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Birth Date	12-24-1983
Height	5' 11"
Weight	170 lbs

Age	29 years, 4 months, 27 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2008	ATL	24	144	519	430	52	108	14	4	1	133	74	99	6	3	6	38	13	5	.251	.366	.309	.259	15.4	-7.3	0.8
2009	ATL	25	24	48	43	5	8	0	1	0	10	4	9	0	0	1	1	2	0	.186	.255	.233	.206	-0.8	-0.1	-0.1
2010	ATL	26	36	66	58	9	18	1	1	0	21	8	15	0	0	0	3	1	2	.310	.394	.362	.270	3.7	-0.1	0.4
2010	KCA	26	49	203	179	22	49	8	3	1	66	21	35	0	1	2	11	10	2	.274	.348	.369	.259	7.6	-5.7	0.2
2012	SFN	28	141	453	393	56	96	14	5	5	135	51	104	2	2	5	34	26	6	.244	.333	.344	.266	17.1	-2.4	1.6
2013	SFN	29	36	126	112	11	31	6	1	0	39	12	22	0	2	0	15	4	2	.277	.341	.348	.251	-0.4	-0.7	-0.1
Career			430	1415	1215	155	310	43	15	7	404	170	284	8	8	14	102	56	17	.255	.348	.333	.259	42.6	-16.3	2.7

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2002	MCN	A	132	570	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.346			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	MYR	A+	126	527	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.348			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	MYR	A+	119	495	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.341			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	MIS	AA	123	486	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.342			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	MIS	AA	66	302	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.362			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	RIC	AAA	73	327	.283	.260	.326	.397	.000	.356	100	4.8	5.2	0.3	-6.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	RIC	AAA	124	545	.262	.263	.331	.400	.000	.328	100	0.7	8.7	0.7	4.6	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	ATL	MLB	144	519	.259	.260	.322	.407	.000	.321	99	-0.3	14.5	-1.3	-7.3	4.3	15.4	0.8	15.4	0.8
2009	ATL	MLB	24	48	.206	.255	.317	.407	.000	.235	102	-2.8	1.3	0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.8	-0.1	-0.8	-0.1
2009	GWN	AAA	90	397	.228	.264	.334	.398	.000	.276	99	-14.3	11.5	1	-7.8	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	ATL	MLB	36	66	.270	.254	.307	.394	.000	.419	100	0.6	1.9	0.1	-0.1	0.8	3.7	0.4	3.7	0.4
2010	KCA	MLB	49	203	.259	.262	.322	.408	.000	.333	101	-0.2	5.8	0.3	-5.7	0.4	7.6	0.2	7.6	0.2
2010	GWN	AAA	44	187	.266	.260	.326	.408	.000	.321	101	1.2	5.2	-0.6	-2.1	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	OMA	AAA	23	74	.442	.286	.363	.450	.000	.268	84	4.9	0.4	-0.2	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	SYR	AAA	51	178	.246	.263	.332	.409	.000	.245	100	-2.5	2.6	-0.5	3.7	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	SFN	MLB	141	453	.266	.255	.311	.401	.000	.318	92	2.5	7.8	-2.8	-2.4	5.5	17.1	1.6	17.1	1.6
2012	LAG	Wnt	17	80	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.431			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	SFN	MLB	36	126	.251	.253	.314	.395	.252	.337	103	-1.1	3.5	-0.7	-0.7	-1.8	-0.4	-0.1	-0.4	-0.1
Career		MLB		1415	.258	.257	.317	.403	.255	.325	98	-2.8	37.0	-4.5	-17.8	8.5	40.9	2.4	40.9	2.4

