Could Hanson be Rookie of the Year?

jim,

If I’m not mistaken, the Braves could option Hanson to Gwinnett and then recall him Tuesday when the rosters expand. Am I wrong?

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Piedmont -

That is one option since Hanson is not due to pitch again until the 3rd.

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I’m not so sure the Braves can just option players and recall them immediately after 9/1. I know when they optioned Manny Acosta, the media reported that Bobby Cox said that he could be recalled in 10 days — which would be something like the 4th or 5th of September. I think the only exception would be if the player sent down was being recalled due to another player being injured (see Francoeur’s quick return last year).

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McLouth reinjures hamstring?

STOP TRADING FOR ALL THESE SOFT PLAYERS!!!

Or do they get to the Braves and become soft?

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McFann :Ô: — Not sure about that one…

Sometimes it does…..sometimes it won’t…..I dunno.

4 1/2 hrs. to go…..Sheeeesh!

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injuries like the one dogging mclouth (and, subsequently, the braves) wouldnt happen so often if they put more of an emphasis on flexibility as part of a conditioning program. the stretching MLB players do before a game is a joke. no wonder there are so many of these injuries. people laughed when i said teams ought to have a yoga instructor on the payroll. not so funny now that you dont have a center fielder down the stretch, eh? and how much are we paying him to sit on the bench?

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Mixxo–

Does it a lot in the morning when there’s not many people posting–it either does nothing when you hit “refresh”, or it takes posts away. But, it’s either that or have the entire Blog crash when it reaches 1,000+ posts, so…

4 1/2 hrs. to go…..Sheeeesh!

Oh man, I know…sheeeesh is right! We want BASEBALL!!

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Will Diaz be the NL’s Player of the Month?

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Bad Scooter: “So it appears that Stumpknocker had his “Let’s Face It/Season’s Over” moment in game 3 of the 162 season”
Bad, why twist his comments like that, when you know he never suggested anything remotely close? Cmon man; keep it honest at least

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Brent I bet he doesn’t get it but damn that guy deserves it. So sick how good his numbers are in August. .416 average uh…………..

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Howard is only hitting 4 for 19 off of JJ this year with 1 HR and 2 RBI. Utley is also 4 for 19 but has 2 HR and 4 RBI.

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brent a Will Diaz be the NL’s Player of the Month?

He better be! He’s about as deserving of it as you cann get…

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DOB,
Read you picked up Levon Helm’s new record. Saw him 6-7 years back at a small joint in Peirmont, NY. Guitar player was Jimmy Iovine from Conan’s band. Knocked on backstage door and they actually opened it. Got Levon to sign a couple of my brother’s CDs. He is a super nice man, shook my hand and commented on the cover of one of his CDs that he signed.

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Since the Jeff Francoeur-Ryan Church trade was made on July 10th, here are how the stats compare for Francoeur, Church (who has played right and center), and Diaz (who has played both left and right field since the trade):

…………………..Francoeur……Church…….Diaz.

Average………..(.308)…………(.281)…….(.352)..
At-bats……………172…………….96…………128…
Hits………………….53…………….27…………..45…
Doubles……………12…………….10……………7….
Triples……………….2………………0……………2….
Home Runs………..6………………2……………6…..
RBIs…………………28…………….17…………22…..
Walks………………..5……………..14………….8……
Strikeouts…………26……………..16…………27….
Runs……………….21………………19………..21….

When you break down the stats to when Diaz and Church COMBINED have played right field vs. Jeff Francoeur, here is how they match up:

………………..Francoeur…..Diaz…..Church……Diaz/Church…

Average……….(.308)…….(.361)……(.261)………(.333)………
At-bats…………..172………..122………..46………….168………
Hits…………………53………….44………..12……………56……….
Doubles…………..12…………..2………….8……………10……….
Triples………………2…………..0………….2……………..2……….
Homers……………..6…………..1………….6……………..7……….
RBIs…………………28…………7………..22…………….29……….
Walks………………..5…………11………..7……………..18……….
Strikeouts………….26…………8……….27……………..35……….
Runs………………..21…………9……….20……………..29……….

While Francoeur has played well for the Mets…….the combination of Church and Diaz have played well for the Braves. Because of McLouth’s injury (and also Church’s injury earlier)…..Church hasnt played as much in right. Diaz has the bulk of the at-bats in right since the trade.

However, I feel that consistent playing time has benefited both Church and Diaz (especially Diaz because he also plays left field on days that Anderson rests against a lefty).

Maybe this is one of those trades that benefits both teams, for the time being anyway. It remains to be seen how good a player Francoeur will be long term.

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I was watching the Yankee-White Sox game and they were talking about september callups and how they will likely call up a catching prospect to keep 3 of them on the team. Gives them alot more late game versatility. This got me thinking, will the braves bring up a catcher so they can use David Ross to pinch hit? Clint Sammons is on the 40 man roster, and Gwinnett also has JC Boscan who is considered a great defensive catcher and Alvin Colina (hitting .261, best of the 3).

By the way, how many players can be called up? is it 40? The one thing in baseball I always seem to forget.

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For people clamoring for hanson to be optioned then return and start Wednesday. That’s not how it works.

Even with roster expansion on Sept 1, Any player optioned to the Minors has to remain there for 10 Days unless being recalled for another player being placed on the DL.

Only other exception would be for the end of the Minor League team’s regular season.

If Hanson were optioned on Monday he would have to remain with the minor league team until the Conclusion of it’s regular season on Sept 7th.

My guess is that KK goes on the 15 Day DL retro to Aug 26th or Boone Logan is optioned to AAA where he to will remain until the Sept 7th conclusion of the regualr season in MiLB.

Hanson being optioned is not a possibility at all.

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