Prado avoids arbitration: OF Martin Prado has avoided arbitration with the Atlanta Braves by agreeing Friday to a $4.75 million contract for 2012. Prado, who made $3.1 million last season, is a versatile player who could be the long-term replacement at third base when Chipper Jones retires. He moved to left field in 2011 and slumped a bit, batting .260 with 13 homers and 57 RBI. Before that, he had three straight years hitting above .300. (Updated 01/13/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Prado was dogged for most of the offseason by persistent trade rumors, but appears poised to open the upcoming season with the Braves. Prado split his time between third base and left field with Atlanta last year, but most teams value him as a second baseman. He will be an everyday player regardless of his position in the field and should be viewed as a solid rebound candidate in the middle rounds of 2012 Fantasy drafts. (Updated 01/13/2012).
02/02/2012 12:21 2012 Draft Prep: Our 12-team, mixed Rotisserie draft
It's time for owners to start looking ahead to Draft Day. We get you off and running with our 12-team Rotisserie mock draft. Check out the results!
02/02/2012 06:55 2012 Fantasy outlooks: Atlanta Braves
Last season was especially painful for the Braves -- really just the final month. But Atlanta brings back a stable of Fantasy heavy-hitters and our Scott White says now all they need is a bit of better luck in his team outlook.
01/25/2012 12:05 Positional and pitching eligibility for 2012
Plenty of position players and pitchers with eligibility changes entering 2012. We've got the complete listings for multi-eligible players, starting and relief pitchers and more for your league setup.
01/20/2012 15:45 GM: Braves confident despite lack of offseason moves
There has been no flashy free-agent signing, no blockbuster trade this offseason for the Atlanta Braves. General manager Frank Wren says there also has been no panic.
Safe to say the deck was stacked against Martin Prado in 2011. Though his primary value to the Braves was as a middle infielder who could actually, you know, hit, the team moved him to left field, where his bat wouldn't have profiled even if he repeated his All-Star 2010 season. As it was, he had arguably his worst offensive season, hitting a career-low .260. He saved his worst for last, hitting .228 with a .598 OPS over the final two months to contribute to the Braves' historic collapse. The Braves openly shopped him in the offseason, but for now, he appears to be staying put, which isn't such a bad thing for Fantasy owners. After all, in between outfield starts, he'll fill in for an aging Chipper Jones at third base, which is the position he'll most likely fill for Fantasy owners. True, Prado will need to hit better than he did last year to amount to anything in mixed leagues, but keep in mind he didn't crash and burn until he came down with a staph infection that sidelined him for five weeks beginning in June. With a bounce-back performance, the career .293 hitter will be a bargain pick in the middle-to-late rounds. (Updated 1/25/12)
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