"The Braves bench in recent years has been rather lean. A pre-trade William Contreras and a somewhat resurgent Ramon Laureano are the best of recent memory. But most of the other bench options. are remember by the way that swung their plastic swords rather than the lumber. Your bench doesn't really matter as much if you're winning 90+ games. This season's team might be a little different though, both in depth and their place in the playoff chase."
"This year's bench (or host of designated hitter rotation options) has been strengthened by grabbing Ha-Seong Kim (which pushed the newly acquired Mauricio Dubon to a bench role) and Mike Yastrzemski. The result is a solid core of outfield and infield options that allow the starters to rest, play DH, and avoid late-inning defense. Once those three were acquired, I felt this year's bench was probably the best in a decade."
The Braves bench was lean in recent years, with pre-trade William Contreras and resurgent Ramon Laureano among the better options while many bench players contributed more hustle than power. Acquisitions of Ha-Seong Kim and Mike Yastrzemski, with Mauricio Dubon shifted to a bench role, created a versatile core of outfield and infield options that allow starters to rest, play DH, and avoid late-inning defensive substitutions. The 2009 bench remains the century's benchmark with Martin Prado, Omar Infante, Matt Diaz, David Ross, and Ryan Church. Steamer projects Sean Murphy 1.4 WAR, Yastrzemski 0.8, Dubon 0.7, Nacho Alvarez 0.2, plus bench option Eli White.
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