Atlanta Braves - The Obama / Trump Years (2010-2019)

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Titles:

Top Braves Players of the Twenty Oughts

2010 - WC, Lost NLDS to Giants

2012 - WC, Lost Wild Card Play-in to Cards

Pitchers:

2013 - Won Division, Lost NLDS to Dodgers

Julio Teheran (19.44) - 53

2018 - Won Division, Lost NLDS to Dodgers

Craig Kimbrel (12.02) - 52

2019 - Won Division, Lost NLDS to Cards

Tim Hudson (10.96) - 37

Mike Foltynewicz (6.27) - 28

BallPark:

Tommy Hanson (3.21) - 19

Turner Field

Derek Lowe (0.94) - 16

Jim Johnson (1.98) - 15

Team Name:

Kris Medlen (8.4) - 15

Braves

Mike Minor (3.47) - 15

Sean Newcomb (4.22) - 12

Owner:

Arodys Vizcaino (3.38) - 12

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Max Fried (3.55) - 11

Billy Wagner (2.45) - 11

General Managers:

Jair Jurrjens (1.97) - 10

Frank Wren (2010-2014)

Alex Wood (7.09) - 9

John Hart (2014-2016)

Anibal Sanchez (3.01) - 5

John Capolella (2017)

Alex Anthopolous (2018-2019)

Catchers:

Brian McCann (10.23) - 43

Managers:

Evan Gattis (3.08) - 17

Bobby Cox (2010)

Tyler Flowers (2.78) - 14

Fredi Gonzalez (2011-2016)

Kurt Suzuki (4.9) - 9

John Coppolella (2016)

Brian Snitker (2017-2019)

First Basemen:

Freddie Freeman (37.12) - 90

Hall of Famers:

Bobby Cox

Second Basemen:

Chipper Jones

Ozzie Albies (10.32) - 18

Dan Uggla (2.5) - 11

MVP:

None

ShortStop:

Andrelton Simmons (17.45) - 24

Cy Young

Dansby Swanson (4.42) - 15

None

Third Base:

Rookie of the Year:

Chipper Jones (7.66) - 27

Craig Kimbrel (2011)

Martin Prado (11.87) - 22

Ronald Acuna (2018)

Josh Donaldson (6) - 10

Johan Camargo (4.19) - 9

No Hitters:

None

Outfield:

Jason Heyward (23.19) - 49

Notable Events:

Ronald Acuna (9.79) - 33

Nick Markakis (7.76) - 33

2010 - After having made the post season fifteen years in a row (one year

Ender Inciarte (10.82) - 31

ended in a strike, only one world series win in the 15 year span), the

Justin Upton (5.71) - 18

Braves come into the 2010 decade not having made the playoffs four

Michael Bourn (6.48) - 14

years running. They weren't terrible in 2009, going 86-76, so there was

BJ Upton (2.06) - 10

some reason for optimism. The Atlanta roster had a fair number of keepers

Matt Kemp (1.28) - 7

coming into the decade (all signed by John Schuerholz):

□ C - Brian McCann, 26, 21-77-.269, 2nd round pick 2002

Notable Events:

□ 2B - Martin Prado, 26, 15-66-.307, IFA 2001

□ RF - Jason Heyward, 20, 18-72-.277, 2007 - 14th overall pick 2007 draft

2014 - The Braves unexpectedly decline. With basically the same team,

□ 1B - Freddie Freeman, 20, 2nd round pick 2007

plus Santana, they lose 17 games in the standings. The lineup that was

□ RHP - Tommy Hanson, 23, 10-11 3.33. 22nd round pick in 2005

power laden and circular in 2013 saw everybody decline significantly.

□ RHP - Kris Medlen, 24, 6-2 3.68, 10th round pick in 2006

And these guys were all young or in their prime. Similarly with the pitching.

□ Reliever - Craig Kimbrel, 22, 4-0 0.44, 33rd round pick in 2007

Most of the staff were young and upcoming in 2013, only to crash and burn

□ RHP - Jair Jurrjens, 24, 7-6 4.64, obtained from Detroit for

in 2014.

Edgar Renteria in '07

2015 - The decline continues and the Braves are in free-fall. John Hart

2010 - Atlanta ends the four year drought winning 91 games and making

who had engineered the great Cleveland teams of the Nineties,

the Wild Card. This marks the beginning of a four year run where they

is signed on to try to right the ship.

make the playoffs three times and top the 90 win mark those three

The promising title club of 2013 is in need of a complete overhaul.

seasons while getting 89 wins the fourth. They do it mainly on their

pitching as Tim Hudson, 34, goes 17-9, Derek Lowe, 37, goes 16-12

2015 - Righthander Mike Foltynewicz, 23, is obtained from the Astros

and Billy Wagner, 38, goes 7-2 1.43 with 37 saves out of the pen. A red

for Evan Gattis in a five player deal

flag moving forward, obviously, is when your big three averages thirty six

years of age. Lowe loses his effectiveness in 2011, Wagner retires after

2015 - Lefty Mike Fried, 21 and OF Mailex Smith, 22, are obtained from

the season and only Hudson carries on pitching effectively for Atlanta

San Diego for Justin Upton. Fried will come in '19 and be an instant ace.

