7 Reasons to be Optimistic for Atlanta Braves in 2016

By Alan Carpenter | Feb 29, 2016

Jun 21, 2014; Washington, DC, USA; General view of the scoreboard after the game between the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park. The Nationals won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 4, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Jeff Francoeur (3) prepares to throw his jersey into the crowd after defeating the Miami Marlins in the final game of the season at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies defeated the Marlins, 7-2. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 4, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Jeff Francoeur (3) prepares to throw his jersey into the crowd after defeating the Miami Marlins in the final game of the season at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies defeated the Marlins, 7-2. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Happy to Be Here

Though he returns with no guarantees, Francoeur is just happy to return home with a more relaxed approach https://t.co/5qhs9TUTFi #Braves
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) February 24, 2016

This seems to be true with more than just Marietta native Frenchy:

More from Tomahawk Take

Former Georgia player and Atlanta native Gordon Beckham is ‘home’ again.
Roswell’s Tyler Flowers is back, too.
Ender Inciarte grew up a Braves’ fan and is coming to a place that he visited with his (now passed) father before his professional days began – and Eddie Perez is from his home town in Venezuela.
Dansby Swanson, born in Kennesaw, will soon be playing for his own home team
Erick Aybar is pleased to be in Orlando – noting that Atlanta and Orlando are much closer for his family than Arizona and Los Angeles.

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