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NL_East_Rivalry
Braves needed him to get reps in at the AFL. Luckily Jace can hold down the position well enough until he is ready mid season
Gogerty
Its ok, still feel good with Jace holding down second another year of needed.
RunDMC
Jose Peraza sure is doing well…
hanks1hammer
Yes he is. Difficult to believe he can sustain a .379 BABIP even with his speed but considering his speed and an outstanding 13% strike out rate, I would just be an irrational Braves fan to say it’s all just luck.
Sigh..that Olivera trade is definitely the worst in Coppy’s still very young tenure. He did at least have the back bone to admit it though, and he has done well to mitigate it. But any Braves fan should wish to get a mulligan on that one.
R.D.
It’s too soon to say if you ask me. If Kemp comes to ST next year looking buff and paco is ready to go, this could still be a relative win for the braves.
It’s not like the Braves are running low on scrappy options up the middle right now.
Salionski
I would want a mulligan on that specific trade, but only to deal Peraza in a better deal.
If Coppy doesn’t deal Peraza then that would make the Swanson acquisition less likely to happen. Chances are he would’ve been less aggressive on that front. And I’d definitely rather have Swanson over Peraza.
Aviator157
Ablies started the season in AA, went to AAA for a while, then finished the season back in AA.
A'sfaninUK
The guy slashed .248/.307/.351 as a 19 year old (!) at AAA. Unless something catastrophic happens with his injury, I’m pretty sure he’s not going to need much more development time. I’d bet money he’s going to debut after the super 2 cutoff date in June no matter what.
southi
Albies had gotten off to an absolutely horrible start in AAA (2 for his first 22), but did much better after that start than the final AAA numbers implied. Albies was actually hitting quite well when he was sent back down to AA (8 for his last 24 in AAA) and multiple sources quoted the main reason Albies was sent down was to work at secondbase directly with Swanson at short. He was, however, not consistent and definitely had his struggles in AAA.
The kid has solid potential to be an all-star at an early age, but I don’t see him coming up to Atlanta at the start of the season now. I hope Albies recovers fully. I don’t think the Braves are as concerned with second base too much in the short term with Jace putting up decent numbers there.
Cd360
That isn’t really that great. Should probably spend some time at AAA before you call him up. The braves won’t be winning so there’s no need to rush him.
brandons-3
It’s great in the context of him putting up that slash line at the age of 19. You are correct though, that there isn’t need to rush him.
Cd360
Yeah obviously but fan was talking about it like he’s almost ready. It’s impressive for his age but a promotion shouldn’t be considered until he can put together at least average numbers. Preferably at AAA.
ottomatic
Seems a little disconcerting that it happened on a swing, and not some type of blow or trauma (which appears to be the typical cause of an olecranon fracture). Kind of makes you wonder if he has had any problems with that elbow in the past, even as a kid
garrog1949
Trade with Texas in Offseason:::::::::::::::::: Gant,Whalen,Blair and Ruiz for Profar and Matuella. Profar could hold down 3B until Maitan is ready.