Quote:The #Braves have signed 2B Brock Holt and RHP Brad Brach to minor league contracts with an invitation to big league camp. Holt is an experienced super sub with versatility. Brach was with Atlanta in 2018 and did well, but he's struggled since then. More depth pieces. 11:43 AM · Mar 20, 2022
Quote:MrDeezo️@MrDeezo·Mar 20
Replying to: @BillShanks@DaddyDimmuTv
..take care of Holt down there in ATL. He hits dingers, plays every position and some say, he's better than Babe.
Quote:Braves Sign Brock Holt To Minor League Deal
March 20, 2022 at 11:28am CDT
The Braves have signed veteran utility player Brock Holt to a minor league deal, Bill Shanks of SportsRadio WXKO. He’s received an invite to big league camp and will compete for a bench role.
Holt, turning 34 in June, has played in each of the last ten MLB seasons, primarily with the Red Sox, but also spending some time with the Pirates, Brewers, Nationals and Rangers. In 753 games, he’s made 2,661 plate appearances. He’s never been a huge power threat with the bat, only hitting 25 home runs in that time. However, he’s still occasionally been competent at the plate, with a career slash line of .262/.332/.362, wRC+ of 89, 19.1% strikeout rate and 8.8% walk rate. Last year, with the Rangers, he had a bit of a swoon, hitting just .209/.281/.298 for a wRC+ of 62.
Defensively, Holt brings great versatility to the table, having some spent some time at every position except catcher, even logging 2 1/3 innings of mop-up duty on the mound. However, he’s spent most of his career innings at second base, third base and left field.
The Braves already have Orlando Arcia as a bench/utility option on the 40-man roster. They also added Phil Gosselin and Pat Valaika into the mix this week, with Holt likely competing against that bunch for a roster spot and playing time.
(This post was last modified: 11-16-2022 01:29 PM by GoodOwl.)
Quote:The #Braves have signed 2B Brock Holt and RHP Brad Brach to minor league contracts with an invitation to big league camp. Holt is an experienced super sub with versatility. Brach was with Atlanta in 2018 and did well, but he's struggled since then. More depth pieces. 11:43 AM · Mar 20, 2022
Quote:MrDeezo️@MrDeezo·Mar 20
Replying to: @BillShanks@DaddyDimmuTv
..take care of Holt down there in ATL. He hits dingers, plays every position and some say, he's better than Babe.
Quote:Braves Sign Brock Holt To Minor League Deal
March 20, 2022 at 11:28am CDT
The Braves have signed veteran utility player Brock Holt to a minor league deal, Bill Shanks of SportsRadio WXKO. He’s received an invite to big league camp and will compete for a bench role.
Holt, turning 34 in June, has played in each of the last ten MLB seasons, primarily with the Red Sox, but also spending some time with the Pirates, Brewers, Nationals and Rangers. In 753 games, he’s made 2,661 plate appearances. He’s never been a huge power threat with the bat, only hitting 25 home runs in that time. However, he’s still occasionally been competent at the plate, with a career slash line of .262/.332/.362, wRC+ of 89, 19.1% strikeout rate and 8.8% walk rate. Last year, with the Rangers, he had a bit of a swoon, hitting just .209/.281/.298 for a wRC+ of 62.
Defensively, Holt brings great versatility to the table, having some spent some time at every position except catcher, even logging 2 1/3 innings of mop-up duty on the mound. However, he’s spent most of his career innings at second base, third base and left field.
The Braves already have Orlando Arcia as a bench/utility option on the 40-man roster. They also added Phil Gosselin and Pat Valaika into the mix this week, with Holt likely competing against that bunch for a roster spot and playing time.
Last Wednesday, I met a high teammate of Brock's. We talked quite a bit, but the thing he wanted to talk about the most was Brock's "slowest in MLB history for a strike" pitch.
Quote:Braves Sign Brock Holt To Minor League Deal
March 20, 2022 at 11:28am CDT
The Braves have signed veteran utility player Brock Holt to a minor league deal, Bill Shanks of SportsRadio WXKO. He’s received an invite to big league camp and will compete for a bench role.
Holt, turning 34 in June, has played in each of the last ten MLB seasons, primarily with the Red Sox, but also spending some time with the Pirates, Brewers, Nationals and Rangers. In 753 games, he’s made 2,661 plate appearances. He’s never been a huge power threat with the bat, only hitting 25 home runs in that time. However, he’s still occasionally been competent at the plate, with a career slash line of .262/.332/.362, wRC+ of 89, 19.1% strikeout rate and 8.8% walk rate. Last year, with the Rangers, he had a bit of a swoon, hitting just .209/.281/.298 for a wRC+ of 62.
Defensively, Holt brings great versatility to the table, having some spent some time at every position except catcher, even logging 2 1/3 innings of mop-up duty on the mound. However, he’s spent most of his career innings at second base, third base and left field.
The Braves already have Orlando Arcia as a bench/utility option on the 40-man roster. They also added Phil Gosselin and Pat Valaika into the mix this week, with Holt likely competing against that bunch for a roster spot and playing time.
Last Wednesday, I met a high teammate of Brock's. We talked quite a bit, but the thing he wanted to talk about the most was Brock's "slowest in MLB history for a strike" pitch.
Brock Holt was told he wasn’t going to make the team, so he requested — and was granted — his release. Braves have Phil Gosselin and Pat Valaika in camp as potential backup infield options with Orlando Arcia.
(04-01-2022 12:05 PM)GoodOwl Wrote: remember back in the 70's when they used to have bullepen golf carts to bring in the relievers?
yeah, well, times have changed:
Can't name the guy in the lower left in the upper picture, but the rest are (clockwise from upper left): Ed Kranepool, Yogi, Tug McGraw, Jon Milner of the early 1970s Mets.
(04-01-2022 12:05 PM)GoodOwl Wrote: remember back in the 70's when they used to have bullepen golf carts to bring in the relievers?
yeah, well, times have changed:
Can't name the guy in the lower left in the upper picture, but the rest are (clockwise from upper left): Ed Kranepool, Yogi, Tug McGraw, Jon Milner of the early 1970s Mets.
(04-01-2022 12:05 PM)GoodOwl Wrote: remember back in the 70's when they used to have bullepen golf carts to bring in the relievers?
yeah, well, times have changed:
Can't name the guy in the lower left in the upper picture, but the rest are (clockwise from upper left): Ed Kranepool, Yogi, Tug McGraw, Jon Milner of the early 1970s Mets.
Quote:Luetge, 35, posted ERAs under 3.00 while pitching in at least 50 games in each of the past two seasons with New York. The left-hander was 4-4 with a 2.67 ERA and two saves in 2022. He had 60 strikeouts in 57⅓ innings
Let's see if he can stick. Braves have done well in handling their relief corps the past several years.