GDT 4/12 vs Guardians: Waiting All Day For Sunday Night

I got bored and pulled some numbers for the Braves since they started their run in 2018: They've dominated the Marlins (97-43, +305 runs), Nationals (86-51, +182) and Mets (76-49, +148). Not shockingly, they've struggled against the Padres (4-11, -22), Dodgers (33-44, -71) and Brewers (18-24, -38).
 
Access to Statcast data would have greatly improved our take on Heyward.

We don't have data for Heyward as a Brave, but starting in 2015 he had an average EV of 87-89, max EV of 108-112, and average launch angles of around 10 degrees, but got better later.

Compare those values to Acuna's seasons when he has average EVs of 91-94, max EV of 114-118, and launch angles well into the teens most seasons.

Heyward didn't have the power we thought he did, and that's really where he "failed" compared to expectations.
 
Heyward was sold as a possible HOF with comparisons to Aaron, just as Frenchie was sold as Murph 2.0. Neither lived up to either. Mac and Freddie, on the other hand, were exactly as advertised.
 
Metaphysicist said:
Braves WAR/162 (ignoring the retirement tours):

Francoeur: ~1.5
McCann: 3.6
Freeman: 4.5
Heyward: 5.5

Weren’t nothing wrong with Heyward while he was here. Ended up with a 40 WAR career—easy hall of very good entrant. Only a disappointment in that he wasn’t Willie Mays.
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CyYoung31 said:
Let’s not be disingenuous. If he was that amazing the Braves would’ve kept both he and Freeman to build around.
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I’ll just refer to Meta’s breakdown. Feel free to disagree with the premise, but to say Heyward was amazing is not being disingenuous.

We’re well down the path of arguing semantics. I’m happy to surrender the point that Heyward the batter disappointed
 
Enscheff said:
Access to Statcast data would have greatly improved our take on Heyward.

We don't have data for Heyward as a Brave, but starting in 2015 he had an average EV of 87-89, max EV of 108-112, and average launch angles of around 10 degrees, but got better later.

Compare those values to Acuna's seasons when he has average EVs of 91-94, max EV of 114-118, and launch angles well into the teens most seasons.

Heyward didn't have the power we thought he did, and that's really where he "failed" compared to expectations.
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Heyward should have had more power though. He was 6'5 230. He had very quick hands. All we heard when in ST his rookie year was "The ball sounds different."

To his credit, he did put up 27 homers in year 3 at 22 years old. Maybe it was a launch angle thing. I don't know. But someone that's 6'5 230 (pushing 250 by the time he was 30) should have better EVs.
 
Enscheff said:
Access to Statcast data would have greatly improved our take on Heyward.

We don't have data for Heyward as a Brave, but starting in 2015 he had an average EV of 87-89, max EV of 108-112, and average launch angles of around 10 degrees, but got better later.

Compare those values to Acuna's seasons when he has average EVs of 91-94, max EV of 114-118, and launch angles well into the teens most seasons.

Heyward didn't have the power we thought he did, and that's really where he "failed" compared to expectations.
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Data for Heyward after 2013 is largely irrelevant though.
 
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