Mike Hampton....think he'll bounce back with the Braves or not?

Hampton is a great competitor and probably the best athlete that's a pitcher. His hitting and fielding will be good as usual. With Colorado he lost something, either physical or mental. If it was strictly mental, he'll come back and win 15-20 games, if it was physical, he won't be a quality pitcher until they determine what's wrong.

 

With the great pitching around him, and the fantastic Braves pitching coaching, Hampton will return to some sort of dominance. Probably not a 20+ game winner, but I'd say 17 games or so. 17-8 record would be pretty solid.

 

I think he will be closer to .500 this season, but that will be because he will get off to a slow start. He will close out the season strong and be a quality rotation guy for the Braves for the rest of that contract.

 

He'll be back. Atlanta always signs has-beens and injects some life into them...

 

I agree. Being around Maddux and Smoltz will rub off on him and he will be the Mike Hampton of old

 

I could pitch in that park and get around a 4.00 ERA. It is HUGE!

However, Hampton won't regain the form he had in 1999... but he will rebound just like Kile did.

 

hampton's washed-up

 

I dunno if he's washed up. He could very well bounce back. Especially with the Braves pitching coaches...

I know the Astros could use him...

 

I think the Astros could use the Brave's pitching coaches.