Atlanta Braves Pre-Spring Training Roster Predictions, Part 3

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For the first time since 1991, we as Atlanta Braves fans…

…sincerely have to debate those scenarios. We all know the spin. The front office is informing the fans that, even though 3 of the 4 best hitters on the team were traded this offseason from an offense that was already putrid, that it’s all ok, the Braves will be competitive. Not many would have guessed that last year’s team, who was essentially the carbon copy of 2013’s team that finished 4th in the league in offense, would have went on a power hiatus, and finish nearly dead last in offense.

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Who knows? Maybe this team, who’s success will depend on the sum of its parts rather than individuals, can find some sort of internal bond knowing that it’s going to take 25 men’s efforts every night in order to pull off a W.

Or not. Maybe the team will be truly as bad as almost every single media outlet is predicting… a 65-75 win team. No matter the belief, whether you’re an eternal optimist or pessimist, the way the roster will be constructed come April will be the real indication as to which path the front office will choose to take the 2015 Braves.

In my opinion, there’s a happy medium that the front office can take the Braves. A way where the Braves can take on quite a large group of veterans, but also let some of the young, homegrown talent show either they have what it takes to be competitive Major Leaguers, or that the Show is just not suited for them. This is the 3rd and final part of the Roster Predictions. It’s a selfish roster. A personal roster. The roster that I’d like to see. Balanced. Veterans. Young Bloods. A mix of smart and risky. My…

Closure.

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