Braves
Jordan Schafer CF
Justin Upton RF
Freddie Freeman 1B
Chris Johnson 3B
Brian McCann C
Joey Terdoslavich LF
Andrelton Simmons SS
Elliot Johnson 2B
Alex Wood P
Braves
Jordan Schafer CF
Justin Upton RF
Freddie Freeman 1B
Chris Johnson 3B
Brian McCann C
Joey Terdoslavich LF
Andrelton Simmons SS
Elliot Johnson 2B
Alex Wood P
Just get the Lesser Johnson (tm) out and sub Uggla once he's ready and I'd roll with this lineup.
I'm OK with Terdo over Gattis and BJ at this point.
I want Gattis playing damnit.
Oh BTW, I am a huge Michael Brantley fan, so will be rooting for him this series :)
Julio3000 (08-27-2013)
I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS WITH THIS LINEUP AND FEEL IT IS AN ACCEPTABLE ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES!
Right or wrong, I think Schafer bought himself some more starts against righties with those two hits the other day. BJ needs to start performing in the starts he does get.
But, I understand people still hold out hope for him. I was told that he was a potential MVP candidate before the year started.
The Braves are going to win the division whether BJ or Schafer are in CF. The Braves are going to be paying BJ $15M per year whether he is in the starting lineup or not, so he may as well get some ABs on the off chance he snaps out of it. He certainly won't get better while sitting on the bench.
I would rather have him trying to figure it out in these relatively meaningless games than the beginning of next year when everyone in the division starts over tied for 1st place.
Dalyn (08-27-2013)
I don't disagree, but the Braves are also trying to hold onto the best record in the league. BJ is doing nothing to help us win.