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Which Atlanta Braves young players should you keep an eye out for in 2018?

By Dalton Skaggs

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 22: Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves knocks in a run with a first inning single against the Philadelphia Phillies at SunTrust Park on September 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 22: Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves knocks in a run with a first inning single against the Philadelphia Phillies at SunTrust Park on September 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 21: Second baseman Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves runs past second base in the fourth inning during the game against the Washington Nationals at SunTrust Park on September 21, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 21: Second baseman Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves runs past second base in the fourth inning during the game against the Washington Nationals at SunTrust Park on September 21, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /

Ozzie Albies

Albies came up on August 1, 2017, and did a number of great things in his 2 months of service. He went into a slump shortly after his call up to the majors, but he got out of it in a hurry, and stayed out of it.

After his first 15 games, Albies had 10 hits in 57 plate appearances, 4 XBH’s and 6 RBI’s with 2 BB’s, 8 K’s, and a slash line of .192/.246/.365/.611.

After Albies finishing the month of August, though, he significantly bumped his stats up:  28 games with 28 hits in 101 AB’s with 11 XBH’s ,12 RBI’s, 8 BB’s, 18 K’s, and a slash line of .277/.333/.465/.799.

Albies finished the 2017 season in 57 games with 322 PA’s, 20 XBH’s, 28 RBI’s, 81 hits and 45 runs, 21 BB’s, 36 K’s, 8 SB’s and a slash line of .286/.357/.465/.822.

As long as Albies stays healthy in 2018, I expect him to have a breakout year.

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