Braves Roster Tread

Imma post this in the roster tread so as not to take away from the GIP tread.

But Braves have optioned AJSS and called up Derick Rodriguez for a fresh pen arm after that Cincy series wracking our pen. That series showed how valuable Chavez is to this team.

I figure Rodriguez will get optioned down again after covering a couple innings for this pen that needs a couple days performances froma fresh arm to recoup a bit.

Talk is once he's sent down, Soroka may well get recalled as good as he's been. I saw some bright spots with AJSS and saw some things thst he needs to polish up on-- not all his fault, he was partially brought up out of necessity(and dominating minor league performance)so they had to fast track him with Dodd being basically completely ineffective. His statlines don't look great(AJSS), BUT, I do feel like he is impressively close to taking a full mlb slate despite being so green and fast tracked. Learn to get ahead of hitters and be closer to the zone more often.

So if Soroka is to come up and take his spot once Derrick Rodriguez is optioned back after a game or 2. I figure the rotation is about to look like:

Elder
Strider
Morton
Shuster(odd man out when Fried returns, and if soroka proves to be serviceable)
Soroka

Then we have Wright, who is a bit of an enigma at this point. My concern with him is it's the same shoulder that got him sidelined in spring training that is now causing his lengthy stay on the IL-- though he is starting to ramp throwing activities up. Where will he slide into all this? Do they just let him recoup in triple A if Soroka proved to be effective?

Also a question with the pen, we are VERY right hand heavy there aren't we? I think we just have 1 lefty, I would like to have another one. But then when Chavez comes back, thst means someone will have to go. McHugh should be the odd man out in thst situation, bur he seems to have a vice grip on his spot. So does that mean Yates goes down? And when Dylan Lee is ready to go, what happens then? "Good" problems to have.

I would think for now if things go Ideally, we get the aforementioned Fried-Elder-Morton-Soroka-Shuster rotation(still think acquiring a vet to take Shuster's spot is high on the list, and not sure I can confidently count on Wright to take it with the shoulder issues)

Then we make an acquisition for a lefty reliever and get Chavez back.

Would have some depth available if forbid something happens to a starter again. No knock on Shuster and AJSS-- I just think they aree too green and have a few things that need cleaning up to be part of a post season roster-- especially both at the same time.

Snitker loves McHugh and Yates, they aren’t going anywhere. And here’s where I refrain from calling him names because by now everybody knows anyway. We win despite his extreme efforts to sabotage us.

If Ozzie, Riley, or Arcia go down in any game who do we have that could finish the game? Would we move Acuna in to play the infield? If Arcia gets hurt you'd probably see Ozzie at SS and Acuna at 2nd. If Riley gets hurt I don't know what you'd do.

I still hope we can do better. He doesn’t have a good history with the bat and he was awful this year in the minor leagues. Versatile utility players are a dime dozen.

Well as with everything, depends on the return. I don't want to give him up "just because" which this article seems to suggest. It's just like he's good not great at the plate and not good enough to play short so just trade him for a great return and move on.

So with all those faults... who is anyone going to give us for him?

If it's no more than a generic bullpen arm where I could sign some equivalent FA in the off-season, then no unless we are really desperate for that arm at the deadline. I don't think we will be in that position at all. Then I don't see anyone giving more than that and certainly not a young riser that's controlled for a few years.

It could all change based on need at the time, but right now I am in hold mode with Grissom unless it's a package deal of some sort that nets a much bigger return.