The Braves made some cuts yesterday, but they were all pitchers, so the kids get to stay around for a few more days. The injury to Garret Anderson should raise the stock of the outfielders trying to make the roster. Here is last week's MTM.
| Player, Position | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson, OF |  |
Everyone thinks he'll end up the starting center fielder, so that probably means he won't. I hope the Braves don't get fooled into thinking that just because he has speed means he can lead-off -- he walks less than Francoeur. |
| Gregor Blanco, OF |  |
Still playing for team Venezuela and getting rave reviews from his coach, Andres Galarraga. |
| Brooks Conrad, INF |  |
He's gotten his chances this spring, but he's not showing anything at the plate. |
| Freddie Freeman, 1B | |
After some early fireworks, he's come back down to earth. |
| Diory Hernandez, INF | |
The hitting has certainly been there this spring, but his defense has been sub-par. |
| Jason Heyward, OF | |
It won't show up in the official stats, but he's been killing the ball in intrasquad games. He'll finish the year at double-A, and I bet we see him in the AFL. |
| Brandon Hicks, SS | |
He's been putting in some nice work and helping his stock in the organization's eyes. |
| Brandon Jones, LF | |
The dude keeps hitting. Considering he's traditionally a slow starter, he's having a great spring. With the injury to Garret Anderson possibly keeping him out for up to a month, the door is opening for Brandon to get some early season playing time. |
| Martin Prado, INF | |
Pray-do is starting to swing a better bat after starting off super-cold at the plate. |
| Jordan Schafer, OF | |
He still hasn't gotten back into games after an early spring injury while diving for a ball. |
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= Chance of making the team is even. |
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= Chance of making the team is going down. |
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= Chance of making the team is going up. |
Next week things should get tighter on the MTM, especially for the pitchers.