Thus far into the season, the Braves have continued their offensive woes from the run-challenged 2009 summer.
Only Martin Prado, Brian McCann, and Jason Heyward have been better than league average.
Those three have been more than impressive, but the lack of production from the rest of the lineup is starting to be a concern. While nine games is not an appropriate sample size, the team should be hitting better than they currently are.
Let's take a look at the production of the three aforementioned players compared to the rest of the team.
Martin Prado: 43 plate appearances, .459/.524/.649, one home run, four doubles, two RBI, eight runs—12.35 RC/27
Brian McCann: 35 plate appearances, .346/.514/.692, two home runs, three doubles, six RBI, eight runs—14.73 RC/27
Jason Heyward: 39 ...
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Martin Prado, Brian McCann and Jason Heyward Carrying Atlanta Braves Offense
Posted: 16th April 2010 by Ben Duronio in MLBComments Off on Martin Prado, Brian McCann and Jason Heyward Carrying Atlanta Braves Offense