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I think the biggest story for the Braves right now isn't the 0-7 start- it's the emergence of a legit elite Ace in Spencer Swollenballs.

As a kid I never missed a Maddux start. That was literally must see TV every week in my household. Spencer's command, elite precision, movement on every pitch, and overall athleticism reminds me of Maddux. Even his delivery reminds me of Maddux.

Not saying he's gonna win 350+ games, but I do believe we have a legit Ace no.1 to go with Strider and Sale. Sneak into the playoffs with those three healthy and Braves have a chance to beat anyone.

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Vegas said the same thing.

He'd be a great politician.

He and Milroe cut from the same cloth.

CNS lost 1 time in two decades to Tenn, and that game made me a believer in paid refs.

CNS took Bama one game from a title with nobody coordinators and Radio at QB.

DeBoer took a perennial top 4 team and missed a 12 team playoff.

OP is correct- the loss to Oklahoma was unbelievable. After that game I knew just one year of DeBoer had already dropped us down to "can lose to anybody" status.

Under CNS it was unimaginable to lose... ever... any loss was shocking- even in title games.

Best news in a while.

So... whats the final tally on how many coaches / coordinators that had their career derailed by Milroe ? Has to be a record. :lol:

Braves sign Jurickson Profar

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves today signed OF Jurickson Profar to a three-year major league contract worth $42 million, with the outfielder set to make $12 million in 2025 and $15 million in each of the following two seasons. Profar has agreed to donate 1% of his salary to the Atlanta Braves Foundation.

Profar, 31, batted .280/.380/.459 over 158 games with the San Diego Padres last season, setting career-high totals in all three triple-slash categories as well as hits (158), runs (94), home runs (24) and RBI (85). He started in left field for the N.L. All-Star team, the first such honor of his career, and garnered his first Silver Slugger award following the season. Profar earned a 14th-place finish in N.L. MVP voting, and his 4.3 fWAR were most by a primary left fielder in the National League. Profar ranked in the 90th percentile or better across baseball in expected batting average (92nd, .282), expected weighted on-base average (92nd, .364), chase percentage (90th, 21.9%) and whiff percentage (90th, 17.0%).

The 6-foot-0, 184-pound native of Willemstad, Curacao, has batted .245/.331/.395 over an 11-year major league career, with 111 home runs and 444 RBI over 1,119 games. Profar has appeared defensively at every position around the diamond except for pitcher and catcher, compiling 549 games in the outfield (499 in left, 33 in right and 21 in center), 219 games at second, 104 at shortstop, 89 at third base and 72 at first. A veteran of nine postseason series, he has hit .258/.340/.292 over 27 career playoff games, including an appearance in the NLCS in 2022.

Originally signed by the Texas Rangers as a non-drafted free agent in 2009, Profar was rated as the No. 1 prospect in baseball prior to the 2013 season by Major League Baseball, Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus. He debuted with the Rangers in 2012 and played five years with the club, and has also appeared with the Athletics (2019), Padres (2020-24) and Rockies (2023).

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Will Howard is not exactly what I'd call a stud.

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4k yards passing, 35 TD's

6'4" 235#

Big arm, usually doesn't make any game crippling mental mistakes. Led OSU to a title...

JJ McCarthy won it last year by being an experienced game manager that didn't give any games away, and made enough plays with his arm and legs to get Michigan to the natty.

I've always thought AJ McCarron has been undervalued by our fanbase because he couldn't run like Hurts, or throw like Tua, but what he brought to the table was a winning formula that I would categorize as a "stud" at the collegiate level.

You dont have to be the first pick in the nfl draft at QB to be a stud ballplayer.

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I like him, but I can't even watch the press conferences. There's zero information about anything.

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I stopped watching the pressers mid season. It was clear he was never going to say anything worth hearing.

People that spin everything instead of just speaking the truth... I don't respect that, and frankly dislike anyone that operates like that. Comes across weak and disingenuous.

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Grubb joining the staff would be huge, in my opinion.

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Would be a huge upgrade over Sheridan. (No idea how he has supporters on this board) Bama is not the place for a green unproven playcaller.

I don't know what's up with the OL coach, but would love to have him.

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I am betting these folks are closer to the truth than the immortal Jimmy Stein

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Looks like they are saying the same thing to me.

Stein chose to call it "loyalty."

McElroy went a little closer by acknowledging full on "mutiny."

The fact of the matter is there is a lot of smoke around that USF game, and everything that has happened since that day seems to be true... unfortunately.

Frick JM, and everybody that rode the LANK bus.