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Atlanta Braves Morning Chop – Thu., Nov 6

By Alan Carpenter

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Braves’ Heyward named Defensive Player of the Year; Simmons top shortstop

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    • The Braves’

    Jason Heyward

    and

    Andrelton Simmons

    added to their awards hauls Wednesday night. Heyward was named the overall

    Wilson Defensive Player of the Year

    , while Simmons was selected as the top shortstop.

    The Wilson awards go to the best player at each position using a formula that includes scouting information, sabermetics and standard fielding statistics.

    With Heyward winning at right field and Simmons at shortstop, Atlanta was one of three teams to have multiple positional winners, with the Dodgers claiming first base (Adrian Gonzalez) and third (Juan Uribe), while the Royals had left field (Alex Gordon) and center (Lorenzo Cain). Rounding out the team were the Tigers’ Ian Kinsler at second base, Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto and Pirates catcher Russell Martin.

    The Reds were named the Defensive Team of the Year.

    Heyward and Simmons’ nods come one day after they took their second Gold Gloves and gave Atlanta three straight years with a winner, as Heyward won in 2012 and Simmons in ’13.

    Arizona Fall League – Wren Busts Out

    Kyle Wren finally had a chance to do something in yesterday’s AFL game, and came back with his best outing of the short season:  3 for 4 with a double and 2 steals (both times it was third base), which raised his average roughly 60 points to .257.  Edward Salcedo added a double against three strikeouts (he’s hitting third?), but Peoria was unable to hold their lead as Surprise scored 4 times in the bottom of the 8th inning to win 5-3.

    It wasn’t all good for Kyle – he was charged with an error in that 8th inning, allowing a single to be stretched to second base.  That runner later scored and recorded as an earned run, though it’s possible that a double play was taken out of the equation (the next hitting “grounded out softly” to the pitcher), which might have completely changed the inning.

    Daniel Castro also played, going 0-for-4.  None of the Braves’ pitchers were called upon during this contest.

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