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Jason Heyward

23-Year-Old Outfielder – Atlanta Braves

2013 Stats

AVG

.213

HR

5

RBI

12

R

25

SB

1

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

Heyward's power numbers took a big step forward in 2012 as he hit 27 home runs, more doubles and triples than ever before in his career, and easily set a new personal best in RBI and runs scored. He a...

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LEAGUE: Majors   40 MAN: YES   BATS: L   THROWS: L   HT: 6' 5"   WT: 240   DOB: 8/9/1989   BORN: Ridgewood, NJ   COLLEGE: None   DRAFTED: 1st Rd    Show ContractHide Contract

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Jason Heyward Contract Information:

Agreed to a one-year, $3.65 million contract with the Braves in January of 2013.

June 18, 2013  –  Jason Heyward News

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Heyward went 2-for-4 with a RBI double in Game 1 of a doubleheader with the Mets on Tuesday.

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Jason Heyward Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G PA AB R H XBH 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO SH SF HBP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2007 17 R GCL 8 29 27 1 8 5 4 0 1 5 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .296 .355 .556 .911
2007 17 R Dan 4 17 16 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .313 .353 .375 .728
2008 18 A Myr 7 25 22 3 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 .182 .240 .273 .513
2008 18 A Rom 120 505 449 88 145 44 27 6 11 52 15 3 49 74 0 7 0 .323 .388 .483 .871
2009 19 A Myr 49 212 189 34 56 22 12 0 10 31 4 0 21 30 0 2 0 .296 .369 .519 .888
2009 19 AA MIS 47 195 162 32 57 24 13 4 7 30 5 1 28 19 0 3 2 .352 .446 .611 1.057
2009 19 AAA GWI 3 13 11 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .364 .462 .364 .826
2010 20 MAJ ATL 142 623 520 83 144 52 29 5 18 72 11 6 91 128 0 2 10 .277 .393 .456 .849
2011 21 AAA Gwi 2 7 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
2011 21 MAJ ATL 128 454 396 50 90 34 18 2 14 42 9 2 51 93 0 3 4 .227 .319 .389 .708
2012 22 MAJ ATL 158 650 587 93 158 63 30 6 27 82 21 8 58 152 0 3 2 .269 .335 .479 .814
2013 23 AAA Gwi 6 26 20 1 6 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 4 7 0 1 1 .300 .423 .350 .773
2013 23 MAJ ATL 45 191 164 25 35 12 7 0 5 12 1 2 21 34 1 0 5 .213 .321 .348 .669
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3-Year Averages MAJ   142 574 501 75 130 48 25 4 19 65 13 5 66 124 0 2 5 .259 .350 .439 .789
Career  (View All) MAJ   473 1918 1667 251 427 161 84 13 64 208 42 18 221 407 1 8 21 .256 .349 .437 .786

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Jason Heyward Game Log    (View Full Game Log)
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DATE OPP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS HBP SF E AVG OBP SLG OPS
Jun. 17 NYM 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .321 .348 .669
Jun. 16 SF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .323 .350 .673
Jun. 15 SF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .324 .357 .681
Jun. 14 SF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .316 .353 .669
Jun. 12 @SD 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .324 .362 .686
Jun. 11 @SD 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .321 .354 .675
Jun. 10 @SD 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .323 .357 .680
Jun. 9 @LAD 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .321 .311 .632
Jun. 8 @LAD 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .305 .303 .608
Jun. 7 @LAD 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .300 .302 .602
Jun. 6 @LAD 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .303 .298 .601
Jun. 5 Pit 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .298 .292 .590
Jun. 4 Pit 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .165 .294 .287 .581
Jun. 3 Pit 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .153 .288 .270 .558
Jun. 2 Was Did not play.
Jun. 1 Was 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .142 .283 .236 .519
May. 31 Was 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .146 .290 .243 .533
May. 30 Tor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .300 .253 .553
May. 29 Tor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .300 .253 .553
May. 28 @Tor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .302 .260 .562
May. 27 @Tor Did not play.
May. 26 @NYM 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .163 .306 .272 .578
May. 25 @NYM 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .170 .318 .284 .602
May. 24 @NYM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .314 .286 .600
May. 22 Min 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .173 .309 .296 .605
May. 21 Min 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .293 .286 .579
May. 20 Min 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 .287 .264 .551
May. 19 LAD 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .132 .289 .265 .554
May. 18 LAD 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .269 .273 .542
May. 17 LAD 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .145 .284 .290 .574
Last 7 Days 29 3 8 1 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .323 .517 .840
Last 14 Days 58 8 20 3 0 3 4 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 .345 .397 .552 .949
Last 30 Days 106 17 28 5 0 3 7 13 22 0 1 2 0 0 .264 .355 .396 .751
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Jason Heyward: MLB Games Played By Position

