2011 In A Nut-Shell
You have to admit, overall, 2011 wasn’t that bad a year, if you can get past the monumental collapse at the end (“thank you Boston for taking all the heat of us” – Braves fan). But come on! You lost to the eventual World Series Champs. That’s says something right? Anyway, getting into the team…after a disastrous what seemed like forever slump from Dan Uggla, he proved to be worth it. There’s a great young core with Freeman, Kimbrel, Venters, and pretty much the entire pitching staff. McCann is a rock, and I truly believe Heyward will catch a bit of the Rocky II, and go all Eye Of The Tiger on the league next year; too much talent there. Also, a full season with a true lead-off hitter, Bourn, will really prove to be worth its weight in gold.
Projected 2012 Lineup
C-B. McCann 6 yr/$26.8M (07-12)+13 cl opt
1B-F. Freeman Rookie Contract
2B-D. Uggla 5 yr/$62M (11-15
3B-C. Jones 3 yr/$42M (10-12)+13 opt
SS-T. Pastornicky
LF-M. Prado Ar...
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