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2002	MCN	A	570	87	127	14	9	7	36	85	120	40	16	.271	.389	.385	.113	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	MYR	A+	527	66	125	19	7	5	36	54	114	34	16	.271	.356	.375	.104	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	MYR	A+	495	73	117	17	9	8	41	47	114	25	9	.269	.339	.405	.136	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	MIS	AA	486	64	101	11	12	6	37	73	124	28	12	.252	.364	.384	.132	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	MIS	AA	302	45	72	16	3	0	9	43	57	17	6	.287	.391	.375	.088	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	RIC	AAA	327	43	79	12	1	0	19	52	53	14	9	.294	.401	.346	.052	.283	0.0	-6.9	0.0
2007	RIC	AAA	545	81	131	18	5	3	35	63	85	23	18	.282	.361	.362	.080	.262	0.0	4.6	0.0
2008	ATL	MLB	519	52	108	14	4	1	38	74	99	13	5	.251	.366	.309	.058	.259	15.4	-7.3	0.8
2009	ATL	MLB	48	5	8	0	1	0	1	4	9	2	0	.186	.255	.233	.047	.206	-0.8	-0.1	-0.1
2009	GWN	AAA	397	54	76	9	1	2	30	50	70	10	3	.228	.325	.279	.051	.228	0.0	-7.8	0.0
2010	ATL	MLB	66	9	18	1	1	0	3	8	15	1	2	.310	.394	.362	.052	.270	3.7	-0.1	0.4
2010	KCA	MLB	203	22	49	8	3	1	11	21	35	10	2	.274	.348	.369	.095	.259	7.6	-5.7	0.2
2010	GWN	AAA	187	26	44	8	0	1	11	23	28	9	1	.286	.364	.357	.071	.266	0.0	-2.1	0.0
2011	OMA	AAA	74	13	11	5	0	0	4	17	15	9	1	.196	.384	.286	.089	.442	0.0	0.5	0.0
2011	SYR	AAA	178	28	29	7	2	3	10	27	35	15	1	.203	.335	.343	.140	.246	0.0	3.7	0.0
2012	LAG	Wnt	80	20	23	1	1	1	4	10	18	4	2	.329	.412	.414	.086	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	SFN	MLB	453	56	96	14	5	5	34	51	104	26	6	.244	.333	.344	.099	.266	17.1	-2.4	1.6
2013	SFN	MLB	126	11	31	6	1	0	15	12	22	4	2	.277	.341	.348	.071	.251	-0.4	-0.7	-0.1

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-09-16	2012-09-18	DTD	2	0	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation		-	-
2011-07-25	2011-09-06	Minors	43	0	-		Not Disclosed		-	-
2010-08-10	2010-08-12	DTD	2	2		General Medical	Heat Illness	Heat Exhaustion	-
2008-08-18	2008-08-19	DTD	1	1	Right	Ankle	Bone Spurs		-
2007-07-24	-	Minors	-	-			Not Disclosed		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	SFN	$
2013	SFN	$1,350,000
2012	SFN	$516,000
2008	ATL	$390,000

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$906,000
2011	Current	$1,350,000
3 yr	Pvs + Cur	$2,256,000
3 yr	Total	$2,256,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 164 d	Octagon	1 year/$1.35M (2013)

Details

1 year/$1.35M (2013). Re-signed by San Francisco 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.516M (2012). Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 1/18/12 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by San Francisco 4/4/12.
1 year (2011). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/11. Sent outright to Triple-A by Kansas City 3/30/11. Acquired by Washington in trade from Kansas City 5/8/11.
1 year (2010). Re-signed by Atlanta 2/24/10. Acquired by Kansas City in trade from Atlanta 7/31/10 (Royals paid Braves about $2M as part of the deal).
1 year/$0.415M (2009). Re-signed by Atlanta 3/2/09.
1 year/$0.39M (2008). Re-signed by Atlanta 2/29/08.
1 year (2007). Contract purchased 11/06. Signed 2/07.
Signed 7/00 as amateur free agent from Venezuela

