Hey BDV...............

[droner]

The Braves relief pitching sucks.

[HerbTarlekVol]

Not any longer.

Hell of a haul by AA the last hour and a half before the trade deadline.   The bullpen went from complete suckification to solid within a matter of minutes. 

Kudos to the boys in the Bravos front office and to Liberty Media.  I didn't think they had it in them. 

[droner]

It's time to thin out the dead wood. I'm glad and surprised they made moves this big.

[Black Diamond Vol]

Great moves on paper. They didn't even have to give up any of their big 4. I would've liked to have gotten a starter too, but the pen was definitely the bigger need.

[BanditVol]

I'm not that into baseball, but did catch some commentator dialogue in the recent Nationals-Braves game.  They were saying its not all on the relief staffs, they are doing worse almost everywhere, and for the simple reason that starters are being pulled earlier all the time, and largely because they are throwing harder than usual.  I am surmising that is because the hitters are swinging for the fences more.  But regardless, leave the starters in longer and the bullpen will do better.  Seems simple enough.   

[Black Diamond Vol]

I'm not that into baseball, but did catch some commentator dialogue in the recent Nationals-Braves game.  They were saying its not all on the relief staffs, they are doing worse almost everywhere, and for the simple reason that starters are being pulled earlier all the time, and largely because they are throwing harder than usual.  I am surmising that is because the hitters are swinging for the fences more.  But regardless, leave the starters in longer and the bullpen will do better.  Seems simple enough.   

Don't get me started...