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Braves’ Max Fried predicts he will replace Corbin Burns in Baltimore

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Braves’ Max Fried predicts he will replace Corbin Burns in Baltimore

Free agent forecasting has begun and the predictions are Atlanta Braves star left-hander Max Fried reads American League East speeches.

Bleach Reports » Joel Reiter predicts that Fried would take Corbin Burns’ place as the Baltimore Orioles’ ace. In a related trade, he sends Burns to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“If re-signing Burns is still plan A, then fighting Fried is the appropriate plan B,” writes Reuter.

This prediction has some validity. Thursday MLB Insider Jon Heyman reported that the Orioles, along with fellow AL East contenders the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays, are

The Orioles are in the same position as the Braves, except they have a key starter heading into free agency. They have potential interior depth that could provide a strong rotation. However, in win now mode, sticking exclusively to these options is a bit of a roll of the dice.

“They can’t just hope that their internal capabilities are good enough,” Reuters writes.

Reuters also favors Fried over other top free-agent starters. He called Blake Snell a “boom or bust” pitcher. He then noted that Jack Flaherty didn’t work out in Baltimore. As a result, Fried remains their top option, to the chagrin of Braves country.

A healthy Freed would be a formidable successor to Burns. In 29 startsFried finished with a 3.25 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 166 strikeouts in 174 1/3 innings.

Both starters were stars last season and ranked at the top of their stat sheet.

Since Burns made 32 starts, we’re going to scale Fried’s numbers to 32 starts to better understand some of the statistics.

Burns Statistics: 181 strikeouts, 48 ​​walks, 22 home runs allowed, 194 1/3 innings pitched.

Fried adjusted to 32 starts: 183 strikeouts, 62 walks, 14 home runs allowed, 192 1/3 innings pitched.

While Fried’s walk rate is higher, his home run rate is lower and will provide a similar workload if he stays healthy throughout the season. Even if he doesn’t, it helps paint a picture of the kind of product they produce on the hill.