As far as we can tell, Adam LaRoche appears to have retired, amid circumstances in which no one appears to have covered himself in glory.

Basically, as far as we can tell: LaRoche likes bringing his son in the clubhouse all the time. He told the White Sox GM that when he signed. The GM and…

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There were several also-rans besides Francoeur . Most of these guys likely would have made the list if Mac’s list had been static, as they’re better Braves than the guys who were Nos. 40-44 in the Original List. But with the addition of seven new players, they no longer can bump somebody off. But they’re worth an honorable mention.

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Jeff Francoeur
RH Hitting, RH Throwing Outfielder
Braves Seasons: 2005-2009
.266/.308/.424, 78 HR, 359 RBI, 310 RS, 89 OPS+

Okay — I wrote this sucker up, might as well put it up.

As I said, in a 2007 update to the 44, Mac opined that if he redid the list, Jeff Francoeur would likely…

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Bledsoe:

Righthanded Hitting, Righthanded Throwing Sibling
Seasons with Braves: 1962-71
Career Stats with Braves: .229/.292/.327, 13 HR, 94 RBI, 102 RS

For the last selection of the Left Behind 18 Squad:

Tommy is second on the all-time Braves list in literally every offensive category for guys named Aaron. He also holds, with…

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Righthanded Hitting, Righthanded Throwing C
Seasons with Braves: 1978-89
Career Stats with Braves: .242/.320/.299, 18 HR, 260 RBI, 214 RS

Eggs, a fine defensive catcher with a banjo bat, makes the Left Behind Squad on his glove. I think Bruce is slightly underestimated as a batter and greatly underappreciated as a receiver. He made the All-star Team twice,…

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LEFT BEHIND NO. 15

Rule 5 Pickup: The Left Behinders made a serious drafting mistake. I neglected to grab Pat Jarvis last week when Mac ejected him from the Elect on his miscount. Pat should have been instantly put on the Left Behind 18 when Mac exposed him to waivers; see Mac’s detailed analysis below.

The Little Bulldog has…

Continue readingLEFT BEHIND NO. 16: Adam LaRoche

Righthanded Hitting, Righthanded Throwing SS
Seasons with Braves: 1980-87
Career Stats with Braves: .263/.298/.345, 37 HR, 301 RBI, 387 RS, 93 SBs

He’s 18th in total bases, 12th in SBs, 16th in 2Bs, 22d in RBI, 19th in runs scored, so we need to talk about him. Rafy’s best year was 1983 – he actually got votes for…

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