Neither can BJ.Originally Posted by Braves1976
BJ also improves the defense.
Heyward cannot, I repeat cannot play CF full time. It wears on him.
Neither can BJ.
BJ also improves the defense.
Heyward cannot, I repeat cannot play CF full time. It wears on him.
JohnAdcox (08-05-2013)
Everyone saying all this crap about CF wearing on Jason, where is there proof of this?
Gnats, prepare your anuses.
Julio3000 (08-05-2013)
Simple logic.
He's 6-5/6-6, 240+
He cannot play CF full time. And with what BJ makes, he has to play. And is a pretty solid defender. How many players are his size that play CF full time, maybe Kemp?
Gattis can't break a slump on the bench? Have you looked at his stats off the bench? That is where he is most valuable, by far. And, regardless, BJ is in a slump of his own. More important to get him out of it.
Heyward (08-05-2013)
Nats lineup.
Harper
Desmond
Zimmerman
Werth
LaRoche
Ramos
Rendon
Hairston
Strasburg
Actually, Heyward is probably better at any outfield position. BJ has a -35 DRS for his career in centerfield, including -3 DRS this year. He's nothing special out there even with his arm. Heyward would probably be on the plus side or at least even playing centerfield. Further, I don't buy your assertion that Heyward cannot continue to play centerfield. He should be fine to do so, just as Hamilton did for a while in Texas for example.
That said, I do agree that it's probably safer not to keep Heyward in center long term. But there's no real substance to arguing that he cannot play center semi-regularly now.
Last edited by Braves1976; 08-05-2013 at 03:47 PM.
As much as it drives me insane we have to ride the BJ train. Maybe he can finally rise up after all the time of not performing
It's overstated. However, I can understand not wanting him there long term or more than semi-regularly now.
Never forget
If you're talking like a pinch, or a couple weeks, sure.
But for a whole season or 2-3 months, it would wear on him.
We have to play BJ, good or bad.
the one on MLB.com has Lombardozzi instead of Werth, with Hairston in RF and Ramos hitting 4th.
I don't buy that playing Heyward semi-regular in center would be a problem. If that's what you believe, we disagree. But I do understand and pretty much agree with the long term argument. Further, I know BJ is here to stay of course. Also, I am not saying sit BJ every game, but I certainly don't want to go back to Gattis playing as little as he did the weeks before his injury.
BJ is going to have a big August fellas. Trust 'ol Hula on this one.
I am looking forward to burying these buttwaste Nats for good this series. Just blow them right off the back of the WC train.
One big key is going to be running Strasburg's pitch count up early. Get into their pen, and wear it out. And by Wednesday, have that pen just drained.
More like the middle of it.
Clippard and Soriano is pretty solid.
After that, you can get to them a little bit.
Krol is impressive from the left side though.
I still say BJ turns it up also... I think he was pressing being on a new team, trying to impress and then he just got completely out of whack. I still say he ends up playing about how we originally thought he would when he signed the contract. Nothing spectacular like his first couple of years but nothing as terrible as we have seen thus far. I think fans will end up being a BJ fan when its all said and done. IMO, I hate people saying on other boards mentioning he's a cancer... from what I've seen he's been trying to work hard and he's been saying all the right things. He obviously knows he's been terrible and you can tell he feels terrible about it. He will snap out of this.
Werth just scratched.....
I recall him almost missing yesterday's game due to an injury.
Hopefully this will be a metaphor for the series.
Never forget
Heyward scratched with hand injury from HBP yesterday.
Forever Fredi
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