GDT: Braves @ gNats

[The Tariff King]

Jesus…it’s like Jansen never left.

He had a shutdown inning yesterday.

Just dumb of Snit to put him back to back days right off the bat.

 

[bravesnumberone]

He had a shutdown inning yesterday.

Just dumb of Snit to put him back to back days right off the bat.

And so this is why I and a handful of others continue to say we need to add to the bullpen.

 

[CyYoung31]

WeÂ’re about to get walked off.

 

[Garmel]

Thank you, Bell.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

 

[bravesnumberone]

Shouldn't have been that close. Going to have to start putting up some runs without always relying on the home run.

 

[TURBO]

 

[Tapate50]

Gottem!!!

 

[thewupk]

Harris' xwoba and woba are now equal. So looks like his stat line isn't lucky ATM and he's just this ****ing good. Dude is a beast.

 

[Russ2dollas]

Harris' xwoba and woba are now equal. So looks like his stat line isn't lucky ATM and he's just this ****ing good. Dude is a beast.

Is he really going to slug 500? The power looks real. The legs may create some doubles.

He isn't walking, but he's a 9 hitter and I think teams are just challenging him. Yes he chases some, but he is 21. If he keeps slugging then walks should come up.

I'd still say 450 slug makes more sense to me...can he get the OBP up to 350?

 

[thewupk]

Is he really going to slug 500? The power looks real. The legs may create some doubles.

He isn't walking, but he's a 9 hitter and I think teams are just challenging him. Yes he chases some, but he is 21. If he keeps slugging then walks should come up.

I'd still say 450 slug makes more sense to me...can he get the OBP up to 350?

I don't think he will maintain the HR/FB ratio he currently has but I do think he can maintain an ISO of 200. Like you said his legs will help create doubles and turn some doubles into triples. I expect his walk rate to improve as he gets older.

 

[Hudson2]

Him hitting in front of Acuna helps I’m sure. And when Acuna gets hot they’ll pitch to Harris more.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Him hitting in front of Acuna helps I’m sure. And when Acuna gets hot they’ll pitch to Harris more.

maybe MH2 should leadoff and Acuna hit 9th since Acuna doesn't like to hit leadoff anymore.

 

[mfree80]

When Acuna moved to lead-off he started hitting. Maybe moving to another spot would have a similar affect ;-)

 

[Enscheff]

I don't think he will maintain the HR/FB ratio he currently has but I do think he can maintain an ISO of 200. Like you said his legs will help create doubles and turn some doubles into triples. I expect his walk rate to improve as he gets older.

Yeah, I'm also going to guess he doesn't rock a 25% HR/FB ratio...

But a .333 BABAIP isn't crazy for a fast LHH. A 23.5% K rate is perfectly acceptable. Baserunning and defense are obviously top notch.

The only red flag is that 3.5% walk rate, so digging into his plate discipline number is probably in order. It's likely a young aggressive hitter batting in front of Acuna shouldn't be expected to walk much. I have to imagine as he moves up in the order and gains some experience that walk rate will climb.

I see no obvious reason he can't be a legit .280/.340/.430 type hitter plus all the other value he brings. Which is basically Adam Eaton, who I've comped him to for a while now.

 

[striker42]

Yeah, I'm also going to guess he doesn't rock a 25% HR/FB ratio...

But a .333 BABAIP isn't crazy for a fast LHH. A 23.5% K rate is perfectly acceptable. Baserunning and defense are obviously top notch.

The only red flag is that 3.5% walk rate, so digging into his plate discipline number is probably in order. It's likely a young aggressive hitter batting in front of Acuna shouldn't be expected to walk much. I have to imagine as he moves up in the order and gains some experience that walk rate will climb.

I see no obvious reason he can't be a legit .280/.340/.430 type hitter plus all the other value he brings. Which is basically Adam Eaton, who I've comped him to for a while now.

Adam Eaton that plays top notch defense in CF is a crazy valuable commodity.

 

[chop2chip]

Adam Eaton that plays top notch defense in CF is a crazy valuable commodity.

Adam Eaton was a fantastic player when he was younger. Nationals traded quite the package to get him back in the day. That would be a fantastic outcome for Harris.