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Talking Chop : Scounting Kevin Maitan at Braves extended spring training
Posted on 6/1/17 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 6/1/17 at 12:49 pm
Scouting Kevin Maitan at Braves extended spring training
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I had read all about how big he was and while he is a huge specimen he moves surprisingly well at short. sliding to his left and right with excellent footwork and a plus arm. I’ve also seen him go back on balls over both shoulders into the outfield and make good plays on pop ups.
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I have seen him hit more than field as he’s been the designated hitter at two of the games I’ve been to and I’ve yet to see him strike out as he has an extremely advanced hit tool for someone at this level. Even when he misses on a pitch or is fooled he has the ability to sit back on a pitch and put it in play
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He’s a switch hitter but he flashes more power from the left side at least in the 10-12 at bats I’ve caught.
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The Braves always mention good character and makeup when mentioning all their top prospects and Maitan appears to be one of those guys as he’s always bouncing around talking to his teammates and warming them in up between innings when he is not playing in the field. It’s obviously very early in his career but if he tears it up in GCL it wouldn’t surprise me to see him in Rome in August and on the fast track a la Ozzie Albies and Ronald Acuna.
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Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:00 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Are we sure this guy's not actually 22 
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:18 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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Are we sure this guy's not actually 22
This is when I close my eyes and look to 2020 when we run this lineup and rotation out to destroy the National League
C - Alex Jackson (24)
1B - Freddie Freeman (30)
2B - Ozzie Albies (23)
SS - Dansby Swanson (26)
3B - Kevin Maitan (20)
LF - Ronald Acuna (22)
CF - Ender Inciarte (29)
RF - Free Agent/Trade
Bench - veteran OF left handed bat
Bench - Dustin Peterson (25)
Bench - Rio Ruiz (26)
Bench - Travis Demeritte (25)
Bench - veteran backup catcher
SP - Kolby Allard (22)
SP - Mike Soroka (22)
SP - Patrick Weigel (25)
SP - Mike Foltynewicz (28)
SP - Luiz Gohara (23)
RP - Sean Newcomb (26)
RP - Akeel Morris (27)
RP - Caleb Dirks (26)
RP - Luke Jackson (28)
RP - Lucas Sims (26)
RP - older left handed reliever
CP - AJ Minter (26)
This post was edited on 6/1/17 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:20 pm to SummerOfGeorge
No Travis Demerite or Tyler Flowers?
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:21 pm to Jasonmann
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No Travis Demerite or Tyler Flowers?
Demeritte yes, Flowers will be 34 by then, so my guess would be no.
I also hope/think we'd trade for a big name corner OF guy and maybe a big SP. And I'd anticipated a few veterans on the bench and in the pen.
This post was edited on 6/1/17 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:25 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I don't guess I realized Flowers was 32 already. He's playing at a high capacity. He's been a refreshing surprise. Do we flip him at the deadline this year?
If we don't flip him, could he not the be the veteran presence we would need?
If we don't flip him, could he not the be the veteran presence we would need?
This post was edited on 6/1/17 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:28 pm to Jasonmann
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I don't guess I realized Flowers was 32 already. He's playing at a high capacity. He's been a refreshing surprise. Do we flip him at the deadline this year?
I think we keep him around if the leg kick has really fixed his timing and his production is legitimate. Our catching situation on the farm isn't really close to ready as Jackson and/or Cumberland are at least a couple years away.
My totally guesstimate guess at guys who would be available at the deadline would be : J. Garcia, Johnson, Motte, Krol, Vizcaino, Markakis. I don't think they'll trade Kemp. I think he's still got some juice and they can't look like they don't care.
I also wouldn't be surprised if Julio regains his value if they shopped him again.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:28 pm to Jasonmann
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If we don't flip him, could he not the be the veteran presence we would need?
Could definitely be. And, who knows, Jackson may not end up being able to play major league catcher.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:35 pm to SummerOfGeorge
However, half those guys probably won't be here.
