marcus giles replacement? that means he has a spot in the lineup for the next 6-8 weeks. has been hitting pretty well so far, doubled in each game. anyone know anything about him?
Biography Full name:NICHOLAS ANTHONY GREEN...Single...1997 graduate of Duluth (GA) High School, where he played baseball and basketball, and earned All-County honors in both sports...Attended Georgia Perimeter College...Enjoys golf...Twin brother, Kevin Green, played in Braves organization for three seasons.
ACQUIRED:--Selected by the Braves in the 32nd round of the 1998 June free agent draft...Signed by Rob English.
2003 Career Highlights:
Spent entire season with AAA Richmond establishing career-highs in games (124), 2B (26), and RBI (51)...Hit 2 HR in 11-10 win at Charlotte April 6, including a 2-run, game-winning homer in the 9th inning...Had 3 consecutive 2-hit games April 4-6 (6 x 13, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, SB, 2 R)...Went 4 x 4 with 3 2B in 5-0 win over Pawtucket May 30...Had season-best 6-game hitting streak July 6-11 (7 x 18, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 R)...Collected a hit in 10 of 11 games July 6-19 (15 x 35, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI)...Hit .296-2-12 with 9 2B and 3B during July...Went 3-for-5 with 3 2B in 11-6 loss versus Charlotte August 22...Hit a 3-run, pinch-hit homer off Norfolk's Mike Bacsik in 6-3 win August 30.
He'll be filling in for Marcus Giles. He'll probably split time with Jesse Garcia though...
With Rafael Furcal and now Marcus Giles sidelined by injuries, Green will get some starts at second base for Atlanta. The 25-year-old rookie made his major league debut by replacing Giles after the veteran broke his collarbone in a first-inning collision with teammate Andruw Jones. Green went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
For now, with Furcal day-to-day with a jammed right ring finger, the middle-infield spots will be manned by Green (2B) and Wilson Betemit (SS). Jesse Garcia enters the second-base mix when he returns from a bereavement leave on Monday or Tuesday. Green batted .377 in 22 games at Triple-A Richmond before his recall on Friday.
Well I picked him up in a 22 team league based upon the fact that he was leading the International League in BA.
I'm not going to keep him for any extended period of time due to the obvious question of his playing time, especially now that Furcal is back in the line-up, but I doubt Bobby Cox will bench him in lieu of Jesse Garcia while he is swinging a hot bat and playing sound defense. So...I'll keep him until he starts losing time.
[i]"Who's Karim Garcia? I have no respect for Karim Garcia. I have no respect for that guy. I don't have anything to prove to that guy. He needs to be forcing himself to come up to where I am, to my level."[/i]
thehotcorner wrote:marcus giles replacement? that means he has a spot in the lineup for the next 6-8 weeks. has been hitting pretty well so far, doubled in each game. anyone know anything about him?
funny you ask-i went to the Braves yesterday, and he had 2-3 MAJOR errors in the field. not sure how many he was charged with, but he looked terrible.
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