Braves Once-Prospect Jordan Schafer Demoted To Double-A
by gondeee on Jul 23, 2010 4:06 PM EDT
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PrintThe Mississippi Braves will be welcoming two of the brightest and most promising prospects in the Braves system this week, pitchers Julio Teheran and Randall Delgado, but they will also be receiving a player who was once thought of as the Braves top prospect. Outfielder Jordan Schafer was reassigned from triple-A Gwinnett to double-A Mississippi today.
The talented Schafer was hitting just .201 this season at Gwinnett and was just 4-for-his-last-29. His power (.276 SLG) and on-base (.255 OBP) skills have also been non-existent at Gwinnett.
Hopefully this demotion will help Schafer right the ship, but for any Braves fans that were thinking they would see him in Atlanta this year, you can pretty much forget about it.
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I hope he figures things out in Mississippi. I still have some sort of hope for someone with so much promise! I just hope he didn’t have to learn the hardest way about not reporting an injury..
by UpstateNyBravesFan on Jul 23, 2010 4:13 PM EDT reply actions
Wondering what the appropriate change in expectation should be?
For awhile, we’ve had him penciled in as the starting CF. Wondering if career 4th OF’er is perhaps more appropriate. He doesn’t switch hit like Melky, but if his bat could get even to Melky-level, then he’d be valuable for his defense.
I wouldn’t worry too much about his as he is just getting back in playing shape this year. He should be back to normal next year. If he is this bad next year I would start to worry.
Apparently it had to do with more than results.
AJC reports had him being sent down to get his attitude in check.
Advance apologies if the contents of this sports-based post offended you. I'm just aiming to educate the masses. My law professor says they're asses.
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by MichaelProcton on Jul 28, 2010 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions
He is still young
So he still has another year and a half to turn things around.
by LEastCoastBears on Jul 23, 2010 4:34 PM EDT reply actions
He’s been disappointing this year, for sure. I’m not ready to give up on him, though my optimism is certainly tainted. Not just because of the results, he’s looked pretty awful at the plate.
I think the wrist injury is still bothering him. I hope the problem doesn’t persist, but I can’t get away from the possibility that he’ll never be the same.
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My hope is that the injury is really bad
and he’ll just say screw it, i need more time off. Then comes back with a bang in 2011 Freddie Freeman-style.
Sharks have a week dedicated to Jason Heyward.
by Scott Coleman on Jul 23, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I got to see Schafer play back in May in AA, his D, arm and speed were still very good. He had zero power with the bat. I heard that his wrist/hand had atrophied in the cast and would take a while to build back up. I hope he returns to some large degree of his old self, but it doesn’t look too good right now.
Heyward is pretty good
I wouldn't totally rule him out as a late callup when rosters expand
He’s a great athlete with fresh young legs who can play good outfield defense. I could see him being a potential asset on the bench when we need to rest some of those weary September bones.
A return to the major league dugout – even in a very limited role – might be booster shot of confidence for him heading into next season, which will be a critical one for him from a developmental standpoint.
question
How many people can be called up?
by bravestatoo on Jul 23, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
All of them. You can have up to 40 players active in September. But usually it’s not more than 5 or 6.
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how about another TC meet up..
For Glavin number retirement game?
by bravestatoo on Jul 23, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently...
Confidence hasn’t been something he’s had a problem with, results notwithstanding.
Advance apologies if the contents of this sports-based post offended you. I'm just aiming to educate the masses. My law professor says they're asses.
Panthers '010: Save the Richardson family coffers! We'll take the winning if we stumble into it.
by MichaelProcton on Jul 28, 2010 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Prospects
All of them have promise. Most of them fail, including the vast majority of the good ones. Always keep that in mind when salivating over them.
by Thrashy Thrashy on Jul 23, 2010 5:16 PM EDT reply actions
Not exactly surprised ...
But wow. Hope he can stay humble and get back, but he has to be pretty frustrated at this point.
he did get busted for PEDs in the past
i would not b surprised at all
by ChitownBravos on Jul 23, 2010 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Know-nothing internet troll talking out of his ass?
Does not surprise me at all.
Don't kiss an ass if it's in the process of shitting on you.
"…aren’t worthy enough to hold his (Pujols) ass cheeks apart while Playboy models wipe him with thousand dollar bills after he craps out the cure to whatever previously-incurable disease." by royhobbs 1/7/09
do i lie
i wish him the best… so leave me alone… its not like im accusing u of murder or something… back off
by ChitownBravos on Jul 23, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
it's called blogoethical compliance ...
Rumors spread like wildfire around here. Don’t take it personally. Buzz is just trying to preemptively dispel what could really snowball with time.
