What Might Have Been
I know that every fan of every team could play this game--fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates could probably do it better than any others--but I couldn't resist.
So, to all you Braves fans, I ask: would you go to war with this team, all of whom the Braves either traded or let go and all of whom are still active (although some are presently disabled) in the major leagues?
C: Jarod Saltalamacchia
1B: Mark Texeira
2B: Rafael Furcal
SS: Elvis Andrus
3B: Mark DeRosa
OF: Andruw Jones, Jermaine Dye, J.D. Drew
P: Kevin Millwood, Jason Schmidt, Jason Marquis, Adam Wainwright, John Smoltz
I know--the logic is flawed. For example, the only reason the Braves ever had Drew was that they traded Wainwright to get him.
And, to be clear, I think some of the decisions to trade these players or to allow them to walk were sound baseball decisions. Some, on the other hand, were terrible, such as trading Marquis and Wainwright to get Drew for one season or to trade Salty and Andrus and others to get Tex for just a little while.
Nonetheless, you could put together a pretty sound team with players the Braves have discarded. It might be no better than the one they have now, but hey, we're just speculating.
So who have I missed that should be on the "Braves Team that Might Have Been"?

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