GDT 5/7: Diamondbacks at Braves

[UNCBlue012]

Inciarte is back, playing left and hitting second!

Markakis RF
Inciarte LF
Freeman 1B
AJC C
Brignac 3B
Aybar SS
Castro 2B
Teheran RHP
Mallex CF

It's not pretty, but his return makes the lineup look a bit better. Let's kill it!

[nsacpi]

Expecting a yuge game from Reid Brignac.

[DirkPiggler]

Before getting to Atlanta has Reid Brignac ever batted 5th in his life?

[nsacpi]

Before getting to Atlanta has Reid Brignac ever batted 5th in his life?

Its a good spot for him. Between AJ and Aybar.

[Garmel]

Markakis still batting first with Inciarte back?

[ChapelHillMatt]

This is the day we turn the season around!!!

[Dalyn]

Having our best defensive outfielder in left is interesting. Guess it has something to do with the injury.

[smootness]

Expecting a yuge game from Reid Brignac.

Expecting a huge game from everyone, it's Shelby Miller.

[Braves1976]

Fly ball pitchers will love having Smith and Inciarte in the same outfield.

[msstate7]

It better not last. Now is the time to transition Markakis to left.

Fredi reasoning...

Mallex faster than inciarte
Markakis is a gold glove RF

[smootness]

Inciarte is a bit of a waste in LF, but it is going to be hilarious to see his defensive metrics if he stays there.

[DirkPiggler]

Inciarte is a bit of a waste in LF, but it is going to be hilarious to see his defensive metrics if he stays there.

With his defense if he stays in left and continues to be a decent hitter he might get Heyward money on his next contract.

[cajunrevenge]

With his defense if he stays in left and continues to be a decent hitter he might get Heyward money on his next contract.

Lolo lol no. Incite will be lucky if he reaches 100 million. As in its only a slightly better chance than Ender has of winning a 100 million lottery.

[UNCBlue012]

I'm going to take a wild guess that Ender is in LF due to the injury. I could be wrong because Fredi, but this sure gives us a decent 1-3.

[Julio3000]

Glad to see Ender back, but damn...that 4-5-6 is brutal.

[msstate7]

Lolo lol no. Incite will be lucky if he reaches 100 million. As in its only a slightly better chance than Ender has of winning a 100 million lottery.

Wonder why jhey is looked at as so much more valuable. Here's a comparison of their first 2 seasons...

Jhey -- 6.4 WAR and 2.5 WAR
Inciarte -- 3.7 WAR and 5.3 WAR

Jhey still hasn't matched his oWAR as a rookie. Both are pretty much valuable bc of defense.

Just noticed that jhey has a WAR of -0.1. Ender is 0.2 so far.

[UNCBlue012]

Wonder why jhey is looked at as so much more valuable. Here's a comparison of their first 2 seasons...

Jhey -- 6.4 WAR and 2.5 WAR
Inciarte -- 3.7 WAR and 5.3 WAR

Jhey still hasn't matched his oWAR as a rookie. Both are pretty much valuable bc of defense.

Just noticed that jhey has a WAR of -0.1. Ender is 0.2 so far.

I said it when we got him, but Inciarte is one of the absolute best outfielders in the game. IF he can learn to take a walk, this guy could prove massive dividends. The Dbacks were idiots.

[Braves1976]

I said it when we got him, but Inciarte is one of the absolute best outfielders in the game. IF he can learn to take a walk, this guy could prove massive dividends. The Dbacks were idiots.

Inciarte may be the best OF in the game at playing all OF positions almost equally great defensively. It seems most have issues one place or another in the OF or at least you'll see a drop off of some sort, I haven't seen that with him yet.

[UNCBlue012]

DOB: Inciarte will play CF Sunday when #Braves face lefty (Corbin), with Francoeur in LF.

[Braves1976]

@mlbbowman
Inciarte ranked second among all MLB OFs last year with 29 DRS. He had 13 DRS in RF (539 inn), 12 in LF (372 inn) and 4 in CF (152 inn)