By the way, Chicago is miserable. Carry on.
i know i hate it here
but if i remember correctly he was suspended for a significant amount of time for PED use
by ChitownBravos on Jul 23, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
He was suspended 50 games for PEDs, but the real story is that he was fingered by a teammate who was doing them, to get the suspicion off himself, and Schafer wouldn’t name the players he knew was doing it so he got the suspension. He never took PEDs.
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seems pretty unlikely
pretty sure MLB was tipped off (anonymous hotline) and found some sort of proof that he had bought HGH
by kbertling353 on Jul 23, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
negative.
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Jul 24, 2010 3:37 AM EDT up reply actions
well if this is true
then i hope it is just that wrist still bothering him… but that story just seems a little too good to b true
by ChitownBravos on Jul 23, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, it’s the truth.
I wrote a novel, it's about baseball, you should buy it: https://www.createspace.com/3407939
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This
Don't kiss an ass if it's in the process of shitting on you.
"…aren’t worthy enough to hold his (Pujols) ass cheeks apart while Playboy models wipe him with thousand dollar bills after he craps out the cure to whatever previously-incurable disease." by royhobbs 1/7/09
This, too
Don't kiss an ass if it's in the process of shitting on you.
"…aren’t worthy enough to hold his (Pujols) ass cheeks apart while Playboy models wipe him with thousand dollar bills after he craps out the cure to whatever previously-incurable disease." by royhobbs 1/7/09
He never got busted for PEDs. He got busted for being accused of using PEDs. Nothing was ever proven, and he still denies it to this day.
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Jul 24, 2010 3:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Nothing's been proven with Bonds, either.
Doesn’t stop people from smearing him.
Advance apologies if the contents of this sports-based post offended you. I'm just aiming to educate the masses. My law professor says they're asses.
Panthers '010: Save the Richardson family coffers! We'll take the winning if we stumble into it.
by MichaelProcton on Jul 28, 2010 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions
cbwilk, not to rub it in, but i'll rub it in (see below)
Is Schafer still doing nothing? At what do point do we send him to Mississippi and let him get straightened out down there?
by ruxsin on Jul 17, 2010 10:01 PM PDT reply
. He won’t be getting sent to AA.
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by cbwilk on Jul 17, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Not trying to be a douche. Just figured he knew something when he said 5 days ago he wasn’t getting sent down. I want to see this kid succeed and figured sending him down made sense.
Look, if I got a lot of things right in life I wouldn’t be where I am now.
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by cbwilk on Jul 23, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good luck with the writing career cbwilk
I’m from the Peake, and went to many Tides games growing up, back when they were the Fets farm club. Living in Atlanta now.
by Shark Judge on Jul 23, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks man, I appreciate it. I’ve got a season ticket to the Tides, so I’m out there every night. Always nice to hear from another Tidewater person.
I wrote a novel, it's about baseball, you should buy it: https://www.createspace.com/3407939
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Even me?
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Jul 24, 2010 3:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Hell yeah. Wish you’d come back again!
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www.dropoutproductions.com
Me too, brother. Next time I am in town, I am going to go to one of your shows that you fill up my facebook newsfeed with!
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Jul 25, 2010 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions
hey cb
is that book nonfiction or fiction
sounds good
by ChitownBravos on Jul 24, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Kid has got to be frustrated at the way his career has started. 50 game suspension, broken wrist, difficult comeback. Hope he gets things squared away the rest of this season so he can make the trek back to the show next spring.
FWIW, I’d be surprised to see him called up in September unless he really starts raking.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
AJC reports had this being as much about his work ethic and attitude as anything.
Are the tied-in miLB guys in agreement at all? Something was specifically mentioned about forcing him out of the comfort of his fancy ATL apartment.
Advance apologies if the contents of this sports-based post offended you. I'm just aiming to educate the masses. My law professor says they're asses.
Panthers '010: Save the Richardson family coffers! We'll take the winning if we stumble into it.
Personally I think Schafer has a great work ethic and attitude and things just aren’t going well, but if that’s what they think is happening then maybe I’m just wrong.
I wrote a novel, it's about baseball, you should buy it: https://www.createspace.com/3407939
www.dropoutproductions.com
It was from Bowman:
The Braves sent Jordan Schafer a message Friday when they informed the former top prospect that he is being sent back to Double-A Mississippi…
By sending Schafer to Mississippi, the Braves are hoping he finds some of the focus he might have lacked the past couple of months, while having the comforts of living in the condo he purchased last year in Atlanta.
Schafer is a very likable kid, but his confidence can often be mistaken for cockiness. Hopefully this will be the kick in the rear that will allow him to realize he’s going to have to show some more determination before he gets a chance to truly live the big league lifestyle again.
Advance apologies if the contents of this sports-based post offended you. I'm just aiming to educate the masses. My law professor says they're asses.
Panthers '010: Save the Richardson family coffers! We'll take the winning if we stumble into it.
by MichaelProcton on Jul 30, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
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