Show #224: Bullpen Injuries and a Sweep for the Braves
Eric O’Flaherty’s injury and the impact to the bullpen. Heyward and Mac rejoin the lineup. Medlen’s dominating performance. More heroics from Gattis.
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Eric O’Flaherty’s injury and the impact to the bullpen. Heyward and Mac rejoin the lineup. Medlen’s dominating performance. More heroics from Gattis.
The bullpen, led by Craig Kimbrel, Jonny Venters and Eric O’Flaherty, was a major strength for the Braves over the last few seasons. The only one of that Big Three left standing is Craig Kimbrel. Jonny Venters and Eric O’Flaherty …
Again and again the Braves and their strikeouts become fodder for Twitter and internet debate. Some say it’s a big deal, others say they are no worse than other outs and don’t hinder run scoring. (The evidence seems to be …
There’s been a lot of chatter about Craig Kimbrel’s two blown saves, which came within days of one another, against the Mets on May 3rd and against the Reds on May 7th. Kimbrel gave up three homeruns in those two …
It’s time to end the Schafer-Simmons-at-the-top-of-the-order experiment. I like Jordan Schafer more than most. He’s displayed some tools in the past and he’s at an age in which he should play his best baseball. However he’s still fundamentally a part-time …
Jordan Schafer came into this season with a major league career slash line of .221/.305/.301. He got an opportunity to play in a career high 106 games last season with the Houston Astros and put up a line of .211/.297/.294.
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