At some point the hitting philosophy has to be questioned. He (Harris) grips it and rips it and some of the decent-esque hitters the Braves have, got no idea what the f they're doing at the plate. Lot of fail on AA'S part....is it Hyers?
Moat of that damage is from this season though.
Eh- he was bad before the change, so doesn’t track.
The latter half of last year there was hope..281 avg with a.823 ops, 11 homeruns and 28 RBI in the final 43 games was in fact, not bad. Me thinks Hyers ain't helping
Yeah, people forget Harris was on fire after he came back from his hamstring injury. This not being able to hit is a brand new thing.The latter half of last year there was hope..281 avg with a.823 ops, 11 homeruns and 28 RBI in the final 43 games was in fact, not bad. Me thinks Hyers ain't helping
He was given the benefit of the doubt because he was hurt. The fact is, he was on fire when he came back. That's not revisionist history, that is real. The numbers when he came back is what gave people the impression he was a break out candidate. Anyone claiming they saw this fall coming is full of it.
Harris' glove alone is worth the risk both for the Braves and anyone else. Unless he has a physical breakdown, at worst you just put him in CF and have him bat 8th. He rediscovers his offensive game and you can move him up. He's in Francoeur territory when it comes to plate discipline, but his contact quality at its peak is so much better than Francoeur's ever was. The problem when he's scuffling is that the Braves have half a line-up that's filled with guys who should be hitting 8th or 9th.
That wasn’t a half season worth of ABs though. He was out from mid-June to mid-August. He only played 67 games up to that point.
Ok, a guy that takes 41.3% of the season to get going isn't that valuable. Well, not very valuable for a team that can't hit
If Harris had a .739 OPS right now, no one would be saying shit about him. In fact, given his excellent defense, we'd probably be having arguments about whether or not he should be in the ASG.
Well no crap. In 2023, that was basically an avg hitter, which would still be great. A .739 ops is probably well over avg now.
Yeah, woulda took Andruw in his prime to make that play.
