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Atlanta Braves 2018 Opening Day 40-Man Roster

2018 will see many of the Braves young prospects burst through to the Majors. Most notable is Ronald Acuna, who is expected to be promoted in late April and is the number 2 overall prospect in MLB. Besides Acuna, Dansby Swanson and Ozzie Albies will be hoping for big sophomore years to support Freddie Freeman at the top of the lineup. Power (or lack thereof) remains a problem, but what the team lacks in home runs it expects to make up with solid contact and lots of extra-base hits.

Pitching will be interesting as lots of young faces battle for just five spots. Teheran, Foltynewicz, Newcomb and McCarthy are the incumbents, but Sims, Fried, Gohara and co will be pushing them hard for a spot in the rotation. The bullpen has been solidified this year and we can expect a much more competitive Braves team in 2018.

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Players

Photo	Name	Position	Number	Bats	Throws
	*Ozzie Albies*	*Second Base*	1	*Switch*	*Right*
	Ryan Flaherty	*Third Base*	27	*Left*	*Right*
	Kurt Suzuki	*Catcher*	24	*Right*	*Right*
	*Brandon McCarthy*	*Starting Pitcher*	32	*Right*	*Right*
	*A.J. Minter*	*Relief Pitcher*	40	*Left*	*Left*
	Ender Inciarte	*Center Field*	11	*Left*	*Left*
	*Preston Tucker*	*Left Field*	20	*Left*	*Left*
	*Nick Markakis*	*Right Field*	22	*Left*	*Left*
	*Daniel Winkler*	*Relief Pitcher*	58	*Right*	*Right*
	*Charlie Culberson*	*2nd Base*	16	*Right*	*Right*
	*Freddie Freeman*	*1st Base*	5	*Left*	*Right*
	*Dansby Swanson*	Shortstop	7	*Right*	*Right*
	*Lane Adams*	*Right Field*	18	*Right*	*Right*
	*Johan Camargo*	*Third Base*	17	*Switch*	*Right*
	*Chris Stewart*	Catcher	8	Right	Right
	Rex Brothers	Relief Pitcher	57	Left	Left
	Jose Ramirez	Relief Pitcher	52	Right	Right
	Peter Moylan	Relief Pitcher	30	Right	Right
	*Luiz Gohara*	*Starting Pitcher*	53	*Left*	*Left*
	*Sean Newcomb*	*Starting Pitcher*	15	*Left*	*Left*
	*Mike Foltynewicz*	*Starting Pitcher*	26	*Right*	*Right*
	*Rio Ruiz*	*Infielder*	14	*Left*	*Right*
	*Ryan Schimpf*	*Infielder*	12	*Left*	*Right*
	*Aaron Blair*	*Relief Pitcher*	36	*Right*	*Right*
	Jesse Biddle	*Relief Pitcher*	63	*Left*	*Left*
	*Sam Freeman*	*Relief Pitcher*	39	*Right*	*Left*
	*Max Fried*	*Relief Pitcher*	54	*Left*	*Left*
	*Jason Hursh*	*Relief Pitcher*	56	*Right*	*Right*
	*Shane Carle*	*Relief Pitcher*	51	*Right*	*Right*
	Tyler Flowers	*Catcher*	25	*Right*	*Right*
	*Grant Dayton*	*Relief Pitcher*	75	*Left*	*Left*
	Julio Teheran	*Starting Pitcher*	49	*Right*	*Right*
	Adam McCreery	*Relief Pitcher*	66	*Left*	*Left*
	*Jacob Lindgren*	*Relief Pitcher*	68	*Right*	*Left*
	*Akeel Morris*	*Relief Pitcher*	61	*Right*	*Right*
	*Ricardo Sanchez*	*Relief Pitcher*	65	*Left*	*Left*
	*Arodys Vizcaino*	*Relief Pitcher*	38	*Right*	*Right*
	*Lucas Sims*	*Relief Pitcher*	50	*Right*	*Right*
	*Peter Bourjos*	*Outfielder*	12	*Right*	*Right*
	Matt Wisler	Starting Pitcher	45	*Right*	*Right*
	Chase Whitley	Relief Pitcher	46	*Right*	*Right*

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Atlanta Braves 2018 Opening Day 40-Man Roster

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