Two years later, Jordan Schafer returns to the major leagues
April 5, 2009: In his first at-bat, Jordan Schafer takes Brett Myers deep in Philly. (AP photo)
There was a time when Jordan Schafer seemed a key man in the Braves’ organization, and that time was only two years ago. But his most recent at-bat in the majors came May 31, 2009, which tells us how far he’d fallen.
The Braves traded for Nate McLouth three days after dispatching Schafer, who was hitting .204, to the minors. To say that McLouth has underwhelmed since arriving would be understating. He hit .190 last season and was himself sent to Gwinnett, but the parent club never made the call for Schafer in 2010. Instead it traded for Rick Ankiel.
To recap: The Braves preferred the likes of McLouth and Ankiel to the homegrown prospect they’d liked so much in spring 2009 they made him their starting center fielder coming out of spring training. But now Ankiel is gone and McLouth is hurt and the Braves have promoted Schafer.
In his first series as a big-leaguer, Schafer hit two home runs. (The first came in his first at-bat, off Brett Myers on Opening Night in Philadelphia.) He has hit four in the 25 months since. He lasted only nine minor-league games after his 2009 demotion before a nagging wrist — he’d hurt it in his fourth big-league game but didn’t alert his superiors — ended his season. He had surgery in September, but 2010 was scarcely better. He was sent from Class AAA Gwinnett to Class AA Mississippi in midsummer and hit .201 overall.
Back at Gwinnett this season, Schafer has hit .256 in 42 games with one homer and 21 RBIs. His issue in 2009 was striking out — he did it 63 times in 167 big-league at-bats — and he has done a bit better this season: Twenty-eight strikeouts in 164 at-bats. (Still, his on-base percentage is .309, which isn’t good at any level.)
In 2009 Schafer was the No. 3 prospect in the organization, behind Tommy Hanson and Jason Heyward. Today he’s a 24-year-old who’s being summoned only because the Braves were out of outfielders. It’s unclear how much he’ll be asked to play, but he figures to get his chances.
He wasn’t quite ready in 2009, which wasn’t all his fault. (The Braves’ other center field options were Gregor Blanco and Josh Anderson.) Neither was getting hurt. But little Schafer has done of late has made the Braves sit up and take note. If he’s to have any future with the team that drafted him back in 2005, it would behoove him to seize this day.
By Mark Bradley
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Balls
May 23rd, 2011
7:35 pm
FIRST
ChopAttack
May 23rd, 2011
7:36 pm
Schafer was injured in 2009. The surgery to repair the wrist takes a full year to recover. Yet, that’s not mentioned in this article.
Mark Bradley
May 23rd, 2011
7:36 pm
Kudos.
Fazemike
May 23rd, 2011
7:40 pm
Can I get a Kudos for THIRD?
Mark Bradley
May 23rd, 2011
7:43 pm
Kudos, Fazemike.
(You only have to ask.)
BigGroove
May 23rd, 2011
7:53 pm
Lets hope he turns things around. I say its time to trade for a LEGIT center fielder.
Cousin Vicker
May 23rd, 2011
7:53 pm
Schafer is just another of a disturbing trend of phenom minor-leaguers in the Braves organization flaming out spectacularly once they reach the bigs. Frenchy, Schafer, Heyward (sorry folks, injuries or not, the guy is busting right now), and I guess you could say the jury is out on Freeman. And before you scream Mccann… remember he was not all that highly regarded when we brought him up. He came out of nowhere. (And yes, the organization should get some credit for him too). But I can’t remember the last time the Braves actually developed a bona fide, every day star in the field. We are basically fielding imports right now.
Chafed
May 23rd, 2011
7:54 pm
How does the 4th best outfielder in Gwinnett get promoted to the big leagues? ONE HR is 164 at bats. He’s been caught stealing 3 out of 9 times (terrible!). The only positive is that he plays good defense but we need offense. Booo!!
count_schemula
May 23rd, 2011
7:55 pm
I agree, this is probably his last real chance to show something.
ChopAttack
May 23rd, 2011
7:56 pm
Chafed,
What math are you using to determine that Schafer is the 4th best OF in Gwinnett? A case can be made for Constanza, but he’s not on the 40 man roster so that creates a problem.
sad_schemula
May 23rd, 2011
7:57 pm
I agree, it’s probably it’s last chance to show something.
