Show #158: Braves Make a Big Move at the Trade Deadline
The Braves land Michael Bourn. The Braves trade for Michael Bourn. Did I mention we got Michael Bourn?
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August 4th, 2011 at 4:15 pm
Stacy #121, You have to realize that playing a 3 hour game where you have to maybe field 4 or 5 balls on defense and then having to run to first base maybe 2 or 3 times a game is very tiring. It is particularly hard for the guys who were on the town the night before. The pay is terrible too so don’t you think it is asking a lot for a player to keep his head in the game and hustle at all times?
Obviously, I agree with you!
August 4th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
@104
It appears that Heyward’s difficulties stem from changes in his swing while his shoulder was hurting and now that the shoulder isn’t hurting, the swing has not returned to what it was…
He CAN get it back, but working on mechanics is REALLY tough at the major league level.
However, we are better off with a 70% to 80% Heyward than we are without him.
I think the best thing they could do for him (assuming they don’t send him down) is sit him against left handers… at least against tough lefties…
He has some really good at bats that give some hope, he is just not consistant with it so far…
August 4th, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Heyward’s batting average dip is primarily caused by a drop in his BABIP from .335 to .247, suggesting that when he hits the ball into play, some combination of bad luck and less-solid contact (relative to last year) is causing fewer balls to drop in for hits.
Meanwhile, his on-base skills have further diminished due to a 4% decrease in his walk rate (a .040 difference in OBP), which is caused by a more aggressive approach at the plate – Heyward is swinging at more pitches both inside and outside the strike zone and missing more often. The fact that this decrease corresponds with a team-wide decrease in on-base percentage suggests that the problem may lie with the coaching staff, not the player himself.
Fortunately, luck tends to regress back to the mean, and some of Heyward’s other peripherals show promise, including his power and strike-out numbers. While Heyward is having some troubles this year, it’s far too early to give up on him.
August 4th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
http://www.rantsports.com/atlanta-braves/2011/08/03/how-has-jose-constanza-taken-jason-heywards-job/
August 4th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
It’s so exciting that Jason Heyward has joined us (US!) on the comments board.
How’s the thumb?
August 4th, 2011 at 11:12 pm
Apparently well enough to copy his fantasy outlook
August 4th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
I guess it’s bad luck that major league infielders can handle your everyday ground ball and pop up.
August 4th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
@ 130
That’s irrelevant to the conversation.
August 5th, 2011 at 8:04 am
@ 133………….. HA HA HA HA HA classic………
I for one CAN’T wait until the late season call ups from AAA. Guys in Gwinett are killing it!
I should make “Pastornicky for Short Stop” bumper stickers
August 5th, 2011 at 8:10 am
A buddy sent me an email about Jason Heyward. Thought it was worth a read:
“I guess it’s just the curse of the ultra-talented. Average fans don’t understand how hard baseball is, how easy it is to fail, the thinness of the line that separates it from success — and how other-end-of the-bell-curve it is that he’s up and productive at all at his age. And it’s so easy for even the educated follower to forget how erosive injuries can be. A hitter’s margin of error is sooooo small — a tweaked quad, a honkin’ elbow, a weak ankle, a compensatory move here, a 2% reduction in bat speed there, an angry girlfriend and I don’t know how they ever hit the ball at all, ever, even healthy, happy, on steroids and 5 Hour Energy, which is God’s Juice of Love for us. I mean it. Hitting a hard-thrown baseball is scary as hell and really really really hard. (I just inserted third “really” there on the re-read, so you’d know I meant it.) And with movement and deception and changing speeds.”
August 5th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
#130,
I think I know where THIS Jason Heyward’s thumb is!
August 5th, 2011 at 6:21 pm
I know that some of you don’t care for him, but, Frenchie is having a very decent year. .271, 14, 63. .327 vs lefties and .321 late/close. Could someone remind me of what we got for him? He could play on my team.
August 5th, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Yunel: .304, 10, 40. .384 OBP, 28 years old from Cuba. Sure glad Braves didn’t wait to help this guy grow up. What a pain he turned out to be.
Forgive me, just in one of those “what if” moods.
August 5th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
Hey, look: a sac fly! Thanks, MBourn!
August 5th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
#137 – we got Ryan Church for Frenchie. It was a total trade of one team’s disappointment for another
August 5th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
Just started watching…why are the Mets “Los Mets” tonight??
August 5th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Hey Anne. Haven’t heard specifically, but I bet it’s Latin American heritage night or something like that.
August 5th, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Los Idioticos
August 5th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Jose Constanza > Nate McLouth
August 5th, 2011 at 9:15 pm
@138
Yunel Escobar trade definitely will go down as one of the worst in Braves history. An issue of not understanding someone is not a reason to trade him. This guy will be an All Star next year. It’s not everyday you come across a young shortstop who hits for average and get on base.
Another note—- we need to get Prado going. Just saw his average was .271. The infield hit is a good start.
August 5th, 2011 at 9:28 pm
I’ve never seen anybody take so long to throw a pitch.
August 5th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
#146 – the dude is STRUGGLING really bad.
August 5th, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Hitting streaks are FUN!
August 5th, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Bases loaded with the Gonz at bat. Surprise.
August 5th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Same result for Gonzo, but at least it wasn’t as ugly an at-bat as he typically puts up.