I expect we are getting close to the point where Coppy starts packaging some guys for young, controllable players with MLB level resumes of production. Especially a SP and a RF (once we inevitably trade Markakis).
He won't want a team full of 22-26 year olds without some veterans, specifically some veterans who are really good players. And we have the assets (as noted above) to make that happen.
I expect we are getting close to the point where Coppy starts packaging some guys for young, controllable players with MLB level resumes of production. Especially a SP and a RF (once we inevitably trade Markakis).
He won't want a team full of 22-26 year olds without some veterans, specifically some veterans who are really good players. And we have the assets (as noted above) to make that happen.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:38 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I personally wouldn't mind a nice bat to back Freddie and I would give up 3-4 top prospects if we could get a Sale/Kershaw type no. 1. Teheran isn't that guy this year and I doubt he will be next or in 2019.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:41 pm to Jasonmann
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Teheran isn't that guy this year and I doubt he will be next or in 2019.
Teheran is a solid #2/#3 on a playoff team, but he is not a #1. If we can trade him to a desperate team at the deadline for #1 value I'd be all for it, especially with the cavalry much closer than it was a year ago.
I'd love to trade then sign a guy like Machado, but then we'd block Maitan which wouldn't make a ton of sense. If Acuna is the real deal (which he appears to be) and we believe Maitan is too (with Riley another option and Rio currently), our roster "holes" going forward are Corner OF and Catcher.
We have the assets to make a splash there and still have an abundance of options at SP and RP.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:41 pm to Jasonmann
I honestly think we could be compete for a WC spot if we had starting pitching that could go longer than 4 innings.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:47 pm to Jasonmann
It's exciting. We will have an established, above average MLB CF who is young and one of the best players in baseball at 1B who is relatively young. A guy in Swanson who is struggling but I still think is a solid MLB player. We add what the entire baseball industry believes are impact young players at 2B, 3B and LF.
And, on top of that, we are talking about moving guys who would Top 5 prospects in our systems at SP to the bullpen (Sims, Newcomb) because of the depth of elite arms there.
It's a good problem to have. I have to remind myself of it everytime I watch Colon or Dickey pitch so I don't jump off a bridge.
And, on top of that, we are talking about moving guys who would Top 5 prospects in our systems at SP to the bullpen (Sims, Newcomb) because of the depth of elite arms there.
It's a good problem to have. I have to remind myself of it everytime I watch Colon or Dickey pitch so I don't jump off a bridge.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:48 pm to SummerOfGeorge
We the depth of our farm we should be able to land anybody we want I would think. I would just hate to waste all this talent, land a big name, and then shite hit the fan
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:52 pm to Jasonmann
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I would just hate to waste all this talent, land a big name, and then shite hit the fan
Yea, the big risk in trading a bucket of prospects is that you picked the wrong ones to keep and the wrong ones to sell.
But, that's part of it. The good thing is we have pretty solid talent across the spectrum. The thought before was that we just had arms, but now with Acuna, Albies and Maitan we have 3 elite players at 3 different positions. If some of the other super young guys (Pache, Cruz) hit, and a couple of the current semi-young guys (Peterson, Ruiz, Demeritte, Riley, Jackson, Cumberland) then we'll be in good shape.
It's finally getting to the point where it's exciting and the light is near the end of the tunnel.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 1:54 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I understand the flipping at the deadline philosophy, but for a team like us that isn't competing for the playoffs, shipping off the only players that are producing is frustrating as hell. Leads to only an abysmal second half.
I think you're right about Dansby. Everybody is overreacting wayyyy to soon about him. Hell come around. I really like Ruiz a lot for some reason. Two guys I hope figure it out are Wisler and Folty. I love watching them pitch for some odd reason. I hope they pan out.
I think you're right about Dansby. Everybody is overreacting wayyyy to soon about him. Hell come around. I really like Ruiz a lot for some reason. Two guys I hope figure it out are Wisler and Folty. I love watching them pitch for some odd reason. I hope they pan out.
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