Braves Journal, The House That Mac Built

03 Feb

“With those offseason departures, Atlanta is staring at a power shortage. The Braves ranked 28th in the Majors last year with 165 home runs. Thirty-five percent of that total was provided by players who are no longer with the organization, namely the aforementioned duo and Brandon Phillips, whose 11 homers made him one of the seven Atlanta players with a double-digit total.”

As nice as it is to have a “youth movement” and to be calling up the prized prospects, Braves veterans hit a large portion of our home runs. Ronald Acuna may be able to replace Matt Kemp’s 19 home runs, and Johan Camargo should provide a similar amount of power at 3B. Preston Tucker and Lane Adams should provide…