"...Who?!" The 2015 Atlanta Braves Season Thread

[Motife43]

I was surprised Kimbrel was moved, Hart has said a few times he wouldn't trade him this year. We definitely rebuilding now

 

[Schmoove]

I can't trust that Freeman is off limits.

Am I alone in this thinking brehs?

 

[Motife43]

I can't trust that Freeman is off limits.

Am I alone in this thinking brehs?

I think he is. With the money he got and the position he plays, they won't move him. I think the trio of Teheran/Simmons/Freeman is definitely off limits.

Closers are volatile man, look at two guys on our staff now, Jim Johnson and Jason Grilli, both guys had runs as closers that were less than 5 yrs combined, but now they're setup men who''ll have to be situational closers. Kimbrel was being projected as the next Rivera, which was high praise. Say he reaches that level, great for us, but come 2018 when it's time to pay him, he'll want more money than the Braves are willing to pay and most importantly we won't be the Yankees of the 90s-mid 2000s. I would only be on board for paying a closer HUGE money if we were competing for World Series every season. We're not and Hart was definitely selling high with the trade. I still have to research the prospects we got in the deal.

 

[FreshFromATL]

gonna be a long summer

 

[JamilALAmin]

I can't trust that Freeman is off limits.

Am I alone in this thinking brehs?

I hope not but at this point I'm like fukk it honestly. They said Kimbrel was off limits too and we see how that ended up. Least we got rid of garbage ass Mel Sr.

We're going to be hot garbage this year.

 

[I AM WE ARE]

i looked online and was like we doing new orleans saints moves we gone get chipper out of retirement just to trade him


can someone please tell me the point in all this

 

[Tobias]

frediot is garbage.

i dream of the day we hire chipper as manager

chip is the best

 

[ATLien]

Fukk this team...Kimbrel? Really? Split up the all-Black outfield, now they trade Kimbrel. Fukk this team.

 

[Motife43]

Opening Day Lineup

LMAO at him sitting Chris Johnson against Alvarez

 

[AVXL]

The L's were gonna take this year

If we win 70 games that's a success

 

[Heretic]

Opening Day Lineup

LMAO at him sitting Chris Johnson against Alvarez

Johnson's been pretty average since he's been there. Last year he was terrible defensively. So I'm thinking that may be the reason. All I know about callaspo is that he's a switch hitter and I have no idea if he's worse or equal to Johnson on d. honestly just sounds like Gonzales being Gonzales

 

[Motife43]

Johnson's been pretty average since he's been there. Last year he was terrible defensively. So I'm thinking that may be the reason. All I know about callaspo is that he's a switch hitter and I have no idea if he's worse or equal to Johnson on d. honestly just sounds like Gonzales being Gonzales

Yeah he was terrible last year at the plate too. 2013 was an aberration. I guess I was just surprised he didn't give him a shot on opening day. I saw a tweet that said Hart must've told him to sit Johnson lol

All I can say is just expect to see at bunch of different guys platooning, we have four guys that can play 3+ positions capably (Gosselin, Peterson, Callapso, K. Johnson)

 

[Tobias]

can somene provide an mj cry smiley over a chipper or bobby body?

reps and daps all around

 

[Heretic]

Yeah he was terrible last year at the plate too. 2013 was an aberration. I guess I was just surprised he didn't give him a shot on opening day. I saw a tweet that said Hart must've told him to sit Johnson lol

All I can say is just expect to see at bunch of different guys platooning, we have four guys that can play 3+ positions capably (Gosselin, Peterson, Callapso, K. Johnson)

Yeah I think outside of Simmons and Freeman it'll be a platoon until somebody outshines everybody else. I expect Peterson to lock down 2nd tho.

 

[I AM WE ARE]

did the front office lose a bet