Braves to face Gio Gonzalez until the end of time

A 5-year extension for Gonzalez, taking him through 2016, plus club options for 2017 and 2018. What this means is that he'll be a thorn in the Braves' sides for as long as 7 years, a thought that makes me shudder.

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2011 Braves hitters, it'd worry me

…if they can get to taking pitches again, they’ll draw lots of free passes, which is what Gio does best. Larry Parrish Braves would make you shudder about Gio, but not if they’re back to career norms for the squad.

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by ChopMaster on Jul 7, 2011 10:24 PM CDT (joined Jul 19, 2010)

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by biggentleben on Jan 15, 2012 4:13 PM EST reply actions

Ehh....I wouldn't be too sure if he'll stick

There is a possibility they trade him if they don’t become a cont.in a year or two. The Nats will really not make me,personally, worry though in all honesty,unless they get Fielder. They have always been a thorn in the Braves’ sides, with much less than Gio ala Lannon.

It’s pretty funny Braves’ hitters usually put the wood to the better pitchers in the NL East, so in my mind Gio will just be another casuality lol….

Also, ben brought up a phenominal point. If the Braves remain patient with Gio they will be able to have great success against him, kudos to pointing out that little fact. Hopefully the new HC can resurrect the bats and bring the usual patient approach we fans are used to seeing.

God, I cannot wait for the season to start, this has been one of the most boring off-seasons since I’ve been a Braves fan, which is roughly 20 years. I’m not upset by the lack of moves whatsoever, I think this team is pretty set moving forward. Bounceback years from J-Hey,Prado, a full season of a decent Dan Uggla, and a full year of Bourn should add to the lineup all this team needs.

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by chicagobullies on Jan 15, 2012 4:38 PM EST via mobile reply actions

don't worry once they get better we will beat em. it's the crappy teams we can't beat.

Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.

by walknbalk on Jan 15, 2012 11:48 PM EST up reply actions

Umm… not so much.

The NL had 6 teams besides the Braves who finished over .500 in 2011.

Braves versus opponent on the season:
Phillies – 6-12
St. Louis – 1-5
Los Angeles Dodgers – 2-5
Milwaukee – 5-3
Arizona – 3-2
San Francisco – 6-1

Looks like a very mixed record against good teams to me.

by Zontar on Jan 16, 2012 1:00 PM EST up reply actions

hopefully he won’t pitch games against us like the one where Chris Capuano shut us out in a CG.

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by jrodisjust2cool on Jan 15, 2012 6:21 PM EST reply actions

Big Deal

Werth and co. gets to face Hanson, Beachy, Delgado, Teheran, Minor, Venters, and Kimbrel for a long time too.

I know which side I’d rather be on.

by crimsonqueen9 on Jan 15, 2012 6:46 PM EST reply actions

I’m not concerned about the Nationals as a team at all. I am, however, concerned about how the Braves fare against a tough lefty whom they’ll have to face 4-5 times a season.

by swainzy on Jan 15, 2012 7:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

He’s really not that tough to beat.

In games when hitters averaged 4 pitches per at bat or more with him, he was putrid. I’d have to dig to find the exact numbers, but it was nearing a 5 ERA, even in Oakland’s park. If you wait on Gio to make a mistake, he generally will. It’s when you chase his stuff early that he becomes so tough to hit.

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by ChopMaster on Jul 7, 2011 10:24 PM CDT (joined Jul 19, 2010)

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by biggentleben on Jan 16, 2012 7:09 AM EST up reply actions