Show #157: The Braves Pitching Struggles on the Road
Trade deadline talk. The starting rotation. Chipper’s return. And the Wayward Heyward Meter
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July 27th, 2011 at 10:57 am
Pastornicky only struck out 34 times in 355 ABs at Mississippi. That’s pretty damn good.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Did anyone see that there was over 700 pitches last night?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Kudos to all of you that made it through the whole game. Very impressive.
And I believe that Chipper plus McCann WILL encourage the Braves to do something more bold at the deadline. The problem is who? Beltran doesn’t want to play CF, so that’s an issue. The Astros are reportedly not shopping Pence. And it looks like Rasmus may be on the move this afternoon.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:32 pm
A couple of good articles on “the worst call ever.”
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/07/27/meals-and-squeals/
http://espn.go.com/blog/SweetSpot/post/_/id/14246/we-have-a-new-worst-call-ever
July 27th, 2011 at 12:44 pm
Kudos indeed. I barely made it through the extended game without doing serious damage to my iPhone.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:30 pm
ESPN says Rasmus is now a Bluejay.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:34 pm
If we wait long enough, eventually, our choice will be easier as it will be like Highlander…
To paraphrase “In the end, there will be only one…”
July 27th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Opinions (each one is valid):
Are you willing to obtain two months of Beltran at a cost of Mike Minor?
July 27th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
Opinions (each one is valid):
How highly do you value Minor? Analysts project him to be a 3rd or 4th starter. Agree/Disagree?
July 27th, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Looks like Beltran is headed to the Giants (“sources say deal close”, but ESPN Rumors section talks like it is a “done deal”).
July 27th, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Misc.:
Wren doesn’t have to pull off a super deal; a couple of veteran .250 plus hitters would provide depth, pinch hitting, and stability (Example: Wigginton of Rockies plays every position except catcher, .318 vs lefties).
Also, if Braves are to win this year, Uggla will have to be a leader when Chipper and McCann aren’t in there. Heyward, Freeman, and Prado will have to help carry this team. It can be done. They’re young but need to step up. We aren’t scoring enoough runs; 8 losses this month alone where they scored 3 runs or less. Time to start hitting (timely hitting). Gonzo needs more bench time. Is 0-9 (Prado) a record?
Congrats to Proctor and Martinez; could they be the extra pitchers we are looking for?
July 27th, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Maybe we focus on a SS? Carroll?
To answer the above question, despite it possibly being moot, I see Minor as no more than a 3 or 4 and would have traded him for Beltran.
July 27th, 2011 at 2:43 pm
For myself, I am still on the Bourn bandwagon looking at the available pool.
Rasmus is gone. Looks like Brltran is gone. I don’t think Upton helps us this year with the way he strikes out. Willingham is not batting well for about a month.
Bourn:
- is a center fielder (no need to “play him or anyone else out of position”)
- is an everyday (.280+ vs LH or RH) leadoff man with speed – OBP .360 w/ 38 SB
- is not a RH bat, but:
vs Left – .284 .339 .394 .733
vs. Right – .308 .367 .407 .774
- offensive numbers have improved as the season has gone on:
Overall – .302 .360 .403 .763
May – .265 .323 .359 .682
June – .324 .388 .467 .855
July – .351 .378 .415 .793
Last 7 Days – .414 .452 .448 .900
Post All Star – .404 .426 .462 .888
28 years old
$4.4M in 2011
Arb Elig in 2012
Free Agent in 2013
Can place Schafer on DL for his chipped bone, plug Bourn into CF, allows Schafer to get better slowly or possibily move him back to minors for a while.
July 27th, 2011 at 3:07 pm
@162
Also, I am pretty sure he would be a Type A free agent, so if we offer arbitration and he walks, we get two draft picks and maybe Schafer (maybe plays winter ball) is better able to handle CF on an everyday basis by that time.
July 27th, 2011 at 3:56 pm
We really need to do something. I hate that all this is happening and the Phillies are rumored to be going after Pence with all they got.
July 27th, 2011 at 4:11 pm
If ESPN reports are true about Beltran going to the Giants, they gave up their Teheran to get him. It cost them their #1 pitching prospect. Not saying he is in the same class as Teheran, but Baseball Prospectus has him as the Giants’ #2 prospect and #52 overall. That is 4 spots above Kimbrel, and 6 above Delgado.
July 27th, 2011 at 4:58 pm
Gonzo looked terrible last night…… Everytime he got up to the plate I litterally KNEW he was going to be an out. How many double plays did he ground into?
July 27th, 2011 at 5:51 pm
Wil Nieves??
Really?
We lose BOTH McCann and Schafer to the DL and this is all that we get?
Hey Steve….don’t you have Javy Lopez on speed dial? Can Eddie Perez still catch?
July 27th, 2011 at 5:54 pm
BTW….can we go back to the “old days” when we just had the “Struggla” meter, Proctor was not a hero and get all of our players back? This stinks…..
July 27th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
#Braves lineup: 1. McLouth CF, 2. Prado LF, 3. Freeman 1B, 4. Uggla 2B, 5. Ross C, 6. Ramirez RF, 7. Lugo 3B, 8. Gonzalez SS, 9. Jurrjens
Come on JJ! We neeeeeeeed you to be freakishly awesome.
July 27th, 2011 at 6:40 pm
Greetings from Turner Field…looking forward to a win. Go Braves!!
July 27th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Ham/Steve – tell Scott it’s not too late to get his ticket for tomorrow night. It being Chipper Jones Bobblehead Night – figure he needs it for his home altar.
July 27th, 2011 at 7:26 pm
Why didn’t Meals call him safe?
July 27th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Prepare for it folks…
We will not get the benefit of a close call the entire night…
Not a conspiracy, just human nature…
July 27th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
I think Newt Gingrich is here. Have they shown him on TV?