2018 Atlanta Braves

[georgiafan]

Haven’t posted here yet but excited for the braves and hoping they keep on being competitive this year. Will be going the my first game the 20th

[KSUowls]

Julio's home/road splits since last year are just weird. Suntrust Park definitely plays up to hitters, but he's just an entirely different pitcher on the road. Watching him last night, he was painting a lot of corners and just seemed to have good command overall. Compare that to his first 2 starts at home where he couldn't find a corner for anything and hung at least twice as many pitches out over the plate.

[Sportsforever]

Quote: Originally Posted by KSUowls

Julio's home/road splits since last year are just weird. Suntrust Park definitely plays up to hitters, but he's just an entirely different pitcher on the road. Watching him last night, he was painting a lot of corners and just seemed to have good command overall. Compare that to his first 2 starts at home where he couldn't find a corner for anything and hung at least twice as many pitches out over the plate.

Julio has always been a fly ball pitcher and Suntrust Park is homer friendly to lefties. Combine those two things and I think he's had poor results at home. At this point, I believe it's in his head to the point that it really has effected his mechanics at home. He was a completely different pitcher last night...you almost wonder if the Braves have thought about juggling the rotation to maximize his road starts.

[Sportsforever]

BTW - 3 games into AAA and Acuna doesn't have a hit...too early to call him a bust?

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[KSUowls]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sportsforever

Julio has always been a fly ball pitcher and Suntrust Park is homer friendly to lefties. Combine those two things and I think he's had poor results at home. At this point, I believe it's in his head to the point that it really has effected his mechanics at home. He was a completely different pitcher last night...you almost wonder if the Braves have thought about juggling the rotation to maximize his road starts.

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Last night, and other road starts last year, he just has a different command of his pitches on the road. It definitely goes beyond Suntrust just being a hitter friendly park because while the home runs are up so is everything else. Even his velocity was down his last start at Suntrust.

It would be interesting to see them try switching up his turn in the rotation, or maybe they should try a sports psychologist. Something needs to be done though. He's a quality MLB pitcher on the road, he's beyond awful at home.

[decga]

Man hate to see what is going on with Teheran. Every pitcher ain't Kershaw. But this guy has took ball for us every fifth day in his Major League career. He is going through it at Suntrust for whatever the reason maybe. He had an excellent spring training, but that was away from Suntrust park. My question is how are the pitching coaches doing. I know the organization thinks highly of Marty Reed from his minor league coaching days, but Mr. Hernandez I am not sure of. But like the old saying you don't know these guys unless the pitcher's are pitching light's out.

[bravesfan1984]

Luke Jackson DFAd today to open a 40 man spot....for Mr. Acuna of course.

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[KSUowls]

Quote: Originally Posted by bravesfan1984

Luke Jackson DFAd today to open a 40 man spot....for Mr. Acuna of course. Sent from my SM-G965U using Operation Sports mobile app

Looks like the spot went to Lucas Sims.

Gohara has started his rehab assignment, and is on track for a return some time in May.

AA did an interview a few weeks ago and was asked both about Acuna and prospects in general, and he said that his preference is to call guys up on the road. That plus his slow start make it unlikely we see him on this home stand.