Gunnar Henderson 2023

[emmett16]

Gunnar gonna be aight.  

[RZNJ]

2 hours ago, emmett16 said:

Gunnar gonna be aight.  

It’s something.

[interloper]

2 hours ago, RZNJ said:

It’s something.

If he's turning it on finally (and we're far from being sure that he is), he's doing it at exactly the right time. Fingers crossed.

[Just Regular]

During 2022, CF Michael Harris was about as good as it got as another player about doing the Gunnar arc.   Prep guys who opened towards the back half of Top 100's and went nuts.

ATL promoted Harris 3.7.2001 about Memorial Day - 2.5 months along he sold some free agent years.     Gunnar 6.29.2001 is a few months younger, and his bonus was about $2mm larger, so he has a little more early security than Harris did before ATL was able to close a deal.    Gunnar is also now about 2.5 months into the show, not doing as well as Harris did off the bat.

Harris' Club control years would have been 2022-2028.   By August Harris was in the RoY mix, but the LTC made that moot, and perhaps baked in whatever expectation he might pull an Adley from a May call-up.

8/72 was the price point.    Club Years 2023-2025 Harris gets $18mm faster.    Arb Years 2026-2028 ATL gets his Age 25-27 seasons for 3/27.    Two free agent seasons, the only two of Harris' 20's, were sold for 2/22.    It would evolve to 10/102 if ATL uses its options.

8 years/$72M (2023-30), plus 2031, 2032 club options

• signed extension with Atlanta 8/16/22
• 23:$5M, 24:$5M, 25:$8M, 26:$8M, 27:$9M, 28:$10M, 29:$10M, 30:$12M, 31:$15M club option ($5M buyout), 32:$20M club option ($5M buyout)

[owknows]

On 5/3/2023 at 5:50 PM, backdoorslider said:

Boras clients are not the type of guys I want. People hire Boras for one reason and one reason only which is to sell themselves to the highest bidder. No loyalty from these guys.

Exactly.

The nerve of some people.. trying to get the most money the market will bear.

Everyone knows the only decent guys are the ones who play for free.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, owknows said:

Exactly.

The nerve of some people.. trying to get the most money the market will bear.

Everyone knows the only decent guys are the ones who play for free.

Yea, won't anyone think of the poor Owners?

[sportsfan8703]

.708 OPS now. 3rd in the AL in BB. He’ll be back to 3rd in the lineup. 162 is a marathon. 

[BohKnowsBmore]

1 hour ago, owknows said:

Exactly.

The nerve of some people.. trying to get the most money the market will bear.

Everyone knows the only decent guys are the ones who play for free.

 

[DirtyBird]

Send him down

[baltfan]

He seems frustrated and a just a bit off at third.  Lots of balls he dives for go under his glove.   I would let him keep grinding but he needs to relax a bit.  

[DirtyBird]

Just now, baltfan said:

He seems frustrated and a just a bit off at third.  Lots of balls he dives for go under his glove.   I would let him keep grinding but he needs to relax a bit.  

Yeah, let Westburg keep grinding in Norfolk too, right?

[baltfan]

1 minute ago, DirtyBird said:

Yeah, let Westburg keep grinding in Norfolk too, right?

You would send him down, put Westburg on the 40, and call him up?

[DirtyBird]

1 minute ago, baltfan said:

You would send him down, put Westburg on the 40, and call him up?

Which one do you think would bring more to the team?

[Gurgi]

Starting to think that Gunnar might end up being bat first player.  The type of player who get hyped just because they hit the hell out of the ball.  Like Devers.  That guy should not be playing third base.   He should be at first.  

Gunnar might still have a chance to be spectacular on defense.   But I am starting to have some fears he might not be the guy we all thought he was. 

[Dibbs31]

Just now, Gurgi said:

Starting to think that Gunnar might end up being bat first player.  The type of player who get hyped just because they hit the hell out of the ball.  Like Devers.  That guy should not be playing third base.   He should be at first.  

Gunnar might still have a chance to be spectacular on defense.   But I am starting to have some fears he might not be the guy we all thought he was. 

Holy #@$% he is 21 years old facing the best pitchers in the majors