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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
Congrats to Bailey.
Meanwhile, in Atlanta, it's beyond amazing that the Braves are in first place considering what a comically bad set of hitters they're rolling out night after night.
Simmons still the least productive leadoff hitter in baseball, over $130m tied up in Dan Struggla and Bad Joke Upton ... and they've got like a five game lead in the division.
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Uggla is actually right around his previous 2 seasons, which isn't bad for a second baseman (if we conveniently ignore defense). I assumed BJ Upton was still signed to that overpriced contract, but still around career norms, and then I looked at his stats. Dear lord, that's a .177 average and .317 slugging percentage in July, along with his customary 30%+ K-rate. I thought watching Will Middlebrooks and Jarrod Saltalamacchia bat was painful.