Bourn Again

The Braves nabbed a speedy baserunner and smooth fielder when they traded Jordan Schafer and three minor leaguers to the Astros for Michael Bourn. Bourn is having a career year, hitting .303 for a bad team. He's stolen 39 bases in 46 attempts, the kind of numbers Braves haven't seen in a long time. Bourn can play defense and throws well enough.
There are a lot of reasons to be optimistic that he can give the Braves a major boost, but I'd feel better if he were a more pateint hitter and drew more walks. His OBP of .363 is OK by today's standards, but nothing special. If he had the eye to match his feet, that OBP wouldbe more like .400.
He will make about $4 a year this season and hits his first arbitration season in 2012. The year after will likely end in free agency and with Scott Boras for an agent it's hard to see him sticking in Atlanta unless he really stands out.
I would have preferred a big thumper but if Heyward can pull his act together and everyone stay healty for the stretch run, this should be a pretty scary offensive collection.