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Yahoo! Sports: MLB - Braves agree to terms with OF Dave Martinez on two-year deal
I'd put the early over/under on the OPS of Braves first basemen at about .740. That is assuming a Surhoff/Martinez platoon. I don't see much else out there for them to use.
If they don't get A-Rod, their offense could take a bit of a dip next year and probably won't finish in the top half of the league in runs scored. They were only 18 runs out of tenth place last year.
Add to that the second oldest staff in the league (behind Arizona, see everyone does retire to the South) and the Braves' hold on the East is tenuous. We might see a repeat of the AL East's race for 90 wins in the NL next year as everyone looks weaker....so far.
I'd put the early over/under on the OPS of Braves first basemen at about .740. That is assuming a Surhoff/Martinez platoon. I don't see much else out there for them to use.
If they don't get A-Rod, their offense could take a bit of a dip next year and probably won't finish in the top half of the league in runs scored. They were only 18 runs out of tenth place last year.
Add to that the second oldest staff in the league (behind Arizona, see everyone does retire to the South) and the Braves' hold on the East is tenuous. We might see a repeat of the AL East's race for 90 wins in the NL next year as everyone looks weaker....so far.
posted by Sean Foran # 6:53 PM 
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