Category: 400 Not Greatest Atlanta Braves

As far as we can tell, Adam LaRoche appears to have retired, amid circumstances in which no one appears to have covered himself in glory. Basically, as far as we can tell: LaRoche likes bringing his son in the clubhouse all the...

There were several also-rans besides Francoeur . Most of these guys likely would have made the list if Mac’s list had been static, as they’re better Braves than the guys who were Nos. 40-44 in the Original List. But with the...

Jeff Francoeur RH Hitting, RH Throwing Outfielder Braves Seasons: 2005-2009 .266/.308/.424, 78 HR, 359 RBI, 310 RS, 89 OPS+ Okay — I wrote this sucker up, might as well put it up. As I said, in a 2007 update to the 44, Mac...

Bledsoe: Righthanded Hitting, Righthanded Throwing Sibling Seasons with Braves: 1962-71 Career Stats with Braves: .229/.292/.327, 13 HR, 94 RBI, 102 RS For the last selection of the Left Behind 18 Squad: Tommy is second on the...

Righthanded Hitting, Righthanded Throwing C Seasons with Braves: 1978-89 Career Stats with Braves: .242/.320/.299, 18 HR, 260 RBI, 214 RS Eggs, a fine defensive catcher with a banjo bat, makes the Left Behind Squad on his glove....

LEFT BEHIND NO. 15 Rule 5 Pickup: The Left Behinders made a serious drafting mistake. I neglected to grab Pat Jarvis last week when Mac ejected him from the Elect on his miscount. Pat should have been instantly put on the Left...

Righthanded Hitting, Righthanded Throwing SS Seasons with Braves: 1980-87 Career Stats with Braves: .263/.298/.345, 37 HR, 301 RBI, 387 RS, 93 SBs He’s 18th in total bases, 12th in SBs, 16th in 2Bs, 22d in RBI, 19th in runs...

Bledsoe: Lefthanded Relief Pitcher Seasons with Braves: 1989-95 Career Stats with Braves: 18-21, ERA 4.01, 289.7 IP, 55 SV, 223 SO Mike Stanton was a hardthrowing lefthanded minor league centerfielder whom the Braves took a look...

Bledsoe: Righthanded Reliever Seasons with Braves: 1997-2002 Career Stats with Braves: 12-12, ERA 3.04, 266.7 IP, 44 SV, 256 SO Kerry Ligtenberg had the best sideburns of any reliever since the 70s’ Oakland Athletics. He also...

Lefthanded Reliever Seasons with Braves: 1983-85 Career Stats with Braves: 7-5, ERA 2.23, 165.3 IP, 16 SV Okay, this is starting to get ugly. As Mac’s players rise to quasi-Hall of Fame level, mine are sinking to, well, Terry...

Bledsoe: Righthanded Hitting, Righthanded Throwing C/1B/3B Seasons with Braves: 1970-72, 1975-76 Career Stats with Braves: .251/.321/.437, 81 HR, 255 RBI, 200 RS Earl Williams won Rookie of the Year for the Braves in 1971 by...

Bledsoe: Lefthanded Reliever Seasons with Braves: 1998-2001 Career Stats with Braves: 8-12, IP 195.3, ERA 2.63, 83 SV, 259 SO This is an omission, I presume, due to Mac’s distaste for this particular player. I think he makes...

Lefthanded Hitting, Lefthanded Throwing Outfielder/1B Seasons with Braves: 1967-75, 1979-81 Career Stats with Braves: 250/.321/.371, 74 HR, 365 RBI, 355 RS Michael Ken-Wai Lum simply HAS to be on the 44, if only as a nod to his...

Bledsoe: Righthanded Starting Pitcher Braves Seasons: 1982-85 Braves Career Stats: 34-33, 601.6 IP, 3.91 ERA At No. 6, the Left Behinders select Otis Nixon. See Sam’s fine writeup, below. Otis was absolutely a key cog in those...

Bledsoe: Righthanded Reliever Seasons with Braves:1993-96, 2000 Career Stats with Braves:18-14, 44 SV, 334 IP, 2.96 ERA, 1.21 WHIP Greg’s omission from the Immortals is, I think, due to the short shrift middle relievers get...

Bledsoe again… Righthanded hitting, Righthanded Throwing Outfielder Seasons with Braves 1999-2001, 2005-6 Career Stats with Braves: .274/.331/.442, 71 HR, 323 RBI, 289 RS Mac says that Jordan was one of his last cuts. That...

Bledsoe again… Righthanded Pitcher Seasons with Braves: 1965-69 Career Stats with Braves: 45-34, 769 IP, 3.22 ERA, .570 WP, 1.17 WHIP A journeyman pitcher with excellent control, Ken Johnson was one of the Braves’...