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I think Jason Heyward will be fine this year because he's already made some adjustments (that's good to know) at the plate, unlike our last right fielder. Atlanta could have won the series against San Fran but they're like our double and ish happens (like Wagner blowing a 3 run lead in the 9th & Lincecum). I really didn't see Sandy Eggos killing Jair like that but it's just 3-4.
Okay, ATL did what they had to do and took 2/3 from The Fathers (should have swept those fools). Derek Lowe will probably have ten walks tonight and numerous warning track fly balls but I hope the offense continues to show up for him (11.5 runs ATL has averaged in Lowe's two starts) against Colorado.
Oh yeah, the offense definitely showed up for Lowe against the rockies. The Braves won 9-5, had 7 runs in one inning, Jason Heyward went 2-4, and Chipper had a solo home run. And we can't forget the great Martin prado, who had ANOTHER multi hit game and has tied a Braves record for most hits this far into the season.
I'm looking for Jair jurrjens to come back strong in the next game.I'm sure that the SanDiego game was just a bad fluke.
I always thought Prado would be a good one after watching him in AA. There are those who say he won't keep on hitting, but I disagree. I got the thrill of watching Heyward last year at AA also. He's going to be a good one. Watch for Craig Kimbrell who's pitching at AAA now.
Prado has been very good so far. I have a question, would Prado take over third base when Chipper retires? I haven't seen our 3rd base prospects yet but Infante is nice at second so it's possible (Prado to 3rd).
It'd be better for the Braves if they could find a place in the middle infield for him. If he can continue to hit like he has the last year and a half he'd be an average offensive 3Bman. if he continues to hit like he has for the last year and a half he'd be one of the top second basemen in the league.
I'm surprised by his offense. I kept going through things like swing%, zone-swing%, out of zone-swing%, BABIP, HR/FB, etc expecting to find something out of wack for him. But everything looks really good. (I wish I'd looked at him more before the fantasy draft).
His main skill is putting the bat on the ball. He draws a decent amount of walks for a guy without too much power and his swing percentages are great. He swings at pitches out of the zone only 20% of the time (25% MLB average). He swings at pitches in the zone only 40% of the time (45% MLB average). Looks like he's selective at what he swings at. And he can be because his contact rate (how often he hits the ball when he swings) is 89% (80% MLB average). That means he can take pitches and not worry about getting two strikes and striking out. In fact, with two strikes he hits about 10% better than league average in that situation.
The 11 home runs last year, may or may not be legit. He never hit many HR's in the minors but he has a very constant FB% of 36%. Last year his HR/FB was 7.6%. HR/FB rates are very variable on the batter. Big guys like Ryan Howard have big HR/FB rates (31%). Little guys like Juan Pierre have little HR/FB rates (1%).
What he really does well is make solid contact with the ball. He sees the ball. He doesn't miss the ball when he swings, and he hits line drives. That makes a pretty good player.
This is the third forgettable game of the year...we have just been "no hitted" by Jimenez. Just when you think the offense has it going...
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