Atlanta Braves 2005 Team Roster |
Pitchers |
NUM |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
BORN |
50 |
Adam Bernero |
P |
R |
R |
28 |
6-4 |
220 |
Los Gatos, CA |
40 |
Roman Colon |
P |
R |
R |
25 |
6-6 |
225 |
Montecristi, DR |
49 |
Kevin Gryboski |
P |
R |
R |
31 |
6-5 |
255 |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
32 |
Mike Hampton |
P |
R |
L |
32 |
5-10 |
195 |
Brooksville, FL |
15 |
Tim Hudson |
P |
R |
R |
29 |
6-1 |
170 |
Columbus, GA |
51 |
Dan Kolb |
P |
R |
R |
30 |
6-4 |
230 |
Sterling, IL |
38 |
Tom Martin |
P |
L |
L |
34 |
6-1 |
205 |
Charleston, SC |
30 |
Horacio Ramirez |
P |
L |
L |
25 |
6-1 |
210 |
Carson, CA |
37 |
Chris Reitsma |
P |
R |
R |
27 |
6-5 |
235 |
Minneapolis, MN |
29 |
John Smoltz |
P |
R |
R |
37 |
6-3 |
220 |
Warren, MI |
34 |
Jorge Sosa |
P |
B |
R |
27 |
6-2 |
177 |
Santo Domingo, DR |
52 |
John Thomson |
P |
R |
R |
31 |
6-3 |
220 |
Vicksburg, MS |
Catchers |
NUM |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
BORN |
23 |
Johnny Estrada |
C |
B |
R |
28 |
5-11 |
215 |
Hayward, CA |
12 |
Eddie Perez |
C |
R |
R |
36 |
6-1 |
220 |
Ciudad Ojeda, Venezuela |
Infielders |
NUM |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
BORN |
24 |
Wilson Betemit |
SS |
B |
R |
24 |
6-3 |
200 |
Santo Domingo, DR |
14 |
Julio Franco |
1B |
R |
R |
46 |
6-1 |
188 |
San Pedro de Macoris, DR |
1 |
Rafael Furcal |
SS |
B |
R |
26 |
5-10 |
175 |
Loma de Cabrera, DR |
22 |
Marcus Giles |
2B |
R |
R |
26 |
5-8 |
175 |
San Diego, CA |
10 |
Chipper Jones |
3B |
B |
R |
32 |
6-4 |
210 |
DeLand, FL |
19 |
Adam LaRoche |
1B |
L |
L |
25 |
6-3 |
185 |
Orange County, CA |
4 |
Pete Orr |
2B |
L |
R |
25 |
6-1 |
185 |
Richmond Hill, Canada |
Outfielders |
NUM |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
BORN |
25 |
Andruw Jones |
CF |
R |
R |
27 |
6-1 |
210 |
Willemstad, Curacao |
33 |
Brian Jordan |
LF |
R |
R |
38 |
6-1 |
225 |
Baltimore, MD |
18 |
Ryan Langerhans |
RF |
L |
L |
25 |
6-3 |
205 |
San Antonio, TX |
43 |
Raul Mondesi |
RF |
R |
R |
34 |
5-11 |
225 |
San Cristobal, DR |
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Baseball Profile Links : Information For Teams 2005 Previews |
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The Braves, who usually draft pitchers with their first pick, compared Eric Campbell, a shortstop from Owensville, Ind., to Matt Williams, the former home run king. |
| Campbell should move to third base and was also a top prep basketball player, exactly like Scott Rolen was a decade ago. Campbell was taken with the 71st pick, since the Braves sacrificed their first-round pick to sign John Thomson. |
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The Braves' season depends on the successful return of John Smoltz
to the starting rotation. And that is no sure thing. Smoitz is five years off arm surgery, but his rebuilt elbow has never withstood the demands of starting. Every pitcher experiences a change in the quality of stuff in later years, and Smoltz has not needed a wide selection of pitches as a short reliever. But he is a special talent, one who will be considered for the Hall of Fame someday, and his open lobbying to start again indicates that he must know what he's getting himself into. Smoltz accepts the responsibility of leading a staff, and he would not return to the rotation unless he believed he could win big again.
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