GDT 8/13 Braves vs. Dodgers: Simba Back, Heyward Leading Off!

Yeah, Gattis's inability to adequately perform the function indicated by the name of his position has gotten to be fairly distressing.
 
bravesnumberone said:
La Stella is hitting close to .350 against lefties this year. It's beyond stupid to just give him a day off right now UNLESS he really is injured. Hell; put Gosselin in the outfield if you want him to get the ABs against the lefty.
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Over short (or even not so short ones) samples players will have splits that are a bit misleading. La Stella's minor league numbers show that he has a conventional (but not very pronounced) split. Giving Gosselin a game here and there against a lefty makes sense, especially if La Stella's leg is bothering him.
 
I like BJ in the #8 spot. I think he's shown the last couple games he can handle the pressure of hitting #8 and can put together some good at bats from that spot. It is very astute of Fredi to notice this.
 
UNCBlue012 said:
I don't think you see Heyward up there leading when La Stella's back though... either he stays or Freddie will move La Stella from the two-hole or Freddie from the three. Fredi is obsessed with L/R.
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The move to make is to keep Heyward and La Stella at the top of the order, but flip flop Freeman and Justin.
 
nsacpi said:
Over short (or even not so short ones) samples players will have splits that are a bit misleading. La Stella's minor league numbers show that he has a conventional (but not very pronounced) split. Giving Gosselin a game here and there against a lefty makes sense, especially if La Stella's leg is bothering him.
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What matters is he's hitting them well now. There's no indication from Fredi that he's hurt. You can't take him out of the lineup right now, plain and simple.
 
Diesel said:
I think this was the obvious choice, to lead Heyward off. No matter how much they want it to be so, Heyward hasn't been a power hitter/run producer. He is more suited to a leadoff roll, at least as this team is currently constituted.

It's funny how the Braves announcers lauded BJ's work at the top of the order, despite metrics to the contrary. And it has been funny to listen to them talk about how Heyward is much better in the middle of the order. It's just not reality. Even Glavine said that he liked Heyward more in the middle of the order. I would too, if he was crashing homers and doubles!
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While I want Heyward in the leadoff spot because he's the only real option to say he wasn't excelling in the 5 spot because you feel he wasn't hitting enough homerun's is silly. He has actually found a lot of success there this year. More so than his time in the leadoff spot. Heyward IS a run producer and should bat 3rd to get the most out of what he can do but he's this current team's only leadoff option so he has to hit there for now.
 
bravesnumberone said:
What matters is he's hitting them well now. There's no indication from Fredi that he's hurt. You can't take him out of the lineup right now, plain and simple.
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Well, it's not like TLS is lighting the world on fire. Got a nice OBP, but is playing bad defense and hasn't hit for any pop.

NOt saying I would leave him out of the lineup, but it's not like your sitting Mike Trout.
 
BremanFan88 said:
While I want Heyward in the leadoff spot because he's the only real option to say he wasn't excelling in the 5 spot because you feel he wasn't hitting enough homerun's is silly. He has actually found a lot of success there this year. More so than his time in the leadoff spot. Heyward IS a run producer and should bat 3rd to get the most out of what he can do but he's this current team's only leadoff option so he has to hit there for now.
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Depends on if you view the traditional way of your best hitter batting 3rd or not because Heyward certainly isn't our best hitter. He has a .740 OPS
 
gilesfan said:
Well, it's not like TLS is lighting the world on fire. Got a nice OBP, but is playing bad defense and hasn't hit for any pop.

NOt saying I would leave him out of the lineup, but it's not like your sitting Mike Trout.
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He's had a couple screwups, but largely been fine defensively since he's come up.

He's not shown power, but he's getting on base and driving runs in.

What does this team need right now? People to get on base and score.

No, he isn't Mike Trout, but he's among the best we got.

It's just very stupid to leave one of the better guys you have available out of the lineup right now.

But sure, I guess Gosselin will tear it up tonight.
 
Well, with a slow throwing lefty in there, and a day game tomorrow- maybe it makes some sense to give him some more rest-
 
@DOBrienAJC: #Braves Fredi G indicated likely to move La Stella down in order tomorrow rather than have 3 LH at top (Heyward & Freeman will be 1 & 3)

@DOBrienAJC: #Braves Fredi G said he'll use Heyward at leadoff for while, see if can provide spark for offense like did when moved him there last July

Should be Heyward, JUP, Freeman, Gattis, La Stella, CJoh, Simmons, BJ.

But, we will probably see: Heyward, Simba, Freeman, JUP, Gattis, CJoh, La Stella, BJ.
 
I'll live with dropping La Stella down if he actually does something smart and puts Justin second. We took off with Jason/Justin/Freddie last year. It will not hurt to try it again.
 
I suspect that is exactly what he will do. It worked last year...

And times are desperate.

Hell, my house is sick of all of the heavy drinking I have been doing since the start of that damn west coast road trip...
 
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