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2010 Preview: Behind the Plate

Posted 01-27-2010 at 11:08 AM by Dreamscape (Raw Numbers)

As I have already covered the starters and relievers, it is time to head behind the plate for a quick little column. The Braves are blessed to have one of the best catching situations in baseball. Though, their reliance on their starting catcher has the chance to quickly blow up the season considering the injury rate of playing that position.

Brian McCann has played just four full seasons. Are you as surprised as I am to sit down and consider that? It seems like McCann has been...
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2010 Preview: The Bullpen

Posted 01-22-2010 at 08:25 PM by Dreamscape (Raw Numbers)

Unlike the starting rotation, which brings back an entire staff, the bullpen was a place of great changes this offseason. Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez, a combined 157 games and 37 saves, will be wearing new uniforms entering next year. Considering Bobby Cox’s nature of basically using four relievers last year, their important shoes must be filled.

A pair of Boston Red Sox imports will be trusted with the bulk of that task. Billy Wagner and Takashi Saito were signed earlier...
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