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.240	.327	.341	.267
11	vs R (Multi)	.253	.342	.345	.263
18	Split (Multi)	.012	.014	.004	-.004
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.248	.333	.361	.277
31	vs R (2012)	.242	.332	.335	.260
38	Split (2012)	-.006	-.001	-.026	-.018
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 12th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-12
Free Agent Watch: National League, Week Six	Josh Shepardson	2013-05-07
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 3, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-03
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 3, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-03
Daily Roundup: Around the League: March 31, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-03-31
Daily Roundup: Around the League: March 31, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-03-31
Fantasy Freestyle: Twenty Endgame Targets in Various Formats	Bret Sayre	2013-03-28
Minor League Update: Spring Training Games: February 22-24	Jason Martinez	2013-02-26
Pebble Hunting: Standing Pat in San Francisco	Sam Miller	2013-02-01
In A Pickle: Average Love	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-01-25
Overthinking It: Bargain Bin Free Agents	Ben Lindbergh	2013-01-12
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Value Round-Up	Derek Carty	2013-01-07
Transaction Analysis: A Number 3, Anibal Style	R.J. Anderson	2012-12-17
Transaction Analysis: Pagan But Not Forgotten	R.J. Anderson	2012-12-04
Rumor Roundup: Monday, December 3	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-03
On the Beat: NL Shopping Lists	John Perrotto	2012-11-15
Head Games: David Wright, R.A. Dickey, and What Smart Fans Really Want	Will Woods	2012-11-02
Sobsequy: The Freaks and Geeks Go All the Way	Adam Sobsey	2012-10-31
BP Unfiltered: Do the Giants Signal the End of Moneyball?	Colin Wyers	2012-10-30
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Game Three Recap: Giants 2, Tigers 0	Ben Lindbergh	2012-10-28
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Game Four Preview: Giants at Tigers	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-28
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Game Two Recap: Giants 2, Tigers 0	Ben Lindbergh	2012-10-26
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Game Two Preview: Tigers at Giants	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-25
On the Beat: Rising to Giant Occasions	John Perrotto	2012-10-25
BP Unfiltered: Game One Not Really Recap	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-10-25
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Game One Preview: Tigers at Giants	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-24
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Preview: Tigers vs. Giants	Derek Carty	2012-10-24
Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Seven Preview: Giants vs. Cardinals	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-22
Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Six Preview: Cardinals at Giants	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-21
Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Five Preview: Giants vs. Cardinals	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-19
Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Four Preview: Giants at Cardinals	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-18
Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Three Preview: Giants at Cardinals	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-17
Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Two Preview: Cardinals at Giants	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-15
Playoff Prospectus: How the NLCS Squads Were Built	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-15
Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Game One Preview: Cardinals at Giants	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Preview: Cardinals and Giants	Sam Miller	2012-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Preview: Cardinals and Giants	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: Why We Won't See Melky Cabrera in the NLCS	Mike Ferrin	2012-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Recap: Giants Defeat the Reds	Sam Miller	2012-10-12
Tater Trot Tracker: Division Series: Raul's Big Night	Larry Granillo	2012-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game Five Preview: Giants at Reds	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game Four Preview: Giants at Reds	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-10
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game Three Preview: Giants at Reds	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-09
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game Two Preview: Reds at Giants	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: Giants-Reds Division Series Preview	Sam Miller	2012-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game One Preview: Reds at Giants	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-06
Resident Fantasy Genius: Where to Find Last-Minute Steals, Homers	Derek Carty	2012-09-17
Value Picks: Outfielders for 9/14/12	Paul Singman	2012-09-14
Punk Hits: The Fall and Rise of Joaquin Arias	Ian Miller	2012-09-06
Raising Aces: Throwdown: Clayton Kershaw vs. Madison Bumgarner	Doug Thorburn	2012-08-24
Value Picks: Outfielders for 8/24/12	Paul Singman	2012-08-24
Value Picks: Outfielders for 8/17/12	Paul Singman	2012-08-17
BP Unfiltered: Melky Cabrera, PEDs, and the Giants' Playoff Odds	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-15
Value Picks: Outfielders for 8/3/12	Paul Singman	2012-08-03
Resident Fantasy Genius: Rating the Fantasy Impact of the Trade Deadline	Derek Carty	2012-08-02
Transaction Analysis: Giants Counter Dodgers, Acquire Pence	R.J. Anderson	2012-07-31
Transaction Analysis: Giants Counter Dodgers, Acquire Pence	Kevin Goldstein	2012-07-31
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 18	Larry Granillo	2012-07-19
What You Need to Know: Friday, July 13	Daniel Rathman	2012-07-13
Painting the Black: Tiptoeing Around Landmines	R.J. Anderson	2012-07-06
