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Posted 03-04-2010 at 07:21 PM by Dreamscape (Raw Numbers)
On the right side of the infield, the Atlanta Braves certainly have some question marks, but a lot of potential positives. You may notice that kind of thing is pretty uniform with this team.
With just fourteen games played last year, Troy Glaus will be trusted to provide some semblance of right-handed power in a lineup almost completely void of it. Glaus, formally of the Angels, Diamondbacks, Blue Jays, and the Cardinals, brings 304 career homeruns to the lineup, but also questions...
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Tags adrian gonzalez, atlanta braves, brian mccann, chipper jones, closer, derek lowe, frank wren, jason heyward, javier vazquez, juan cruz, kelly johnson, kris medlen, martin prado, mike gonzalez, offense, offseason, peter moylan, reliever, ryan church, tim hudson, tommy hanson, xavier nady, yunel escobar
Ok...so last week I discussed what I would do if I were in Frank Wren's shoes as General Manager of the Atlanta Braves. Again, this is not what should be done, but rather what I would personally try to do based on what I have observed thus far into the young (and somewhat premature) off-season.
In part 1, I discussed the starting rotation and came to the conclusion rather easily that Javier Vazquez is my easiest sell in regards to a trade this winter and that if Hudson is willing...
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Tags adam laroche, atlanta braves, brandon jones, brian mccann, brooks conrad, chipper jones, david ross, free agent, kelly johnson, martin prado, matt diaz, nate mclouth, non-tender, omar infante, ryan church, trades, yunel escobar
Two nights ago I posted the first part of my GM Hot Seat series and we discussed the starting pitching situation that Frank Wren has been presented with heading into the off-season. In part two, we'll move on to the offense....which was, at times, quite offensive to the Braves fan base around the world.
In a quick review, these write ups are not about what should be done this off-season, rather they are about what I have personally observed and feel I would attempt to do if I were...
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