Atlanta Braves: Return to Glory?

Back to the Atlanta Glory to the brave?
At least say it is good for Atlanta was a very tumultuous offseason. About 2007 NL Cy Young winner Jake Peavy for a company to see which would be reduced. And lose AJ Burnett to the Yankees, Rafael Furcal of the Dodgers to Atlanta after a deal was agreed, and thought that the Seattle Mariners for Ken Griffey Jr.. back. Away like that after seeing the big names, do you think will be a bad offseason was good, but it is not. The club was in the offseason that injuries have decimated their starting rotation last season, correct, John Smoltz, Tim Hudson and Tom Glavine as the people trying to lose. Has he Javier Vazquez, who since 2000 at least 198 innings each season and recorded a lot of strike outs for the content of the collection is a solid starter for the company. In addition, the team with more stability in the rotation free agent starter Derek Lowe signed. Lowe, that since 2002 fewer than 182 innings this year he was converted to a starter to a closer in comparison to the permanent collection and not an eater. Rotation for this addition is a Japanese import and Kenshin Kawakami, who in the Japanese League MVP 2004 Cy Young Award this year for their équivalents received. Completion of the rotation jair Jurrjens his rookie season to 13-10, it seems, good old Tom Glavine and 5 in the ninth place. Tim Hudson back soon experienced the club in August, with the young phenomenon Tommy Hanson, the team that you think what they should say something about Jake Peavy, refused to Tommy John surgery comes from hope of your future. The bullpen, a solid, but there is a hole. Closer Mike Gonzalez to play for the braves death figures are a good option. That almost all of the 2007 season, remember the 2008 season but in the middle of the 16 in 2006 and notched 14 in the 24-24 Pirates after being rescued from the can. Rafael Soriano in the line setup man for the job in 2008 by some nagging injuries seem to happen after the war, he and a 3.00 era against, 186 Batting average with a setup man as a good campaign in 2007. Australian Peter Moylan in 2008 after pitching just 5.2 innings, but he returns, and if he feels healthy in 2007, when a great season for a 1.80 ERA in 90 relief innings was better I think. Filling out your bullpen Manny Acosta, Lefty Boone Logan, Blaine Boyer and a few people like going by the name looks like. Lineup for now, and you can not help but think about Chipper Jones when you hear the Atlanta Braves. Jones, 22 Homer, he hit a 364 Batting average with a major in leadership comes from a great season and knocked in 75 and again the brave Batting .. 3 chipper is one thing about the 150 games to play and not go, but on the 125-130 that you can calculate. Brian McCann is one of the best catchers in The Game, if not support beams on the best and you Homer 20-25 in the middle of the order of the calculation can a man walk in and knock 90-100. Jeff Ouer Franc comes from a terrible time, but he more than 100 RBI with a record of production, both in 2006 and 2007, look for him this year and is the old form of production to return to rebound. For this veteran team to play left field Batting, 280 and about 15 home runs and 75 RBI is going to kill is enabled and Garrett Anderson is a free agent addition. The rest of the lineup that Casey Kotchman, Kelly Johnson, Yunel Escobar, Jordan Schafer and Josh Anderson and the like, which suffer from center field instead names household full of people. In general, and certainly the courage on the field last season was the 72-90 team will be a better team. The starting rotation, a solid stability in the bullpen and a lineup of all 280 and above the average for the neighborhood of the border was filled with people affected. Future Hall of Famer Bobby Cox managed the team can certainly be done in the thick of things in September.