The Atlanta Braves: Redeeming Stranded trophies

Goformatt · 04-01-2025, 08:24 AM

My favorite team dominated baseball from 1991 to 2005. In that time span they won 14 National League East titles, played in 8 consecutive NLCS, 5 National League Pennants, and won…. 1 World Series. Now, I wasn’t around for all of this stretch, but I can imagine that Braves fans were frustrated by the lack of World Series brought back to Atlanta given the dominance that they were putting on the field year in and year out.

With that in mind, I have decided to start an OOTP series, going back in time and taking over the Braves from 1991 to 2005 and seeing if we can bring more accolades to Atlanta than John Schuerholz and Bobby Cox did. Step over John and Bobby, Blooper is taking over.

Some housekeeping: I have never done a historical sim before, but the sim is set to career mode. I want some real life things to take place and happen, but I also want to rewrite history, so this felt like the best fit based off of their descriptions. The league will evolve and change just as it did in real life and finances will operate and change as they did in real life.

Scouting is set to normal, trade difficulty is bumped twice towards hard, and gms favor prospects by two notches. Injuries and suspensions are turned down to low, and player personalities and storylines are turned on.

With all that said, let’s meet some of the team!

Our starting rotation will live and die on the performance of our first three.

Smoltz is the best of the bunch and he is a hard worker who does not care to have the biggest salary in town. His best quality, he features 6 pitches that are all above average and has an elite fastball and slider combination. He will front the rotation as our ace.

Avery and Glavine both look the part, but my scouts tell me that they aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed. Glavine has two really good pitches, his curveball is above average and his changeup is elite. Avery on the other hand has great control, but everything else about him screams average. Both pitchers top out at 91 mph, so it’ll be interesting to see how they use their control and offspeed pitches to get outs. Oh, and since pitchers do hit in this era of baseball, Glavine looks the least likely to be a free out.

Our young star of the team this year, David Justice. He is coming off a successful 4WAR season and has loads of pop in his bat. He will most likely be our cleanup hitter and will man the corners of the outfield for years to come.

CF Otis Nixon will bat leadoff for us this year. He has high contact, a good eye, and he is fast at lightning. He got on base over 30% of his plate appearances last year and swiped 50 bags. Our hope is that he can be patient at the plate, draw some walks, and we will be giving him the green light on the base pads often. Oh, and he looks to be a modern day Mookie Betts that can play anywhere in the field.

Top prospects include; 18-year-old Chipper Jones (#8), Jason Schmidt (#11), and Mark Wohlers (15th).

OmahaBaseball · 04-01-2025, 01:47 PM

I look forward to seeing how this plays out for you -- following along and rooting for your success!

Goformatt · Yesterday, 12:47 PM

Thank you for the support. I will have parts 2 and 3 posted tomorrow!

04-01-2025, 01:47 PM	#2
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04-01-2025, 08:24 AM	#1
Goformatt Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 4	The Atlanta Braves: Redeeming Stranded trophies My favorite team dominated baseball from 1991 to 2005. In that time span they won 14 National League East titles, played in 8 consecutive NLCS, 5 National League Pennants, and won…. 1 World Series. Now, I wasn’t around for all of this stretch, but I can imagine that Braves fans were frustrated by the lack of World Series brought back to Atlanta given the dominance that they were putting on the field year in and year out. With that in mind, I have decided to start an OOTP series, going back in time and taking over the Braves from 1991 to 2005 and seeing if we can bring more accolades to Atlanta than John Schuerholz and Bobby Cox did. Step over John and Bobby, Blooper is taking over. Some housekeeping: I have never done a historical sim before, but the sim is set to career mode. I want some real life things to take place and happen, but I also want to rewrite history, so this felt like the best fit based off of their descriptions. The league will evolve and change just as it did in real life and finances will operate and change as they did in real life. Scouting is set to normal, trade difficulty is bumped twice towards hard, and gms favor prospects by two notches. Injuries and suspensions are turned down to low, and player personalities and storylines are turned on. With all that said, let’s meet some of the team! Our starting rotation will live and die on the performance of our first three. Smoltz is the best of the bunch and he is a hard worker who does not care to have the biggest salary in town. His best quality, he features 6 pitches that are all above average and has an elite fastball and slider combination. He will front the rotation as our ace. Avery and Glavine both look the part, but my scouts tell me that they aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed. Glavine has two really good pitches, his curveball is above average and his changeup is elite. Avery on the other hand has great control, but everything else about him screams average. Both pitchers top out at 91 mph, so it’ll be interesting to see how they use their control and offspeed pitches to get outs. Oh, and since pitchers do hit in this era of baseball, Glavine looks the least likely to be a free out. Our young star of the team this year, David Justice. He is coming off a successful 4WAR season and has loads of pop in his bat. He will most likely be our cleanup hitter and will man the corners of the outfield for years to come. CF Otis Nixon will bat leadoff for us this year. He has high contact, a good eye, and he is fast at lightning. He got on base over 30% of his plate appearances last year and swiped 50 bags. Our hope is that he can be patient at the plate, draw some walks, and we will be giving him the green light on the base pads often. Oh, and he looks to be a modern day Mookie Betts that can play anywhere in the field. Top prospects include; 18-year-old Chipper Jones (#8), Jason Schmidt (#11), and Mark Wohlers (15th).

Yesterday, 12:47 PM	#3
Goformatt Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 4	Thank you for the support. I will have parts 2 and 3 posted tomorrow!