The Braves sent struggling center fielder Jordan Schafer back to the Minors today, and recalled Gregor Blanco to take his starting job. This move is overdue in my opinion, but no one has called me to ask for advice. Not even an email. Seriously, dude is hitting .203 with two homers, one of which came on opening day in Philly. He has also only driven in eight runs on the year, three of those coming in his first three games for Atlanta. Stolen bases? Two. Runs? 18. You know what he has thrived at? Walking back to the dugout carrying his bat. Schafer has 63 strikeouts in 195 plate appearances. A little math tells me that he strikes out about a little more than once every three times he steps in the box. If I have to tell you how horrible that is, please stop reading now.
His replacement, Blanco, has not exactly been tearing up the Minors himself. With a .242 batting average and paltry .635 OPS, do not expect Blanco to be much of an improvement. To sum it up, the Braves absolutely suck in the outfield this year.
So what do the Braves do now? After Blanco fails miserably, and I have no reason to think that he will not, they will give Brandon Jones another look, which is what they should be doing now anyway. At least Jones is batting .300 in AAA.
It is about time to start considering their trade options if the Braves want to contend this year. There is no way they can do so with their current slate of outfielders. There is also no way your fantasy team could contend with any of these guys, so do not bother giving any of them a look.
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