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Albies Could Amass 100 RBI Batting 5th for Braves

Jon Chuckery really thinks Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies belongs in the two-hole in the lineup. But there's an argument to be made for Albies batting fifth too.

Last season, Albies appeared most frequently (62 games) in the two-hole. Twenty-nine times he hit leadoff (those are likely going away as Ronald Acuña Jr. lives there now), and he hit both sixth and eighth 25 times. But where should Albies, who Chuckery calls one of "the most underrated players in baseball, hit in 2020?

After only hitting 16 minor-league home runs in four seasons, Albies has 48 over the last two seasons with Atlanta, 24 in 2018, 24 in 2019.