... the "recommended" alternatives, Jason Bay and Matt Holliday. The Braves get a first basemen who is capable of producing similar offensive numbers at just ... ;s last year at the helm. Given that, there will be a strong temptation to over-play some guys especially if the Braves do not get off to a hot start. He will need to do a much better job managing playing time this year especially ...

... -day contract with the Red Sox, then retired. They traded for Matt Holliday, then shipped him off to the Cardinals. They did however, make a shock in ... what baffles me about this team. They trade away Luke Scott and Matt Albers to the Orioles for Miguel Tejada, only to let Tejada go ... , Connor Jackson, and Miguel Montero. They did add former Braves Adam LaRoche and Kelly Johnson to the infield with ...

... Erik Bedard, and Felipe Lopez still unsigned. Atlanta Braves—Reconfiguring Their Bullpen The two pitchers that shut down ... best acquisition for last. After the Pirates surprisingly didn’t tender Matt Capps a contract, the Nationals swooped in and handed the ... . St. Louis Cardinals—Resigning Matt Holliday The Cardinals bid against themselves to keep their postseason goat, but ...

... tradable. Carlos Lee’s — not so much. Matt: You’re right, with three years and $55 Million left, ... /Biggio years. It will be interesting to see whether McLane is willing to part with them. The Braves would be suitors for Bagwell, as well as possibly the Giants, the Mariners, ... price). Daniels: This free agent featured Matt Holliday getting $120M for six weeks of solid work the ...

...  list in 2010: Cardinals (Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday, Ryan Ludwick), Phillies (Ryan Howard, ... Doerr, Walt Dropo, Vern Stephens 1960 Braves: Joe Adcock, Hank Aaron Yankees: Roger ... 1990 Dodgers: Kal Daniels, Eddie Murray Braves: David Justice: Ron Gant Pirates: Barry ... Mariners, Blue Jays, Phillies, Padres, D-Backs, Braves, Mets, Cardinals, Astros, Giants No teammates with ...

... last year because not many people expected them to be as good as they were, especially since they had traded away Matt Holliday for prospects (though major league ready prospects). ... in the 3 inning. I feel like I have seen a lot of this happen against the Braves. I like this rotation but I also don't exactly know (because they are so young) what they are going to be able to give the team from ...

... 7. Carlos Beltran 6.7 8. Matt Holliday 6.3 9. Jose Reyes 5 ... Berkman 5. David Wright 6. Chase Utley 7. Jose Reyes 8. Matt Holliday 9. Carlos Beltran 10. Ryan ... anyone. NL Worst Manager: Bobby Cox, Braves. Finally won a one-run game on road, though ... Twins. Twins lost Santana, Torii Hunter and Matt Garza and got better. B t probably not as good as they would have been with those guys, you know? 3. ...

... can’t be judged for a few years as he continues to develop. Still, the Braves have quite a few young players and pitchers (Tommy Hanson, ... season candidates for Comeback Player of the Year. Overall grade: C+ The Braves were unable to get rid of the expensive and aging Derek Lowe, ... the season. The second ranked outfielder on the market came at half Matt Holliday’s price and Bay fills a ...

... haul for Dan Haren, but squandered a few good players in the Matt Holliday trade. The A's aren't likely to contend this season ... . John Mozeliak, St. Louis Cardinals Dealing for Holliday was the right move, but Mozeliak seemed to outbid himself this offseason. Same goes for the Penny contract. 17. Frank Wren, Atlanta Braves Wren swindled Jurrjens from Detroit, but until this offseason, he ...

... also on the board were James Loney; Cole Hamels; and Matt Cain. Be that as it may, Span batted .311 with a .392 on base; had ... to 14 in 2009; he'll hit 20 this year and the Braves popgun offense needs him to produce. John Maine, RHP--New ... Athletics in the Dan Haren trade; then from the Athletics to the Rockies for Matt Holliday. He's got power, speed and on-base ability. He ...

... their walking papers for someone to get this team into the playoffs before the Tim Lincecum-Matt Cain duo is wasted. San Diego Padres ( ... superstars in place with Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, Matt Holliday and Albert Pujols. I worry about their defense and production ... s Bobby Cox’s successor in Atlanta. Atlanta Braves (84-76): This is another team that seems to be receiving quiet love from ...

... third, or fourth. NL East Philadelphia Phillies Florida Marlins Atlanta Braves Washington Nationals New York Mets The Phillies are an easy pick.  ... Milwaukee Brewers Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates By re-signing Matt Holliday, the Cards stay the team to beat especially with Wainwright and Carpenter anchoring the staff.  Milwaukee has a good mix of youth ...

... here for fantasy players is: try to ignore all the latest news. If Cardinals Matt Holliday skips a day with the flu, it's not a ... . Your draft prep time has value, especially this year more than ever. So what if Jason Heyward has impressed everyone who has seen him so far, the Braves will have to make sure he starts so we can draft him in our leagues. Meanwhile, do some mock drafts and calmly ...

... -71, 1st in NL Central BIG ACQUISITIONS:  The Cardinals big offseason play came in re-signing Matt Holliday(notes). Seven years and $120 million did the trick. ... After a solid performance for San Francisco, St. Louis decided Brad ... the state with the Royals. ... Troy Glaus(notes) joined the Braves, while Khalil Greene(notes) headed to Texas before leaving baseball ...

... Braun, projected to be worth 4.6 wins this season, joins Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran. (h/t Beyond the Box Score) Meanwhile, a lot of us are also pretty excited about Yovani Gallardo. Gallardo was profiled as ... wasn't the only player to learn he needs a vision adjustment this spring: Braves outfielder Nate McLouth will be wearing contacts for the first time this ...