Just life. Just think, MikeAdams was reading peak-a-boo zoo to his 3 year old during the Tim Hudson trade saga when we were staying up at 4 am waiting for Bill Shanks to inform us on any news and we were watching Fresh Prince of Bel Air on Nick @ Nite doing play by play. That kid is now 13 years old.
gr8 now coaches his kid's baseball travel team in addition to work.
And yes, you were certainly one of those chaotic posters, I remember people used to get annoyed by you lol. Now I consider you a mellowed season vet, which I have no doubts most of the guys on here will become down the line.
Forever Fredi
A quick list of top right fielders to me. I may have forgotten someone, but it's a quick list.
Jose Bautista, Ryan Braun, Jay Bruce, Hunter Pence, Giancarlo Stanton, Jayson Werth, Torii Hunter, and Yaiel Puig were arguably the best last season. Throw in Carlos Beltran and Michael Cuddyer perhaps Nelson Cruz. This was just based off hitting.
As an overall player I think Jason is better than Hunter, Beltran, Cruz, and potentially Werth. Cuddyer is tough because of the Coors Field effect. Stanton, Braun, and Puig are clearly better in my eyes. I would agree that Jason is in the top 4-7 of right fielders as an overall player. With 30 starting players he's ahead of a good percentage.
Since coming up in 2010 only Bautista has a higher WAR then Heyward for right fielders. Going off the last 2 years Heyward tops the list. Of course Braun is new to right this year so I would definitely put him at #1. Stanton is close as he's a hell of a hitter but is a poor base runner and nowhere near Heyward as a fielder. Puig I am going to have to see more of. He makes a ton of base running mistakes and I don't think he's anywhere close to being as good as he was last year since he had a 383 BABIP which will make anyone seem like a superstar.
Overall I think it's Braun and Heyward/Stanton fighting for #2.
Make me a mod. Problem solved. Im here all the damn time..
Come back Renee, and bring KJ with you.
I'd still sign Heyward long term but I wouldn't give him what he probably thinks he is worth and what WAR says he is worth.
Natural Immunity Croc
Gattis on his first walk-off HR:
"I was pretending what I am going to do whenever I round the bases," Gattis said. "I always like to imagine, like in the Minor Leagues I imagined myself jogging around the bases. Same big dumb animal, I'm just running around the bases in the big leagues instead of the Minors."
Love it.
Also, I have a confession. I thought that Chip's play on Arquimedes was pretty clever.
/eureka
So projections on homeruns for Gattis this year?
25? 30? 40?
I say he hits 32.
Natural Immunity Croc