Pebble Hunting: The Best Pitches Thrown This Week	Sam Miller	2012-06-29
What the Contenders Need: NL West	Jeff Euston	2012-06-27
What the Contenders Need: NL West	Bradley Ankrom	2012-06-27
What the Contenders Need: NL West	Kevin Goldstein	2012-06-27
The Week In Quotes: June 11-17	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-06-18
The Week In Quotes: June 11-17	Matthew Rocco	2012-06-18
The Week In Quotes: June 11-17	Hudson Belinsky	2012-06-18
The Week In Quotes: June 11-17	Andrew Koo	2012-06-18
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 8: Very Good, One Star	Jason Collette	2012-06-15
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 13	Larry Granillo	2012-06-14
What You Need to Know: Thursday, June 14	Daniel Rathman	2012-06-14
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 7	Larry Granillo	2012-06-08
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 6	Larry Granillo	2012-06-07
Western Front: Tres Compañeros	Geoff Young	2012-06-05
Resident Fantasy Genius: Building From the Bench	Derek Carty	2012-05-21
Value Picks: Outfielders for 5/18/12	Rob McQuown	2012-05-18
The Process: Fixing the Phillies	Bradley Ankrom	2012-05-17
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 14	Larry Granillo	2012-05-15
Transaction Analysis: Notable NRI: NL West	R.J. Anderson	2012-03-09
Overthinking It: Small Samplings of Spring, AL Edition	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-15
Purpose Pitches: Day One at HoHoKam	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-10
Painting the Black: Players Out of Options	R.J. Anderson	2011-02-01
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-12-15
Fantasy Beat: Targeting A Category	Craig Brown	2010-09-16
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-09-01
Fantasy Beat: Steal This Post - Stretch Run Edition	Craig Brown	2010-08-19
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the AL	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the AL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-01
Transaction Action: Utterly McLouthless in the Pursuit of Excellence	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-27
Prospectus Hit and Run: The 2010 Replacement-level Killers	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-20
Transaction Action: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-19
Prospectus Hit and Run: Big Gains Afield	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-16
Transaction Action: Not Least the NL East	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-05
Transaction Action: Dealing and Decapitating	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-02
Transaction Action: Getting a ComeSuppance?	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-15
Transaction Action: Senior Circuit Shakeups	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-27
Transaction Action: We Three Giants	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-30
Camp Battles: NL East	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-24
Transaction Action: NL Ketchup	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-18
Ahead in the Count: Ranking the Ds	Matt Swartz	2009-10-11
Prospectus Today: Dunn'd and Damned	Joe Sheehan	2009-09-11
Transaction Action: Bits and Pieces	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-18
Transaction of the Day: The McLouth Trade	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-04
Prospectus Today: A New Age of Reason?	Joe Sheehan	2009-06-04
Transaction Analysis: NL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-16
Transaction Analysis: The All-A Edition	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-31
Future Shock: Tuesday's Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2009-03-31
Prospectus Today: Brave Opportunities Lost	Joe Sheehan	2009-02-20
Team Health Reports: Atlanta Braves	Brad Wochomurka	2009-02-18
Triple Fix: National League	Baseball Prospectus	2009-02-05
Hot Stove Preview: NL East	Caleb Peiffer	2008-11-12
Future Shock: Braves Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-11-07
On the Beat: Let the Games Begin	John Perrotto	2008-10-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: Burning Bullpens	Jay Jaffe	2008-09-16
Transaction Analysis: Bankers Dozen	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-03
Transaction Analysis: Senior Circuit Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-21
On the Beat: Reversals of Fortune	John Perrotto	2008-08-20
On the Beat: Angels Rising	John Perrotto	2008-08-13
Transaction Analysis: Inaction in Action	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-29
Prospectus Today: Bubble Boys	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-18
Prospectus Today: Brave New Problems	Joe Sheehan	2008-06-09
Fantasy Focus: 10 Under the Radar	Jeff Erickson	2008-05-17
Every Given Sunday: To New Challenges and Old Friends	John Perrotto	2008-04-27
Transaction Analysis: NL East Rosters Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-04-02
Schrodinger's Bat: Clearing the Decks	Dan Fox	2008-03-20
Spring Training Preview: NL East	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-08
Transaction Analysis: Challenges and Carousels	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-16
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2007-05-09
Transaction of the Day: Major Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-02
Transaction Analysis: March 13-18, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-03-19
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Center Field Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-03-15
Caribbean Series: Day Five	Derek Jacques	2007-02-07
Caribbean Series: Day Four	Derek Jacques	2007-02-06
Caribbean Series: Day Three	Derek Jacques	2007-02-05
Caribbean World Series: Day One	Derek Jacques	2007-02-03
Transaction Analysis: November 17-21	Christina Kahrl	2006-11-22
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack 11/13/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-11-13
Future Shock: Division Roundup, NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2006-08-02
Rule 5 Preview: Top 20 Eligible Players	David Regan	2005-12-07

