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History, numbers say third base will be hard for Freddie Freeman
Freddie Freeman is moving from first base to third. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com Lots of major league players successfully moved from another position to first base. Not many first basemen moved to...
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Two Braves among ESPN’s top 100 players in MLB
Ender Inciarte couldn’t catch this Bryce Harper grand slam but his defense makes him one of the best players in baseball. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com) ESPN this week unveiled its list of the top...
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With Freeman back, can Braves really make run at wild card?
The Braves stayed afloat when Freddie Freeman was out. (AP Photo) Freddie Freeman fractured his left wrist on May 17 and the general feeling was that, when he returned some time in August, he would...
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Quiet All-Star game for Braves center fielder Inciarte
Braves center fielder Ender Inciarte before making his first All-Star game appearance. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Sitting among the best players in MLB, from all over the world, center...
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Once really bad, Braves bench now respectable
Braves prospect Johan Camargo has strengthened the bench. (AP Photo) Remember when the Braves were so desperate for bench help that they signed washed-up Ryan Howard to a minor-league contract? To no...
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Sliders still trouble for Dansby Swanson
Dansby Swanson (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Back in April, Danby Swanson had ugly numbers against sliders. The mitigating factors were a small sample size overall (219 plate appearances...
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Can’t call Dansby Swanson a bust but odds are he’s no star
Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is headed back to the minors. (ccompton@ajc.com) Dansby Swanson is headed to Triple-A, but that doesn’t mean he’s a bust. You can make a list of good (or...
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The case for Jim Johnson as Braves closer (really)
Jim Johnson might still be the best option for Braves closer. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA–I had the same reaction as many when Braves manager Brian Snitker said he wasn’t ready to...
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How much can Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson improve?
Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson has been better since returning to the bright lights of the big leagues. (AP Photo John Amis). AJC Braves beat writer David O’Brien notes that shortstop Dansby Swanson...
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Braves compounded Olivera blunder by acquiring Kemp
Braves left fielder Matt Kemp. (Chad Rhym/Chad.Rhym@ajc.com) Braves general manager John Coppolella long ago admitted that he made a mistake in acquiring Hector Olivera (and that was before Alex Wood...
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