Baseball is back! At least most of the players are, for now. There is a 60-game schedule, and we’ll see how much of it is played this year. But with the Winter Meetings having happened over eight months ago, you have probably forgotten who is on what team. Today we’ll begin a division-by-division preview to refresh you on what teams look like in this bizarre truncated season.
Atlanta Braves
2019 record: 97-65
2019 pythag: 91-71
2020 ZIPS projection: 33-27
Notable additions: 1B Yonder Alonso, C Travis d’Arnaud, LF Marcell Ozuna, LHP Will Smith
Notable losses: LHP Jerry Blevins, 3B Josh Donaldson, RHP Felix Hernandez (opted out), OF Matt Joyce, LHP Dallas Keuchel, RF Nick Markakis (opted out), C Brian McCann, RHP Anthony Swarzak, RHP Julio Teheran, RHP Josh Tomlin
The Nats may have won the World Series, but it was the Braves who actually finished in first place last year.