Season Preview: Part 2

Pitching staff looks like it could be...not horrible. Will they get any runs to work with? Let's find out.

Catchers
Brian McCann "The Franchise"
Just another ho-hum year as McCann continues to show that he is not rivaled as far as the best catchers in baseball go. The slugging took a bit of a dive, but the OBP was .375.

David Ross "Don't You Wish Your Backup Was Awesome Like Me"
Ross is a starter on about 15 other teams.

First Base
Freddie Freeman "Heyward's Whiter Half"
Freeman has the potential to be a contender for All-Star squads. Maybe not this year. Will bring along slowly, but fully expect him to handle the position well.

Eric Hinske "The Mythical Playoff Guy"
Looking for postseason for a sixth straight year. Posted a .793 OPS last year with 11 homers.

Second Base
Dan Uggla "His Name is...well, you get it"
Uggla has hit 30 or more homers for four consecutive years. I expect that trend to continue.

Brooks Conrad "He's a real nice guy...who doesn't take part in 'D' 'Fence' chants"
He's here to bat against left-hand relievers. Asking more would be a bad idea.

Third Base
Chipper Jones "The Past"
Expect frequent off days and kid gloves. Need him healthy in August and September more than I do in May and June.

Shortstop
Alex Gonzalez "The Guy You Always Think You Can Do Better Than"
Year 2 begins and I'm very interested in looking elsewhere. Good defense and not a completely awful option in the 8 hole.

Brandon Hicks "Giant Hole in His Swing"
Power, speed, solid defense. Only one...HUGE problem.

Outfield
Martin Prado "Sparkplug"
His reward for being Atlanta's MVP last year? A position-change. Thanks guy!

Nate McLouth "More like McLousy, amiright?"
He hit .190 last year and I am considering him for leadoff. Yikes.

Jason Heyward "The Future"
He walked 91 times and on-based nearly .400. I'm considering changing my faith to the church of Heyward.

Matt Young "The Guy Whose Only Value to the Team is I Don't Care About Him."
Seriously...picked his name out of the hat.