NFBC Participants Question.....

[Tom Kessenich]

And now, with the Heyward surgery and tag-teaming Freddie Freeman to the disabled list, Gattis possibly becomes even more of an everyday player for awhile.

Excellent. More 0-for-4s coming up.

I'd still rather have Buck....maybe even Jesus Montero.

I took Gattis over Buck in the Sirius League. After watching Gattis get a whopping two hits last week I'm definitely regretting that decision.

[Deadheadz]

Gattis was drafted to be my stop-gap until Ruiz comes off my bench from suspension. I wasn't sold on him after week 1 so I grabbed the hot Buck as insurance and ended up playing them both along with VMart but I wish I'd have known earlier to sit the rusty Tiger.

Gattis may yet become a super-utility player should he wind up with eligibity at C, OF, and eventually 1B/CI so even if Ruiz and VMart do live up to expectations I plan to keep Gattis as a benchwarmer. Buck may or may not ride the hot streak all season but for now he's worth starting and counts as a luxury.

I still wanna see the following lineup somewhere:

C-Y Molina
C-Posey
1B-Napoli
CI-C Santana
OF-Doumit
OF-Gattis
U-Mauer


Cheers!

[Tom Kessenich]

HR for Gattis. Like him more than Bucks again.

[Edwards Kings]

HR for Gattis. Like him more than Bucks again.

But that was in Colorado. Doesn't the NFBC only give you 1/2 credit for HR in Colorado?

The Braves have scored four runs game to date...on three HR. Aren't solo HR festive!

[Tom Kessenich]

HR for Gattis. Like him more than Bucks again.

But that was in Colorado. Doesn't the NFBC only give you 1/2 credit for HR in Colorado?

That 's the only reason I stuck with him this week in the Sirius league. I was hoping for some long-ball action in Colorado. If they weren't in Colorado this week I probably would've benched him given how awful he looked last week.

[Edwards Kings]

HR for Gattis. Like him more than Bucks again.

But that was in Colorado. Doesn't the NFBC only give you 1/2 credit for HR in Colorado?

That 's the only reason I stuck with him this week in the Sirius league. I was hoping for some long-ball action in Colorado. If they weren't in Colorado this week I probably would've benched him given how awful he looked last week.

Smart move give Heyward's appendix or lack now thereof.

[Tom Kessenich]

I hope it turns out to be a good move, Wayne. That team is in serious trouble. I'm at the point where I can have a monster night like I did last night and lose ground. It may be early but those holes you dig look tough to climb out of sometimes.

[Tom Kessenich]

Gattis playing LF tonight for the Braves with McCann back behind the plate. Based on the TBS broadcast Sunday it sounds like Gattis will get plenty of time in the OF now when he isn't catching until Heyward comes back. When Heyward's back things will get interesting for Gattis.

[Edwards Kings]

Gattis playing LF tonight for the Braves with McCann back behind the plate. Based on the TBS broadcast Sunday it sounds like Gattis will get plenty of time in the OF now when he isn't catching until Heyward comes back. When Heyward's back things will get interesting for Gattis.

I still have no clue how they are going to handle it when Heyward comes back. The Braves appear to have been pleased with Juan Johnson as well as running Laird out there to hold Teheran's hand, and Reed Johnson/Jordan Schafer are more in line with the defense-minded Braves (accepting Uggla as the exception). I guess Schafer or Gattis will go down to Gwinnett. Petition the Commisioner to keep 26 players maybe?

[CALI CARTEL]

Gattis playing LF tonight for the Braves with McCann back behind the plate. Based on the TBS broadcast Sunday it sounds like Gattis will get plenty of time in the OF now when he isn't catching until Heyward comes back. When Heyward's back things will get interesthttp://nfbc-hosted.stats.com/mlb/standings.asping for Gattis.

I still have no clue how they are going to handle it when Heyward comes back. The Braves appear to have been pleased with Juan Johnson as well as running Laird out there to hold Teheran's hand, and Reed Johnson/Jordan Schafer are more in line with the defense-minded Braves (accepting Uggla as the exception). I guess Schafer or Gattis will go down to Gwinnett. Petition the Commisioner to keep 26 players maybe?

Not sure it's the 25/26 that's the problem, it's gonna be the 8 hitting spots in an NL lineup. I wonder if they can "forfeit" home field for all of their Interleague Games at Turner Field; instead of playing in Atlanta, play extra road games at the AL parks so they can field a DH for an extra 10 games during the year.

[Tom Kessenich]

I think it will boil down to whether Gattis keeps hitting. If he's a reliable source of run production I'd expect him to get 1-2 starts a week behind the plate and 2-3 in the outfield. I don't see him starting every day when everyone is healthy but if Upton and Heyward continue to struggle offensively and/or McCann struggles it will be difficult for the Braves to justify sitting Gattis every day if he's generating reliable run production. Now if everyone is hitting well and playing at a high level then the decision will become more difficult.

[Edwards Kings]

I think it will boil down to whether Gattis keeps hitting. If he's a reliable source of run production I'd expect him to get 1-2 starts a week behind the plate and 2-3 in the outfield. I don't see him starting every day when everyone is healthy but if Upton and Heyward continue to struggle offensively and/or McCann struggles it will be difficult for the Braves to justify sitting Gattis every day if he's generating reliable run production. Now if everyone is hitting well and playing at a high level then the decision will become more difficult.

Agreed. The OF thing is a problem. I watched him last night. He looked like a good athlete who happens to be a catcher trying to run routes in the OF. Cost the Braves maybe two runs last night when he couldn't get to a tailing line drive.

[Tom Kessenich]

I think it will boil down to whether Gattis keeps hitting. If he's a reliable source of run production I'd expect him to get 1-2 starts a week behind the plate and 2-3 in the outfield. I don't see him starting every day when everyone is healthy but if Upton and Heyward continue to struggle offensively and/or McCann struggles it will be difficult for the Braves to justify sitting Gattis every day if he's generating reliable run production. Now if everyone is hitting well and playing at a high level then the decision will become more difficult.

Agreed. The OF thing is a problem. I watched him last night. He looked like a good athlete who happens to be a catcher trying to run routes in the OF. Cost the Braves maybe two runs last night when he couldn't get to a tailing line drive.

Yup and that's the conundrum the Braves will face. Are you willing to sacrifice some defense to get his bat in the lineup? If Heyward and Upton don't come around I'm not sure the Braves will have a choice. But if everyone is hitting well it will become much easier to just use Gattis as the backup C and give him 2 starts or so a week.

For now Gattis remains a worthy No. 2 catcher in Mixed Leagues. But his long-term hold on that position is shaky to say the least. I'm not sure how many players like rostering 3 catchers but you may not have a choice if you want to keep Gattis.

[NorCalAtlFan]

it's really too bad he couldn't play 2b. uggla and his .170 avg in the 300ish games without the fluky hitting streak is brutal.
but really, would it even be a defensive downgrade.........