Slade Heathcott Attacks Catcher

could definantly use a few beginning boxing classes.
and that’s a pretty crappy tattoo on heathcotts arm.

What he did was pretty terrible but at least he didn’t club the catcher with the bat. We don’t know what was being said between him and the catcher but regardless, you can’t act in the manner in which he did. I think by giving him a reasonable suspension with mandatory anger management counseling, baseball and the Yankees would be doing this young man a favor by helping him conquer his personal anguish.

“Slade Heathcott attacks Catcher only after Pitcher and Catcher attempt premeditated head shot”

escobar appears to have kicked slade at least once

Totally unsubstantiated idea:

What if someone on the Greenville team read that article Friday morning and decided, “hey, let’s buzz Heathcott with a pitch in the first inning and see how healed from his past he really is”.

he pushes the catcher twice and then wraps up his legs, and thats about it. looks like the catcher was the only one who got a punch in, though it didnt look like it connected all that well. also I’m with everyone else on that tattoo.

But I have had guys that get hit that get really mad. Even if there are runners on and it’s a curveball. They just have anger issues and I could see one or two of them snapping if they had no cares in the world.

Over the past year or so, I’ve spoken to a number of contacts about Heathcott, as well as scouted him in person.

Last season, no contacts I spoke to were really on Heathcott as “a guy”. For those who aren’t very familiar with scout lingo, “a guy” is the term used for future major leaguer. This year, I’ve been told he has improved in all aspects and now looks like a big league regular at his peak.

I’ve also heard differing views about Heathcott’s makeup which have ranged from “He’s crazy” to “Don’t let the tattoos fool you, he’s a good kid.” One thing NOBODY argues is how hard Heathcott plays the game of baseball.

I’ve also heard a little about the back story and that the catcher and Heathcott had previously exchanged words. In addition, I scouted the pitcher who hit Heathcott (Celestino) and can honestly say the kid’s aim just isn’t that good.

With that said, Heathcott is the 1st round pick here. He received over 2 million dollars to represent the Yankees organization on and off the field. In this instance, Heathcott represented himself and the organization in a very poor way and torpedoed whatever trade value he has after doing so much to recover it over his first 100+ plate appearances. The kid snapped. And from somebody who has worked some in mental health, that’s a bit scary. As much as I am not a Yankees fan, a 2+ million investment should return more value.

Vazquez, Escobar, and Celestino are three guys whose careers will probably end with this fight being their claim to fame. Escobar acted especially sleezy, but the kid signed for less than a few thousand and might find himself back in the DSL, or exiled from the org. altogether. The Red Sox have very little invested there so oh well. Cut losses and move onto the next guy.

That’s the difference in a nutshell. Whether fair or not, Heathcott IS held to a higher standard because he received the big bonus. With that kind of money comes responsibility.