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But he was in the Braves minor league system prior to this year, so it's merely out-of-date, not an error as such. I've updated it. Established editors can still edit the article, and this is heo a semi-protection work - you point out what needs to be changed, and we fix it. If ou register, you should be able to eidt the article in within a week or so. -
BilCat (
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02:16, 23 April 2010 (UTC)reply
Jason Heyward.
WHat's Up with this guy? He must be somekind of rodot. how long has this guy palyed and he already has hit 8 home runs!!!! THis guy is going to be the next big thing in baseball. I'm gald that he's on the Bravess... —Preceding
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159.191.253.86 (
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20:45, 5 May 2010 (UTC) . -- This is a discussion page on improving the article, NOT your personal blog! Soxrox 22:33, 3 July 2010 (UTC)reply
Looking at the GA Toolbox, Checklinks shows some problems with dead external links and at least one link (AJC) that doesn't end up at the article.
I searched for some dead links, but so far have not found any. Is checklinks a tool I can use? I searched for it also, and the GA toolbox, but did not see those, either.
Elcid.ruderico (
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18:25, 7 June 2015 (UTC)reply
I'm a little concerned about
original research or assertions that are inconsistent with the cited sources. Before we begin a section-by-section review of the writing, can we ensure that all of the cited facts are really supported by the sources? Here are some examples:
In the early life section, there is confusion about the youth sports he played. The article says he was good at every sport he tried, but the point of the source was that he only liked baseball. The article later says that he continued to play basketball in high school; the source says he briefly played basketball but that he played only baseball in high school.
Same section, the source doesn't support that he came back from the DL with a visibly altered swing; it posits that he might have lost some power to drive the bat through the swing.
In the skills profile, second paragraph, the source only supports comparisons to Aaron and Pujols, not any of the other players or additional commentary.
The other three players are sourced earlier in the article, so there I referenced The New Yorker source from the Early life and amatuer career section. I left in the assertion about the subject's similarities of attributes, including size, build, and athleticism, because, as far as I can tell, the source thus demonstrates.
Elcid.ruderico (
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17:59, 7 June 2015 (UTC)reply
Since the review began, an editor changed his middle name to Alias and added a note that Adenolith was just a rumor. I notice that BR and MLB.com now reflect a middle name of Alias. We probably just need to remove the SB Nation ref after the name. SB Nation is sometimes seen as a questionable source anyway.
I would take out the stuff about his father and having fun. There's no way to really know how the kids "always" answered and it's just not encyclopedic. You can substitute a sentence about Heyward identifying his father as an influence on his youth baseball involvement (or something like that).
Thank you for addressing these points. In the GA Toolbox on this review page, the link to Checklinks is actually titled "External Links". It is near the upper right corner of this review page. It will show you a list of all of your external links in the article, several of which are highlighted in red right now, indicating that the URLs have changed or are dead.
EricEnfermero (
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01:39, 17 June 2015 (UTC)reply
20 – Title:Top 100 Prospects: No. 1−20 – Publisher: Baseball America — This link is still good. However, the site takes a while to access, so the link finder shows an error.
22 – Jason Heyward, of – Publisher: Baseball America — Same as #20. Same domain.
41 – The Hall of Very Good — Swapped out for an MLB.com article.
Minor leagues (cont'd)
There are some problems with
MOS:ACRO involving switching back and forth between the full term Baseball America and the acronym BA. Either use the full term throughout, or use Baseball America (BA) the first time and just BA every time after that. The full term might just be better since BA might also suggest batting average.
In the third paragraph of the Myrtle Beach section, it mentions lefties and righties. For encyclopedic purposes, I would stick with the formal terms like left-handed pitchers.
EricEnfermero, it's been over two more weeks; this really needs your attention now. Your review here will be three months old in another seven days; I hope you can finish before then. Thanks.
BlueMoonset (
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18:12, 10 August 2015 (UTC)reply
Atlanta Braves (cont'd)
I'm so sorry that I've lost track of this multiple times. I'm picking back up in the 2011 subsection.