Year C 1B 2B 3B SS OF LF CF RF DH
2013 45 2 45
2012 156 2 154
2011 122 122
2010 140 140

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Jason Heyward Split Stats    (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013567010.161.232.462
2012237307284.224.354.635
201110414272.192.308.577

Vs. Right

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013108185111.241.407.772
201235063205417.300.563.934
20112923612357.240.418.754

Home

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
20139016371.222.367.694
20122874193213.258.425.750
2011198235195.222.364.682

Away

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013749250.203.324.638
20123005218508.280.530.875
2011198279234.232.414.734
Jason Heyward Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm PA AB Walk Rate Strikeout Rate BB/K Ratio Contact Rate BABIP Isolated Power
2007 17 R GCL 29 27 6.9% 13.8% 0.50 85% .318 .260
2007 17 R Dan 17 16 5.9% 29.4% 0.20 69% .455 .062
2008 18 A Myr 25 22 8% 16% 0.50 82% .222 .091
2008 18 A Rom 505 449 9.7% 14.7% 0.66 84% .368 .160
2009 19 A Myr 212 189 9.9% 14.2% 0.70 84% .309 .223
2009 19 AA MIS 195 162 14.4% 9.7% 1.47 88% .368 .259
2009 19 AAA GWI 13 11 15.4% 15.4% 1.00 82% .444 .000
2010 20 MAJ ATL 623 520 14.6% 20.5% 0.71 75% .337 .179
2011 21 AAA Gwi 7 6 14.3% 14.3% 1.00 83% .200 .166
2011 21 MAJ ATL 454 396 11.2% 20.5% 0.55 77% .263 .162
2012 22 MAJ ATL 650 587 8.9% 23.4% 0.38 74% .321 .210
2013 23 AAA Gwi 26 20 15.4% 26.9% 0.57 65% .462 .050
2013 23 MAJ ATL 191 164 11% 17.8% 0.62 79% .240 .135
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3-Year Averages MAJ   574 501 11.5% 21.6% 0.53 75% .310 .180
Career MAJ   1918 1667 11.5% 21.2% 0.54 76% .304 .181

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2013 Stat Review for Jason Heyward    As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)

Contact

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.213 AVG
TERRIBLE
79% Contact Rate
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.240 BABIP
LOW
Power

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.348 SLG
POOR
.135 ISO
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Plate Discipline

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0.62 BB/K
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11.0% BB Rate
GREAT
17.8% K Rate
GOOD
OPS/OBP

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.669 OPS
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.321 OBP
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2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Jason Heyward

Overall Ratings

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Best Matchups for Jason Heyward (by OPS, min 5 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Ryan Madson ANA 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 .600 1.200 1.800
Chris Volstad COL 12 4 3 3 3 3 0 .333 1.083 1.550
Tyler Clippard WAS 8 5 0 3 1 0 0 .625 .875 1.542
Jason Hammel BAL 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500
Trevor Cahill AZ 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 .400 1.000 1.500
Bud Norris HOU 7 3 1 4 1 1 1 .429 1.000 1.444
Dillon Gee NY-N 12 6 1 1 5 2 0 .500 .750 1.417
Dan Jennings MIA 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 .600 .800 1.400
Edward Mujica STL 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 .400 1.000 1.400
Wade LeBlanc HOU 9 4 1 2 1 2 0 .444 .889 1.389

Worst Matchups for Jason Heyward (by OPS, min 5 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Jaime Garcia STL 9 1 0 0 0 3 0 .111 .111 .222
Sean Burnett ANA 7 0 0 2 2 2 0 .000 .000 .222
Josh Collmenter AZ 10 1 0 0 0 2 0 .100 .100 .200
Dan Haren WAS 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .000 .167
Mike Gonzalez MIL 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000
Mike Leake CIN 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
J.J. Putz AZ 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000
Barry Zito SF 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
Erik Bedard HOU 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
Daniel McCutchen BAL 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000

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Jason Heyward: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Heyward clubbed two solo home runs in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Padres.

