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Because he'll be starting in RF for ATL when teams break camp in a few weeks. Peter Gammons wrote a nice little background story today (linked below). 6'6", 245 lbs with incredible plate discipline, the son of two Dartmouth grads.
"He's going to be the next superstar that comes out of Atlanta...He's an impact player. Every ball that he hits in Spring Training, you can hear the crowd go, 'Ooh, ahh.' The ball just jumps off his bat. He hits balls that other people don't hit. I have no problem saying this kid is going to be a superstar right now." - Chipper Jones
"He didn't chase any bad balls. That's what impressed me...He didn't even offer at anything unless it was a strike. Pujols was the other guy I saw that was like that." - Jim Leyland
"He plays the game the right way. It looks like he has a chance to really be something special in the game of baseball if he just doesn't get too high or too low." - Daryl Strawberry
"This kid isn't real. He might be the best 20-year-old ever." - Eric Hinske
Here's Gammon's article. There's also a nice 3+ minute video (for the reading imparied) of an interview with Gammons and footage of Heyward:
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/...t_id=8723826&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl
"He's going to be the next superstar that comes out of Atlanta...He's an impact player. Every ball that he hits in Spring Training, you can hear the crowd go, 'Ooh, ahh.' The ball just jumps off his bat. He hits balls that other people don't hit. I have no problem saying this kid is going to be a superstar right now." - Chipper Jones
"He didn't chase any bad balls. That's what impressed me...He didn't even offer at anything unless it was a strike. Pujols was the other guy I saw that was like that." - Jim Leyland
"He plays the game the right way. It looks like he has a chance to really be something special in the game of baseball if he just doesn't get too high or too low." - Daryl Strawberry
"This kid isn't real. He might be the best 20-year-old ever." - Eric Hinske
Here's Gammon's article. There's also a nice 3+ minute video (for the reading imparied) of an interview with Gammons and footage of Heyward:
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/...t_id=8723826&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl