The Atlanta Braves Discussion and Collectors Thread

[death2redemptions]

Freddie Freeman hit his 22nd HR of the season along with a double

But the big story of the game is Ender Inciarte hitting a pair of home runs, drawing a couple walks & stealing a couple bases. He has officially joined the 10/10 club

His stat line looks pretty impressive
.300 avg 10 HR 42 RBI .754 OPS 17 SB

He is still top 10 in hits (150 - 2nd), runs (77 - 8th) & stolen base (17 - 7th) & on pace to reach 200 hits this season.

 

[death2redemptions]

Acuna is as ready for the majors as any prospect could possibly be at this point. He is destroying AAA pitching at the ripe age of 19. There are still some things that he'll need to fix but he has only gotten better the higher he's climbed through the ranks. It's been at least a decade since a Braves prospect has shown as much promise as Acuna has in the minors.

His combined A+/AA/AAA stats - .320 avg/.374/.539 20 HR 70 RBI .913 OPS 37 SB

 

[Rabs]

Think he will get called up this year?

I'm a little hesitant since both Dansby and Ozzie have struggled after being called up.

 

[death2redemptions]

Think he will get called up this year?

I'm a little hesitant since both Dansby and Ozzie have struggled after being called up.

Earlier this month someone in the Braves organization said it was unlikely he'll get the call this season. Which is fine with me because if we wait 12 days through the 2018 season before calling him up we'll get an extra year of team control.

I'm not worried about Albies. Most prospects struggle when they get called up, especially the younger players. We always hear about the kids who rake upon their call-up but that's more the exception than the rule. This is generally followed by regression, take Dansby for example. The Kris Bryant & Carlos Correas of the world are far and few between. As for Dansby, I'll admit I have my concerns but from the start I always believed he was over-hyped. Most never expected him to become a superstar. He was rated highly because he was a very solid, major league ready shortstop with a high floor...but not a huge ceiling. I still think he could eventually put it together.

As for Acuna, I see something in him I didn't see in Albies or Swanson. He is very, very advanced for his age and it's not just one or two tools that make him special. He really is a true 5-tool player with a huge ceiling. And I still see Albies becoming a well above average major league player but I think it may take a couple more seasons before he begins to reach the lofty expectations people see in him. I feel it will be a couple more years before Acuna does as well (at the major league level). It would be awesome if he comes out crushing the ball immediately but I'm learning to curb my expectations with prospects so not counting on it.

 

[Rabs]

What about Maitan?

 

[death2redemptions]

What about Maitan?

I really couldn't say. He's played so few games in the rookie league and none of those games are ever live or streaming so I don't have an opinion yet. Scouts are crazy high on him, I know that much. Miguel Cabrera is the most often comparison brought up.

 

[Rabs]

So would you rate them like this:

Acuna
Albies
Maitan
Swanson

 

[death2redemptions]

So would you rate them like this:

Acuna
Albies
Maitan
Swanson

Yeah, that sound about accurate. Maitan has the sort of potential to be up there with Acuna (both could be #1 prospects according to scouts) but until he's old enough to smoke or at the age of consent he'll remain behind Albies.

 

[Rabs]

Yeah, that sound about accurate. Maitan has the sort of potential to be up there with Acuna (both could be #1 prospects according to scouts) but until he's old enough to smoke or at the age of consent he'll remain behind Albies.

Swanson is an old man compared to the other three haha.

 

[death2redemptions]

Speaking of Albies, he has a double & a triple in today's game so far. Last night he went 1-for-3 with a double so the extra base hits are starting to pile up a little.

 

[death2redemptions]

Swanson is an old man compared to the other three haha.

Old man Swanson getting in on the action with a triple. He's now got back-to-back games with multiple hits.

In his last 7 games he has gone 9-for-21 with 6 walks (reached base 15 times in last 27 plate appearances) & 5 extra base hits (3 doubles/2 triples) so he's been catching fire.

 

[Rabs]

Hope these youngins can keep it up! Duke Newcomb with the win!


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[death2redemptions]

Another triple & another multi-hit game for Albies! 2 RBI & 2 runs scored to go along with it.

He'll get at least one more at-bat tonight...

 

[JVHaste]

Another triple & another multi-hit game for Albies! 2 RBI & 2 runs scored to go along with it.

He'll get at least one more at-bat tonight...

When you're seeing the ball well its best to just bunt right back at the pitcher

Not sure the last time I've seen a game where a 4 error team wins.

 

[Pinbreaker]

When you're seeing the ball well its best to just bunt right back at the pitcher

Not sure the last time I've seen a game where a 4 error team wins.

But I love it..
(Go Mariners!!!)

 

[JVHaste]

But I love it..
(Go Mariners!!!)

Yeah, the shoe was on the other foot for a change... where the other team is the one eliminated from the playoffs. It was easy to see the low give-a-sh*t meter when they missed a throw by 90 feet and all the Braves starting laughing.

Nice sig card, I had a chance to buy one a few years back for $250 but sadly had just sent about 300++ on a few others so was flat out of cash

 

[Rabs]

Just got this in the mail and is instantly one of my favorite cards in my PC:

 

[death2redemptions]

Just got this in the mail and is instantly one of my favorite cards in my PC:

Very nice pickup Rabs! That is indeed a great card to have in any Braves PC.

 

[Rabs]

Very nice pickup Rabs! That is indeed a great card to have in any Braves PC.

Thanks! Been wanting this card for several years now. I love the picture on the card since the jersey he's wearing is my favorite. Looks a lot better than his other Five Star autos in my opinion.

 

[death2redemptions]

Albies remains productive...2-for-2 tonight with 2 walks, a double & stolen base.

A .769 OPS is not too shabby for a 20 yr old rookie infielder. In continues to go up daily.