With the Braves doing, frankly, very little this offseason, and the other 3 NL East contenders making wholesale changes to their roster, I decided to take a different approach to projecting each team. Instead of doing overall unit comparisons (offense, defense, pitching, etc.) or going position-by-position, I decided to compare to the top 5 position players, bottom 3 position payers, and best bench bat of each NL East contender. That way defense and games played are taken into consideration, and things like lineup placement and an over-emphasis on their triple slash is minimized. Simply put, how does the core of the team, the bottom of the team, and at least the best bench player stack up?
Projecting Out the NL East (Position Players)