for two more seasons

2010 - SS Andrelton Simmons, 20, is selected in the second round

2016 - Atlanta picks up SS Dansby Swanson, 22, a first round pick

of the draft. He is inexplicably traded to Anaheim for Erick Aybar

in 2015 and twenty five old OF Ender Inciarte from Arizona for

and two prospects in 2016

washed-up righthander Shelby Miller in an absolute steal of a deal.

2011 - 2B Dan Uggla, 31, is acquired from Florida to fortify the lineup.

2017 - 2B Ozzie Albies, 20, is a rookie. He was an IFA in 2013

He does.

2017 - 3B Johann Camargo, 23, is a rookie. He was an IFA in 2010.

2011 - RHP Julio Teheran, 20, debuts. He was an IFA in 2007

2017 - GM John Coppolella is banned by Major League Baseball for

2013 - In a seven player deal, the Braves acquire OF Justin Upton, 25,

circumventing international signing rules. The Braves lose thirteen

from Arizona. Martin Prado is sent the other way

prospects that he signed illegally.

2013 - OF BJ Upton, 28, is signed as a free agent from Tampa.

2018 - Alex Anthopolous is signed on as GM

While his younger brother becomes a vital cog in the lineup,

BJ lays an egg in Atlanta

2018 - OF Ronald Acuna comes up and wins Rookie of the Year at

the young age of twenty. He's a can't miss prospect. Ronald was signed

2013 - Utilityman / catcher Evan Gattis, 26, is a rookie. He was taken

as an IFA in 2014 at the age of sixteen.

in the 23rd round of the 2010 draft and can flat out hit.

He is dealt away to Houston in 2015

2018 - After four sub .500 seasons, the Braves gain 18 games in the

standings to win the Division. They lose in the first round of the playoffs

2013 - Forty year old third baseman Chipper Jones retires.

to the Dodgers. The main reason for the improvement was that Atlanta

He was still productive going 14-62-.287. Chipper is replaced by

gave up 164 runs less than in 2017. It wasn't any one pitcher, all of them

Chris Johnson, 28, who was picked up from Arizona as part of the

picked up their games a bit from the previous season.

Justin Upton deal. Chris puts up similar numbers to Jones. Chipper

On offense, second baseman Ozzie Albies and third baseman Johann

may have held off retiring for a year if he knew how good Atlanta would

Camargo both blossom in their second seasons in the big leagues

be in 2013.

and rookie Ronald Acuna bolsters the offense, as well.

2013 - Righty Julio Teheran, 23, is a rookie. He was an IFA in 2007

2019 - RHP Mike Soroka, 21, Is a rookie. He was a 1st round pick in 2015

2013 - Atlanta wins the Division with 96 victories. The everyday lineup

2019 - A roller coaster decade for the Braves ends on a high note as Atlanta

is solid but not spectacular, but it is somewhat circular. They've got

wins 97 games and the Division. For the second year in a row, the Braves

five players topping twenty homers and the other four regulars topping

lose the NLDS after winning the Division. This all follows four years of sub .500

nine. 1B Freddy Freeman, C Brian McCann, 2B Dan Uggla, OF Justin

(2014-2017), which followd four good years of 93 wins average (2010-2013),

Upton and UT Evan Gattis are the power guys.

which followed four non contending years (2006-2009).

There's some nice youth on the club as Freeman, Andrelton Simmons

Classic Roller Coaster

and Jason Heyward are only twenty three, Gattis is twenty six and

The Braves have nice looking young club moving forward.

Justin Upton is twenty five.

The offense is led by youngsters OF Acuna, 21, SS Swanson, 25, 2B Albies, 22,

Only Uggla is over thirty. All that being said, it's the pitching that delivers the

and veterans 1B Freeman, C McCann, 35, C Flowers, 33, OF Markakis, 35

title for Atlanta. There are four starters with double figures wins, but it's

and 3B Josh Donaldson, 33. Donaldson was signed in '19 as a Free Agent.

the bullpen led by Craig Kimbrel, 4-3 1.21 with 50 saves that makes

On the mound, the staff is deep, led by rookie RHP Soroka, 21 and LHP

the big difference. There are several other guys with ERA's under two:

Mike Fried, 25, in his first full season. Solid veterans RHP Julio Teheran, 28,

David Carpenter, Luis Avilan and Freddy Garcia.

and RHP Mike Foltynewicz, 27, are still around to anchor the rotation.

2014 - Righty Ervin Santana, 31, is signed as a free agent. It is a good

signing as Ervin goes 14-10