BigGroove
May 23rd, 2011
7:57 pm
JACOBY ELLSBURY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cousin Vicker
May 23rd, 2011
8:03 pm
Schafer, Frenchy, now Heyward (yes, folks, right now he is a bust). And the jury is out on Freeman. Just another in a line of minor-league phenoms that flame out once they reach the bigs in our organization. I suppose Mccann is the exception, but he was not highly regarded at all when the braves brought him up. Sure, the Braves deserve credit for him, but how long has it been since the Braves developed an everyday position player that was actually good?
Pennywise
May 23rd, 2011
8:11 pm
I’m not singling out the Braves more than any other organization, but you have to wonder what Heyward and Schafer might have looked like in the Steroid Era.
"Chef" Tim Dix
May 23rd, 2011
8:12 pm
He’s gonna love it in KC.
"Chef" Tim Dix
May 23rd, 2011
8:13 pm
He was never exposed at the show (just like J-Hey) without injury. Against him was the suspension.
Very very fine line to stay and suceed.
Dennis Reynolds
May 23rd, 2011
8:17 pm
Stupid move. Yeah, lets bring up a .250 hitter with average speed but leave a .300 hitter with great speed who is a legit leadoff hitter in AAA….
"Chef" Tim Dix
May 23rd, 2011
8:19 pm
BTW would have traded him for any wife beater.
"Chef" Tim Dix
May 23rd, 2011
8:21 pm
Fist fight between him and KK goes to Rome.
rilo
May 23rd, 2011
8:53 pm
Yeah, You should have noted that wrist injuries take a while to get back to full speed…Just ask Derek Lee (2006). Also, they were never going to give him a chance with so much money tied up in McLoser. Agree though that this is his chance..
Notso Fast
May 23rd, 2011
8:54 pm
I think this is the finale try for Schafer. I have watched him play some this year and have seen nothing that gives me any hope that he can handle the big time. I think if he doesn’n make it then he is gone.
TruthSeeker
May 23rd, 2011
8:58 pm
Cousin Vicker is unfortunately right. How many batters have we seen come to Atlanta with high billing and then suddenly forget how to hit once they get here? It’s not just guys from our minor league system, it’s players that we’ve imported from other big league clubs as well (Dan Uggla is the latest to fall victim to this epidemic, joining the likes of Nate McLouth). I have no explanation for it.
As for Schafer, I don’t hold out a lot of hope. The guy’s built up a pretty substantial body of work which says that he can’t hit. I’d be happy to be proven wrong.
Herschel Talker
May 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
MB:
This guy has been nothing since the ROID/HGH story broke. Coincidence? I think not. This guy isn’t worth a flip. Let him prove his worthlessness in this stint, and then the Braves can move on from this cheating loser.
HT
jerry
May 23rd, 2011
9:09 pm
I doubt Schafer will even get a Bradley kudo, although they appear to be pretty cheap.
Cousin Vicker
May 23rd, 2011
9:18 pm
Sorry for the two similar posts. Thought my first one got lost in the shuffle.
Ed
May 23rd, 2011
9:23 pm
Schafer light……..
Larry
May 23rd, 2011
9:28 pm
I just hope he wears his cap like a baseball player instead of a punk.
Fredi's Fu Manchu
May 23rd, 2011
9:37 pm
Don’t allow facts to get in the way of your story, Mark. Blame a 22-23 yr old player for not bringing up an injury, but no mention of the billion dollar conglomerate failing to correctly diagnose his wrist injury? Are you senile or stupid? Or is that media credential and free buffet just to much to jeopardize?
iTiSi
May 23rd, 2011
10:06 pm
Schafer should fit right in with the way the Braves are playing right now, and the stats they are resting on. If he walks in and gets a hit or two, and maybe a homer, then he can take a week’s vacation like the rest of them do. The only one who looks and acts like a major leaguer is Mather and he wasn’t even a Brave at the start of the season. By the way, why have some of the Braves players gotten so wimpified and wussified this year. All they have to do is get a hangnail and they take themselves out and go on the disabled list. It’s a good thing they’re not working a “real” job or they would be fired!! I know a guy who worked all last week throwing heavy boxes at UPS with 3 broke ribs, grimacing in pain with each toss. Why? BECAUSE HE KNEW HE WOULDN’T GET PAID IF HE DIDN’T !!!!!!
