8/2/2015: SUNDAY BRAVES THREAD ... Phillies seek 4-game sweep on endless road trip

[thewupk]

Some went a little over board with who he was. He's likely more like a .260ish with a .330ish OBP and .350ish Slg. with above average defense and good speed. At league minimum that's a nice little player to have at 2b. If he's one of the worst starters on your team then you're doing ok. If he's one of the better starters on your team then you're not doing too great.

But because he's so cheap you can plug him in as a starter and spend money at other positions and you would still be ok.

I have no problem with Jace and see him as an average player. And with him making league minium makes him a valuable assest. But he's a role player and not someone you build around.

[thethe]

Maybe lavanway could be an average everyday catcher.

[nsacpi]

I think peopled jumped on too quickly.

Some were too quick to jump on and a subset of those were too quick to jump off.

For someone who is a 25 year old rookie, I think 400 plate appearances is a reasonable sample size to draw inferences.

After 405 plate appearances, he is slashing .239/.318/.330. His defense is above average, which has brought his WAR up to 0.7. Extrapolate that to a full season and he is a 1.0-1.5 WAR player.

Relative to my expectations, he's been a slightly positive surprise.

His splits hint that a platoon might be a good way to use him. His slash line against lefties is .209/.264/254. His slash line against righties is .247/.329/.347. A Peterson/Castro platoon at second might be in the Braves future.

[thethe]

And a team that was getting very luck with RISP which has tailed off. Also getting suprising strong seasons from KJ, AJ, and Maybin. In the end these things have a way of working themselves out.

We were also getting on base more.

[thethe]

Some were too quick to jump on and a subset of those were too quick to jump off.

For someone who is a 25 year old rookie, I think 400 plate appearances is a reasonable sample size to draw inferences.

After 405 plate appearances, he is slashing .239/.318/.330. His defense is above average, which has brought his WAR up to 0.7. Extrapolate that to a full season and he is a 1.0-1.5 WAR player.

Relative to my expectations, he's been a slightly positive surprise.

His splits hint that a platoon might be a good way to use him. His slash line against lefties is .209/.264/254. His slash line against righties is .247/.329/.347. A Peterson/Castro platoon at second might be in the Braves future.

Too early to platoon him but like you said it's something to watch.

[thewupk]

We were also getting on base more.

And that has dropped as well as performances have come back to the mean.

[Krovahn]

According to Gameday, Francoeur singled on a ground ball to Freeman, deflected by Johnson at 3rd? Is this just a game day mess-up or was it a bunt with both charging or something?

[thethe]

And that has dropped as well as performances have come back to the mean.

Again...lost Freeman for over a month and sold off two of our top 5 hitters.

[thethe]

According to Gameday, Francoeur singled on a ground ball to Freeman, deflected by Johnson at 3rd? Is this just a game day mess-up or was it a bunt with both charging or something?

Mistake. Slow roller to third and CJ couldn't get a grip on the ball.

[auyushu]

This idea that the posters who said we would suck this year we're right is asinine. Sure, we lacked impact full depth as a result of the trades but the team was a 500 team when healthy and prior to trades.

[Krovahn]

Mistake. Slow roller to third and CJ couldn't get a grip on the ball.

Okay, that makes much more sense. Thanks.

[thethe]

Nice job Julio.

Big mistake to trade this kid.

[stpeteirish]

Mistake. Slow roller to third and CJ couldn't get a grip on the ball.

also know as a Francouer line drive.

[stpeteirish]

really thought Shelby would win one before that road warrior JT.

[USMA76]

Nice job Julio.

Big mistake to trade this kid.

On days like today, it's easy to agree with this statement. On those too frequent days when he gives up five runs in a couple of innings--not so much. If there's ever been a Braves pitcher who is a greater Jeckyl/Hyde than Julio, I don't know who it would be.

[nsacpi]

Too early to platoon him but like you said it's something to watch.

If he were a year or two younger, I'd be more open to giving him another season as the full-time second baseman. Given his age, I'd give him the first two or three months of 2016 to make the case he should be the full-time second baseman. If he doesn't run with the opportunity and Castro is doing well in AAA, I'd go with a platoon.

[UNCBlue012]

Good stuff Julio! Really good job on the road. Solid fastball with great control. 2 runs, but no walks and 7 ks. Awesomesauce.

[auyushu]

Good stuff Julio! Really good job on the road. Solid fastball with great control. 2 runs, but no walks and 7 ks. Awesomesauce.

Yep, very nice to see him have a good game on the road. The zero walks in particular is extremely nice to see.

[thethe]

If he were a year or two younger, I'd be more open to giving him another season as the full-time second baseman. Given his age, I'd give him the first two or three months of 2016 to make the case he should be the full-time second baseman. If he doesn't run with the opportunity and Castro is doing well in AAA, I'd go with a platoon.

I still wouldn't do a straight platoon for another season. Maybe a strategic platoon on 70% of left handed starters but I think Peterson needs to start against some left handed pitching

[jpx7]

I think peopled jumped on too quickly.

Had to jump somewhere.