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Schafer Demoted, Blanco Called Up
Written by Colin on June 2, 2009 – 4:55 pmThe Braves sent the struggling Jordan Schafer to the minors today, calling up Gregor Blanco to take his place as the Braves’ center fielder. Schafer is hitting just .204 with 63 strikeouts in 167 at-bats – considerably slowed after a hot start. That’s a lot of striking out this year. The Braves tried to give Schafer a chance, but it’s been almost a month since his last game with more than one hit.
Gregor Blanco will start tonight against the Cubs. He’s hitting .384 in the past two weeks in Gwinnett. The Braves need more offensive production and hope that Blanco can provide some pop and a spark for the team. Jonathan is thrilled – he’s a huge Blanco fan and will enjoy watching him play tonight. Drop by the front row of 435 if you’re at the ballpark to find Jonathan and chat if you want.
Schafer still has potential as an outfielder in the big leagues – he just needs some more seasoning. We’ll see if he can turn it around in Gwinnett hitting off lesser pitchers.
What are your thoughts on the move? Good or bad for Schafer? Should we have traded Josh Anderson in hindsight?
Tags: Gregor Blanco, Jordan Schafer
Posted in Roster Moves | 4 Comments »
By David Pierce on Jun 3, 2009 | Reply
A shafer for blanco move in the now means really nothing at all. Now if shafer can get corrected in AAA and be able to come back with more confidence after the all star break, its all good. As far as Anderson goes…Shafer forced our hand in spring, nothing we could do about it. Shafter, Gorkys are the future anyways, atleast we got something for anderson while we could.
By dave on Jun 3, 2009 | Reply
I think it was a mistake to trade Anderson. Schafer needed 1 more year in the minors, and Anderson was the best bridge we had. We could have traded him in the off season. Instead we have Blanco I hope it works well, but I just don't see it happening. Cody Johnson has the power numbers at the A level, I know it would be a big jump, and i read he has average speed and strikes out to much. If Diaz could handle center, Johnson might be the big bat we need. It would be interesting to try Johnson for 2 weeks and see. I think Schafer will be ready next year along with Hernandez. I have not got to see Johnson or Hernandez play I can only go by the reports I read, and the numbers say Cody Johnson has potential. We also other than Hanson have some good pitching prospects. After looking at the stats I feel better about the farm system. I offer the Cody Johnson project for thought. GO BRAVES!!!!!
By josh on Jun 3, 2009 | Reply
I was going to leave the ballpark if Wells got that no-no into the 8th. Good job guys. Fun win! Thank God Jeff, Thank god
By skymuse on Jun 3, 2009 | Reply
I hated the Josh Anderson trade; I think it was a big mistake. Schafer will be fine after he clubs a few AAA guys around again. Too bad Bobby gave him chance after chance before going this route — we might have gotten a few more RBIs and won a few of those close games.