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crazy Jawa
I was getting excited. It’s kind of sad to think that a second rate catcher is getting an Os fan excited. Ever sense Ortiz retired, Boston is more palatable to root for. O God what am I thinking!!! aaaaaahhhhhh
mike156
Remain calm. Take a deep breath. You know Boston isn’t really palatable. You will get through this. I tell you this as a Yankees fan who has to hear how time began in 2004.
Dannydeman
Lol and don’t go to the yankees ban wagon either, they are even less palatable, this coming from a redsox fan who constantly has to hear about a bunch of titles they won before I was even born.
jdgoat
Let’s be honest, as a Jays fan, the entire Al East is not palatable. Well of course except for the Blue Jays;)
dorfmac
Sounds like you were never really an Os fan to begin with?
df08988
As a lifelong Red Sox fan, we don’t want you. 🙂
crazy Jawa
It was a joke. The Indians got to the World Series with one of the lowest payrolls in the league. Boston has too much chowder. Makes me gassy.
bravesfan88
Funniest comment of the day goes to you good sir…lol..Well done
lesterdnightfly
It says volumes about the level of discourse when a scatological reference is deemed “funniest comment of the day”.
steelerbravenation
Come on Coppy get it done. Flowers could use some help not the perfect platoon but Recker sucks
Big Green Egg
Recker played well for us last year in a limited role. I am personally glad he’s back as an option if needed.
bravesfan88
Yes, I agree with Big Green Egg. Even though it was a relatively small sample size, Recker did actually do fairly well for the Braves last year. Overall, Recker finished the season with a .278/.394/.433 slash. Obviously, it was a career year for Recker, with the bat, and most likely he will come down to Earth a bit next season.
Even with that being said, the Braves do not need Recker to be an All-Star caliber back-up. Honestly, the Braves just need him to catch about 30-40 games well, get some timely hits, and maybe get a pinch hit, whenever he is called upon.
I’m not sure exactly what his advanced metrics are defensively, but from my own personal eye test, Recker is about an average game manager, although he seemingly does do a pretty good job “framing” or presenting pitches to the umpire. Also, he has a pretty good arm, but at times he can struggle a little bit with the accuracy of his throws, leading him to throw out only 8 of 29 runners last season, a decent bit below his career average.
One interesting little factoid for other Braves’ fans here, or those interested…(which I’m sure is not many..lol..) From the 8-hole in the line-up, Recker actually had the following slash line:
.364/.481/.545
Solaris611
O’s must have offered only a 1-year deal and/or lowballed Castillo to the extent that it was clear there could be no deal. Unusual for a FA to state they aren’t signing with a team who so obviously has a need for the player and his skillset. Something tells me a Wieters/BAL reunion may, once again, become the default solution.
OPACY
If a reunion does happen, Wieters won’t come close to the 15million he made when he took the QO in 2016