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link2217
Watching Diaz he definetly looks like his bat can stick at the majors as a ss. His defense however, really is that bad. He needs a lot of work there. Pair him with Wong, who’s signed long term at 2nd, and I see a lot of errors in the future middle infield of the cardinals.
TDKnies 2
I think this Aybar situation is a good example of knowing he’s been bad just by looking, but please don’t ever specify just how bad because I don’t like feeling worse about that trade than I already do.
bravesfan88
Regardless what anyone says, from the front office, Aybar was merely a fill-in at short, with the hope he could bring back “something” at the deadline.
The real pieces of the trade were Chris Ellis and Sean Newcomb…and last I checked Ellis was pitching lights out and Newcomb has steadily been a solid force as a starter with a ridiculous upside!!
Chris Ellis might very well end up being a great steal, even if most scouts see his ceiling as a low 3rd-4th starter. His stuff will not leave you screaming ace potential, like Newcomb’s, but Ellis knows how to pitch!!
From what I’ve seen of Ellis this year, he very well may become a solid #3 on a contending team, and if Newcomb comes anywhere close to reaching his potential then I still really like the trade for the Braves…
With Albies busting on the scene, it was only a matter of time before Simmons was gone anyways, rebuild or not…Getting two solid, advanced pitchers, one lefty with absolute ace potential, and one fellow starter that can eat up innings and will undoubtedly become a solid middle of the rotation pitcher, the Braves got what they could for Simmons.
Maybe they could have gotten more at the deadline this season, maybe not, we will never know, but I tend to like the trade for the Braves, even if Aybar has been putrid this year…
Also, with Aybar’s garbage play, it has given the Braves a chance to take a long look at Daniel Castro. While never a prospect, Castro has come up and suprisingly hit over .300, and he has played pretty solid defense at the SS position. So far, Castro has made the most of his opportunity, and hopefully he can continue to play well, and surpass any and everyone’s projections!!
Gogerty
Agree with you one hundred percent. Worst case scenario out of these two pitchers we flip one. No Aybar is not what he once was, but he is who he is. He was by no means the centerpiece of this deal.
I like what we have with Albies, Swanson, and Ruiz right now. Castro and Garcia are nice CHEAP pieces to have.
I like getting our young guys e pertinence in the rotation, but I hope their confidence does not get rocked in the process. We surely need to round out a rotation by the end of the season. Would like to see Teheran as our 3rd, pick up an Ace to carry next couple years via the deadline or FA (Strasburg possibly), and let the kids fight for 2, 4, and 5 spots. Worst case for Foltz, is he becomes our long relief man.
R.D.
I have a hard time defining Strasburg as a reliable ace, the braves would be wiser saving their money/spending it on a left fielder that can hit a baseball and field (quite a concept, I know.)
cardfan2011
I really like what Ive seen out of Diaz so far, and the fact that it’s at SS, a position the Cards never had a good offensive player handling until Peralta came in, is even better. The defense needs work, but that’ll come with time
Stromalama
Edgar Renteria and David Eckstein.
cardfan2011
I mean in a while, thats all. Sorry forgot to add that
A'sfaninUK
/Goes to baseball-reference
/looks up Aybar’s career splits
/sees April has historically been his worst month offensively
/shakes head at Dave O’Brien’s shoddy journalist work
Jeff Todd
I mean, that’s fair to note I guess, but I’m not aware whether that has much predictive value and he’s been unequivocally the worst everyday player in baseball.