Recently, we pointed out how strong this Atlanta lineup has a chance to be. But how does the Braves lineup compare to that of the defending NL East Champion Washington Nationals?
Good question! Let’s have a look.
As with our most recent post, we’ll borrow Bill James’ projections. Again no one’s projections ever prove entirely accurate–or even close to it. But James’ prognostications are objective, well reasoned, and they’re as good an educated guess as we’re likely to find.
Here again is what James predicts for the Braves lineup this season:
AVG
OBP
HR
RBI
2B/3B
SB
OPS
Simmons
.289
.351
10
62
31
18
.767
Heyward
.272
.360
26
92
37
20
.843
J.Upton
.289
.372
25
86
39
19
.864
Freeman
.282
.358
24
85
37
3
.839
B.Upton
.248
.329
23
75
37
35
.765
McCann
.266
.347
23
58
29
3
.814
Uggla
.238
.341
28
92
33
3
.780
**Fransisco/Johnson
.276
.316
23
78
39
6
.787
AVERAGE
.270
.347
23
79
35
13
.807
TOTAL
.270
.347
182
628
282
106
.807
**Juan Fr...
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