Jump to content

2016 Atlanta Braves

25 Nuggets

By 25 Nuggets
in MLB

Recommended Posts

25 Nuggets Hangout Grand Counsel

25 Nuggets

Posted
Posted

I just heard this tidbit on the radio:

The Atlanta Braves have hit one home run since opening day. That is in 19 games, not including tonight. They don't have a HR tonight yet either.

The Braves enter tonight 4-16, with the wort record in baseball. This could be a historically bad team.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
weams Hangout Grand Counsel

weams

Posted
Posted
I just heard this tidbit on the radio:

The Atlanta Braves have hit one home run since opening day. That is in 19 games, not including tonight. They don't have a HR tonight yet either.

The Braves enter tonight 4-16, with the wort record in baseball. This could be a historically bad team.

And then, the let Bud Norris pitch.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Three Run Homer Hangout Veteran Council

Three Run Homer

Posted
Posted

The Braves are on pace to hit 32 home runs, which would be the lowest total in MLB since 1950. Currently the low-power champs are the 1979 Houston Astros, who hit only 49 homers for the season and still finished 89-73--it was very hard to hit home runs in the Astrodome. The 1986 Cardinals hit only 58 home runs and finished out of the playoffs after Jack Clark was hurt. Since 1990, it looks like the lowest power team was the 1992 Dodgers, who hit 72 homers.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Crazysilver03 Hangout Grand Counsel

Crazysilver03

Posted
Posted
I just heard this tidbit on the radio:

The Atlanta Braves have hit one home run since opening day. That is in 19 games, not including tonight. They don't have a HR tonight yet either.

The Braves enter tonight 4-16, with the wort record in baseball. This could be a historically bad team.

Radio was wrong.

http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/174968068/braves-homer-for-first-time-since-april-10

The home run snapped a streak of 15 games without a home run, going back to April 10 against the Cardinals. It was the longest stretch without a home run in team history since the Boston Braves were homerless in 16 games from Sept. 3-16, 1946. It was the longest by the Atlanta Braves since a 14-game drought in '70. Three home runs in the first 20 games were the fewest for the Braves in that span to start a season since the '31 team also had three, and it was the longest stretch by any team without a home run since the '91 Cardinals went homerless in 18 games.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
25 Nuggets Hangout Grand Counsel

25 Nuggets

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Through 22 games, the Atlanta Braves have a team OPS+ of 61. That's over an eighth of the season.

Their batters have a collective WAR of -2.7 according to BBR. Their above-replacement players are as such:

0.6 Nick Markakis

0.2 Ender Inciarte (DL)

0.2 Mallex Smith

That's it. Even Freddie Freeman is at replacement level (zero).

All this, and they're NOT last in baseball in runs/game (3.36). That honor belongs to division mate Philadelphia and their 73 team OPS+ and 3.27 R/G.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
  • 3 weeks later...

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Posts

    • SouthRider
      Its always easier in hindsight, but letting Kyle Gibson go, could end up being a glaring error.

      By SouthRider · Posted

      Could be a trade target. 
    • RZNJ
      Its always easier in hindsight, but letting Kyle Gibson go, could end up being a glaring error.

      By RZNJ · Posted

      Hindsight. Roy Firestone Plus Member  35.4k Posted September 6, 2023 Gibson is brutal...  
    • Can_of_corn
      Its always easier in hindsight, but letting Kyle Gibson go, could end up being a glaring error.

      By Can_of_corn · Posted

      Cool that he wanted to come back. Would the O's have paid that much for a long man and would Elias even want a long man?
    • Frobby
      Its always easier in hindsight, but letting Kyle Gibson go, could end up being a glaring error.

      By Frobby · Posted

      The O’s were never going to trade for a stud like Burnes and resign Gibson.  They went for an upgrade and got one.  
    • Roy Firestone
      Its always easier in hindsight, but letting Kyle Gibson go, could end up being a glaring error.

