2017-04-28: Braves (Colon) at Brewers (Anderson) 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 10-8]

[hawing]

The Bartolo Colon experience comes to Milwaukee.

 

Braves starters:

 

CF Ender Inciarte (L)

3B Adonis Garcia ®

1B Freddie Freeman (L)

LF Matt Kemp ®

RF Nick Markakis (L)

C Tyler Flowers ®

2B Jace Peterson (L)

SS Dansby Swanson ®

RHP Bartolo Colon ®

 

Brewers starters:

 

2B Jonathan Villar (S)

1B Eric Thames (L)

LF Ryan Braun ®

3B Travis Shaw (L)

RF Hernan Perez ®

C Jett Bandy ®

CF Keon Broxton ®

SS Orlando Arcia ®

RHP Chase Anderson ®

[stoutdude04]

I hope Thames is in the lineup. I feel like Colon throws a lot like they would in the Korean league(if I had ever watched a Korean league game).

[Dragonbait]

Bartolo Colon has been in the league longer than the Braves played at Turner Field.

[pacopete4]

Hated the off day but I know those guys needed one. Hope they come out tonight and smack it around and set the tone for this series. Need at least 2!

[stalton]

Given the 29 run series against the Reds, I have envisions of this series being more of a pitchers duel. That being said, I hope we rock Colon and get into their bullpen early.

[AKCheesehead]

It's painful to be way up here today. How I wish I could be there to see #40's batting display today in person.

[3and2Fastball]

Hernan Perez: if you hit you don't sit! Keep hitting Hernan!!!!

[yfinn6]

Man, that was a close 3-2 pitch to Thames and he got the walk. It was probably a clear ball but thought it was close; would be sweet if he were already getting the benefit of doubt on close calls, lol.

[adambr2]

Crap.

[yfinn6]

What? I thought it was 1-1.

[adambr2]

Well, the promise of that inning was whisked away quickly.

[yfinn6]

Another pick off!

 

Edit - I think he's safe, but they don't challenge.

[yfinn6]

I think Colon can pitch another couple seasons yet.

[yfinn6]

Looks like I'm the loser tonight. 3-run bomb by Arcia, with another opposite field shot, this time with more authority. Great to see.

[stoutdude04]

Anderson with an extending inning after the the umpire doesn't call the ball thrown for a strike as such.

[reillymcshane]

Brewers missing some chances. Tough.

[adambr2]

Well we knew Chase was due for one of these sooner or later. Hopefully we can give him enough offense to make it not matter.

[yfinn6]

Nice to light-up Motte, too bad we're so late beating up on this guy. Man, that had some serious speed coming off the bat from Santana.

[markedman5]

Man this offense has been fun to,watch

[markedman5]

The #Brewers have homered 43 times this season. Have hit 2+ homers in 14 games this year and 3+ homers in 8 games - All lead the Majors.

[TURBO]

Who has a list of free agent starting pitchers for next year? It seems to me that if we can add a couple of frontline starters to this offense, we may be competing sooner than anyone thought. Why not, we should have a ton of cash to spend, right?

 

EDIT: but of course, we'd need an overhaul of this putrid bullpen to have any shot at competing though...

[adambr2]

Who has a list of free agent starting pitchers for next year? It seems to me that if we can add a couple of frontline starters to this offense, we may be competing sooner than anyone thought. Why not, we should have a ton of cash to spend, right?

 

Off the top of my head I know Arrieta and Cueto are the best available .

[yfinn6]

Never a dull moment with this bullpen.

[adambr2]

8 runs and we are still fighting for a W. Sounds about right.

[reillymcshane]

Who has a list of free agent starting pitchers for next year? It seems to me that if we can add a couple of frontline starters to this offense, we may be competing sooner than anyone thought. Why not, we should have a ton of cash to spend, right?

 

EDIT: but of course, we'd need an overhaul of this putrid bullpen to have any shot at competing though...

Starting Pitchers

 

Brett Anderson (30)

Jake Arrieta (32)

Clay Buchholz (33)

Madison Bumgarner (28) — $12MM club option with a $1.5M buyout

Trevor Cahill (30)

Matt Cain (33) — $21MM club option with a $7.5MM buyout

Andrew Cashner (31)

Jhoulys Chacin (30)

Tyler Chatwood (28)

Jesse Chavez (34)

Wei-Yin Chen (32) — Can opt out of the remaining three years, $52MM on his contract

Alex Cobb (30)

Bartolo Colon (45)

Johnny Cueto (32) — Can opt out of the remaining four years, $84MM on his contract

Yu Darvish (31)

John Danks (33)

Jorge De La Rosa (37)

R.A. Dickey (43) — $8MM club option with $500K buyout

Nathan Eovaldi (28) — $TBD club option

Marco Estrada (34)

Scott Feldman (35)

Yovani Gallardo (32) — $13MM club option with a $2MM buyout

Jaime Garcia (31)

Matt Garza (34) — $13MM vesting option/$5MM club option (can become $1MM club option based on DL time)

Gio Gonzalez (32) – $12MM club option, vests with 180 innings pitched in 2017

Miguel Gonzalez (34)

Jeremy Hellickson (31)

Derek Holland (31)

Ubaldo Jimenez (34)

Ian Kennedy (33) — Can opt out of the remaining three years, $43MM on his contract

John Lackey (39)

Francisco Liriano (34)

Jordan Lyles (27)

Lance Lynn (31)

Wade Miley (31) — $12MM club option with a $500K buyout

Mike Minor (30) — $10MM mutual option with a $1.25MM buyout

Matt Moore (29) — $9MM club option with a $1MM buyout

Jon Niese (31)

Ricky Nolasco (35) — $13MM club option with a $1MM buyout

Martin Perez (27) — $6MM club option with a $2.45MM buyout

Michael Pineda (29)

Clayton Richard (34)

Tyson Ross (31)

CC Sabathia (37)

Anibal Sanchez (34) — $16MM club option with a $5MM buyout

Hector Santiago (30)

Chris Sale (29) — $12.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout

Masahiro Tanaka (29) — Can opt out of the remaining three years, $67MM on his contract

Chris Tillman (30)

Josh Tomlin (33) — $3MM club option with a $750K buyout

Jason Vargas (35)

Jered Weaver (35)

Chris Young (39) — $8MM mutual option with a $1.5MM buyout

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/08/2017-18-mlb-free-agent-list.html