"Heyward returned from the DL with possible increased difficulty to drive the ball while batting." - Unclear to me - was it possible difficulty (probably not worth mentioning) or actual difficulty?
The article does mention increased difficulty driving the ball after the shoulder injury. I don't know why I added "possible" earlier but I deleted this word.
Elcid.ruderico (
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19:09, 17 August 2015 (UTC)reply
"the Braves were all but confirmed of another playoff appearance as the NL wild card leader" - can we simplify this by saying they were leading the NL wild card race?
In the part about the broken jaw, beginning and began are awkward in the same sentence. Also consider placing the part about the two plates next to the part about surgery.
"Another factor that may have encumbered Heyward in realizing his potential as a hitter is a hole in his swing that has yet to resolve." - Try starting this sentence with "A hole in Heyward's swing may have..."
Once we get these things addressed, I may make some copyedits to optimize the phrasing and then I think we'll be able to pass this. I feel like I am already giving you enough to do, so I did not want to quibble over every tiny phrasing issue.
The entry certainly meets GA criteria now. Great work on a comprehensive entry covering a popular player. The sourcing alone required an astounding level of work to get to this point. Thanks for your work!
EricEnfermero (
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03:16, 18 August 2015 (UTC)reply
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CHICAGO CUBS (2015)
On December 11th, 2015, Heyward and the Chicago Cubs, according to multiple inside sources, reached a contract agreement for 8 years, 184 million, including an opt-out clause after three years[1]. As of December 13th, 2015, this report has not been confirmed by the official organizationn.
Tkelly42198 (
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02:34, 14 December 2015 (UTC)reply
Undue weight to minor league and prospect history in lead?
For a guy who's been a big leaguer for seven full seasons, it seems a little off to include a full paragraph about his minor-league history and prospect rankings in the lead. I think it may be an artifact of the page being created when he was still a minor leaguer. It's obviously one notable aspect of his career, but unlike, say, a
Delmon Young or a
Todd Van Poppel, Heyward isn't a former top prospect who mostly busted.
SS451 (
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15:32, 26 January 2018 (UTC)reply
Peculiar coincidence
I just noticed something odd. In 2017, Heyward went on the disabled list. Exactly one year later to the day, he again went on the disabled list. Not worthy of the article but I thought I would mention it here. ―
Buster7☎16:47, 16 July 2018 (UTC)reply
Not technically a free agent?
He was placed on unconditional release waivers today, but my understanding is that there's some period of time within which another club could theoretically claim him--although he'd have the right to reject the claim and become a free agent anyway.
That said, I am not one of those people who goes crazy about reverting contract status stuff because it's a day or two early. More curious to see if anyone knows the answer to whether his free agency formally begins now or later.
SS451 (
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19:56, 14 November 2022 (UTC)reply
That's just what I'm asking. What they did was place him on unconditional release waivers, but I believe there is some period of time during which he could hypothetically be claimed by another club off those waivers. I don't know what that time period is, and I also don't know if it actually constrains Heyward from signing with a different team in the meantime, since he would have the right to reject any waiver claim.
SS451 (
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21:11, 14 November 2022 (UTC)reply
Concerns
For an article that is listed as a good article, this one needs a lot of work. It is too long and overly detailed in some places, but is lacking key information at the same time. On the one hand, there are 10 paragraphs on Heyward's minor league career, and there is some statistical minutiae in the article. On the other, there is very little information about the most recent years of Heyward's career, and the article makes no mention of one of the things for which Heyward is most notable: His Cubs franchise record-setting eight-year, $184 million contract,
[1] which Sporting News has listed as one of the worst MLB free-agent signings of all time.
[2]. I will be working on these issues and welcome others' input.
MonMothma (
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13:46, 10 November 2023 (UTC)reply
I have cleaned up and condensed the article, adding some new information on the later years of Heyward's career. The article is much improved. It could use a bit more information on Heyward's final years in Chicago. Otherwise, it's in pretty good shape. I still wouldn't give it good article status, however.
MonMothma (
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05:51, 25 November 2023 (UTC)reply