BRAVESFAN
May 23rd, 2011
10:10 pm
Do the Braves have old Schafer stuff in storage they are trying to sell? I’m not buying anything!
Mike
May 23rd, 2011
10:22 pm
Being from Baltimore during the first Frankie Wren debacle this has all the taste and feel of the same moves he made that crippled our competive edge. He was a media darling and to this day blames ownership for his pathetic moves. We have no productions from the corner infielders. Still looking for a center fielder and the ” Say Hey ” kid is on the shelf with a sore non throwing shoulder???. Uga batting a buck and a half. Say hello to little Frankie Wren Atlanta. Time to stop starring at his hair and ask some tough questions
Matt the Brave
May 23rd, 2011
10:23 pm
BigGroove, Ellsbury would cost us our future rotation. I’m talking Tehran, JJ, Hanson, or Delgado. Probably a combo of the two, and another player or two thrown in (thinking Pastornicky and Conrad.) I don’t think that Ellsbury would carry us to the extent to give up potential playoff runS in the future for one shot this year.
Bill
May 23rd, 2011
10:24 pm
Rameriz & Schafer come up..Braves sign Lugo…where does he fit in? Are we show case’n any of these kids for trade bait.
I don’t care for JS..( one of the good ole boys) but I do love the Braves so I wish him well.
I do like Pense from Astros if it don’t cost the farm.
Steve
May 23rd, 2011
10:32 pm
I have to agree with HT on this one. Schafer although it does take a full year to recover from a wrist injury he may never be the player we thought he was going to be. I think Nate was finally turning it around. I still have confidence that Uggs will catch fire. As for Heyward, I would not consider him a bust yet. He’s just hurt and come guys he is way too talented. Freeman has impressed me so much with his glove and he has saved us games and errors already with his ability to pick the ball. He will hit he is still young.
Dr. Dave
May 23rd, 2011
10:39 pm
Cousin Vicker, you are so off base. When JH is healthy, he is a beast, and a 5-tool player. Unfortunately he has been beset by injuries, and tried to play with them longer than he should. To put a bust label on the Rookie of the Year runner-up is a joke.
Brownie
May 23rd, 2011
10:43 pm
Doesn’t appear that Schafer has been doing much in AAA, so he likely isn’t really ready to shine on what will probably be his last chance in Atlanta. One of 3 things will happen: He’ll take full advantage and fulfill the promise of a few yrs ago (unlikely); OR fail miserably again and be thrown in as a throwaway prospect in the next trade; OR do decently and be a somewhat better prospect in the next trade (because they have too much invested in McLouth who is untradeable).
You guys can hamnmer Wren all you want…but it simply comes down to absentee ownership, who haven’t invested in the Braves. For a few years now, all trades involve mid-level players usually almost washed up they can get somewhat cheaply; free agents: not necessarily top ones for sure.
A year from now Liberty Media’s tax benefits will run their course, and they’ll sell the team. Then, with hopefully more aggressive ownership, we’ll enjoy better free agent signings and more interesting trades – remember the Braves have some of the best young pitching talent coming up a couple of whom can be used in a trade to get a legit superstar bat…AND Chipper’s, Hudson’s and Lowe’s salaries will go away as well.
Just enjoy the fact that the team is competitive on the field, if not in the area of spending. New owners = better times ahead.
Cousin Vicker
May 23rd, 2011
10:44 pm
Injury contributes to being a bust. He hasn’t shown an ability to stay healthy for any length of time. I mean, JD Drew is a beast when he’s healthy too.
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iTiSi
May 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
The Falcons are swimming with whales (see other story) while the Braves are “frolicking with mermaids”! Bless their pea-pickin hearts they couldn’t beat a AAA team right now. They just proved it, that’s what AZ was due to all their injuries.
Curious George
May 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
Has Schafer learned his lesson about taking steroids?
If not, will looking over and seeing Chipper hobbling around be enough to deter him?
BooBoo
May 23rd, 2011
11:16 pm
Maybe I dreampt it, but I coulda swore Shaffer did some suspension time for steroids. Say it ain’t so Joe.
