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You put him on the 26 man and tell your manager to play him. This isn't Buck, Elias is the boss and Hyde is the subordinate.

That's OK, every time a player struggles there is immediate speculation about trading him.

You wanted to see some big Rods going at it?

Well you know, Elias isn't going to bring someone up until they are ready to stay. He said so. No room for nuance.

I'm on board with honesty. He's not wrong.

With Eduardo pitching might be the best plan.

Evidently they have decided he's not an option, so why didn't they move him before telegraphing that fact to the rest of the league? Oh wait, we aren't supposed to question their decisions. Never mind.

That's a trade that only happens in a video game. Might as well just say "I had a dream last night in which the Braves...." Also the Braves are 18-9, I don't think they are at a point of desperation.

And they gave him away!

Hence me asking if it were possible.

I love this so much. Poster states something as fact. I point out that it isn't fact. They spin away the reasons why it isn't important without actually acknowledging they were wrong. Question. Do you think it is at least possible that Witt or Jones, if selected 1-1 would have demanded more money that Adley and Jackson received?

Most folks just don't want to bother engaging with you. You stated something that was not factually correct.

They were not slot. I have no issue with the picks. But they were both underslot choices. Money was saved.

Witt signed for full slot at 1-2, Jones signed for over slot at 1-2; Torkelson signed for over slot at at 1-1. How is underslot the going rate?

They didn't pay either of them slot. Holliday got like 5K more than Jones.

They did? When?

You aren't beating a dead horse are you? That upsets some posters.

Everyone in the Central is going to have to play the East at some point.

I think that given his long history of having issues with his command and control he's got himself a bit out of whack. I'm sure that to some degree something like that feeds on itself but I don't think we are in a position to assume the issue is mental.

I wouldn't go that far. The truth is that massaging egos and keeping players mentally ready to play is part of Hyde's job. Yes I think that Managers shouldn't structure their bullpen use around the Save stat but demoting a Closer can have an impact.

Will be interesting to see how this plays out. Will Hyde pull him out of the role if he continues to accumulate Saves while looking less than dominant? I think most managers will keep their "closer" in the role until they completely melt down.

And then they get less of a break later on in the season, when they can probably use it even more. What would the make-up day be for missed game?

Thank goodness he had the slider in his back pocket.

Would have been ball 3 but yea.

Looks like he has some idea where the Slider is going at least.