Icky game thread: June 14, Braves at Orioles
With any luck, this will be the last day I’m really sick.
Archive for June, 2009
Explicit game thread: June 12, Braves at Orioles
Because, you know, it is.
2009 Draft: Day 1
As the old adage goes, you can never have too much pitching. That is the philosphpy the Braves took into the draft on Tuesday. Holding the 7th overall pick, the highest since the team took Roberto Kelly second overall in 1991, the Braves hoped to select local product Zach Wheeler but he was snatched away by the Giants with the pick before. The Braves selected Vanderbilt lefty Mike Minor with the pick.
Minor profiles as a guy with little upside. He currently projects as a number 4 starter. Minor’s stuff is average, he gets by with pitch ability. His fastball sits anywhere from 86 MPH to 89 MPH. His best pitch is a plus change up. He has solid curve and uses a slider for his primary breaking ball. The slider does have good depth on it. His pick off move is probably the best in this year’s draft. Minor is a low risk, low reward guy. What you see is basically what you get. The Braves in my opinion would have been better suited taking a high upside guy here rather than selecting Minor.
The only other pick the Braves had today was the 87th pick. With that pick they turned their attention to the Ivy League and selected Princeton’s David Hale. Hale projects as a power reliever in the pros. His fastball routinely sits at 92-93 but he can dial it up a notch to 95-96 when he needs to and has topped out at 97. He has flashed a plus slider at times and has shown some feel for a change up. He played two ways at Princeton so having him focus on pitching should help him progress more.
The Braves hold the 7th pick in each round the rest of the way. I expect the Braves to return more towards their roots and start to pick more high school kids with high upsides. A few names to keep an eye on for Wedsnday’s rounds: Austin Adams, Luke Bailey, Colton Cain, Brody Colvin, Matt Grahm, David Nick, Jonathan Singleton, and Zach Von Rosenburg. I will have a write up on the draft when it is complete.
Atlanta massacre game thread: June 7, Brewers at horrible team
How will the Braves be shut out today? Could we see a no-hitter?
Read the rest of this entry »And why does it only rain on Fox broadcast nights game thread: June 6, Brewers at Braves
Chip and Peach Pit TV never get rained on.
Game 52 – Cubs 3, Braves 2
Well, well, well. I guess I have some explaining to do about the lack of updates on this blog. As I’ve mentioned before, life is busy. I’ve been going through some major changes in my life recently, and honestly, I haven’t had the time or energy to write anything. So, for that, I apologize. I promise, however, that I’ll try to be better about it in the future. This means recaps for the following games, and maybe old recaps for the ones I missed. It really depends how my schedule works out. Bear with me, though, I promise you no long hiatuses like this anymore.
Read the rest of this entry »Gregor Blanco
Well, he’s back. Blanco is what he is, a natural reserve outfielder who is unfortunately still the Braves’ best solution in center and probably better than either of the corner outfielders too. His strengths as a player are his ability to draw walks, as indicated last year by his isolated on-base of .115, and speed. His weaknesses are pretty much everything else. He hit only .255 and had almost as many strikeouts (99) as hits (108). The two are closely related; if you strike out a whole lot, you aren’t going to hit for a high average unless you hit the ball hard when you do. Blanco has no power at all and hit only one homer last season.
Read the rest of this entry »Francoeur sucks game thread: June 2, Cubs at Braves
I bet he’s back in the lineup, though. He’ll probably hit fifth. Resolved: Francoeur = June.
Read the rest of this entry »Francoeur sucks game thread: June 2, Cubs at Braves
I bet he’s back in the lineup, though. He’ll probably hit fifth. Resolved: Francoeur = June.
Read the rest of this entry »Francoeur sucks game thread: June 2, Cubs at Braves
I bet he’s back in the lineup, though. He’ll probably hit fifth. Resolved: Francoeur = June.
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