TruthSeeker
May 23rd, 2011
11:18 pm
I can’t blame Wren for this offensive mess. He put together a lineup that received near-universal approval before the season started. Although the long-term deal he gave Uggla was questionable, no one could have possibly foreseen him falling off the face of the earth like this. Furthermore, I think it was reasonable to expect improvement from Heyward, which hasn’t happened. If those two guys were hitting like they’re capable of, then this lineup would be fine. It’s hard for me to fault Wren for either of the struggles of those two guys when no reasonable person could have predicted them.
Curious George
May 23rd, 2011
11:21 pm
Starting now, who will remain in Atlanta longer: Jordan Schafer or the Atlanta Thrashers?
Harpie
May 23rd, 2011
11:24 pm
It doesn’t matter – the Braves stink!
tide roll
May 23rd, 2011
11:26 pm
All you had to do was keep Gregor Blanco and Omar Infante to go with Martin Prado. Get Chipper to retire to free up money to bring in a top flight left fielder. Move Prado to third, Infante at 2nd, with Blanco in Center. Speed, athleticism, and a stud in left field That’s all you had to do. No Chipper, no Uggla, no Mclout, and for gosh sakes, no Jordan Schaffer.
LakeDawg
May 23rd, 2011
11:29 pm
It does seem that anytime a good hitter comes to the Braves he forgets how to hit. And Bobby Cox is gone! I guess it takes a little time to change the culture. I don’t blame Wren or Fredi.
JD
May 23rd, 2011
11:34 pm
shafer vs costanza…..hmmmmm….
good thing no one bothered to check the g-braves stats before the Shafernater was brought up huh? he’s GOT to be thanking his lucky stars his name is already on the 40-man, or his tiny butt wouldn’t be up this time either.
and don’t look now but Mauro Gomez is kickin that hiney in AAA, FF better start looking over the shoulder hitting .248 vs Gomez’ .331. Freeman slugging .376 vs Gomez’ .569 slugging.
if Gomez played outfield he’d be up here by now….
Larry
May 23rd, 2011
11:50 pm
Wow! What venom toward Schafer!
What has this man done to you, personally? And would any of you have the courage to say this to his face? I thought so!
Yes, he hasn’t come close to expectations, but after a terrific 2 HR start in his first series against Philadelphia followed immediately by a broken hand, I do wonder had this never occurred could this hot start ignited a confidence in a player such to have since completely rewrote his MLB career?
We’ll never know.
But I do know this, this Braves team desperately needs some speed and an infusion of ANYTHING positive offensively right now so I, for one, hope this kid finally gets a lucky break and becomes what so many experts predicted he would. This wold be a great story if Schafer plays a significant and meaningful role in triggering this offense.
Or you knuckleheads can keep waiting for Chipper, Uggla, Freeman, Heyward, Gonzalez, etc, etc, etc.
Chuck Simon's Barber Shop
May 24th, 2011
12:01 am
Gomez could play LF. Get a friggin bat in this lineup. Ross could play first in a platoon. He’s a fine catcher. A good catcher can be a first baseman. Believe me, I know. Shake it up baby, get Martin in the middle, lead off Chipper. Need RBI Need RBI
Chuck Simon's Barber Shop
May 24th, 2011
12:11 am
Larry, you are correct, sir. I want to gag every time I see A. Gonz whiff after going 0-2 with RISP, and for cryin out loud, Uggs, would it kill you to shorten up the swing with 2 strikes? For the TEAM? Freeman has the tools, but I’d like to see a platoon while he develops. Hinske is the man. And Prado. What intensity. These guys hate to lose and give it all for the team.
LakeDawg
May 24th, 2011
12:30 am
It’s the Bobby Cox culture that has to be overcome. For years the players on the team were more interested in their Tee time than winning a World Series. Anytime another player called them out on it, he was jettisoned, i.e. David Justice. Give me more Prado’s and Hinskes. It really kills them to make an out. They bring it every night.
Bill
May 24th, 2011
12:31 am
Mather didn’t do crap in AAA but look at him now…Maybe Schafer will do the same.
Larry all the Venom toward Bobby and FG and now you telling fans not to do what you have been doing …..except for Schafer. Ok..I don’t like JS but I wish him well. I do agree with you about 80% of the time but o- well. I just want the Braves to win.
