Month: January 2005

Not many, barring injury. (With the Jordan signing and Langerhans and Betemit out of options, the Braves’ 13-man position roster is basically set, at least until Jordan’s legs fall off or Mondesi decides to join the French Foreign Legion or … Finish Reading

Green’s Major League career depends upon his ability to play shortstop, because he doesn’t have the bat for any other position. He was hitting .377 in Richmond, and immediately after his callup, it looked like he might hit on the … Finish Reading

You know, as I look deeper, Betemit still looks like a pretty good prospect. The first thing to remember is that Betemit is actually sixteen months younger than his listed age; the Braves signed him at fifteen. Those numbers look … Finish Reading

Regressed slightly as a hitter from his 2003 campaign, but within random variation. Furcal missed 19 games, mostly with early season injuries, causing his at-bats to drop by 101, but hit only one fewer homer and drew only two fewer … Finish Reading

The Braves didn’t want to shift Chipper to third base, where he’d block Andy Marte, but really had no choice. He couldn’t stay in the lineup in left field, and Mark DeRosa was killing the team with horrible all-around play. … Finish Reading

My favorite player, probably the Braves’ best player unless Chipper’s power rebounds in a big way. Made the All-Star team in 2003, was on the verge of getting voted in last year when he collided with Andruw and hurt his … Finish Reading

Presumably going to continue platooning with LaRoche; the latter doesn’t really need to be platooned, but he’s got a good partner anyway. Julio is actually one of the most consistent players on the team, despite his age. He had a … Finish Reading