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-11-16 13:30:00	What other moves do you predict the Giants will make? Give me something.... Anything (Tbirds from Seattle)	The Giants signed Gregor Blanco this morning. What, you want more? Starving children in San Diego have to make do with Mark Kotsay, and you're complaining? Finish your vegetables. Are there any other lefty relievers out there they could sign? Does the sight of Ryan Ludwick excite you? (Ben Lindbergh)
2009-07-07 13:00:00	Jay, how do the Braves fix their absolute mess of an outfield, now and down the road? (steveomd from Ohio)	Start by pulling the ol' switcheroo the next time the traveling secretary hands out plane tickets to Jeff Francoeur and Garret Anderson, maybe something along the lines of a flight to Tijuana via Nova Scotia. I'd start with the assumption that McLouth should be playing a corner position (does he have the arm for right?), platoon Gregor Blanco and Omar Infante in center, at least until you're satisfied Schafer is ready, and try to find a lefty bat that can match with Matt Diaz in left. And look forward to the day when Jason Heyward is ready (two years?). (Jay Jaffe)
2009-05-21 14:00:00	Joe -- What's the correct solution to the Jeff Francoeur situation? Stick with him? Send him to AAA? Try to trade him? If they went with option 2 or 3, who should they plug in to RF? They don't seem to have many options. (Brent from Raleigh)	The correct solution is to play someone better. The Braves don't really have that option, however, so you stick with him until that someone comes along. I'd get Gregor Blanco back into the mix, myself, but then again, I would have had him as the everyday CF or LF to start the season. If the Braves stay in contention, they will have to trade for a corner OF. There's just no other way. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-06-13 14:00:00	As a Braves fan, I'd like to know why the Braves don't realize that Gregor Blanco is a terrible starter. (Disgruntled Braves Fan from ATL)	I wouldn't say TERRIBLE. With Kotsay out, who would you play? You don't have a lot of options. The problem right now, in my opinion, is that the Braves are starting an outfield that doesn't hit for very much power; but, what are their choices? At least, Blanco brings two above average skill sets to the table--on base % and speed. (Jon "Boog" Sciambi)
2008-05-05 12:30:00	What is your view of Gregor Blanco? I never really heard about him as a prospect despite good minor league numbers but he has really jumped on the scene this year with the Braves. (Frank from Atlanta)	I mean, Blanco is what he is. It doesn't surprise me that in a sample size, he can come up to the Major Leagues and draw some walks and find some holes. With good pitch selection, runs like this shouldn't be that surprising. But as he regresses some, and with a .433 BABIP he'll be regressing for sure, you're going to see a guy with next-to-no power that hits singles and draws walks. You have to hit a lot of singles to be valuable like that, but there's worse bench guys out there. (Bryan Smith)
2008-01-17 14:00:00	I'm a Braves fan. Could you please explain why you think Mark Kotsay, at $2Million a year, and some possible talent from the minors, is better than about a hundred different guys you could find in the minors for nothing? Kotsay's a lousy ballplayer, and your organization, in particular, shouldn't be shy about pointing that out. (rrentaurn from Boise)	I don't think I was, but I try to also see things as Frank Wren does in terms of understanding the possible upside. And like you, I don't believe it. Not that I had any faith in Josh Anderson, but Gregor Blanco has some value. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-01-10 13:00:00	Who do you like in CF for the Braves to start the season? IF they decide to go with in house options how much are they putting thier playoff hopes in jeopardy? (basicslop from Albuquerque)	There's no good out-of-house options left, although I suppose they're one team that could wait a month for Mike Cameron to return. Gregor Blanco is a pumped-up fourth outfielder who wouldn't totally kill them. Josh Anderson is the wrong answer, I know that much. (Joe Sheehan)

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