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Alex Anthopoulos

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1112 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

Doesn't care if he has to pitch the eighth, the ninth.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

If you have him go two innings, he's fine with doing that.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

That too.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

It's crazy.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

I didn't realize that someone mentioned this year that he's never made an all-star team and he's been such a good reliever.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

And look, he's,

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

If you get, we all have lived through watching guys in the ninth and so on, but for me specifically, the value of strike throwers, it's just quality of life is just so much better.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

You know, are you going to strike out 14 per nine or whatever it is?

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

Probably not, but just the ability to throw it over and Suarez does the same, same thing.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

I'll take away some of those strikeouts and swing and miss to get the strikes guys on base and so on.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

And look,

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

To me, that allows those guys, instead of having these long 20-pitch innings, that makes them more available during the year.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

Back-to-backs aren't as bad.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

If you want to go three in a row and it's a low pitch count each time, there's just all this other value that comes along with that.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

And, look, you also have the optionality of if it is a low pitch count as well because he's got strike throwers to go two innings, which saves the bullpen.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

So our two big-time guys in Suarez and Iglesias, they both throw a ton of strikes.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

They're great teammates, great pros.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

But I'm with you.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

I think he's so underrated.

Blair & Barker
Inside the Braves with Alex Anthopoulos

And, look, I hope he continues and he can make his first All-Star team in 26.