5/28/15: GDT - Atlanta Braves @ SF Giants *NOT Dodgers* (Cunningham gets a start!)

I don't know that "Braves fans" are—I've just personally always been a bit skeptical of Peraza as a prospect, at least as far as offense is concerned. Empty averages scare me, especially from up-and-comers. So, yea, there is at least one person (me) "wondering if he can be a good major-league regular in the future", because a .296/.335/.384 (for instance) is a difficult line to carry at 2B if your team is offensively deficient at SS, C, and 3B as well (not to mention carrying a power-sapped RF).

But the issue then is the other positions. That line would be fantastic, especially when combined with good defense and great speed, at 2B. You don't toss aside a good 2B because you don't have power elsewhere. You find power at those spots, where it's much easier to do.

We wouldn't get rid of Simmons because our C and 3B can't hit. Because Simmons is a great SS. If Peraza is a good 2B, that's all that matters from his standpoint.
 
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Joe may not be young, but he sure is stupid.
 
I wonder if Heyward would've caught that. He has a gold glove, but Slick Nick does as well. So probably not.

Heywood would have caught it, but his hitting, well, Mukakis is no better, no homers yet and we paying lot of cash for Norm Cash/Ken Oberkfell type hitter? so yeah, I rather have Heywood out there.
 
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