kujoking7 203 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 5 hours ago, ST. STEVEN said: Another 3-4 game! Another SB too, also a BB today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tingyangs6 154 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Acuna Matata !!! It means no worries Quote Link to post Share on other sites
exzacly909 164 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 What sort of ETA are we guessing at here? I know only 19 years old and just got the bump to AA. But are people thinking September 2018 as the soonest possible? Have a feeling just based off the recent promotion and organization depth chart that he is up long before V. Robles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hard1 2,468 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Double A already and I know this is crazy talk he could get a cup of coffee this year? On a scale of ridiculous how high is that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mulhollandvelvet 997 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 1 minute ago, hard1 said: Double A already and I know this is crazy talk he could get a cup of coffee this year? On a scale of ridiculous how high is that? Like an 8 out of 10. If he keeps mashing well stranger things have happened. I wouldn't bet on it at all though. Realistic earliest call up would be June 2018? Maybe Latest being April 2019. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Edelman 603 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 2 hours ago, exzacly909 said: What sort of ETA are we guessing at here? I know only 19 years old and just got the bump to AA. But are people thinking September 2018 as the soonest possible? Have a feeling just based off the recent promotion and organization depth chart that he is up long before V. Robles. Inciarte is signed to a long-term deal and is looking very solid. Kemp is signed through 2019, but could be offloaded in a salary dump at any time. Markakis is signed through 2018, and could easily become a 4th OF. My best guess would be mid-2018, assuming the Braves have learned their lesson after calling up Dansby Swanson way too early. Assuming no injuries, it would make sense for him to be a starter in that OF after Super-Two in 2018. Markakis or Kemp get traded, or Markakis gets benched. However, if there were a season-ending injury, it wouldn't shock me to see Acuna this year. They aggressively promoted Andruw (only 50 games above A-ball), Dansby (84 games in AA), Furcal (directly from Hi-A), Andrelton (44 games in AA), and probably others I'm not thinking of right now. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hard1 2,468 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Furcal had some early success Quote Link to post Share on other sites
12to6 572 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 What AA? 2-4, RBI, SB and only one K. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdy1 644 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Look at Adames, Albies and Tellez and make no assumptions about advancement. "Yeah, but can he hit this breaking stuff?" is a question these kids have to keep answering right up to Kershaw. (Random here, but I like Hoskins' adjustment to promotion pitching better than anybody not named Cody) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mulhollandvelvet 997 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 2-4 2 RBIs, SB. *drools* 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
12to6 572 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 11 hours ago, mulhollandvelvet said: 2-4 2 RBIs, SB. *drools* Here's MILB.com's recap of the game, with some good video of opposite field power leading to a 3B and RBI. https://www.milb.com/milb/news/atlanta-braves-ronald-acunas-walk-forces-in-go-ahead-run/c-230137646/t-185364810 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
12to6 572 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 4-5, 2B, 3RBI today. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mulhollandvelvet 997 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 1 hour ago, 12to6 said: 4-5, 2B, 3RBI today. Checking the AA box scores are now my favorite part of the day lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodnarbnap 37 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 There ANY SHOT this dude is up this year? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevk44 52 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 1 hour ago, nodnarbnap said: There ANY SHOT this dude is up this year? Depending on what ATL does at the trading deadline, I could absolutely see him in the bigs for a cup of coffee... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
indycolts88 105 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) 14 hours ago, nodnarbnap said: There ANY SHOT this dude is up this year? I just can't see that happening. At the moment, he's the youngest guy in all of AA. Love his game though. Edited May 15, 2017 by indycolts88 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST. STEVEN 4,351 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 14 hours ago, nodnarbnap said: There ANY SHOT this dude is up this year? Shoot, with the Braves I gotta believe it's not an impossibility at all... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MynameisMudd 319 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 15 hours ago, nodnarbnap said: There ANY SHOT this dude is up this year? I couldn't see the Braves calling him up without seeing what he would do at AAA. If they are serious about potentially bringing him up this year at any point, he'll see AAA first......so watch for that move, then we'll know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Letitbe793 372 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 I think the move to AA Mississippi was more about getting him out of the very unfriendly to hitting Florida state league which could've hurt his confidence than it was trying to rush him up to possibly get him to the bigs this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdy1 644 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 BABIP a little inflated at AA. I think his true talent is more .565 - .600. ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
12to6 572 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 2-4, R, 2B, SB, CS, 0Ks 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hanghow 447 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 K rate of about 15% over the last 10 days and reasonable rates the previous two years; I'm growing more inclined to call the surge early this year an anomaly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
12to6 572 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 2-2 with a HR so far today. Has slowed down a bit lately which is understandable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hanghow 447 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Personally, I love that his 10-day OPS of .853 as a 19-year-old in AA qualifies as "slowing down." Here's hoping it's short-lived, though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smarmy 75 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 (edited) Seems to have made a dramatic adjustment judging by his K/BB ratio from A to AA. Perhaps that's just the hit start in AA, but it suggests he's being more selective in a small sample. Edited May 29, 2017 by smarmy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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