Feb 14 2009
Atlanta Braves - Fantasy Baseball Preview
After a tumultuous 2008 season, the Atlanta Braves will be looking to bounce back to their glory days for the 2009 season. With a firm grip on being excellent fantasy baseball picks for the 2009 season, Brian McCann and Chipper Jones should lead the charge for the Braves and fantasy teams this year.
Top 10 Atlanta Braves - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Rankings
#1 - Brian McCann - C
At just age 25, McCann is an established and dependable fantasy baseball catcher, who actually has the potential to be even better during the 2009 season. Entering the prime of his career, McCann could easily be ranked as the #1 overall fantasy baseball catcher entering the 2009 season.
2009 Projection: 20-25 homeruns, 80-100 rbi, 60 runs scored, .300 batting average
#2 - Chipper Jones - 3B
Even with injuries guaranteed to rob him of 20-30 games during the 2009 season, Jones is still an excellent fantasy baseball third basemen. His outstanding batting average combined with good homerun and rbi potential make him worthy of being a top 10 overall fantasy baseball third basemen entering the 2009 season.
2009 Projections: 20-25 homeruns, 80 rbi, 80 runs scored, .320 batting average
#3 - Derek Lowe - SP
After slowing transforming himself into a very dependable fantasy baseball starting pitcher over the past four seasons, Lowe will enter the 2009 season as the ace of the Braves pitching staff. Even though Lowe doesn’t offer outstanding strikeout numbers, his overall game can be very valuable to fantasy teams. Lowe should be considered a top 35 overall fantasy baseball starting pitcher entering the 2009 season.
2009 Projections: 15 wins, 140 strikeouts, 3.50 ERA, 1.20 WHIP
Other Notables:
#4 - Kelly Johnson - 2B
#5 - Yunel Escobar - SS
#6 - Javier Vazquez - SP
#7 - Casey Kotchman - 1B
#8 - Mike Gonzalez - RP
#9 - Tim Hudson - SP
#10 - Jair Jurrjens - SP
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