Not good for Mallex!!

[jsebe10]

Per the Braves Twitter...

Expected to miss 8-10 weeks with broken thumb.

Crap!

[weso1]

That sux. He was one of the players that was actually fun to watch play.

[jsebe10]

That sux. He was one of the players that was actually fun to watch play.

No kidding.

Just another test for him to see how he responds.

[UNCBlue012]

Seriously? That blows. Poor dude.

[sturg33]

That is a shame

[bravos4evr]

I expect us to add a lefty OF bat in the next 24 hours. Might be Crawford or Arcia , or someone we haven't thought of yet, but no way they have Frenchy taking all the plate appearances against RHP the next 2 months.

[jsebe10]

I expect us to add a lefty OF bat in the next 24 hours. Might be Crawford or Arcia , or someone we haven't thought of yet, but no way they have Frenchy taking all the plate appearances against RHP the next 2 months.

Considering that Bonofacio is in the lineup tonight....I think that's our counter move

[bravesfanMatt]

I expect us to add a lefty OF bat in the next 24 hours. Might be Crawford or Arcia , or someone we haven't thought of yet, but no way they have Frenchy taking all the plate appearances against RHP the next 2 months.

Boni.. baby..

/but really... I hope you are right!!

[bravos4evr]

Considering that Bonofacio is in the lineup tonight....I think that's our counter move

he's got to be here just to fill the roster spot until a better option is acquired. That guy S U C K S

[Preacher]

he's got to be here just to fill the roster spot until a better option is acquired. That guy S U C K S

Perfect.

[nsacpi]

he's got to be here just to fill the roster spot until a better option is acquired. That guy S U C K S

There is also the issue that Bonifacio hits lefties a lot better than righties. .706 career OPS against lefties, .630 against righties.

[clvclv]

If we'd have just drafted Lewis, he'd be in the lineup tonight.

[Julio3000]

Losing Mallex sucks, but the possibility of watching Bonifacio for weeks on end sounds like torture.

[nsacpi]

Losing Mallex sucks, but the possibility of watching Bonifacio for weeks on end sounds like torture.

Maybe he'll go on one of those Chase D'Arnaud type small sample tears.

[DaneHill]

Jobu must have thought we were getting cocky.

[Bravesfannchar]

Question...

Doesn't this injury solidify an extra year of control of mallex due to his service time and missing two+ months?!?

[nsacpi]

Question...

Doesn't this injury solidify an extra year of control of mallex due to his service time and missing two+ months?!?

Nope service time accrues while on the major league DL. Shae Simmons accrued a whole year of it last year while on the DL.