Lee TrocinskiLee Trocinski

A Braves fan since he was six years old, Lee started his fandom by watching the entire division run. Living in WI, the day TBS dropped the Braves was a sad day in the household. He was a LHP at Winona State University, a D2 school in MN, where he majored in statistics. After his college career, he dove deeply into all areas of sabermetrics. Since learning the intricacies of WAR, wOBA, and FIP, writing has become an enjoyable activity. While he will fill your head with numbers and acronyms, he can also analyze mechanics and relate playing experience for a wealth of material.

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Braves All-Decade Team: The 1990′s

Continuing the all-decade teams, we now move on to the best decade of the franchise’s history: the 1990′s.  An explanation of my methodology can be found here. C – Javy Lopez The only…Read More

Braves All-Decade Team: The 2000′s

With the offseason now starting to wind down, we can now take a look back at the history of the Braves franchise.  Every few days, I will be coming out with a new Braves all-decade team, eventually ending…Read More

More Low-End LF Targets

While it’s mid-December and the left field situation is still unresolved in Atlanta, there are plenty of candidates remaining to fill the spot.  Nick Swisher is probably the only starter-quality…Read More

Mark Trumbo On The Move?

Josh Hamilton has agreed to a five year, $125M contract with the Los Angeles Angels this afternoon, locking up a corner outfield spot for the next few years.  With Vernon Wells still owed $21M the next…Read More

Centerfield Targets: The Real-Life Results

Early in the offseason, Fred compiled a list of possible centerfield targets that could be on the move this winter.  Quite a few of them have moved on already, with the Braves getting B.J. Upton.  I…Read More

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Elimination Blowouts

Watching my Wisconsin Badgers absolute destroy Nebraska 70-31 in the Big 10 Championship Game this weekend,…Read More

The Braves’ New CF

The centerfield market cleared up a bit this week with two of the top names changing locations.  First,…Read More

“Outside the Box” Targets

Fred and I have nearly exhausted all the outfield and third base options on the market, but they are…Read More

A Look At The New Hall Of Stats

Continuing my sabermetric theme, I thought I’d take a look at the new Hall of Stats site.  This…Read More

Trout vs. Cabrera, Or How To Evaluate Players

I realize there have been a seemingly infinite amount of posts around the internet comparing Mike Trout…Read More

R.A. Dickey Getting The Respect Phil Niekro Never Did

R.A. Dickey received 27 of the 32 first-place votes to win the NL Cy Young Award, the first given to…Read More

Arizona Fall League Update

Seven players in the Braves organization have spent the past month playing for the Phoenix Desert Dogs…Read More

Free Agent Catching Targets

With the impending loss of David Ross, the Braves are now looking for a quality back-up catcher.  This…Read More

Trading Young Stars

This week’s buzz has certainly revolved around the rumors of Justin Upton possibly moving on from…Read More

How Important Is Pitch Efficiency?

In my season review, I mentioned the surprising drop in efficiency for Brandon Beachy, actually throwing…Read More

2012 Review: Paul Maholm

2012 was a year of change for Paul Maholm, as his signing with the Cubs marked his first professional…Read More

2012 Review: Chad Durbin and Cristhian Martinez

The middle-inning right-handed relievers are up next in our season reviews.  Chad Durbin overcame a…Read More

2012 Review: Brandon Beachy

Coming into the 2012 season, fans were wondering if Brandon Beachy could repeat his great 2011 K/BB ratio…Read More

2012 Review: Jonny Venters

The pitching version of Dan Uggla, Jonny Venters had quite the interesting season.  On the whole, his…Read More

2012 Review: Brian McCann and David Ross

Overall, the catcher position was a strength for the Braves, but not as much as we are accustomed to…Read More