Talk:Jason Heyward

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Heyward's middle name is Alias, not Adenolith. (http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2010/04/20/braves-vs-phillies-feat-heyward-howard/comment-page-4/#comment-486966)129.59.185.0 (talk) 22:21, 20 April 2010 (UTC) In retrospect, maybe BAMF is actually his middle name.129.59.184.2 (talk) 06:26, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Lol, this guy is not IN THE BRAVES MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM. Why lock the page and than have incorrect information on there?--208.102.64.24 (talk) 17:55, 22 April 2010 (UTC)


 * But he was in the Braves minor league system prior to this year, so it's merely out-of-date, not an error as such.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 (talk) 02:16, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

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 unsigned comment added by 159.191.253.86 (talk) 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)

Someone with editing power needs to add a picture like so: http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/files/2010/02/jason-heyward.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ninjadomo2665 (talk • contribs) 02:32, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

Birthplace
At points, it says he was born both in Michigan and New Jersey. Who's right?  Pur ple  back pack 89    02:59, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Adenolith
His middle name isn't Adenolith, it's Alias. There's a story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about it, [http://web.archive.org/web/20100427163740/http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2010/04/20/jason-a-heyward-the-a-is-for-alias/? here]. --Coemgenus (talk) 13:23, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 December 2015
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. As of December 13th, 2015, this report has not been confirmed by the official organization​n.

Tkelly42198 (talk) 02:34, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done This content (in a different form) is already in the article. -- ferret (talk) 02:50, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

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 (talk) 15:32, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

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. &#8213; Buster7  &#9742;   16:47, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

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 (talk) 19:56, 14 November 2022 (UTC)


 * He's a free agent - https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1592239124198486017 – Muboshgu (talk) 20:35, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 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 (talk) 21:11, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

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, which Sporting News has listed as one of the worst MLB free-agent signings of all time.. I will be working on these issues and welcome others' input. MonMothma (talk) 13:46, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 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 (talk) 05:51, 25 November 2023 (UTC)