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Atlanta Braves Analysis: Q&A with GiraffeNeckMarc

By Moxon Glosson

1973 All-Stars: Outfielder Willie Mays #24 of the New York Mets talks with first baseman Hank Aaron #44 of the Atlanta Braves. (Photo by: John Vawter Collection/Diamond Images/Getty Images)
1973 All-Stars: Outfielder Willie Mays #24 of the New York Mets talks with first baseman Hank Aaron #44 of the Atlanta Braves. (Photo by: John Vawter Collection/Diamond Images/Getty Images) /
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Drew Waters of the Atlanta Braves this past Spring. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /

Atlanta Braves: Christian Pache and Drew Waters

Question: You discussed Pache and Waters earlier… How likely do you think it is that these guys will be called up this year?

Marc: I think you’re definitely going to see both of them at some point, obviously, if baseball is played. I don’t necessarily think you’ll see them both up at the same time, that’s probably not going to happen…

They’re good enough to play at the Major League level, so it really come down to health and what’s going on with the season. But it is safe to say that one of the outfielders will probably hit the IL, even for a little 10-game stint.

I think [Pache or Waters] will probably be the guy to be called up. I don’t necessarily know what the Braves’ depth is outfield-wise with veterans…

I know they still have Markakis, but I think you would probably want to run one of the young guys out there, even if it’s just for a little breath of fresh air.

Question: Now we are gonna turn a little bit towards the Mets. How do you like their chances if they were to play in this new Eastern division with teams like Boston, Tampa Bay, Washington, and New York?

Marc: I think with the new divisions, it is definitely going to be tougher [for the Mets]. The NL East, normally, would have four competitive teams, because no one is considering the Marlins, and the Phillies are the fourth-place team in my mind.

But in this new division setup, the Yankees are one of the best teams in baseball. The Nationals are defending World Series champions. They got worse, but they’re still a very good team.

Tampa Bay – super underrated, super under-the-radar. I don’t want to have play them if I don’t want to just because they’re going to out-coach you, they’re going to out-manage you, they’re going to out-play you – that’s just how the Rays roll.

And even then, the Marlins are improved, the Blue Jays are improved… the Red Sox are still… they got worse, but that’s not a team that you’re going to just roll over.

So I think it’s going to be harder to play in that division than it would be to normally play in the NL East, and losing Syndergaard [to Tommy John’s surgery] is just an absolute killer.

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