Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies: Five Players to Watch

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MIAMI, FL – OCTOBER 01: Kurt Suzuki #24 of the Atlanta Braves is congratulated after hitting a home run in the during a game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on October 1, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

Kurt Suzuki, C, Braves

The Braves started off the year losing Tyler Flowers to the DL, making Suzuki the go to option as the backstop. However, after getting struck in the hand with an inside fastball, Kurt has been nursing a sore throwing hand.

Tests came back negative for any severe damage so he was able to avoid a DL stint and has been available in an emergency capacity since.

#Braves plan to have Suzuki catch today and Sunday (weather permitting), and catch about four out of five games while Flowers is on DL.
— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) April 6, 2018

This series will be the first true test for how his hand feels. Hopefully Kurt can hit the reset button and get back to where he left off last year where he hit 19 HR and had a slash line of .283/.351/.536/.887.

Charlie Blackmon, CF, Rockies

Blackmon comes into this series having recently signed a 6 year, $108M extension with Colorado. This deal will pay him through his age 37 season, which is huge considering how the free agent market went this past off-season.

He’s also carrying a hot bat hitting .345 with 4 HR and 6 RBI in the last seven games.

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