Making the Atlanta Braves contenders with $35 million

Possible 2018 Atlanta Braves roster

After making all of these moves, here’s how the Atlanta Braves’ Opening Day 25-man roster would look:

Lineup:

1. Ender Inciarte – CF
2. Ozzie Albies – 2B
3. Freddie Freeman – 1B
4. Ian Happ – LF
5. Javier Baez – 3B
6. Ronald Acuña – RF
7. Tyler Flowers – C
8. Dansby Swanson – SS
9. Pitcher

Bench:

Charlie Culberson – UTIL

Lane Adams – OF

Kurt Suzuki – C

Preston Tucker-OF

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Rotation:

1. Chris Archer
2. Lance Lynn
3. Sean Newcomb
4. Brandon McCarthy
5. Luiz Gohara

Bullpen:

Peter Moylan – RHP situational

Lucas Sims – RHP long relief

Max Fried – LHP long relief

Sam Freeman – LHP middle-innings

Jose Ramirez – RHP middle-innings

Arodys Vizcaino – RHP SU/middle-innings

A.J. Minter – LHP SU/middle-innings

Greg Holland – RHP CL

This roster certainly has the makings of at least a Wild Card contender, but if the young guys like Sean Newcomb, Luiz Gohara, and A.J. Minter have taken bigger steps than expected, the Braves could give the Nationals a run for their money in the NL East.

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