I'm surprised that so many others are surprised by this move. I assumed all along he'd be the opening day SS in 2017 and help bring in the new ballpark. Bringing him up now just gives him the experience to get his feet wet, so he can be productive from early on in 2017.
The goal is to put buts in the seats in 2017, and introduce everyone who lives outside of the perimeter to some of the joys of trendy inside the perimeter dining and nightlife. That complex is a cash cow. The quicker we accept that the quicker you can start looking at moves from the revenue side of things. Yes, we may or may not lose a year of eligibility depending on how the new CBA is written, but the money we can generate in 2017 may make that a moot point. I know some don't like it, but this is an entertainment industry. I'm actually trying to move some things around so I can go to the game tonight.
Remember that guy Alex Bregman that many here were fellatiating? He was hitting .333/.373/.641 at AAA and through 100 at bats in the majors he is hitting like Atlanta Melvin. It's not as simple as just waiting for a prospect to put up big stats in the high minors. I remember when fans would call for every prospect being called up because "we have to see wut we got" because they knew nothing about service time. How times change.
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I'm glad he was called up. We need to see what we can get out of the guy defensively - especially since he's SUPPOSED to be our starting SS for years to come.
What lineup do you think we will see today? I think it would be fun to do this:
Realistically, I bet they'll put Swanson 6-7... it is our FO.
Inciarte CF
Swanson SS
Freeman 1B
Kemp LF
Markakis RF
Garcia 3B
Peterson 2B
Recker C
Benintendi was at .312/.378/.532 in the minors. He's at .341/.386/.439 in Boston.
Bregman seems to be coming on a little now. Last 7, .267/.324/.467.
I'm not sure what any of this proves other than no one really knows what Swanson will do early. I think there's a consensus that he'll be a good player long term though, so I really don't care if he struggles some at first.
BTW, bregman and benintendi were both drafted with Swanson, so the braves aren't the only team making this huge mistake
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mfree80 (08-17-2016)
Except Houston and Boston are fighting for playoff spots which those two are trying to help with. I'm not really opposed to this move but why wouldn't you want to wait a couple of weeks to gain an extra year before FA? Only two legit options come to mind. They don't want Albies and Swanson on the same clock and they plan to move Albies up in the middle of 2017 or the CBA is going to change how service time works. And as ensheff said JS may know a little bit about that. Time will tell.
If Albies was sent down to AA to work with Swanson and Omar Infante just got released....Will Albies be called up to AAA?
Swanson probably isn't ready to be successful in the majors. But that's okay. Calling him up now has some benefits. First, there's not a ton of pressure right now. Next April with the new park and a high likelihood of some major additions, there's going to be more pressure to win. Letting Dansby adjust to the majors while there's no need for him to instantly produce is a good thing. He'll be better prepared for next spring.
I think this callup also might dovetail nicely with an AFL trip. Give him a taste of the bigs, show him what it's going to take for him to be successful, and then send him to the AFL to work on what he needs to in order to succeed.
I wouldn't be surprised if Ozzie got the call September 1. Trading Aybar opened a spot for Dansby a little sooner but I see no reason why Albies shouldn't be up playing second as soon as the rosters expand and give him a spot.
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clvclv (08-17-2016)
Dobut it. The problem right now is 40 man roster space. That's the one thing I could see preventing even Albies from getting called up. By my count, we currently have one open spot on the 40 man roster (assuming we DFA Aviles which I think we will). If Williams Perez comes back this year, we'll need a spot for him as he's currently on the 60 day DL.
If we DFA Aviles and no one comes off the 60 day DL, we'll have a spot to add one guy not currently on the 40 man. That would mean either Albies or Ruiz could be added and called up and I think Albies is the more likely.
Andruw also came up in August and had earned it by hitting .339/.421/.652 through 3 levels in the minors and was a clear upgrade on the roster for the playoff run. Chipper originally came up when rosters expanded. Furcal came out of nowhere. I really didn't know much about him, but he was in an improvement on a competing team.
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