Is it too early to give up on BJ Upton?

[zitothebrave]

Watch Lipka become the new La Stella now for the overreactive members of the forum.

If Lipka hits .300 walks more than he Ks and so on so forth then something to be excited about.

TLS is a freak of hitting.

[Teheran_49]

I still really fail to see how wanting to give La Stella a shot is considered "overreacting." Some here (like you) loved to spout and whine that fans were pumping up TLS too much, but all I saw were some who wanted to just give him a shot, especially considering the type of hitter he is and the type of lineup we have. What is so wrong with that? Why is that STILL a hammering point?

Agreed, the line up would be more consistent with a guy who takes walks, hits for high average and hots a ton of doubles. Instead we have 4 guys in the line up who either hit a HR or SO. It's the main reason we can't manufacture runs when we need to and it will continue to be that way. Uggla has been tearing the cover off the ball so right now no one can say anything about him but B.J. is well....

[Knucksie]

If Lipka hits .300 walks more than he Ks and so on so forth then something to be excited about.

TLS is a freak of hitting.

4 games at AA level isn't much to go on. "Small sample size" as they say. Give Lipka a year there, and a year or 2 and Gwinnett, then we can begin to discuss his future.

Hopefully, he re-asserts himself and justifies being drafted in the 1st round. Since he was picked, it's hard to remember anybody antitipating greatness from him.

[zitothebrave]

I have no faith in Lipka, I consider him a bench option if he's lucky.

Comparing him to TLS is dumb though. TLS has hit everywhere he's went. His worst offensive stop was hitting .302/.386/.460. The seeming out of nowhere excitement for him came because he did it in higher levels of the minors. When an older player crushes rookie and A ball people don't notice but when he improves going to AA they do.

[NinersSBChamps]

If TLS was such a great hitter then why didn't he make the club out of spring training?

[thethe]

If TLS was such a great hitter then why didn't he make the club out of spring training?

There are 12 million reasons.

[NinersSBChamps]

There are 12 million reasons.

Pastornicky doesn't get paid 12 million.

[Enscheff]

Because if someone is a legit candidate to be an everyday player you don't let him rot on the MLB bench rather than improving with consistent work in AAA. The biggest question about TLS is whether or not he can play 2B at the MLB level, and getting reps in AAA is exactly what he needs to improve those defensive skills.

Surely this type of prospect treatment isn't a foreign concept to you? If it is, I wonder....why do you even waste internet bandwidth commenting on prospects at all?

[zitothebrave]

Pastornicky doesn't get paid 12 million.

TLS needs defensive reps. Pastornicky has nothing he can add by playing in the minors. Braves will give Uggla a shot if he sucks TLS will be up before the season is over.

[Knucksie]

When's somebody going to open a rant thread about Heyward's start?

[Dalyn]

When's somebody going to open a rant thread about Heyward's start?

Soon. Dude is spreading his plunking headache all over the place.