David Craft

getting ‘older’, married for a ‘long time’ to an awesome lady and I have a beautiful ‘grown-up’ daughter who will always be my baby

[David Craft @DavidCraft13]

@MLBONFOX @Ken_Rosenthal Yes NLCS in 2024 but they won 89 games. Got last WC spot on a tiebreaker. No guarantee that gets them in the playoffs this year.

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@BravesSufferer Fans said the same thing last year and he had a terrible year. That’s how you for from signing one year 18 mil in 2025 to one year 2 mil in 2026.

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@mannmicj @mlbbowman He did go 3 full seasons and barely missed a game. So, it’s certainly not crazy to think he can play 150+ games and hit 40 HR. He might,he might not but it’s reasonable to say he’s capable.

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@tmulhern1 @scottcoleman55 I dont think he’d clear waivers

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@DOBrienATL Why an overpay? Because they have need now? Multiple pitchers still on the market-why would you have to overpay when they obviously haven’t gotten the offers they wanted to this point or they’d be signed. No reason to think that any of them could be signed for fair market value

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@HagenSnellBB B’s wRC+ will go down w/age.He’s better defender which helps his WAR. Player A was around 70 WAR and then played 5 more years. You never know when a player is going to hit that wall. Career numbers can be deceiving. Should look at players peak years and how long was that peak

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@BBGreatMoments Chipper

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@jebmaize17 Dubon career OPS of 668, Kim is 701. Fans hate the thought of Dubon as starter for 6 mil but love the thought of Kim as starter for 15-18 mil. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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@Familymeddawg @jase1129 Harris drafted in 2019. Says Lombard was in Braves organization until 2021. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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@baseballfan30 @DOBrienATL As he shouldn’t

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@RealCJ10 It’s not that it doesn’t matter- it’s simply not best stat to use. 300/325/400 hitter vs 250/350/450 hitter. Not close, 2nd one is better. I wonder if thier OBP and OPS are also at top. Most likely. You need both. Hard to win hitting 220.

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@jase1129 @ChoppinBravos But he has. Threw a combined 110 innings last year between minors and majors. Came up as a starter so yea, it was quite some time ago but he’s started 114 games in his long minor league career.

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@KevinKeneely1 @Hi__Clutch Verdugo was one base at a time- he’s not the tyimg run. It wouldn’t have mattered. Maybe there’s a 1% chance that some freak play where a pinch runner could beat a force play (very rare). But even pinch runner is taking zero risk when they are down 2.

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@BeaneaterB Paid him pro-rated 2 million. Bowman said it came to around 20K.

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@edmonsonjosh8 @mlbbowman I know Fairchild has struggled but Verdugo is 1 for 18 (walk off hit I believe) vs LHP so far. And his career splits look like a good candidate to be a platoon player. Good bat to have off the bench vs RHP.

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@CarasikS @BeaneaterB He’s a terrible defender. Having a utility guy that isn’t good defensively isn’t a good move. There’s a reason he was let go by multiple teams.

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@Jacobtheclipper Curry doesn’t have 220 dunks 🤣
Seems pretty balanced to me.

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@stephn0tcurry @BeaneaterB It did. But most fans weren’t happy at the time of that trade. Was showing how different fans see players - every team but theirs acquire ‘great’ players. I had Braves fan comparing Braves-Phil’s lineup and you would’ve thought Stott was a 5 time all star. Marsh too.

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@stephn0tcurry @BeaneaterB Phillies acquire Luzardo, Braves fans upset because Phillies are so much better now. If Braves acquire Luzardo, Braves fans are upset saying he’s oft injured and 5 ERA last year. 🤣.

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@bear30606 @BeaneaterB Pitching mediocre at best after a season in which Braves led MLB in ERA. 🤣