.com/2023/7...-with-the-70th-overall-pick-in-2023-mlb-draft

 

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Per MLBTR:
Ignacio Alvarez, ATL (20): A ripped shortstop who recently turned 20, Alvarez evokes Yandy Diaz right down to the comical biceps, low-angle contact, discipline, and rare whiffs. The comparison is hard to avoid. He might just be the next Brave to skip the line to the Majors. He generally keeps the ball on the ground with an all-fields approach. He’s expected to eventually move to third base, though he remains passable at shortstop for now.

 

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Braves expected to sign all 21 draft picks:

			Total Signed	0			Total Pool	$8,341,700	Remaining	$8,341,700	Used	$0
			Total Unsigned	21			5% Overage	$8,758,785	Remaining	$8,758,785
	Rd	Pick	Name	Pos	School	Commitment/Class	Slot Value	Signed?	Bonus	Signing Date	Comments
	1	24	Hurston Waldrep	RHP	Florida	Junior	$3,270,500	Unsigned			Expected to sign	Likely Overslot
	2	59	Drue Hackenberg	RHP	Virginia Tech	Sophomore	$1,369,300	Unsigned			Expected to sign	Likely under slot
	2C	70	Cade Kuehler	RHP	Campbell	Junior	$1,047,500	Unsigned			Expected to sign
	3	94	Sabin Ceballos	3B	Oregon	Sophomore	$714,100	Unsigned			Expected to sign
	4	126	Garrett Baumann	RHP	Hagerty HS	Central Florida	$521,800	Unsigned			Expected to sign
	5	162	Isaiah Drake	OF	North Atlanta HS	Georgia Tech	$367,500	Unsigned			Expected to sign	Likely overslot
	6	189	Lucas Braun	RHP	CSU Northridge	Senior	$292,700	Unsigned			Expected to sign	Likely underslot
	7	219	Justin Long	RHP	Rice	Junior	$229,400	Unsigned			Expected to sign	Likely underslot
	8	249	Cory Wall	RHP	William & Mary	Senior	$190,300	Unsigned			Expected to sign	Likely underslot
	9	279	Riley Gowens	RHP	Illinois	Senior	$173,800	Unsigned			Expected to sign	Likely underslot
	10	309	Pier-Olivier Boucher	OF	SIU-Carbondale	Senior	$164,800	Unsigned			Expected to sign	Likely underslot
	11	339	Jace Grady	OF	Dallas Baptist	Senior		Unsigned			Expected to sign
	12	369	Brady Day	2B	Kansas State	Junior		Unsigned			Expected to sign
	13	399	Will Verdung	3B	Itawamba JC	Senior		Unsigned			Expected to sign
	14	429	Mitch Farris	LHP	Wingate	Senior		Unsigned			Expected to sign
	15	459	David Rodriguez	RHP	San Joaquin Delta College	Ohio State		Unsigned			Expected to sign
	16	489	Isaac Gallegos	RHP	New Mexico	Junior		Unsigned			Expected to sign
	17	519	Kade Kern	OF	Ohio State	Junior		Unsigned			Expected to sign
	18	549	Cam Magee	SS	Washington State	Sophomore		Unsigned			Expected to sign
	19	579	Riley Frey	RHP	Milwaukee	Junior		Unsigned			Expected to sign
	20	609	Will King	C	Eastern Kentucky	Junior		Unsigned			Expected to sign

 

[Buzzbomb]

Today so far, Atlanta has signed their first 4 picks through round 3. Also, inked 7th & 10th round selections.

 

[Buzzbomb]

Braves have $11, 285 left for the 3(11, 12, 17)unsigned picks remaining to stay within the 5% overage. Atlanta has spent a little over 8.7 m.

 

[gtbeak]

Braves have $11, 285 left for the 3(11, 12, 17)unsigned picks remaining to stay within the 5% overage. Atlanta has spent a little over 8.7 m.

Note that, for picks after #10, the first $150k doesn't count against the bonus pool. So, the Braves can give each of those $150k and not impact the $11k that they have left.

 

[Buzzbomb]

MLBTR claims Kyle Wright is right behind Fried in coming back. I’m a little more pessimistic on him making it back before expanded rosters.

Braves only have Brady Day their 12th round pick(who has a Sr. year at Kansas St. as an option)unsigned. He is expected to sign, & that would result in all 21 draftees under contract.

 

[Golden Tornadoes]

Couple of “gotta trust AA on this one” trades today. His typical buy low type moves at the deadline. Hate to give up Vodnik as I felt like he could be helpful in the pen either this year or next, but AA has more than earned some leash with these type of moves

 

[Buzzbomb]

2B Brady Day(12th Round Amateur Draft selection for the Atlanta Braves), is going to enroll at Kansas St. We did sign 20 of the 21 picks.

 

[Buzzbomb]

Soroka pitched a beauty, with a 7 inning shutout & excellent control this time around. Here is a crazy stat. for Olson who is still under 30 y.o.: https://x.com/espnstatsinfo/status/1690459333539328000?s=61

 

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https://x.com/justinctoscano/status/1690840946328354816?s=61