The 2009 MLB season has not yet started and the Atlanta Braves and their fans already have on their rally caps. The Braves are supposedly the 3rd best team in the NL East, trailing the NY Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. What should anyone expect?
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their fans are now getting restless. This may be the year they get back to the top. The Atlanta Braves made a few small moves in the off-season (brought back Tom Glavine and also signed Mark Kotsay) but their big deal was done at the deadline last season when they traded for Mark Texiera. They also lost Andruw Jones but after the year he had, is that actually a bad thing? Like the Phillies this team should be fine offensively with Brian McCann, Big Tex, Chipper and Jeff Francoeur in the middle of the order. The big question again lingers with their rotation and mostly their third starter. John Smoltz and Tim Hudson will be very good again this year, which means things, come down to Tom Glavine. He was brought back to sure up the rotation and that’s exactly what he must do. One person to look out for is Mike Hampton, yes that Mike Hampton. He is healthy (for now) and if he stays that way he could become a key player for this team. The bullpen is also a concern because Rafael Soriano has struggled to close games and everyone else seems to be a young kid.
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