Justin Upton

Justin Upton Crushes Homer

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:22:30 GMT

Source: gamereax.com --- Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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Atlanta Braves: Justin Upton Should Not Be Hitting No. 3 in the Batting Order (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:36:16 GMT

Source: www.dodgershomeplate.com --- Monday, June 10, 2013
COMMENTARY | For 20 years, the Atlanta Braves were able to use permanent ink to write Chipper Jones’ name into the three-hole of the batting order. This season, there have been more eraser marks on the Atlanta lineup card than a “Hello My Name Is” sticker at a Schizophrenia convention. Justin Upton has managed to remain the Braves’ No. 3 hitter for much of the season, but, his recent struggles suggest the team may be better off with manager Fredi Gonzalez writing him in somewhere else in the order — preferably in pencil. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Los Angeles Dodgers News ...

Justin Upton, Adam LaRoche Headed in Different Directions

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:28:32 GMT

Source: www.bsports.com --- Thursday, June 06, 2013
Looking at April to May of the 2013 season there are players who are hoping to continue to improve on their May performance and players that are hoping that their production in May is not a reflection of where their season is headed. At the opposite ends of this spectrum are 2 NL East players that are important to the playoff hopes of their respective teams. The Atlanta Braves were thrilled to acquire Justin Upton from Arizona. His April production (12 HR, .298/.402/734) had him at the forefront of discussions of players that were emerging stars in MLB. That fanfare has died down somewhat, as his month of May left quite a bit to be desired (2 HR, .211/.327/.326). A look into his plate discipline is a good indicator as to why the decline has been so precipitous. The above indicates that Upton became much more of a free swinger in the month of May, swinging more at pitches in the zone (Z-Swing%), pitches outside of the zone (O-Swing%), and worst of all, swinging and missing more (SwStr%). And it’s not as though he isn’t getting pitched to as pitchers are throwing pitches in the strike zone at the same rate (Zone%) month over month. Additionally, looking at his batted ball statistics from month to month, we see a portrait of a hitter that was not making the same quality contact in May as he was in April. A lot of times, BABIP is a key driver for a decrease in performance. In Upton’s case, the bigger driver of his drop is that he’s j ...

B.J. Upton’s Troubles Affecting Justin Upton?

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:07:07 GMT

Source: www.yardbarker.com --- Saturday, June 01, 2013
Are B.J.Upton’s struggles affecting brother Justin? All the focus has been on B.J. Upton‘s struggles, but B.J. isn’t the only Upton struggling. Brother Justin has cooled off considerably since his fast April start. Justin won the April National League Player of the Month, mainly on the strength of his 12 home runs. He also had a lofty .402 on-base-percentage and scintillating .734 slugging percentage. Since then, Justin Upton has been mediocre or worse at the plate. When Freddie Freeman was on the disabled list, teams were pitching around the younger Upton. But Freeman has been back a few weeks, and Justin has been getting good pitches that he has missed. Justin hit a paltry .211 in May, with only 2 home runs and 10 RBI. Upton’s slugging percentage, only .327, was more like a utility infielder, than a power-hitting outfielder. The past two weeks have been even more difficult for Justin Upton. In 45 at bats, Upton has only 7 hits, with 0 home runs and only 1 RBI. His line is .... ...