Tomahawk Take http://tomahawktake.com An Atlanta Braves Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:53:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2012 Player Projections: Freddie Freeman   Next on the list is our home grown first baseman, Freddie Freeman. Freeman struggled during the first month of the 2011 season, but after he adjusted to the league (just like he did in practically every league) he never looked back. He performed better than most people expected and would have won the NL Rookie of the Year Award if it wasn’t for teammate Craig Kimbrel. You have to hate saves… Anyways, a slash line of .282/.346/.448 with 21 homeruns, 76 RBI, and 67 runs is pretty impressive for a rookie. If I remember correctly, Freeman wasn’t predicted to [...]

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]]> http://tomahawktake.com/2012/02/03/2012-player-projections-freddie-freeman/ 2012 Player Projections: Michael Bourn I hate the format that everyone seems to go by when doing player projections. C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS etc. It gets boring, and I would hate for you guys to get bored. So let’s start it off with center field to keep things fresh. Like Ben Duronio says, centerfield is going to be the biggest difference in production from 2011 to 2012. I agree with him on the subject and a lot of people forget that we had Michael Bourn for less than half of the season last year. Nate McLouth and Jordan Schafer were the guys who manned [...]

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]]> http://tomahawktake.com/2012/02/02/2012-player-projections-michael-bourn/ Top Ten Atlanta Braves Prospects- #8 Zeke Spruill Zeke Spruill is the first pitcher we are hitting on the top ten list, coming in at number 8. Spruill is a guy most people haven’t heard of (thanks Teheran, Vizcaino, Minor, Beachy, and Gilmartin) and a player unlike most of the other pitching prospects the Braves are known for. Height- 6’4” Weight- 184 Bats- Switch Throws- Right Age- 22 Most of the Braves top pitching prospects are known for their high ceilings as major league pitchers. Teheran is supposed to be the Braves ace of the future, Delgado has been predicted as a good #2 guy, and Vizcaino has [...]

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