Remember how well Jordan Schafer started the season for the Braves? I'll remind you. Schafer homered twice in his first 3 Major League games, and posted a line of .421/.500/.842 through his first 5 games. Schafer must have had whatever Emilio Bonifacio was having because since that point, Schafer has hit .172/.327/.230, and has already struck out 389 times.
Speaking of prospects and great expectations, Cameron Maybin was sent down yesterday. And here I was hoping for a Dustin Pedroia-type May turnaround. Yeah, not so much. Maybin had been swinging and missing 99.7% of the time.
Last year's #1 overall pick, Tim Beckham, is starting to percolate in low-A. Beckham is hitting .350 in his last 10 contests, and has driven in a run in each of his last 9.
Top pitching prospects Madison Bumgarner, Tim Alderson, and Jarrod Parker have all impressed after recent promotions to double-A. Of these three, Bumgarner has the highest ceiling, and might be rushed to the Majors if the Giants find themselves in the mix.
I like when baseball analysts take credit for things that have already happened. Does anybody remember when Max Scherzer had that debut out of the pen when he struck out something like 8 guys in 4 innings? Buster Olney went on television and said, "This year's Joba Chamberlain is Max Scherzer."
Or as my wife would say, "Max Schehzeh!" Thanks for the insight, Buster. I can read the box score too. And by the way, Crazy Eyed Scherzer is now winless in his first 13 big league starts.
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