Other guesses: Braves are going to want to cycle some young pitchers in and out for September and there aren’t many players that can be optioned so look for them to manipulate IL stints. And while I haven’t done the research, I’m guessing equality is the same with a 28-man roster, with 14 pitchers and 14 position players. Stephens could also be DFA’d, although I think that would be an unwise move and he’s been really strong in his role this year. It’s hard to remove anyone from the pitching group, but O’Day is probably the first in the pecking order should Soroka get the call, followed by Odorizzi. RP (9): Minter, Matzek, Lee, Stephens, McHugh, O’Day, Yates, Iglesias, Jansen SP (5): Morton, Fried, Stryder, Wright, Odorizzi Everything fits if he just gets booted out of town. Ozuna is the black hole was essentially my point. If we’re leaving off one of Arcia or Adrianza, my $ is Adrianza b/c he’s not owed $ in 2023 and he provides less value, especially if both Albies and Grissom are available. IMO, the exercise doesn’t have a solution and one, maybe 2, guys that could prove valuable, get left off.

Īuthor Alex Remington (Another Alex R.) Posted on AugAugCategories Braves 2021-22 extended Arcia (and has a 2024 option) and with SS not being answered for 2023, I can’t see Arcia going anywhere.Īlso, O’Day might not be needed now, but he could be should a significant injury to a RHP occur. Doesn’t it seem different? They have a lot of prospects they’re playing over there… This is a hodgepodge of nothingness. You know, we just came from Kansas City, seeing all those young kids… this is different, though. I’d love to see some of the service time: you add it all up, it’s not much.

Probably their best player of all is hurt, third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes (Charlie Hayes’s son), a wizard with the glove who’s no slouch at the plate. And the starter Roansy Contreras, a onetime hot prospect himself, kept the Braves’ batters off balance and they tipped their cap to him relentlessly after the game. He’s still under the Mendoza line but the guy has tools for days. Word on the street is that the Pirates’ asking price for him was just insane and so they’re left holding the bag, just like the Cubs with Ian Happ and Willson Contreras.īut then rookie shortstop Oneil Cruz hit an utter moonshot, and you could see what the fuss is about. Star center fielder Bryan Reynolds was mostly quiet, with just a single and a hat trick of strikeouts in four appearances, but I have to imagine that it hasn’t been easy for him to play through the incessant trade rumors. The thing is, when you’re as hapless and star-deprived as the Pirates, a one-run deficit is a lot harder to make up, and a one-run lead is a lot less confidence-inspiring - if your pen happens to cough the run back, your batters are a lot less likely to pick them up. The Braves have played 52 such contests, and are 32-20 in them. That said, as Ben noted on the broadcast, these Pirates have a knack for playing close games: of their 122 games played, they’ve been in 73 games decided by one or two runs, and they’ve gone 30-43 in those affairs. The tl dr of the game: Jake Odorizzi looked better (though he was putting away a team of scrubs) the offense was mostly asleep, other than Michael Harris II the bullpen hung on.īoth Odorizzi and Kenley Jansen looked the best they’ve looked in their current uniform, though the punchless Pittsburgh lumber had something to do with that.

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