The Atlanta Braves (thread 1)

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TennNC said:
On paper, one wouldn't think that lineup could beat a playoff caliber team, let alone by a fairly comfortable 3-run margin.

Once Prado is back, and assuming nobody else goes on the DL, what would your starting lineup be?

Here's mine:

1B or 2B - Infante
1B or 2B - Prado
3B - Chipper (so frustrating, but we need him)
RF - Heyward
C - McCann
LF - Diaz
CF - Cabrera
SS - Gonzalez
P - Hudson, Jurrjens, Hanson, Lowe

I just think we need Omar's bat in the lineup every day, and if it means trying him at first, or moving Prado to first, then do it.
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Prado 2B
Infante CF
Heyward RF
McCann C
Chipper 3B
Gonzalez SS
Freeman 1B
Idiot of the day LF
Pitcher
 
#10,285
#10,285
I can be a stathead sometimes, but i don't need to look at fielding stats to know that Escobar made one head-up-his-ass play a week. I watch the games.

Gonzalez has been a huge upgrade over what they were getting at the shortstop position at the time of the trade.
 
#10,286
#10,286
Does not covering second base when you don't have anything else to do qualify as a "head-up-his-ass" type of a play?
 
#10,287
#10,287
Sure it does. In fact, I seem to remember Escobar making those exact same sorts of plays often enough that he got yanked occasionally. Gonzalez hasn't been great in the field, as expected, but I will certainly take what he's been giving the Braves with the bat over the .230-no-power-hitting clubhouse cancer that was Escobar.
 
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Despite the disappointing result last night, I thought Minor looked very solid. He was blooped to death in the 3rd, but you can't really do anything about that. 5:1 K:BB ratio looks good. He was aggressive in the zone with the fastball, especially early in the counts.

He's well on his way to proving the draft-day doubters wrong, and it looks like he has a great chance to develop into a solid #2.
 
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I was hoping the Braves pulled it out last night for Mikie Minor. A good number of people I know here in Martin went to Forrest High School with him and say he's a good guy all around
 
#10,298
#10,298
Boy that was a tough thing to see. Of all the cheap little injuries he has had the last few years I believe this one could be the real deal. Sure looked like he was in some acl , pcl pain there God I hope not. He has been very hot of late like I haven't seen in years slugging wise. Hope the best for him. On a side note JJ sure is dealing.
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