B.J. Upton to sign with Atlanta

[RaysFan_98]

I hope he succeeds he has all the talent in the world kid is gifted as hell.

[SamtheBravesFan]

Will he be wearing glasses again this year?

If the recent spring workout pictures are any indication, that would be no.

[PVNICK]

Out of curiosity I looked at Page 1. lolol. "it's the hitting coach...4 tool..." He has hit .184 and .208 with 180 hits total and 151 and 173 strikeouts in his two seasons.

[Blue387]

Then he asks to be called "Melvin".

Will he be wearing glasses again this year?

[Blue387]

Can Upton Jr.'s hitting woes be fixed?:

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/55309/can-melvin-upton-jr-be-fixed

[Francoeurstein]

I have a good gut feeling about him. Yes, we are overpaying him, but if he somehow hits .260+ this year then I believe that he will be fine.

Can't believe this was my position 2 years ago. Thanks Melvin.

[SamtheBravesFan]

And if he hits under .200 in his time as a Brave?

Then he asks to be called "Melvin".

[Rich the Giants fan]

It's fascinating to see a 4 tool player called mediocre. There have been dozens of bigger MLB contracts given to older, slower, corner outfielders with half the arm of Upton. There's still upside as I wouldn't bet against him hitting .300 again with his new hitter-friendlier ballpark. If he hits .250 every year though it'll be a great deal for the Braves.

Bet on this:

BJ Upton will have 5 straight 30/30 seasons for the Braves with a 35/35'er to start if off in 2013.


(My new signature)

And if he hits under .200 in his time as a Brave?

[Phantom Dreamer]

B.J. Upton will now be known as Melvin Upton.

[Yaz]

YAZ's signature under his posts is looking more and more wrong with each passing day.

Of course Upton will get better, but he's going to need to put together a hell of a last 4 months to go 30-30.....or even 20-20.

If it wasnt for Ike Davis, Upton would BY FAR be the worst everyday player in baseball up until this point (I'm assuming)

Last year Upton hit 5 homers through the first half of the season and 23 in the second. If he hits 2 more before July 1 he'll be ahead of where he was last year. Until he settles on a swing though that won't happen.

He's still a better ex-Rays signing than Jeff Keppinger.

[NC_Oriole]

I just don't get it with B.J. Upton. While I didn't expect him to carry the Braves team, I was still kind of excited with the signing of both him and his brother. I didn't get to watch him much in TB, but B.J. looks lost at the plate this year and behind on every swing.

[PlanetZoltan]

And 220 K's.

At what point do they Braves have to do something with him? .151/.240/.257 with an OPS+ of 37. His WAR is -.9

[m8644]

YAZ's signature under his posts is looking more and more wrong with each passing day.

Of course Upton will get better, but he's going to need to put together a hell of a last 4 months to go 30-30.....or even 20-20.

If it wasnt for Ike Davis, Upton would BY FAR be the worst everyday player in baseball up until this point (I'm assuming)

[GiambiJuice]

BJ Upton is on pace for 81 hits this season.

Wow, Taylor Swift is likely to have more than that.

[PlanetZoltan]

BJ Upton is on pace for 81 hits this season.