And his DRS is off the charts!
5/5/15 Phillies at Braves 7:10 PM GDT
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And his DRS is off the charts!
Cardinal fans will hate that trade as much as teh Brave fans hate the Wainwright deal.
bravesnumberone
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And they're 13-14!!!!!!
Up and down, up and down.
The 2014 team that was not fun to watch with a group of guys that was nowhere near ready to compete for anything was 17-7 through 24 games last year.
I'm not convinced this production is sustainable, though Simmons seems to be turning a corner. KJ and AJ are probably as hot as they'll be all year. We'll wait and see with Maybin and Peterson. Freeman back to doing his thing. Markakis has been good, but zero power. The hits won't fall forever.
Up and down, up and down.
The 2014 team that was not fun to watch with a group of guys that was nowhere near ready to compete for anything was 17-7 through 24 games last year.
I'm not convinced this production is sustainable, though Simmons seems to be turning a corner. KJ and AJ are probably as hot as they'll be all year. We'll wait and see with Maybin and Peterson. Freeman back to doing his thing. Markakis has been good, but zero power. The hits won't fall forever.
That's 1 year of a regressing Heyward and an 8th inning reliever who visits the DL on a yearly basis, in exchange for 4 years of a young, promising starter that 2 years ago was the best pitching prospect in baseball and we also got a AA pitcher with a good amount of potential as well. We fleeced the Cards, and it really isn't an argument. Other GMs reportedly believe we fleeced the Cards as well
bravesnumberone
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It's funny that with him pitching like an ACE and stepping up tonight and giving our bullpen a rest, you'd rather keep taking digs at Heyward.
It has highway robbery. Even the Upton deal looks like a good deal but at least Upton can actually hit a baseball.
If Heyward doesn't start hitting he is going to turn into a bench player in his early 30's when his defense deteriorates.
Its more just taking digs at all those posters who were non-stop int he offseason about how awful it was to trade the prodigal son.
I've always loved and rooted for Heyward. Sad to see him go but I wasn't delusional as to how good he was.
I'll take Grilled Cheese and Cody Martin all day, every day over Walden. The rest of the pen is pretty pathetic though.
weso1
<B>Clique Leader</B>
Gotta mention my boy Jace Peterson real quick. Everyone is talking about Miller, which is much deserved, but Jace has quietly gotten his average up to .270 with a .341 OBP. Not bad at all for a good defender at 2nd. I know he hasn't hit for any power yet, but I think it's realistic to expect a .350ish slugging % eventually. Wouldn't take much to get him there. I think an OPS close to .700 would really make Jace a nice little player for us.
AerchAngel
<B>Secretary of Statistics</B>
This.
I seriously think he is not what he is hyped to be. That hit in the face has changed him and then Walker didn't help, now he is doubting himself and pressing. He is not going to get the contract he wants and the further he press the worse he will become. A Lonnie Smith.
He might end up being the fourth best piece to the Upton deal as well.
For me its all about that awful motioning he does prior to the pitch. It just seems impossible to time everything and generate enough power. Guy is a mess right now.
I think Heyward will be fine as long as he stays healthy. Should OPS in the mid to high .700's with good base running and defense. Which is a nice player, but not a superstar (at least as a corner OFer). I think he's basically another Jose Cruz Jr. Good player, but won't live up to the hype.
bravesnumberone
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As long as Fredi keeps playing him, he'll be a solid piece going forward.
Only been shutout once so far. This time last yr we had already been shutout 5-6 times.
I demand an explanation from all those posters who said there was no chance we would have a better offense than last year. Has hell frozen over? What's the deal everyone?