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Heyward recorded his third consecutive multi-hit game Wednesday against the Pirates, finishing 2-for-5 on the day.

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Heyward's bat came alive Monday night, collecting two hits, including his third home run of the season.

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Heyward is not in the lineup Sunday against the Nationals.

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Heyward is not in Thursday's lineup against the Blue Jays, MLB.com's Mark Bowman reports.

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Heyward is not in the lineup Monday against the Blue Jays.

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Heyward went 1-for-4 with two runs scored as the Braves' starting center fielder Saturday.

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Heyward (appendectomy) went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, an RBI and two runs scored in his return to the lineup Friday.

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Heyward (abdomen) has been activated from the 15-day DL and is in Friday's lineup against the Dodgers.

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Heyward (abdomen) remains on track to be activated Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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Heyward (abdomen) will not join the team in Arizona but might be ready to come off the DL on Friday to begin a homestand against the Dodgers, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

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2012

Heyward may have been the most disappointing player in fantasy baseball last seasons as he hit just .227 and was benched most of August in favor of Jose Constanza and later platooned with Matt Diaz against lefties (he struggled with just a .577 OPS against left-handed pitching). There are reasons to think he'll rebound as he's just 22 this season, he was bothered by a shoulder injury much of the season, he still drew walks at a decent rate and had a low .261 BABIP. A series of tests in the offseason also showed no structural damage in his shoulder. He needs to reduce his strikeouts and improve against lefties and last season leaves doubt he'll become an elite player. Still, the price for a young player with his talent and minor league track record may never be lower.

2011

Heyward entered 2010 as the top hitting prospect in baseball and didn't disappoint. He finished second in NL Rookie of the Year voting after hitting .277/.393/.456 with 18 home runs while playing outstanding defense in right field. Heyward won the starting right field job in spring training and started off hot by hitting eight home runs with a 1.033 OPS in his first 31 games. However, he strained a ligament in his thumb on May 14 and continued to play with the injury before landing on the DL in July (and missed taking the field after being named to the All-Star Game), hitting .222 with a .689 OPS over that stretch. Once healthy, he hit .302 with a .875 OPS in the second half. Heyward has as much upside as any player in the game with excellent power, great strike-zone judgment, speed and an outstanding glove and arm in right field. He turned just 21 last season, so his initial performance in the majors shows he could quickly improve, especially given that he struggled with a hand injury much of the season. But there are some reasons for concern. Heyward struck out 128 times (75 percent contact rate) and hit just . 249 with a .755 OPS against lefties. Still, he drew walks at a strong rate (15 percent of plate appearances) and should see more power as he grows. It may not be too long before he's one of the best players in the game.

2010

Heyward may be the best prospect in baseball after dominating at Double-A last season as a 19-year-old and he could be a fixture in Atlanta as early as 2010. Heyward hit .296/.369/.519 with 10 home runs at High-A and then hit .352/.446/.611 at Double-A before a three-game taste of Triple-A. His stats were even more impressive given that he turned 20 in August. He has all of the qualities you like to see in a prospect including excellent power, great strike-zone judgment, speed and all the tools to be a plus fielder. He'll likely start the season at Triple-A, but it may only be until late May or early June before he's in the everyday lineup for the Braves.

2009

Heyward, the Braves' 2007 first-round pick could be a fast riser through the system after a strong 2008 season. He has all the qualities you like to see in a prospect including excellent power, great strike zone judgment, some speed and all the tools to be a plus fielder. He'll start the season at High-A Myrtle Beach and could be a factor in the majors as early as 2010.

2008

Heyward, Atlanta's first-round pick in the 2007 draft, hit .288/.386/.404 in his first professional season in rookie ball. He has enormous power, good strike zone judgment and the tools to play right field. He's got a chance to rise very quickly in the system.