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A couple of thoughts on the Braves:
Saltalamacchia - He should have a little experience at 1B, since he is getting some playing time there and it may well be his future position. I think he has the potential to hit 30-35 home runs.
Kelly Johnson - I would change his avoid K's to 80 and his eye/patience to 135. He walks and strikes out a lot. Also, his infield range and arm could be a little higher.
Jeff Francoeur - Maybe he should have a higher power potential because he is still very young and hit 29 home runs last season. I would increase his eye/patience to 70. His stealing ability seems somewhat high if you consider that he only has 5 stolen bases in 15 attempts. His outfield range should be a lot higher, something like 140.
Edgar Renteria - You could increase his BABIP, power and eye/patience ratings a little bit. He is batting .322 and already has 10 home runs. He should be able to hit at least another 5. Also, his infield range seems very high. He has soft hands but not a lot of range.
Matt Diaz - Although he looks awful on defense, he gets to many balls. His outfield range should be at least 125.
Scott Thorman - He is having an awful year and might not be ready. All his batting ratings should be much lower.
Yunel Escobar - He doesn't strike out or walk much. I would increase his avoid K's by 15 and decrease his eye/patience by 15.
Chipper Jones - All his batting ratings except eye/patience should be increased by at least 10. His 2007 stats are right in line with his 2006 stats. Also, if anything, he should be better against RHP.
John Smoltz - His control should be something like 150. His BB/9 the last 3 years was never higher than 2.2. His velocity is more like 92-94. He throws a curveball and a splitter.
Tim Hudson - I would change his control rating to 135 and his movement to something like 180. His K/BB this year is 2.6 and he has only allowed 102 hits and 4 home runs in 112 innings. I think that it's very likely that he can maintain this pace. His velocity should be more like 91-93 and he throws a splitter and a sinker.
Chuck James - His control should be lowered to 95. He walks about 3.5 per game. His velocity should be 89-90. He played way over his head last year.
Kyle Davies - He is a starting pitcher and throws a slider.
Buddy Carlyle - He is a starting pitcher, too.
Bob Wickman - Wickman is the closer.
Rafael Soriano - He is a MR. His control rating should be 110 and his movement somewhere around 155. He doesn't allow many hits.
Oscar Villarreal - He is a MR with 95 stuff. His strike outs are up since last year. However, he has shown the ability to strike out this many batters in the past. He also throws a changeup.
Peter Moylan - I would increase his control and movement by 10. He had a nice cup of coffee last year and has continued his good work in 2007.
Tyler Yates - Yates has found success in Atlanta. His stuff and movement should be increased by something like 20. He strike out about 9 per game and has only allowed 22 hits in 33 innings this year and 42 hits in 50 innings last year.
Mike Gonzalez/Mike Hampton - They should be injured much longer than 4 and 6 months. Mike Hampton should probably be ready for spring training, but Mike Gonzalez will be out until like May.
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