Atlanta Braves (72-90)
Runs scored rank: 7th
Runs allowed rank: 19th
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Overall Batting:
Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS
R. Attaway SS 157 610 191 35 7 27 111 117 79 155 .313 .394 .526 8 10
J. Campos LF 158 609 170 34 3 38 132 113 69 113 .279 .351 .532 6 1
J. Ishmael 1B 156 594 141 18 10 45 121 96 59 145 .237 .306 .529 9 12
R. Stair 3B 152 552 151 46 3 22 82 90 54 84 .274 .338 .487 6 2
F. Trujillo RF 149 542 155 21 0 20 90 86 89 63 .286 .392 .435 0 0
E. Claflin CF 149 504 117 20 3 15 58 81 50 148 .232 .305 .373 26 4
B. Baker C 131 482 158 27 1 16 72 83 56 61 .328 .408 .488 2 0
W. Koeller 2B 130 465 133 22 0 7 61 56 36 44 .286 .335 .378 2 1
A. Mcgarity CF 110 407 122 17 2 4 43 63 29 79 .300 .349 .381 28 11
A. Francis 3B 90 273 66 22 4 13 44 41 24 63 .242 .299 .495 1 2
R. Turner CF 87 239 71 14 3 6 33 57 19 30 .297 .346 .456 9 9
R. Butler C 44 141 43 10 4 3 25 22 5 39 .305 .338 .496 6 2
B. Cano 2B 50 92 25 4 0 1 10 15 2 3 .272 .284 .348 1 1
T. Hill LF 32 62 29 4 2 1 16 11 3 4 .468 .492 .645 0 0
S. Dediego 2B 25 53 12 3 0 1 7 9 5 13 .226 .288 .340 8 2
J. Kramer C 10 36 9 1 0 0 4 5 2 11 .250 .289 .278 1 2
C. Gray RF 21 33 7 3 0 1 5 3 2 2 .212 .257 .394 0 0
T. Toyotomi SS 13 19 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 4 .105 .190 .368 0 0
S. Porter 3B 11 17 5 1 0 2 6 2 0 6 .294 .294 .706 0 0
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Overall Pitching:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH
T. Sanchez 36 36 14 13 0 4.64 252.0 276 145 130 88 191 5 0
A. Barnes 35 35 16 14 0 5.10 236.1 232 153 134 86 211 13 1
T. Testa 34 34 12 13 0 6.62 213.1 213 161 157 142 151 0 0
K. Morgan 20 20 4 11 0 6.75 113.1 159 90 85 44 54 5 1
A. Vivar 64 0 4 5 13 4.19 96.2 89 46 45 53 90 0 0
J. Patrick 21 16 4 6 0 6.20 94.1 102 67 65 68 69 1 1
J. Sebastian 58 0 4 5 1 7.91 85.1 91 80 75 79 74 0 0
P. Orr 55 0 3 3 3 5.42 84.2 101 59 51 36 58 0 0
D. Rank 60 0 5 3 1 6.82 67.1 95 54 51 47 52 0 0
R. Torre 50 0 2 6 7 4.34 66.1 78 39 32 30 64 0 0
A. Hall 12 8 1 3 0 7.52 46.2 62 40 39 43 15 0 0
J. Smith 11 8 2 5 0 9.95 44.1 77 51 49 16 21 0 0
M. Pierce 14 0 0 1 0 8.57 21.0 31 22 20 19 10 0 0
M. Morales 5 5 1 2 0 8.66 17.2 31 17 17 14 11 1 0
Thoughts:
Much like Nashville, the Braves had a capable offense hindered by a putrid pitching staff. For Atlanta, the 90 losses marked the fifth straight losing season, and the 15th straight non-playoff season.
The Good:
Roger Attaway enjoyed his fifth straight season with an OPS above .900, and the not-yet-30-year-old shortstop is only 6 homeruns away from 400. Catcher
Bill Baker broke out in his second year as a starter, although he did suffer a broken wrist near the end of the season which may have an impact on his hitting.
Joey Campos delivered his ninth straight season with at least 30 homeruns.
Joseph Ishmael remained productive despite his low average and poor plate discipline.
Flavio Trujillo and
Raymond Stair both had fine seasons, as well.
Thomas Sanchez may never reach his full potential, but he has at least established himself as an above average starter who will throw plenty of innings. It's hard to call it a
good performance, but 36 year old
Andrew Barnes had his best season since 2080. He snapped a streak of 3 straight years with a 6+ ERA, set a career high in complete games, and had his lowest walk total in a full season as a starter.
Abel Vivar and
Roman Torre were competent, though nothing special, out of the bullpen.
The Bad:
Elmer Claflin is really not an every day player. His power is modest, his plate discipline mediocre(at best), and his fielding is only average. Atlanta would do well to find an upgrade. With over 2600 hits, 400 homeruns, 1500 RBI, 1500 runs scored, 1100 walks, a .319 average, a .934 OPS, 8 All Star appearances, and the 2073 NL Silver Slugger Award,
Wayne Koeller is a strong candidate for the Hall of Fame. At 37 years of age, however, he is also washed up, and probably should not have been playing on a daily basis.
Arnold McGarity is a talented late-bloomer, but he stills needs to refine some of his skills, especially his patience at the plate.
Tony Testa has a decent amount of talent, but in five years as a full time starter, he's had an ERA under 5.00 twice, and above 6.00 twice. The 6.00+ seasons have been the last two. Most concerning is that his already poor walk rate got worse this season, while his mediocre strikeout rate did, as well.
Keith Morgan has no business being in a big league rotation. Once a pretty good pitcher, the 38 year old
Jack Patrick has had a long and painful decline phase. His last good season came in 2079, yet Atlanta has continued to run him out there year after year. Outside of
Vivar and
Torre, the bullpen was simply dreadful.
Jeremy Sebastien was particularly bad, given how many innings he tossed.
Outlook:
On the one hand, Atlanta seems like it might be only a few pieces away from contention. A good starting pitcher or two, plus a couple of decent relievers, and this team could be dangerous. On the other hand, both
Thomas Sanchez and
Joseph Ishmael may leave as free agents, and that could change the dynamics of this team considerably. Furthermore, Atlanta has traditionally been a high payroll team, but an apathetic fan base caused by years of losing has resulted in a severe drop in revenue. With a lot of money tied up in some mediocre players, the Braves may be in for some more tough years unless they can manage their resources better.