Jay Bruce Called UP

[Bwanna]

His stats so far on the season are right in line with Braun's from last year up to this point. (75AB)

That's interesting.

Someone want to start a 'Jay Bruce for President!' thread? Amazing things starting after that thread was started last year.

[JoshExley]

The slow down was to be expected....since his torrid first week(7games) he's shown normal rookie colors.....

13 games
50 AB
.220 avg
sub .300 OBP
3 XBH(1hr)
13Ks

He's a stud for sure but I'm not so sure how often he'll be in starting lineups from this point forward. I just hope I can cash him in while I still can...

His stats so far on the season are right in line with Braun's from last year up to this point. (75AB)

I do remember Braun coming out hot, then fading a bit...but didn't feel like researching the stats. Anyone feel like it?

[redjake]

WK8 2 1 3 1 .364
WK9 5 1 3 1 .240
WK10 7 2 4 0 .370
WK11 3 0 1 0 .227
WK12 7 1 7 2 .429
WK13 6 2 7 2 .444
WK14 6 4 7 2 .367
WK15 2 2 4 0 .333
WK16 4 2 6 0 .276
WK17 6 3 8 1 .424
WK18 3 2 3 1 .321
WK19 3 2 6 0 .360
WK20 4 2 3 0 .227
WK21 4 1 4 1 .217
WK22 4 1 5 3 .261
WK23 8 4 8 0 .304
WK24 3 0 4 0 .250



I quit tracking after WK24 but here's his stats from his first week (WK8) through then. (R,HR,RBI,SB,AVG)

[ROC AllStars]

On his only day off so far, Dusty actually apologized to the fans who came to see him play. That is pretty clear evidence to me that he is the everyday starter no matter what.

Also, the Reds don't appear to be a contender this year. It really doesn't make any sense for them not to play Bruce everyday (minus his occasional day off). Even if he does struggle, he won't be hurting their chances in any playoff run, unless there is a dramatic turnaround in the NL Central. Sitting him for any significant portion of the games would hurt his development.

[J35J]

He's a stud for sure but I'm not so sure how often he'll be in starting lineups from this point forward. I just hope I can cash him in while I still can...

On his only day off so far, Dusty actually apologized to the fans who came to see him play. That is pretty clear evidence to me that he is the everyday starter no matter what.

I meant fantasy rosters....

[ROC AllStars]

I meant fantasy rosters....

That makes more sense. Ride the hot streaks and sit the cold. Definitely an argument to be made there.

[jdsun1]

Jay Bruce thru 20 games:

76 AB, 15 R, 26 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 11 BB, 14 SO, 2 SB, 2 CS, .342 BA, .432 OBP, .566 SLG, .998 OPS

Ryan Braun thru 20 games:

80 AB, 17 R, 25 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, 20 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, .313 BA, .335 OBP, .563 SLG, .908 OPS

[JoshExley]

Jay Bruce thru 20 games:

76 AB, 15 R, 26 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 11 BB, 14 SO, 2 SB, 2 CS, .342 BA, .432 OBP, .566 SLG, .998 OPS

Ryan Braun thru 20 games:

80 AB, 17 R, 25 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, 20 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, .313 BA, .335 OBP, .563 SLG, .908 OPS

Wow. Thanks, bro.
Now what matters most is what he does from here on out. Come on Jay!

[KCollins1304]

Jay Bruce thru 20 games:

76 AB, 15 R, 26 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 11 BB, 14 SO, 2 SB, 2 CS, .342 BA, .432 OBP, .566 SLG, .998 OPS

Ryan Braun thru 20 games:

80 AB, 17 R, 25 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, 20 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, .313 BA, .335 OBP, .563 SLG, .908 OPS

AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
92 17 30 6 3 10 20 9 3 27 0 0 .326 .404 .783 1.187

That is Chris Shelton's line for April of 2006. Obviously I don't think Bruce will flame out like he did, but the point is that you can't just take such a small sample size and find another player that became a superstar with the same line and connect the dots.

[CBMGreatOne]

Sure, but Chris Shelton is an extreme example. Bruce has actually been more impressive than Braun was because of his BB/K ratio. That said, I don't expect the kind of impact we got from Braun last year. That was more of an outlier than Shelton even.