This season might be one the most frustrating ever as a fan. With a few pieces we could have easily won the east. The Nats are way underachieving this year. Really must not care about winning currently. More so about freeing up salary to put a real contender on field for 2017. Thing I don't get is if they finish the season at this awful pace and start the next year the same way they will lose a lot of fans. I've always been a Braves fan so I'm not going anywhere but the excitement of a new ballpark will only go so far if they spend the next year and a half tanking.
2015 Braves Thread
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Heck of a win last night coming back from 6-0, down 2 in the 9th and 1 in the 12th. That was more offense than we saw the entire road trip.
I hope they keep sharp objects away from Shelby Miller. What the pen did tonight should be a crime.
Think Miller watches the game last night wondering why the team never scores nine runs for him......in a month?
Michael Bourne, Nick Swisher and cash to the Braves for Chris Johnson. That is a completely different trade than any we've seen from Hart.
What I don't get is why do you trade for a center fielder when Maybin has been the best and most consistent outfielder they have.
Johnson was guaranteed money until after 2017. Bourn and Swisher are guaranteed until after 2016, I believe, but if they reach certain at-bat numbers, the options for 2017, are guaranteed. It's a weird trade and has some complicated numbers.
Bourne is backup in the event the Braves get a mega-offer for Maybin. Plus, the cash is reportedly $10 mil, so this is, in essence, a wash for both teams. If any of the players actually play well, it's a bonus.
Nobody wanted that contract. He was greatly rewarded after one very good season and hasn't played to that level since.
The Braves loss in Tampa was not at all surprising considering their recent performance on the road. In fact, they had a lot of company given every road team lost last night. That was a first in MLB history.
So now the Braves sign 31 year old Edwin Jackson who was released earlier by the Cubs? Only thing I can figure is Hart got tired of listening to the fans complain and knew he needed to do something. Not sure this helps anything.
It does make some sense, Jackson will likely throw out of the bullpen like he was for the Cubs, where he had success. And then in Spring, compete with Folty for the 5th spot, loser goes to long relief. Also, paying him peanuts.
I can see that. But every move Hart has made to the last couple of trades made the team younger. Signing a 31 year old journeyman pitcher is contrary to that strategy.
Same as trading a young, 24 year old LHP and 21 year old SS for a 30 year old 3B.
Oh, absolutely, just saying that ofcourse he would go off against the Braves, just like Uggla did with Washington.
It's really hard to keep up with this team. They are almost the definition of the "Who's on first" gag. They're a shell of who they were, and a bunch of names no one knows about, and don't play good baseball on top of that. I'm born and raised in Atlanta and a life-long fan, but wow - I don't know who these guys are and they're not very good.
1-9 in their last 10. Playing before a virtually empty stadium. Hard to recognize half the players. Jon Hart should be proud of what he built.
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