Lindsay I can't say enough how grateful I am you are a Braves fan.
As far as not calling up starters to help bolster the pen--I know they moved Laura to the pen with mixed results so far. Do you think Harris and Laura could be in the Atlanta for the stretch run in a month? The pen has held together this year with chicken wire and duct tape seems to be rounding into form (and the pen been an unsung hero for this season--we took scraps and made 3 months of mostly good/solid work--if Iggy did not lose his way this pen for the amount of talent would be considered amazing)and with the trade deadline and with possible Lopez and JJ coming back...maybe Laura and Harris stay in AAA? Burkhalter and others are coming for spots sometime in 26....it could be really interesting.
Also trading to get Charlie for the stretch run would be so 25 Braves....of course they would have to dfa him after one start but still.
I do think the likelihood of Atlanta using some of these minor leaguers like Harris and Lara (or even Fuentes after the minor league season ends) is pretty high, but I worry we won't see more than one of them. My money's on Harris, as Lara's just too wild right now - he has 31 walks and 27 hits (2.203 WHIP) in 26.1 innings this year, including 12 walks in 8.2 innings for the Stripers.
Feels like we are seeing a lot of curveballs tonight. A few of them are nasty too. You sure about the slider weapon? They showed a graphic showing he was 25% curve in the minors too.
Yeah I get it, and that is the organizational reputation for sure. Also agree, happy with what I saw. It’s clear to me he’s an MLB starter and might even have a decent ceiling. FB/CU are both nasty. They need to help him consistently get spin on his fastball cause my general read was when it’s above 2300 RPMs it’s absolutely electric.
Lindsay I can't say enough how grateful I am you are a Braves fan.
As far as not calling up starters to help bolster the pen--I know they moved Laura to the pen with mixed results so far. Do you think Harris and Laura could be in the Atlanta for the stretch run in a month? The pen has held together this year with chicken wire and duct tape seems to be rounding into form (and the pen been an unsung hero for this season--we took scraps and made 3 months of mostly good/solid work--if Iggy did not lose his way this pen for the amount of talent would be considered amazing)and with the trade deadline and with possible Lopez and JJ coming back...maybe Laura and Harris stay in AAA? Burkhalter and others are coming for spots sometime in 26....it could be really interesting.
Also trading to get Charlie for the stretch run would be so 25 Braves....of course they would have to dfa him after one start but still.
I do think the likelihood of Atlanta using some of these minor leaguers like Harris and Lara (or even Fuentes after the minor league season ends) is pretty high, but I worry we won't see more than one of them. My money's on Harris, as Lara's just too wild right now - he has 31 walks and 27 hits (2.203 WHIP) in 26.1 innings this year, including 12 walks in 8.2 innings for the Stripers.
Feels like we are seeing a lot of curveballs tonight. A few of them are nasty too. You sure about the slider weapon? They showed a graphic showing he was 25% curve in the minors too.
Yeah I get it, and that is the organizational reputation for sure. Also agree, happy with what I saw. It’s clear to me he’s an MLB starter and might even have a decent ceiling. FB/CU are both nasty. They need to help him consistently get spin on his fastball cause my general read was when it’s above 2300 RPMs it’s absolutely electric.
I mean, I'm pleasantly surprised. Several folks I talked to about this all expected this to be FB/SL, not just me
My long lost little cousin debuts today!