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Aristotelian
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Crazy that Mayo can't see the light of day up 9-0

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Kinda embarassing that Burnes let this lineup score two runs off him

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These umps should not have the discretion they do. Being able to miss multiple calls egregiously and then to compound it by throwing out multiple players/managers for calling out your mistake is absur

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21 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

I feel bad for Kimbrel. I think he's probably a pretty good guy. He always seems to be out in the community. I'm sure it's not from a lack of caring.

Unless this year is really just a blip on the radar and he manages to figure it out next year, I think his career might be close to over. He has accomplished a lot in his career and made a boatload of money for a reliever. While it's sad to see what could be the end of his career go down in ignominy, he should at least be in the conversation as a Braves HOFer.

If he manages to pitch until he's 40+ and recovers his previous form, he could even be headed to Cooperstown.

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    • ShoelesJoe
      Elias…DFA Kimbrel now!!

      By ShoelesJoe · Posted

      Career earnings to this point is $126 million, so don't feel too bad for him. 
    • MCO'sFan
      Hyde Hot Seat

      By MCO'sFan · Posted

      I would not look at these numbers in a vacuum. There many intangibles that come into play regarding the injuries that may have contributed to the drop in performance from players. Not to mention players like Adley that appear to be playing through nagging injuries. 
    • Tony-OH
      Elias…DFA Kimbrel now!!

      By Tony-OH · Posted

      Unfortunately, it was time. Too late in the season to see if he fix himself and no way was he going to be counted on in any big situations the rest of the year or the playoffs.  I think he was a good guy who was at the end of the his career.
    • Baseball fandom
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      By Baseball fandom · Posted

      If they would make a change which I don't think they will the guy who was getting a lot of love around the league at one time was Carlos Beltran. Of course that was before he was part of the Astros scandal. 
    • Fiver6565
      The New Guys

      By Fiver6565 · Posted

      Holliday and Mayo being completely useless has really been the dagger for me.  We saw scores of posts on here that they should be called up because they can at least out produce player X - well, that has turned out be way off base, because these two can't out produce anybody. I had been thinking that at least one if not both them would be useful if not vital cogs in the bottom of the line up at this point.  Instead, Livan Soto and Emmanuel Rivera are running laps around them from a production standpoint, FFS.  Urias and Mateo right around 1 bWAR each (if I'm reading the table  at BBref correctly).  We miss those guys way more than most people who wanted to DFA them early in the season would have thought.  I don't think there's any question they are around next year - Elias will be paranoid AF about position player depth now, and rightfully so.
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      By Baseball fandom · Posted

      Personally I'm on he fence. Injuries have to be under consideration but man have they fallen apart. I'm fine giving him another year or letting him go either way. 
    • Brooks The Great
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      By Brooks The Great · Posted

      The offense didn't collapse because of losing Mateo and Urias. The culprits in no particular order: - Norby being traded when he was sorely needed for depth. Elias was reckless to give him away when an injury to any of Westburg, Gunnar, Holliday, Santander, Cowser, Mullins would have opened up regular playing time for Norby, and Norby should have been playing more before he was traded anyway, especially given this team's unbalanced makeup in favor of left-handed hitters. I've been advocating for Norby playing more all season (including over Mateo at 2B), even saying mutliple times and at multiple points in the season that he should have made the Opening Day roster over Tony Kemp. - Adley cratering to be one of the literal 5 worst hitters in MLB for a stretch in the second half, perhaps due to injury. - O'Hearn collapsing in the second half for a 2nd straight season. I criticized Elias for both bringing him back to block other younger players at DH (Norby, Kjerstad, Mayo) and also for not selling high on him and trading him prior to the deadline. - The Eloy acquisition being a waste of time and waste of the DH spot when he starts, as I also stated at the time the trade was made. Eloy has sucked hard for the past month, and he should be released next. - Santander is a streaky and fairly one dimensional hitter. When he's not hitting home runs, he doesn't add much value in terms of reaching base. He cooled off considerably right around the time the offense sunk to a new low over the most recent few weeks. Gunnar can't carry the offense by himself when Adley and O'Hearn have been sinking the lineup in the top 4 spots most of July, August, and September. 

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