Braves: Solid Personel Decisions

Fans are constantly bad-mouthing Braves GM Frank Wren for his personnel decisions, or his lack thereof. Whenever a player is traded away or allowed to leave via free agency, a certain number of fans complain. Most of the time that player became too expensive to keep, and the Braves usually had a talented young (and cheaper) player ready to step into their place.


This morning I had time to peruse the MLB boxscores, so I listed the batting averages of all the ex-Braves I could find, as well as other players mentioned in trade / free agent rumors over the past few years. At every position the Braves currently have players with higher averages. Looks like sound decision-making to me.

375 Brian McCann (last 7 games)
375 David Ross (last 30 games)
282 David Ross
307 Y Molina
265 B. Pena
240 J Saltalamaccia


347 Freddie Freeman (last 30 games)
275 Freddie Freeman
262 Adam LaRoche
251 Mark Teixeira
241 Casey Kotchman
212 Adam Dunn


299 Andrelton Simmons (last 30 games)
293 Elvis Andrus
274 Rafael Furcal
258 Wilson Betemit
254 Yunel Escobar


322 Chipper Jones
333 Dan Uggla (last 7 games)
286 Omar Infante
263 W Aybar
214 Brooks Conrad
130 Mark DeRosa


333 Jason Heyward (last 30 games)
318 Martin Prado
311 Michael Bourn
288 Mark Kotsay
288 David Murphy
282 Hunter Pence
281 Bryce Harper
276 Jason Heyward
268 J Upton (DBacks)
262 Cody Ross
260 Dwayne Wise
255 Jeff Francoeur
245 B Upton (Rays)
238 Andruw Jones
236 Cody Ross (last 30 games)
228 Rick Ankiel


Dan Uggla and Brian McCann have been slumping, but it's unfair to blame thier performance on the GM or manager. After slumping early last year, Uggla rebounded with a long hitting streak...hitting over .400 for over a month. Both have recently shown a resurgence at the plate, hitting over .333 in the last seven games.