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Starting Nine: Braves infield running down franchise, MLB history with power surge

“I ... HAVE ... THE ... POWER!”

Netflix is probably let you in on the He-Man renaissance, which, if you can recall your 1980s, had Eternia’s Prince Adam going through all the trouble of raising his magic sword and calling upon Grayskull to hulk up before he let loose my opening line.

There are no proclamations needed with this Braves lineup — though we really should get a petition going to see a certain reigning National League MVP with a pageboy haircut — because they most definitely have the power. In spades.

Freddie Freeman, Ozzie Albies, Dansby Swanson and Austin Riley are chasing down history, both within this franchise and in the annals of baseball, a herculean feat considering two of the lineup’s most bankable home run threats are out of the picture in Ronald Acuña Jr.