![]() BRAVES SCHEDULE:Įvery team will play 60 games. What can be definitively said is this: the 2020 season will be interesting. Even the Marlins could surprise some people. ![]() That’s even more true in the highly competitive NL East, where the defending champion Nationals, Mets, and Phillies are all expected to be competitive. In such a short season where variance will have much more of an impact than usual, it’s tough to definitively declare favorites. He’ll be backed by Shane Greene and Will Smith while Chris Martin, Luke Jackson, Darren O’Day, and Grant Dayton help bridge the gap to the eighth and ninth innings. Melancon is entering his 12th season and will get the first crack at regular save opportunities. It lacks the star power that other contenders have, but the Braves hope their experience will more than make up for it. The back of the Braves’ bullpen may be the team’s biggest weakness. Hamels is currently battling a triceps injury, so his status is up in the air. 5, currently between Sean Newcomb and Josh Tomlin. The 22-year-old will lead a staff that includes veterans Mike Foltynewicz and Cole Hamels, as well as Max Fried and an as yet unknown No. Mike Soroka was quietly dominant last season, going 13-4 with a 2.68 ERA and 142 punchouts over 174 2/3 innings, finishing second in Rookie of the Year Award voting. The Braves would love it if Dansby Swanson or Austin Riley break out or Puig has a 2014-esque season as well. Ozzie Albies will be second in command, looking to build on his 2019 in which he racked up 43 doubles, 24 homers, and 15 stolen bases. And that might be what the Braves need him to do. He is only 22 years old but has already proven himself capable of carrying a team on his back. He followed up his Rookie of the Year campaign in 2018 by smacking 41 homers and stealing an NL-best 37 bases last season, finishing fifth in NL MVP Award balloting. The Braves’ offense will be reliant first and foremost on center fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. The Braves replaced Markakis on Tuesday by signing free agent outfielder Yasiel Puig. First baseman Freddie Freeman is also a question mark as he battled COVID-19 and it was a harrowing experience, enough to influence Markakis to sit out the season. Markakis elected not to play while Donaldson signed with the Twins in free agency. With the exception of outfielder Nick Markakis and third baseman Josh Donaldson, the Braves are bringing back largely the same roster that won 97 games and the NL East title last season. For now, though, here are who we expect to be on the Braves roster to begin the season: Catchers: In light of that, there is a great degree of latitude for which specific players will break summer camp. Teams will be permitted to add a 27th player for doubleheaders. ![]() Two weeks later, rosters must be reduced to 28 and then, two weeks after that, they must be reduced to 26. When the season opens on July 23-24, teams can sport rosters of up to 30 players, with a minimum of 25. First up: The Atlanta Braves roster and schedule: BRAVES ROSTER (projected) Between now and the start of the season, we’ll be giving quick capsule previews of each team, reminding you of where things stood back in Spring Training and where they stand now as we embark on what is sure to be the strangest season in baseball history. While there have been ideas for Atlanta concerning Tyler O’Neill, Dylan Carlson, Jack Flaherty and a variety of others (all of which could make sense in the right deal, to be sure) there’s one reclamation project that was mentioned as potentially being on the block by MLB insider Bob Nightengale of US Today that could be highly intriguing to Atlanta: Jordan Hicks.The 2020 season is now a 60-game dash, starting on July 23 and ending, hopefully, with a full-size postseason in October. No, this isn’t a contender-to-contender trade - it’s the Cardinals bottoming out and selling off pieces they’re willing to part with in order to get younger and reshape the future of the roster. Louis Cardinals might be one of the best teams for Alex Anthopoulos to work with in order to help the Braves fill their biggest needs. And though no one would’ve predicted the scenario unfolding coming into the year, the St. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) Braves Rumors: Jordan Hicks trade with Cardinals is a worthwhile gambleĪs trade season begins to heat up, every Atlanta Braves fan is ready to see some action and new faces coming to Cobb County.
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