Braves Offseason

[stinger78]

Man, D'Arnaud is gone. 2yr deal to LAA.

I have a sneaky suspicion that’s going to haunt us.

 

[Golden Tornadoes]

I have a sneaky suspicion that’s going to haunt us.

Maybe, but at what point do you allow the youth to develop? Baldwin has a great bat, and IMO, Murphy relies on playing daily to have consistency. I don’t think he is a guy who thrives on getting every third day off.

 

[stinger78]

Maybe, but at what point do you allow the youth to develop? Baldwin has a great bat, and IMO, Murphy relies on playing daily to have consistency. I don’t think he is a guy who thrives on getting every third day off.

IMPO, Baldwin needs to play every day to complete his development.

As for Murphy, he needs to stay healthy to play more regularly. I agree he would benefit from catching 110 games a year.

 

[stinger78]

So, did you hear AA’s interview? Goes on and on about Fried, and keeping elite rotation guys, then concludes that they have to replace 59 starts out of last year’s rotation: Morton and Fried. It was a “you speak with forked tongue” moment, IMO.

 

[Golden Tornadoes]

So, did you hear AA’s interview? Goes on and on about Fried, and keeping elite rotation guys, then concludes that they have to replace 59 starts out of last year’s rotation: Morton and Fried. It was a “you speak with forked tongue” moment, IMO.

I think he's more worried about playing his cards close to the vest in interviews than talking out of both sides of his mouth. I would love if for once he gave a straightforward answer, but with Fried being a free agent now, he may be constrained as to what exactly he can say.