That’s four wins in a row and six out of seven for a team that really has no business winning that many games with the personale who compose the roster. Their play is giving the term “Snitkered” an entirely new meaning.
Tyrell Jenkins started for the Braves and pitched well, giving up only one run over six innings, a home run to Ryan Braun. His offense managed to get him just enough runs to overcome his mistake and the bullpen closed out the game in scoreless fashion to secure the victory.
The seventh inning saw a lead off walk to Freddie Freeman and back-to-back-to-back singles to plate the Braves two runs. It wasn’t the most dramatic routes to victory, but it was effective. Overall, this stretch of baseball has been fun to watch.
Winning is so much fun! I hear the team has a big cardboard figure of Frank Wren in the locker room and every time the team wins they pull of a piece of clothing.
Also, I pulled the following out of an online chat w/ a prospect-focused writer on Fangraphs discussing Braves person of interest Dustin Peterson…
Paul
Eric – tell me things, hopefully even good things, about Dustin Peterson. I’m just scouting the stat line, but he’s had a really impressive year for a young AA guy – I think I read he’s only taken 4 ABs against pitchers younger than him. 35 doubles! Could he be a fringe top 100 guy in the offseason? Don’t think I’ve ever seen him on any national lists, but getting cautiously excited about him. Thanks!
Eric A Longenhagen
Probably not a top 100 guy but he’s definitely improved. He’s always been pull-only with that power and guys like that need to have really good timing to make sure they, you know, are pulling whatever they can. Peterson’s added a little big of a leg kick to help with that, a la Josh Donaldson. Not as extreme as that, but elements of it. He’s buoyed his stock.
Welcome back, ‘Rissa. Thank you for the recap. Winning sure beats losing. Go Braves.
Cliff, great comment @109 last thread. Yes, I think that will do. And you’re correct about the bullpen. If anyone is undervalued by WAR it is the most elite closers like 2011-14 Kimbrel.
Wow. The Astros DFA’ed Carlos Gomez. https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/763471896671293440
Well, when your OPS declines from .833 to .724 to .670 to .594 in four years, it’s not all that surprising.
Neck an attractive waiver bat:
http://www.espn.com/blog/mlb/rumors/post/_/id/28071/mlb-rumor-central-nick-markakis-an-attractive-waiver-wire-bat
When Tyler Flowers returns, do the Braves unceremoniously DFA AJP or do they send Recker down? Toughie.
AJP is OPS’ing .712 since the ASB against .477 before. That may factor into it.
@4,5 – I guess he’s no longer a 6 tool player.
When is Flowers supposed to return? If it’s not until Sept 1, we can expand rosters and the problem is solved. If it’s earlier, I would bet we send down Recker for a few days. Why DFA AJ when he will retire at the end of the year anyway and that is less than 50 games away?
Sorry I’m late to the Journal. It took me a while to explain why I was climbing the Trump Tower.
Apolitically, of course.
@10, I think that’s why Rob is asking. It would be a dick move.
#11
That’s certainly one way to change the conversation…
@11
They looked pissed. That’s a hard one to wiggle out of.
Kyle Kubitza DFA’d
I’ve done some strange things, but I don’t think I was ever that intoxicated.
It’s interesting that most players we’ve given up in trade haven’t done much. I mean, the Cubs can’t even find La Stella.
@17 – Here’s a live look-in on the search.
@17 – Ha! He shouldn’t have run away, but I’d be pissed too. Coghlan has sucked for two years now, and to be optioned for him when you’re having the year LaStella has is cruel.
Let’s send them a journeyman reliever for La Stella. I always liked him and hated it when we traded him. He’s a limited player, but that hit tool…
Bet the Cubs wish they could meld the defense of Player B with the bat of La Stella… that would be something special.
Sweet backhanded grab by Adonis at third. I bet he won’t have a 5 rating on his Strat-O-Matic card next year.
Arab Singles made a really nice effort on a gapper… he laid out to catch the ball, it ticked off his glove, but he smothered it, hopped to his feet, and fired to second to get the runner.
@20 Said something like he would only play with that Cubs team. Not sure baseball is his top priority at the moment.
Uh oh. According to ESPN insider article, player A is most overrated player on his team. Also: El Oso Blanco, Jose Peraza.
Day game, woo hoo! No staying up past my bedtime today. Just hope I’m up from my nap in time for the 2:10 start.
I enjoyed the game last night, even though we lost. The boys look like a team. Snitker for Manager for Life, or at least until the next losing death spiral.
It’s only three weeks until call ups. Will we start the clock on Ozzie and Dansby, Ruiz maybe?
Recapped.
Peralta matched his season highs with six innings and six strikeouts. He allowed two harmless hits through six innings, but then ran into trouble in the top of the seventh when the Braves went ahead.