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Atlanta Braves All-Decade Team of the 2010’s

By Adam MacKinnon

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - MARCH 23: The Atlanta Braves logo is painted on the field at Champion stadium during a spring training game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets on March 23, 2019 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - MARCH 23: The Atlanta Braves logo is painted on the field at Champion stadium during a spring training game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets on March 23, 2019 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /
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Atlanta Braves First Baseman
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Atlanta Braves All-2010s Team

FIRST BASE:  FREDDIE FREEMAN

  • 2010-CURRENT
  • 227 Home Runs
  • 137 OPS+
  • 4 All-Star selections
  • 1 Silver Slugger
  • 1 Gold Glove

I mean, it’s not even particularly close, right?  Freddie’s whip-like swing has been a staple in the center of the Atlanta lineup since his rookie year in 2011, and since then he has gone on to produce numbers that rival nearly any other first basemen in the league.

This past season he added his second consecutive defensive player of the year award to go along with his silver slugger award for the 2019 season.  Freeman has done his best to fill the leadership void that Chipper Jones and Brian McCann left when the decade turned over and has handled it well.  He has continued to lead by example both on the field and off, as the Braves begin the next decade with an exciting new core of young players, and looks to finally be a part of a Braves title.

SECOND BASE:  OZZIE ALBIES

  • 2017- CURRENT
  • 54 Home Runs
  • 37 Stolen Bases
  • .806 OPS
  • 1 All-Star selection
  • 1 Silver Slugger

It’s only been two full seasons for the dynamic second baseman, but Ozzie Albies has already left his mark on the Braves.  His intense style of play has endeared him to his teammates, and his thousand-watt smile has made him a fan favorite in Atlanta.

He continues to develop as a hitter, after having a difficult second half of 2018 but came back this season having made adjustments to his game to help compensate, posting a strong second half in 2019.  His defensive skills improved also, posting a .994 fielding percentage, and saving 8 runs defensively per Baseball-Reference.

The switch-hitting dynamo signed a 7 year deal with the Braves last season, so he figures to be a fixture in Atlanta for the foreseeable future, and I can’t think of a single person anywhere who isn’t happy about that.

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