#2 Justin Upton in 2014
Justin Upton was not on the Atlanta Braves for very long, two years in fact, but he made his presence known in the short time he was around.
The better of the two years for Upton on the Braves was no doubt 2014. At the end of the year, he collected not only a Silver slugger but was able to get some MVP votes as well.
With numbers like the following, it’s easy to see why as well.
- 29 Home runs
- 102 Runs batted in
- 34 doubles
Strangely, to me the most interesting stat of them all though is the fact he was only intentionally walked once throughout the entire season.
Unlike his brother, Justin Upton was a force on the Braves team and was a power threat that looked nice in the middle of the lineup.
Unfortunately, he was a part of the rebuild and he was the centerpiece in one of those trades. Looking back though, not all was lost since that is the trade that landed us Max Fried.
Upton has bounced around since his time in Atlanta including stints with the Padres, Tigers, and currently he is on the Angels where injuries have hampered his ability over the last few seasons.
Again, while his time with the Braves was limited to just two seasons, he did a lot in that short amount of time.