SeanB
May 24th, 2011
12:45 am
what happened to little man… MATT YOUNG? He hit the ball hard everytime he came up to bat>>>>>????
motor
May 24th, 2011
12:50 am
Jordy’s hittin better than Uggla. Of course,so is Jair.
Schaf will fit right in with this lineup.
Our greatest threat to opposing pitchers is Joe Mather(who?)
I think the Braves could actually get negative scores in the next games: Pitts Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves -2
MLB will penalize the bravos for suckin so bad.
scottbravesfan
May 24th, 2011
1:07 am
That’s why you shouldn’t try and play baseball with a broken wrist. You will screw yourself up for good.
Bill
May 24th, 2011
1:32 am
Matt Young has been playing 2b in AAA
Dirty Dawg
May 24th, 2011
2:38 am
Hopefully the kid has come to realize he ain’t no power hitter and will go for putting the ball in play and use his speed. Regardless of his wrist injury, and I don’t recall if they said which wrist, he’ll still have a better arm than McClouth – that kid couldn’t throw out my grand-mother and she’s been dead for 70 years.
TampaDAWG
May 24th, 2011
3:10 am
How about Wilken Ramirez or even giving Joe Mather a chance. Hes been the only one hitting lately at all. Still think they are hung up on this lefty in the batting order thing.
TheAntiMe
May 24th, 2011
3:36 am
I really do hope that Jordan Schafer can make the most of this opportunity. This is probably going to be his last one with the Bravos.
Rocky
May 24th, 2011
3:44 am
I’d say trade Derek Lowe to the Red Sox Straight for Jacoby Ellsbury. This free’s up a ton of money and when Chipper decides to retire and McClouth, and Kawakami coming off the books that’s even more money freed up. The Braves should then sign Jose Reye’s to replace Alex Gonzalez and BJ Upton to take over left field once Prado move’s down to third. That gives the braves a good balance of power and speed. Heywards bat will come around this season. Freeman is starting to get it batting nearly .300 this month with a near .400 OBP. This lineup would be pretty good for the braves next year.
1-SS-Jose Reyes
2-CF-Jacoby Ellsbury
3-3B-Martin Prado
4-RF-Jason Heyward
5-C-Brian McCann
6-2B-Dan Uggla
7-1B-Freddie Freeman
8-RF-BJ Upton
9-Pitcher
Starting Rotation: Tommy Hanson, Jair Jurrgens, Tim Hudson, Brandon Beachy, Julio Teheran
I might even look to trade Tim Hudson should Mike Minor pitch good.
Mark Bradley`s Booster
May 24th, 2011
3:45 am
The Braves are a mess now. Something has to be tried to right the ship. Jordan is here for another try only because of the injuries. I hope he takes this opportunity to show what he can do.
STRETCH
May 24th, 2011
3:53 am
Rocky,
I wish that would happen!
A Free Man
May 24th, 2011
4:41 am
When a life time “has been” (Joe Mather) is the best player on your team — what does that tell you? Welcome to Losersville, USA, everybody. It’s time to blow this sinking ship up and go back to the shipyard and start over. As for Schaefer, I met him about 5 years ago and he is a spoiled, snot nosed brat of a loser. Maybe he’s grown up some since then. Lose the arrogance, humble yourself, and see if you can play this game!
athdog
May 24th, 2011
5:26 am
don’t forget, my revisionist history friends, the reason Blanco didn’t get the job out of spring training two years ago, and couldn’t keep it later in the year, is that he couldn’t get on base.
Larry
May 24th, 2011
7:00 am
Bill,
I’m on Fredi because of what he has control over–his decisions. In fact, I’m on anyone for what they can control, and never for what they can’t. This is why you’ll never hear me talk about someone’s looks or physical handicaps or characteristics but I’ll absolutely get on someone for getting overweight, not hustling out every ground ball, not taking a pitch or two when you’re down a couple of runs late in the game, or hacking indiscriminately and every pitch.
Schafer hasn’t done anything to warrant and special consideration; he also hasn’t said or done anything on or off the field (within his control) to warrant the utter, unabashed hate and vitriol by some here.
All I’m saying is he is an Atlanta Brave right now so let’s pull for the guy…he may not do a thing during this opportunity but here’s hoping he catches lightening in a bottle!
