Derek Lowe has started relying less on his sinker and has improved because of it; he's still much-maligned among Braves fans, but has the potential - and the experience, if you buy into such things - to be capable of keeping his team in the game.Hanson is my personal favorite among the starters here; the youngster's fastball and slider combo are lethal, and while his control could use a little work, he's one of a huge crop of promising replica Omega 95 1458.75 watch young pitchers that we're seeing in today's game.Speaking of youngsters, Jason Heyward, who spent most of the season being unable to legally drink, is the team's best hitter, with a phenomenal eye at the plate and more power than anyone who'll grab a bat for the Bravos except for maybe Brian McCann, the other legitimate threat on the squad.
The nice thing about the lineup is that they have the highest walk rate in MLB; if they can continue to get walks in 10% of their PAs, they might be able to - I can't believe I'm about to say this like it's a good thing - grind out runs here and there.The Bad: If I, a Braves fan, can go two paragraphs about what's “good” about this team and only mention two hitters, then you know the lineup is pretty bad.And it is; Omar Infante has benefited replica Omega 4832.51.31 watch from good BABIP luck,
replica Omega 2504.50 watch Derrek Lee is likely too old to contribute meaningfully, Brooks Conrad is a bench guy who's pressed into duty by injuries to Martin Prado and Chipper Jones, Alex Gonzalez is primarily a glove man who's had a productive year based solely on a fluky home run spike in the first half, Matt Diaz is a platoon guy when he's at his best - and he's not been, this season, though that's partially attributable to a low BABIP -, Nate McLouth was so bad that even the offense-starved Braves demoted him at one point, Rick Ankiel is hitting in the .
