The Atlanta Braves have usually kept it pretty simple when it comes to the batting lineup. The quick-guy usually leads off and the power-guy usually bats cleanup – with Freddie Freeman holding down his preferred three-spot.
Over the years lineup construction has become a little more complicated than that, with teams now placing their best overall hitter at second in the batting order and sometimes even at leadoff as different interpretations of analytics take hold.
Going into the 2019 season, the Braves have two spots in the batting order that need to be sorted out.