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So, the Braves didn't get a ton of results from their BIG ROOKIE CALL-UP from last year, Dansby Swanson, in a full year in the bigs. So what do they do? They...call up another big rookie around the same time of year?

And look, I'm not saying anything about the quality of either Swanson or Ozzie Albies in a bad light. I'm just saying if something led to a mistake one year, regardless of talent...maybe don't do it again. Maybe Swanson wasn't ready. Does that mean Albies will or won't do the same thing next year? I literally have no idea. Does that also mean that Swanson won't rebound next year? I still have absolutely no idea.

Right now, Ozzie Albies is playing pretty well, covering at 2nd base for the dearly departed Brandon Phillips. The team...isn't, but this is NL East baseball for you if you don't live in Washington. This is some pretty boilerplate, scraping-to-get-out kinda stuff. But the Braves at least are doing it with a smile on their face, and at least the Braves are trying to build a steady core around Freddie Freeman.

Again, I'd love to get to a point where both Albies and Dansby Swanson are playing well. They're both 'TOP PROSPECTS', and they both showed promise, and...I don't know what they can both do next year. But still...at least it looks promising now.

Coming Tonight: Two years after a disappointing rookie come-up as a 'TOP PROSPECT', he's FINALLY doing what he promised.