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Brendan Donovan!!

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Kelenic was the Braves 2nd best hitter for the first 3 months of the season, hitting around .280. After that, he hit <.200. I think that he is like everyone else in the lineup: very streaky. He's a legitimate hitter against right handers, but someone should platoon for him when the opposition has a lefty starting.

I don't know if anybody else saw dansbys presser with the cubs when he first arrived.. he said ha wanted to go to Chicago because of his grandfather... don't know what that means but I don't think he was coming back to the braves..

Tanner Scott, Montgomery and Profar or Ward is offseason list. I'm the same on Profar; didn't like him much to start the winter but I've warmed up to him, assuming its not 3/45m.

Jake. Fletcher had info on Ohtani so MLB blackballed

I’m really inspired by how you approach every challenge. It’s not just about overcoming obstacles, but about how we learn and grow through them.

Let go braves 🎉

Jake McCarthy is an everyday guy. It's a shame he isnt consistently given that opportunity.

Honestly baseball has a mental aspect to it I think when you see a big league guy struggle it's mental I think mostly because they are trying to hard the tools are there or he wouldn't have made it to big leagues even john smoltz had a shrink sit behind home plate wearing a red shirt so he could simply look at him my opinion if he's all you got throw him out there with no threat of removing him if you do make a move get your new guy then cut ties

Jake thank you for the podcast. I would just consider if free agent prices have gone up, and we see so far they have, there has to come a time that AA is realistic and set a new margin for those prices. There does come a time that the talent level comes down as some of the free agents go off the board. I know that there is a balance but are you willing to settle for lesser talent? The talent pool has shrunk although there are some good relievers out there. If there is a possibility for a trade for Montgomery if that doesn't happen soon then Montgomery is going to be in the same situation where he has a late spring training. I believe that Montgomery is a #3 but at times plays up as a #2. Thank you

I have a question for anyone interested in answering. Braves all-time greats team. 22 players. 1 player at each position, 1 DH (bat only player, didn't have to be a DH when they played) 3 bench players any position, 5 starters, 5 relievers. Players didn't have to be career Braves, but judge them only on their time as braves. My example team would be C: Javy Lopez 1B: Freddie Freeman 2B: Ozzie Albies SS: Jeff Blauser 3B: Chipper Jones RF: Hank Aaron CF: Andruw Jones LF: Ronald Acuña Jr DH: Andrés Galerraga Bench: Eddie Mathews, Dale Murphy, Rafael Furcal SP: Maddux, Spahn, Neikro, Glavine, Avery* RP: Kimbrel, Smoltz, Wagner, Wohlers, Moylan *I chose Avery over Smoltz for starting pitchers because I was having a hard time coming up with 5 all-time great relief pitchers.

I think Kelenic's main problem is that he's trying too hard at bat and loses his patience. then gets frustrated. He needs to relax. I hope the new batting coach can help him. He can be the sleeper the Braves need. I'd hate to see him sent down, it could hurt his confidence more.

Im still ringing AZ for Monty/McCarthy or Perdomo 😅

Probably Need both depends on Ronald

My choice is Tanner Scott, hands down.

Does it feel like AA will now trade Kelenic? Seems like one of those AA moves that takes everyone by surprise

I still have hope that Kelenic will be a better ball player in '25. It feels like he pressed to carry the lineup with all the injuries and couldn't figure it out.

Tanner Scott please I hear he's looking for a job and Jack Flarty 🙏 😅. .

Btw 16+ inches of snow in my lil Indiana farm town.

Is there a rule preventing a team from signing sasaki for a million dollars then on opening day giving him a giant “extension”?

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I like Jake's style. He's professional and puts together a reliable program that's informed, inclusive and intelligent. He gets good questions in the mailbag. I like it! Seriously, it costs us viewers nothing to hit it with a "thumbs up". And it's regularly good so Subscribe. If you don't like it, Unsubscribe later. But it's gonna be good!

21:37 great save, cuz we dont know.

I would like to see the Braves sign Kim if they can get him at a lower price due to him getting a late start

Kelenic De La Cruz White Williams Rodriguez That’s a lot of easy outs. Like see braves give Rodriguez a good opportunity since minor league # shows that he decent hitter that can get on base. The other 4 can’t get on base at all. Braves could very well be looking at for 2 months with below.300OBP 7/8/9 hole. Doesn’t look like a lot RBI opportunities from the lead of spot. That’s a fact

I think we need another bat, either in the outfield or shortstop.

AA is definitely on a beach somewhere

They need to stop all these deferred money contracts.

Great take Jake!🎉

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1 more starting pitcher would b great. If not, ATL should go to beef up the pen. Outfielders can easily b found @ the Trade Deadline

Fried will have to stay off the IL or Schwellenbach may win the WAR competition. More than likely Fried wins but It's cool to even be having this comparison. GO BRAVES 2025.

Aa is a scared gm he I destroyed the championship window

LA is so far head of braves can't even them fans are in fantasy land name last big free agent braves got since 21

Braves starting pitcher are fragile

Good afternoon Jake, Hope you're not snowed in. It just started snowing here around Charlotte NC.

Based on the amount of free agents remaining, plus rumored trade candidates, I'm hoping their plan was to wait out the market and add to the roster closer to ST. If so, that plan could be working out very well for them - they just need to act on it.

Thank you!!! This offseason from a social media, blogs vlogs standpoint has been clicks over content. People have been babbling about absolutely nothing. At least now there’s one person out there that I can look at a new video, there’s someone saying something besides speculation based on a tweet from someone that doesn’t have a clue, and is just stirring up stuff. Also hope you and yours had a great Christmas and a happy new year

Kelenic needs to do what Riley did. Riley was striking out too much, and one year he started off focusing on contact, getting singles but losing his power. Gradually he began hitting with power again, and now has a good mix of average and power.

I agree with a lot of the comments about Kellnick. I am a big fan! I believe he’s got what it takes and with this new hitting coach, I believe he can turn him into a superstar. I believe the talent is there.

Hey Jake! I have been questioning what AA has been doing during the off-season. But I think I finally am catching his vision. It seems he is focusing on new and upcoming talent that he can sign for longer contracts at a cheaper price. Developing these young stars is really where it’s at. I just hope we can get some talent that is ready from our minor league before the season starts.

This is the year for Kelenic to earn his chop, otherwise he will be relegated to a backup role maybe even before the season ends.

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Thanks for the in depth breakdown. He’s a nice piece for 2.3 million and he’s a fine 4th outfielder. But man everyday for a contender is tough

All I wanted was Teoscar Hernandez lol, assuming he was open to being here. He might just have wanted to stay in LA, but I don’t think his contract would have set us back. Three years for $66M isn’t bad. If you can’t pull the trigger on that then you likely will NEVER sign a FA, lol!

Phenoms force their way on to MLB rosters with great play. He is a millionaire already and he is healthy.

Braves = "Pitcher University"

Off the subject i listen to your show because of the facts and no drama i love the way you present your views and baseball facts dont fall for drama

The news of the one-year contracts for Kelenic and Lee confused me because I thought it meant that the team no longer had the multi-year control on them.