Atlanta Braves News

[YellowJacketFan2018]

Ender Inciarte hopes to stay with the Braves

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/atlanta-braves

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

Here are the starting pitchers for the opening game of the Braves-Phillies series in Philadelphia

Atlanta Braves: 10-2 Mike Soroka

Philadelphia Phillies: 8-7 Jake Arrieta

 

[THWG]

The Mets have scouts and executives watching Kyle Wright and Ian Anderson tonight(Mississippi has 9 different MLB team reps. viewing Ian, Christian and Drew).

Noah Syndergaard is the NY Met bait. Edwin Diaz?

I would take Syndergaard in a heartbeat. We need to land 1 of Greinke, Stroman, or Syndergaard imo. If I knew that the Braves would re-sign Bumgarner, I would be happy to have him too.

 

[GTJake]

Hey Mike, curious to know what your prediction is for this weekend ... do the Bravo's bounce back ??

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

Hey Mike, curious to know what your prediction is for this weekend ... do the Bravo's bounce back ??

Unless the Braves prove me wrong and start playing well again i think they lose 2-3 the Phillies and 2-3 to the Nationals and will find themselves in 2nd place by the middle of next week

 

[GTJake]

Unless the Braves prove me wrong and start playing well again i think they lose 2-3 the Phillies and 2-3 to the Nationals and will find themselves in 2nd place by the middle of next week

Ouch !! ... I think we'll eventually get back to playing well, I just don't have a feel for when. Hoping it's sooner than later Mike !!

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

Ouch !! ... I think we'll eventually get back to playing well, I just don't have a feel for when. Hoping it's sooner than later Mike !!

I very much hope you're right,Jake

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

The Braves are interested in Royals relief pitcher Jake Diekman

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/atlanta-braves

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

CBS Sports thinks the Braves will trade for Marcus Stroman and will give up a good bit to get him

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...-market-will-shake-out-at-the-trade-deadline/

 

[FredJacket]

Looks like Strasburg's schedule will have him missing the Braves. Current rotation looks like this for Mon-Wed (Braves @ Nationals)
Corbin
Scherzer
Sanchez

Scherzer was on a pitch count in start yesterday. Only saw 5 innings. For his standards... a little rusty.

Breaking news (as I type]... Scherzer had some sort of injection today to treat some back pain. Won't throw next day or so. Plan is still to start v Braves. [my comment: this usually means the REAL news is worse. My bet he misses next start, at minimum... Braves dodging bullets ]

My hope is neither club (Braves or Nationals) are swept this weekend & the current 4.5 game delta is same or smaller come Monday morning.

Good luck in Philly!

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

Looks like Strasburg's schedule will have him missing the Braves. Current rotation looks like this for Mon-Wed (Braves @ Nationals)
Corbin
Scherzer
Sanchez

Scherzer was on a pitch count in start yesterday. Only saw 5 innings. For his standards... a little rusty.

Breaking news... Scherzer had some sort of injection today to treat some back pain. Won't throw next day or so. Plan is still to start v Braves. [my comment: this usually means the REAL news is worse. My bet he misses next start, at minimum... Braves dodging bullets ]

My hope is neither club (Braves or Nationals) are swept this weekend & the current 4.5 game delta is same or smaller come Monday morning.

Good luck in Philly!

Thanks for the info,Fred

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

According to the Braves pregame show Jake Arrieta has a bone spur in his elbow the size of a marble

 

[FredJacket]

Curious what you guys think about the Braves "mental makeup" collectively. Realizing it may be a silly exercise to speculate as fans in our living rooms watching.... but that never stopped me.

I know I counted Phillies out a few weeks ago, but now I'm rethinking things. Perhaps the biggest factor in who wins the NL EAST will be some intangible... like mental toughness.

Trades will be a big thing... but any acquisition will need to assimilate rapidly into locker room too. I've seen it kill teams (see Nats & Papelbon a few seasons ago... for extreme example)

The Nationals have already been through adversity & the pressure that came with it. There was talk of firing the manager & dumping players for rebuild back in May. All that is long ended. There is a lot of confidence on Nats team.

How would you guys characterize the Braves in that regard right now? They are (or will be) feeling the pressure in coming weeks. How do you think they will respond?

 

[GT_EE78]

According to the Braves pregame show Jake Arrieta has a bone spur in his elbow the size of a marble

Now thas my favorite hat
is it my imagination or did this slump start about the time Ender arrived?

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

Now thas my favorite hat
is it my imagination or did this slump start about the time Ender arrived?

Yeah the Braves went into a tailspin when Ender Inciarte came back

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

1-0 Braves over the Phillies in the 1st inning

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

Lousy Braves infield defense

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

1-0 Dodgers over the Nationals in the 2nd inning