Jose Abreu

It's crazy how much recency bias there has been in baseball lately

While I agree that they both provide minimal impact, part of me is worried that Engel won't be out of a job anytime soon. There have been so many chances to replace him yet he still plays most of the time. Even when it looked like Tilson was starting to take his ABs, I'm more convinced that was Renteria letting TIlson face the Cardinals (his former team) rather than Engel losing his job

And it explains why those who don't like him are often older/traditional

Wouldn't that result in losing a year of team control? If so, I think we see them in early-mid August or not at all this year

Take notes Hahn. Let's package some of our guys to get a better prospect. Soria, Cedeno, and Avilan in the same trade even. Obviously wouldn't get someone like Mejia but maybe a top 100?

How do TA and Beckham get mentioned but not Moncada?

Mark Bowman (MLB.com) proposes Matt Davidson and Joakim Soria for... Max Fried, Alex Jackson, and Rio Ruiz. Sign me up! https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-wont-mortgage-future-for-2018-run/c-286235022

Then pack it up, go root for another team. If the rebuild has failed, you might as well stop wasting your time on this team. Just don't come back once we're good and you realized you judged extremely prematurely.

Probably for Delmonico. Should've been Engel if you ask me.

Why would we get a top 50 prospect in Allard for Soria?

If Basabe finishes the year strong, does he sneak into any top 100s?

I'm 18 years old. I'm not white and certainly have a different upbringing from Hader, but I still feel as though a 17 year old should understand what "white power" means. I can see why an unwise kid would think of it as a joke, but at 17, it's really hard for me to believe that he could be that dumb and not know what the phrase means. I know that kids his/my age joke around with these phrases, for sure, but tweeting it with no context is different, and worse

He handled the Rose question excellently

Not only that, but he might not even suit up for Toronto. Kawhi really irritates me. Such a drama queen

Normally I'd agree with the whole "he was 17" angle but not in the context of racism and homophobia. People don't just magically become non-racist/homophobic overnight. He isn't sorry for what he said, he's sorry he got caught.

He also tweeted "White power" with a fist emoji and "I hate gay people"

Yeah, I guess I just expected him to be a bit of a strikeout machine early on since he'd have to adjust to the new style of pitching he's seeing.

What's the deal with Jimenez's strikeouts? After tonight, he has 6 strikeouts in over 60 PA. Is this just a small sample size thing or has he really cut his strikeout rate that much between AA and AAA?

It would be kind of annoying if we didn't include money in the deal. It's not like we can't afford to.

... and a stolen base