I want to transport you back to Jason Heyward's first career MLB at-bat. They called him The J-Hey Kid. Bobby Cox called the then-20-year-old a future Hall of Famer. Reggie Jackson said of the sound of the ball off Heyward's bat, "Everyone's hits sound like they're 'in AM' and Heyward's hits sound like they're in stereo." No one questioned why Reggie Jackson was commenting on a then-Atlanta Braves outfielder. Darryl Strawberry said Heyward reminded him of himself before his career was derided by drugs. Nothing ominous there; don't read into that at all. Then-president Obama said, "Heyward's legacy will be maintained as well as my own," and the accolades flowed. Then, in his first at-bat, he homered. He won Rookie of the Month accolades in both April and May. Was selected, as a rookie, to the All-Star Game and now you better not let anyone ever hear you compare Heyward's rookie exploits to Acuña or you will get popped in the mouth. Well, that was an abrupt reversal. This year, at the age of 28, he has five homers and zero steals while hitting .287. He's a different hitter. Brucely, until this year, he hadn't been a hitter for five years, but more of a defensive specialist. He's hitting .410 in the last week with a homer and I could see grabbing him for average and runs as he's now The J-Okay Kid. Anyway, here's some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:
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