Arkie
May 24th, 2011
7:04 am
Biggest mistake of 2011 – no Infante in our line-up. Heyward appears to be very injury prone. He may improve to be the player we hoped he would be but I doubt it. If he is a five tool player, I do not see it. Whether we like it or not, we need to start rebuilding instead of renting players for a year or two. No speed, no power, good pitching, great bullpin, average defense = alot of close defeats. We probably have a couple of pitchers that will cost too much to keep.(both)If we do not have OF in our system – go get them. Sometimes JS (and Wren) you run out of bandaids. Good pitching will keep us in alot of games this year, but hits score runs = winning.
Spud Webb
May 24th, 2011
7:41 am
interesting, hope the kid can make it. He acts as though he’s Gods gift to triple A baseball, despite some not too good stats.
That said, I do hope he can make it stick this time. Shaff can make us all forget about Nate???
jeffrey d
May 24th, 2011
7:44 am
Considering
EminemSchafer wasn’t hitting well in the minors, I don’t think we should have too high expectations for him.markbradleyeatsbugers
May 24th, 2011
7:45 am
hi
Kreate
May 24th, 2011
7:51 am
“He wasn’t quite ready in 2009, which wasn’t all his fault.”
Um.. he appeared ready to me, then HE HURT HIS WRIST! Why does this keep getting ignored, or at least the fact that it can take well over a year for such an injury to be 100%? Yet everyone consistently bashes Schafer for falling to double A. If he’s 100% now, give him a little more time.
I hope he seizes his opportunity here.
GT
May 24th, 2011
7:56 am
This kid tested positive for the juice a few years ago? I didn’t like the way he handled himself after that, it was never his fault. He doesn’t seem like a Braves type player. Messing with steroids in this era? Maybe he can take a shot of the stuff and strengthen his brains a little.
jeffrey d
May 24th, 2011
7:56 am
GT – Schafer’s never tested positive.
And have you seen Schafer??
GT
May 24th, 2011
8:14 am
Something happened and he was suspended. I can remember him getting interviewed. Anyway my theory is his results before were artificial and now he is living in real time and not doing so good. I’ll research it. Thanks for the correction.
Bill
May 24th, 2011
8:17 am
Larry I do respect your opinion. I do have a different opinion of JS than you but I’ll just leave it at that. I do hope he with get the job done and maybe I’ll change my opinion.
Hope Schafer and Minor learn how to wear their hats.. Go Braves..
.
May 24th, 2011
8:17 am
Rumor was he was with wrong people that had HGH are used it.
GT
May 24th, 2011
8:18 am
In April of 2008 he was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball after being accused of HGH use. However, he never tested positive for HGH, nor was he proven to have purchased HGH. I have no idea what that means but he is an anemic looking thing isn’t he.
Joey
May 24th, 2011
8:19 am
Somebody get him some HGH!
phil
May 24th, 2011
8:30 am
Mr. Schafer, back after a long exile….I expect him to set the world on fire, precisely because no one expects him to do a single thing this time….no hype this time so maybe we’ll actually get some results….
All the guy has to do is hit .250 and score some runs and it’ll be like striking gold compared to Hurtward and McOut…
As for Uggly, if he’ll just hit.200, we’ll win the world series…..
Jimmy Crack
May 24th, 2011
8:42 am
Baseball is soooooooooooooooo boring now more than ever. Very few players can hit for power and averages across the board are way down. Players are going on the DL like a conga line. Bring back the juice or juice the ball or something!
Delbert D.
May 24th, 2011
8:45 am
It’s going to be a rough couple of weeks.
phil
May 24th, 2011
8:48 am
One thing’s for dang sure….the Braves as presently constituted and as they’ve been playing are BEYOND BORING…
It’s a tedious torture to watch strikeout after groundout with nary a walk to be found, much less a stolen base….
Maybe Schafer will help ignite something….then again, he was worse than McOut in 2009….and please, no talk about his wrist….he hasn’t hit a lick since then either in AAA….
Trooper Taylor's Backwards Hat
May 24th, 2011
8:55 am
He seems like a D-bag… Backwards hat and all..
Just saying.