      By Roy Firestone · Posted

      I know for a fact he wanted to stay...12-13 million would have been a good 1. year protection plan..He was really respected and loved by his teammates...
    • CHIP
      AAA Catcher Comps - Hunt vs. Handley

      By CHIP · Posted

      Handley has been on IL since 6/8/24.  As of this morning, no idea if he will be returning to action after 1 week or if it is going to be time.  Only time will tell...  But the O's decided to give Banuelos a break from the taxi squad yesterday.  Am I reading into something?  Sure, but isn't that what we do here? However...  this week off of Handley vs. Hunt has given my son and I some more time to look at Hunt's 2024 history.  (I still think this is a SSS (small sample size) but since some on this board rejoice over 1 week of good performance  I'm going the other direction... bad performance.) As a precursor, I'm starting to think the O's fans need to brace for "something is better than nothing" when it comes to Hunt.  But what exactly is the "something" as it comes to Hunt for Baumann/Perez trade.  I believe it is also looking that we got "April Fooled" even acknowledging the SSS. Hunt's April stats with Tacoma (SEA): 12 games, 42 PA, 37 AB, 14 H, 2-2B, 1-3B, 2-HR, 2 HBP, 3 BB and only 4 K.   .378/.452/.649 for a 1.101 OPS   These stats would have OH screaming for Hunt over McCann.  This seems to have been the opinion when the trade first happened with Mariner fans as they were wanting hunt moved up to SEA. Since then...  well...  April shower's bring May flowers and maybe we got a carnation. 11 more games with Tacoma before the trade.  38 PA, 33 AB, 7H, 2-2B, 2 HR, 2 HBP, 2 BB, 4K.     .212/.308/.455 for a 0.763 now... the O's would have seen this as well... but the average over his 24 games before coming to the Tide wasn't bad.  .293/.372/.533 with .905 OPS.  This was still attention getting for sure.  But would the O's and OH posters have liked this trade based on just his May numbers? So... let's break down the 24 games with Tacoma vs. 12 games with Norfolk using some of Fangraphs stats/metrics: The 'highlight' and literally this is the ONLY highlight I can find.  (There is a 'candle' light as well) HIGHLIGHT:  In 12 games with Tides, Hunt has 3 HR (1:16 PA).  He only had 4 with Tacoma in 24 games (1:19 PA) CANDLELIGHT:  3 of 15 runners caught (20% for Norfolk) vs. 2 of 18 runners caught (11.1% for Tacoma).  But hey, this is an 80% increase! Here are some of the shadow numbers that 'fans' really don't want to look at because it flies into the face of 'HOPE'  Hunt's AAA wRC+ while with SEA in 2024 was 121.  Hunt's AAAA wRC+ while with BAL is.... 46.    Ooooffff. Hunt's BB & K rate while with SEA were 7.0% and 11.6%.  Hunt's BB/K rate with BAL are 0.0% and 36.7%.  Based on his walk rate... reminds me of a MLB O'S catcher.    Is the IL pitching that much better than the PCL?  Is Hunt trying to hard because of the H vs. H competition?  Hunt's SwStr% has gone from 7.7% to 16.1% between teams. Maybe this is a look into what other GM's saw and why Hunt is on/in his 4th MLB organization and still in MiLB. Last little nugget... like my dog kicking the grass after a piss... Since going to Tacoma from the Trade, Michael Perez has done almost the opposite!  His SwStr% has gone from 11.8% to 6.9%.  wRC+ had gone from 58 to 96.  His walk rate has tripled (5.7 to 17.9). His K rate has nearly halved (31 to 17.9). So... we aren't half way thru the AAA season and there is more time to compare our catchers coming up.  When and how Handley comes back from his IL stint is going to be interesting.
    • spleen1015
      What does the Bradish injury really mean?

      By spleen1015 · Posted

      If Bradish is out for TJ, then I'd trade anyone for the right SP with 2+ years of control. We're going to need to replace Bradish for the rest of this year and some of next. Chances are pretty high that Burnes hits FA. So, we need 2 TOR SP next year. I think a proven SP helps us more than waiting to see what type of MLBer any of the prospects will be.

  • Popular Contributors

  • Popular Now

×
×
  • Create New...