2017 Atlanta Braves go to WAR…fWAR that is!
By Ryan Cothran
Atlanta Braves Position Players fWAR Projections
Tyler Flowers– 0.9
Anthony Recker– 0.5
Freddie Freeman– 3.7
Jace Peterson– 0.2
Sean Rodriguez– 0.4
Dansby Swanson– 1.8
Adonis Garcia– 0.9
Matt Kemp– 0.2
Ender Inciarte– 2.3
Nick Markakis– 0.6
Others- 0.3 (or less)
Atlanta Braves Rotation fWAR Projections
Julio Teheran– 2.4
Bartolo Colon– 2.2
Mike Foltynewicz-1.8
Jaime Garcia– 2.3
R.A. Dickey– 1.8
Matt Wisler– 0.9
Aaron Blair-0.2
Josh Collmenter– 0.1
Others-0.0 (or less)
Atlanta Braves Bullpen fWAR Projections:
Arodys Vizcaino– 0.9
Jim Johnson– 0.8
Mauricio Cabrera– 0.2
Ian Krol– 0.5
Chaz Roe– 0.3
Armando Rivero– 0.1
Paco Rodriguez– 0.1
Others- 0.0 (or less)
Overall: 25.9 fWAR
Ok, so Fangraphs admits that the 2017 Atlanta Braves are likely to win more games than the 2016 Atlanta Braves, roughly 7 more (75-87 record), but dang it if these fWAR projections don’t suck the life out of hope.
But I’m taking a stand here! These numbers just, well…SUCK! As stated above, I sent out a pretty bold tweet earlier, and here is said tweet.
#Braves team fWAR was 18.9 last year. They should double that in 2017, IMO.
— Ryan Cothran (@baldheaded1der) December 31, 2016
Double. That’s right. Like 2 scoops, folks. 37.8 frickin’ WAR!
Oh boy, where do I come up with these blind assumptions. Well, let me try to justify myself by showing you where these numbers come from.
Now, remember earlier that the unfriendly projections still had the 2017 team at 25.9 fWAR, therefore that means all I have to find is an extra 11.9 fWAR to justify my prediction of 37.8 fWAR.
Let’s start with position players