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"There's No Sugarcoating This Night": Mike Soroka's Season-Ending Injury, Is a Trade Even Worth It & Who Will Step Up?
"There's No Sugarcoating This Night": Mike Soroka's Season-Ending Injury, Is a Trade Even Worth It & Who Will Step Up?
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Aug 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
What a heartbreaking incident for Braves and baseball fans alike. 2019 NL Rookie of the Year runner-up and Braves ace, Mike Soroka's, already short season was bookmarked by a season-ending Achilles injury against the Mets on Monday. DOB and EOF detail the gut-wrenching scene from the intraleague contest (:30) and discuss the potential future implications for the newly 23-year-old and the Braves. The duo then react to GM Alex Anthopoulos' comments on Soroka's injury (13:00), and the odds of a trade occurring (14:15). Could the 29-year-old former starter, Tyler Matzek, be the unassuming fill-in, and make his first foray back into a starting rotation since 2015 (22:15)? What did Anthopoulos say to Soroka in the locker room after the matter (31:45), and how did the former Blue Jays General Manager handle a similar situation in Toronto (34:00)? David and Eric chat about the paralleled drawn by Freddie Freeman between Soroka's and ex-hurler Jason Grilli's injury (39:00). To wrap, the guys examine Soroka's historic start to his career, and postulate how the rotation will shape up (44:30).
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Released:
Aug 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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