Braves big day
Man, times are high for the Atlanta Braves.
Charlie Morton looked like John Smoltz last night as the Braves cooked the Mets 5-0 to move within 3.5 games of the NL East leaders from NYC.
Seriously, Morton was aces. And electric. His curveball was vintage and it made his 95 mph fastball look like Sidd Finch was throwing it.
That was good news part I.
Good news part 10 (as in at least years from now) is the Braves again acted quickly and extended a young star for an exceedingly club-friendly deal.
Braves roster rock-star Alex Antopoulos and 21-year-old centerfield and NL rookie of the year candidate Michael Harris II agreed to an eight-year extension worth $72 million Tuesday. The Braves have a team option in 2031 and ’32.
So, the Braves have locked down young and gifted talent at first, second, third, center and right, and could have an impressive top half of an order that goes Ronald Acuña Jr. (right-handed hitter), Harris (left-handed), Austin Riley (right), Matt Olson (left) and Ozzie Albies (switch) for the next five years at least.
And what makes this such a steal for the Braves is because even if this is the best Harris will ever be at the plate, he’s going to win multiple Gold Gloves in center field, so eight-years at $9 million per on average is a steal for a defensive star at one of the game’s key defensive positions.
The sad news here though, is it’s looking more and more likely that AA is going to let Dansby Swanson walk, right?
Especially with the way Vaughn Grissom has emerged this month.
Better Call it quits
So Saul comes clean.
Are we good with it? Is that how we viewed it?
Was 7.5 years fair considering the huge number of crimes and admissions Saul/Jimmy/Gene shared?
Were you happy with the way Kim Wexler left it? Do you think Jimmy came clean for Kim or because of the memories of his brother? Or maybe both?