Jordan Schafer excited to be part of Atlanta Braves - MLB Update
Centre fielder, Jordan Schafer is extremely pleased with the fact that Atlanta Braves have acquired him after he was put on waiver by Houston Astros.
He is enthusiastic to play for the club which makes inroads to the playoffs consistently.
Schafer is conscious of why he was unloaded by the Astros from their roster. He realises that he failed to produce runs and contribute much for the team offensively in 2012 regular season.
While commenting on his dismal shows, he has stated that he needs to work on his attitude toward the game.
He is of the opinion that he struggled mainly due to his inability to keep himself mentally strong. Schafer plans to work out issues in the offseason keeping this in mind and make sure he improves drastically next year.
The primary motivating factor in his acquisition by the Braves is the fact that their regular centre fielder namely Michael Bourn has become a free agent. They are unsure whether they can keep Bourn in the club by offering him a kind of deal that he fancies
in the free agent market or not.
Expressing his jubilance after being obtained by the Braves, Schafer explained that it will be an honour to be playing for the team that experiences the post-season regularly.
"They were a playoff team last year and obviously the whole goal of playing 162 games is to make the playoffs and to try to win a World Series," he said. "So I'm super excited about going back and joining a playoff team there, and I'm just going to go there
to try to do the little things to help them win."
The Braves need reliable outfielders at the moment. In case they are unable to retain Bourn, they will be facing an unpleasant dilemma.
They will be revisiting the choices and ascertaining that they account for all the possible issues that can hamper their progress next year while making decisions.
Schafer will be feeling lucky as he gets another opportunity to prove his mettle at the Major League level.
He will be looking to prepare rigorously in Spring Training and become one of the leading performers for the club in the upcoming season.
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