During the entire offseason, the Braves rotation has been touted as one of the most solid in baseball. In the past couple of weeks, though, they have been excluded from many top lists.
MLB.com picked the Phillies to have the top rotation in the NL East. The Boston Globe's Tony Massarotti picked the Cardinals, Phillies, and Giants over the Braves in the NL. These are just a couple of examples.
It has perplexed me how the Braves' impressive pitching could be ranked so low. How does a team with few problems over spring training go from tops to glossed over?
I'll admit that the Braves do not have the big names like other rotations in the majors. They also lack a left-handed pitcher. Losing Javier Vasquez after a career year is a strike against them as well. With the exception of Tommy Hanson, ...
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Highly Rated to Underrated: The Atlanta Braves’ Starting Rotation
Posted: 2nd April 2010 by Benjamin upchurch in MLBComments Off on Highly Rated to Underrated: The Atlanta Braves’ Starting Rotation