Jim Tavegia
May 24th, 2011
8:56 am
JH is just an average outfielder I still remember him take the wrong path to fly balls last year and I remember him at the wall take the wrong path and leap and be over 4 feet to the left of a ball he might have caught. Only an above average arm, and now he is our new “Mr. Glass”. He will be going the way of Frenchy soon enough. The Braves outfield is a mess to say the least.
bigeasy830
May 24th, 2011
9:01 am
GT sounds like you wanna have a love child with Schafer. The kid was suspended 50 games for steroid use. He made up some lame story to cover it up but it is what it is. Before the suspension he was very productive in the minors after the suspension he have done nothing. Injuries or not he has done absolutely nothing. Also, Heyward does seem to be injury prone, you can’t produce if you are not on the field. If you are not producing injuries or not I consider that a bust. But, why do the Braves have him hitting in the 2 spot. Chipper is past his prime move him down in the line-up and have Heyward hitting in the 3 spot or clean-up, he would be much more productive there.
Outside Robber
May 24th, 2011
9:09 am
The Braves’ franchise doesn’t need another last gasp failed rook on the roster like Schafer. At the root of it all, they need a new local owner willing to spend $$ on proven talent. This caretaker ownership is a study in frustrated mediocrity with Schafer as its latest poster boy.
Fish Bisch
May 24th, 2011
9:12 am
The Braves already have 2 or 3 Shacfers on the team in Mather, Hernandez, and Hicks. Get better McClouth, at least you are better than all of the clowns that will start in your place.
Bernard
May 24th, 2011
9:21 am
Better luck this time Jordan!
Rbrave
May 24th, 2011
9:39 am
Man, everyone is bitter today! No need to talk about who we should get but how to work around what we have at this point. What to do with Heyward and Uggla. I’m sick of watching Uggla trying to hit and we are hung with that high dollar long term contract at least Chipper performs when he’s in there. We need to play the guys who are producing (only a few)Hinske. When they get cold try again with the others and see if they learned anything or maybe some time off watching so all of the obliques can heal. We’re only 3.5 out so it’s not panic time but we do have to change things a bit. Can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different results. Need to take a couple from the Pie Rats.
scott case
May 24th, 2011
10:51 am
All he has to do is get on base — JUST GET ON BASE KID. How novel would it be to see a Brave swipe a bag and put a little pressure on the opposing pitcher?
Wally Butts
May 24th, 2011
11:07 am
Braves should have kept Diaz…….Dumb move Wren
FACTS
May 24th, 2011
11:18 am
Good luck Shafer the Braves are hitting like crap right now so if you can come in & hit a decent .275 you may latch on with the squad & make it in the big time.
hobnail boot
May 24th, 2011
11:47 am
Why not Castanza? He’s hitting 292 with 10 SBs playing the same position on the same team. He hit 319 in International league play last year with 34 SBs. At least he can get the bat on the ball.
Joseph
May 24th, 2011
12:13 pm
This is pathetic! Please find a new team with all these comments. Half of you were praising Wren when he got Uggla,now he’s the problem? Fact is we have a good team with better than average pitching and average offense at best. In the end we will be right there challanging for the wild card! Get in the playoffs and who knows what will happen. Please remember this is May 24th not Aug 24th you bunch of fairweather fans!
alex
May 24th, 2011
12:36 pm
Joseph, in order to win the wild card, we’ll probably have to be better than the rockies or reds or the brewers:ok mabye we should be better than the brewers( although milwakee is a GREAT place to watch a ballgame). Come on, smell the fertilizer wrenn is shaking on this city:Uggla,mather,hinske(I like him, but everyday?), a tiring chipper,shaefer(or mclouth-pick your poison);other GM’s are either laughing or trembling
to get a chance at our pitching…
OldeFan
May 24th, 2011
1:19 pm
Whether Schafer can hit or not, he cannot play CF. He appears unable to track a ball. They either go right over his head or he falls down, chasing them around the field. It is pathetic. He should never have been in baseball to begin with, let alone the Show. Trade him. Say what you will about McLouth, he can play CF.
Steve
May 24th, 2011
1:50 pm
Geez! The kid is only 24, for Pete’s sake! Give him a chance.
bruce
May 24th, 2011
4:17 pm
Hope Schafer checks in with Matt Diaz today, that should be helpful…. rooting for Schafer to do well.