Before I get to the actual list, I must say when I posted this on FanNation, readers were complaining about the omission of the New York Mets' star-studded infield.The funny thing is, I'm a Mets fan. And yet I ranked both the Braves and Phillies' infields ahead of the Metropolitans. Talk about reserving one's biases... This was all based upon a specific mathematical projection system of mine, as you'll learn when reading the full preseason predictions post. That said, here come the infields:5-Atlanta Braves: 1B-Casey Kotchman, 2B-Kelly Johnson, 3B-Chipper Jones, SS-Yunel Escobar, and C-Brian McCann.In my mathematical ranking system, it helps to have one of the premier players at a particular position. That said, the Braves have standouts at both catcher (McCann ranked No. 1) and third base (Chipper ranked No. 4).Continue reading "MLBs Top Five Infields"
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