Here we are.
Just one week until the Atlanta Braves open the season against the Chicago Cubs at Turner Field.
Most of the roster has already shaken itself out.
You're looking at an outfield of Cabrera/Diaz, McLouth, and Heyward, and an infield that boasts Jones, Escobar, Prado, and Glaus with Brian McCann behind the dish.
The rotation has been set since Vazquez was dealt, with Jurrjens, Hudson, Hanson, Lowe, and Kawakami leading the charge.
Out in the 'pen, only two spots remain (Jesse Chavez and Jonny Venters/Jo-Jo Reyes look like the favorites here), with Billy Wagner, Takashi Saito, Peter Moylan, Eric O'Flaherty, and Kris Medlen sitting pretty with their spots.
And the bench, which ranks right up there with the best in the National League, is sitting pretty with Infante, Hinske, R ...
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