It’s September and the series of the year as MVP candidates face off against one another. Tonight’s pitching matchup features Spencer Strider and Lance Lynn. Game time is 10:10 EST.
Transaction a Day AA
Yours truly was browsing the Braves transactions page and I noticed that AA signed LHP Adam Kolarek to an MiLB deal. I then searched high and low and no one had mentioned it yet, so I took to Twitter/X:
Unfortunately, I didn’t get the cred…
Braves Lineup
Ozzie Albies gets a breather and Nicky Lopez gets the start.
This is not Braves-centered, but it’s something that really bothered me. The waiver system really sucks. There’s no reason why a team should be able to take 3 guys off of waivers. Between the Guardians and the Reds, they claimed all 5 of the players that had some value and that just rubs me wrong. Fair would be that the first team that claims players can claim all of them if they so choose, but should only be allowed 1 player of their choice, then said team moves to the back of the waiver line and everyone else moves forward. 2 teams claiming 5…just dumb.
I suspect there’ll be changes to the August waiver wire system by next year. Either limits on how many players a team can place on waivers, and like your idea, a limit on the number of players a team can claim. It doesn’t look good for the integrity of the sport for this many influential players to change in August.
That said, I’m surprised there weren’t more claims. Some of the pitchers waived couldn’t helped some teams.
The night shift needs to pull them through. West coast games are too tough for old men.
Mookie and Freddie are no joke at 1-2.
No doubt, bro!
Wow. Ozzie’s my favorite Brave, but he doesn’t make that stop, or maybe the play to second either.
True. Nicky has been great!
That stop by Lopez was something else.
Oh, my. Ronald.
Acuna pulls back ahead in the MVP race 🙂
Ronald!!!!!
It has been written here many times this season, but we are being seriously spoiled with this team, y’all!
Keep enjoying the ride.
It was just one at bat and there is still a month to play, but that historic home run by Ronald did as much for his MVP chances as anything you could imagine.
Can’t walk Outman there… that’s why we are suddenly in a dog fight
Strider has too many episodes to my liking, gonna cost him the cy young. Garbage HR, though, 367 feet
The bullpen is still the biggest Achilles heel on this team. Even the “good ones” are marginal at best,
As I’ve said, 30/60 is indeed historic, but Ronald is now at 83 RBIs and the alltime leadoff record of 104 is clearly within reach. And a 70 SB/100 RBI season has only been done twice since the start of the 20th century… both times by Ty Cobb.
Maybe we can bring in Yates next
So our crappy bullpen allows Mookie and Freddie to hit in the 9th because we can’t throw strikes. Ronnie takes a step ahead for MVP and our pen hands it back to Betts
Pierce Johnson has been really good the the Braves.
Wish Snitker had not used Iggy last night in a 4 run game.
Agreed. These Snitker head-scratchers have become more rare but that was one of them.
Man, what a game! Great W!
Easy peasy. Had it all the way…
Cheesed that one out. That was huge to hang on there.
Great win, though the bullpen did their best to throw it away. Glad that wasn’t a playoff game, or my heart wouldn’t be able to handle it.
From another old guy…. It is not healthy to fall asleep ahead 8-4 and wake up ahead 8-7. Not good for the nerves….. But a great performance by “Full Pack” Iglesias. Now a successful road trip even if we lose the next three. No matter what, the Braves will come home as the only team with less than 50 losses.
I gotta believe that the Kolarek signing has something to do with Lee.
This Roger/Dylan Lee thing is quickly becoming my favorite Braves Journal subplot of the season. I hope something comes of it.
It’s over now with Lee and Wall being recalled. Hilliard to 60-day so I’m guessing they are not expecting much from him. I guess they were waiting on Sept 1st for Lee.
Off topic, but Freddy Tarnok is having hip surgery. I sure hope that kid can stay healthy and enjoy a productive career in the bigs.
Also, impressive that literally all 30 teams took a pass on Mike Clevinger. Considering the domestic violence alleagtions, I’m not sorry we steered clear of him, as well.
Set my alarm to 4am to watch the game. Glad I did but I was way too awake there in the last couple of innings. Really great win against the second best MLB team.
Was anyone able to recap?