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Braves cap disappointing season with loss, finish 81-81

A disappointing season in Atlanta has finally come to a close with a 4-3 loss in Philadelphia. The offense and pitching both seemed to be in a back and forth funk throughout the 2014 season and the Braves never saddled above or below a couple of games within .500. Let's take a look at some key Braves performances for 2014:

Pitching MVP
Craig Kimbrel - 55.2 IP, 4-5, 42/45 saves, 1.94 ERA, 69 K, 22 BB

Other grades:
A
David Hale - 121.1 IP, 5-2, 3.04 ERA, 98 K's, 2.1 fWAR
Alex Wood - 137 IP, 13-7, 3.74 ERA, 144 K's, 0.9 HR/9, 3.3 fWAR

B
Luis Avilan - 47.2 IP, 3-0, 2.08 ERA, 42 K's, 1.0 fWAR
Aaron Harang - 154.1, 12-8, 3.85 ERA, 113 K's, 2.1 fWAR
Jordan Walden - 55 IP, 3-2, 3 saves, 19 holds, 3.11 ERA, 72 K's, 0.5 fWAR

C
Julio Teheran - 227.1 IP, 10-15, 4.39 ERA, 182 K's, 1.1 fWAR
David Carpenter - 54.1 IP, 6-2, 1 save, 7 holds, 4.14 ERA, 68 K's
Jonny Venters - 22.1 IP, 1-0, 19 K's, 0.0 fWAR

D
Ervin Santana - 188.2 IP, 8-15, 4.96 ERA, 146 K's, 1.7 fWAR

F
Mike Minor - 171.1 IP, 6-13, 5.41 ERA, 156 K's, 2.5 fWAR

Offensive MVP
Freddie Freeman - .303/.364/.507 - .871, 664 PA, 27 HR, 83 RBI, 142 OPS+, 4.3 fWAR

A
Jason Heyward - .262/.341/.476 - .817, 660 PA, 29 HR, 84 RBI, 7 SB, 127 OPS+, 3.8 fWAR
Justin Upton - .280/.355/.500 - .855, 507 PA, 23 HR, 95 RBI, 7 SB, 137 OPS+, 4.4 fWAR

B
Evan Gattis - .241/.285/.463 - .748, 537 PA, 25 HR, 68 RBI, 106 OPS+, 2.5 fWAR
Andrelton Simmons - .252/.317/.384 - .700, 568 PA, 10 HR, 60 RBI, 96 OPS+, +16.0 ZR, 3.2 fWAR

C
B.J. Upton - .237/.301/.396 - .697, 644 PA, 16 HR, 61 RBI, 20 SB, 94 OPS+, 1.1 fWAR
Jose Constanza - .304/.333/.398 - .731, 169 PA, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 6 SB, 105 OPS+, 1.2 fWAR
Tommy La Stella - .269/.378/.356 - .734, 188 PA, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 108 OPS+, 0.7 fWAR

F
Chris Johnson - .233/.273/.366 - .639, 543 PA, 13 HR, 48 RBI, 78 OPS+, -0.1 fWAR
Gerald Laird, Ramiro Pena, Maicer Izturis, Jordan Schafer - combined -1.5 fWAR