GDT: Braves vs Mets 9/9/16

[bravesfanforlife88]

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[bravesfanforlife88]

not sure how much I will be paying attention to this game, probably going to be tuning into the G-Braves on the radio

[msstate7]

Swanson keeping ball in infield led to 0 runs. Good range

[bravesfanMatt]

Swanson keeping ball in infield led to 0 runs. Good range

was a big play.

[msstate7]

Kemp with a long hr

[bravesfanMatt]

Kemp with a long hr

I have already enjoyed watching Kemp hit 10 million more times than HO!!

[thewupk]

Our 600 OPS shortstop has a 742 OPS

[msstate7]

Kemp is silky smooth in lf

[zbhargrove]

Our 600 OPS shortstop has a 742 OPS

He's not ready

[bravesfanMatt]

He's not ready

nope

[thewupk]

292 and a 778 OPS right now

[bravesfanMatt]

I hope we re-sign AJ to help us get seth Beer :facepalm:

[Garmel]

With all of Swanson's great qualities people tend to overlook his speed.

[Managuarantano's Volunteers]

With all of Swanson's great qualities people tend to overlook his speed.

I stopped overlooking that after his inside the park HR.

[msstate7]

Kemp's weight program pays dividends already with a SB

[msstate7]

Jeez, Swanson

[Garmel]

Looking bad. Looking real bad.

[UNCBlue012]

Hey, a good game for hitters and another game lost in the standings for a better pick - I'll take it!

[CrimsonCowboy]

Walks.....

[msstate7]

Hey, a good game for hitters and another game lost in the standings for a better pick - I'll take it!

Don't like losing games bc of a costly Swanson error and Cabrera giving up late runs though

[msstate7]

Down the stretch, I'd like to see Swanson clean up his defense. 5 errors in 18 games

[CrimsonCowboy]

Good AB by the kid

[thewupk]

303 avg and 795 OPS

[zbhargrove]

303 avg and 795 OPS

When you think of it... Really not that bad for a .600 OPS SS

[thewupk]

When you think of it... Really not that bad for a .600 OPS SS

clearly he's not ready

[WaitingFor2017]

Go Twins.

[UNCBlue012]

Dansby should not have been brought up. He's obviously not ready. He does look tired, but it's promising that he's hitting .303 and tired lol

[cajunrevenge]

If Swanson isnt ready the Cubs need to send Heywood to AAA. Swanson has a higher batting average than Heywood has OBP. Swanson's slugging % is almost the same as Heywood's OPS in the second half. Probably will finish with a much better batting WAR.

[AerchAngel]

If Swanson isnt ready the Cubs need to send Heywood to AAA. Swanson has a higher batting average than Heywood has OBP. Swanson's slugging % is almost the same as Heywood's OPS in the second half. Probably will finish with a much better batting WAR.

Cubs paid what north of 20 mil for Heyward?

Andruesque type of decline perhaps and now hitting is in his head or am I seeing too much into this?

[thewupk]

Cubs paid what north of 20 mil for Heyward?

Andruesque type of decline perhaps and now hitting is in his head or am I seeing too much into this?

I'd give him another year. He had a good track record of production but another year like this and it won't be good.

[50PoundHead]

I'd give him another year. He had a good track record of production but another year like this and it won't be good.

It's really difficult to understand what's happened with Heyward. I saw some indications over the years that he'd been "solved" to some extent, but then he'd have a stretch where he was absolutely golden making me reassess things. I always thought Freeman was the better pure hitter, but Heyward's tools are better. Heyward's LD% is the highest it's been in his career, so it's possible things aren't falling for him, but his power outage is what is really troubling. He's not pounding the ball into the ground like he did last year in St. Louis, but he's not seeing results. Interesting that Maddon is sitting him against LHP almost all the time.

Cubs have invested a ton in him, so he'll get every chance to work his way out of this. Still great on defense, so it's not like he's a totally lost cause.

[GovClintonTyree]

It's really difficult to understand what's happened with Heyward. I saw some indications over the years that he'd been "solved" to some extent, but then he'd have a stretch where he was absolutely golden making me reassess things. I always thought Freeman was the better pure hitter, but Heyward's tools are better. Heyward's LD% is the highest it's been in his career, so it's possible things aren't falling for him, but his power outage is what is really troubling. He's not pounding the ball into the ground like he did last year in St. Louis, but he's not seeing results. Interesting that Maddon is sitting him against LHP almost all the time.

Cubs have invested a ton in him, so he'll get every chance to work his way out of this. Still great on defense, so it's not like he's a totally lost cause.

It's entirely in his head. He's a smart guy but he listens to everybody and he's had about five different approaches in seven years. He needs one voice to bounce things off of and get feedback.

It's funny, no way should he have been as productive as he was in StL last year with a 1.8 GB/FB ratio, and now he's hitting the ball in the air, on a line and sucks. Very strange results.