The Atlanta Braves, just one day after finding an outfielder, seemed to have checked two more items off of the 2010 season checklist after reportedly signing Troy Glaus to a one-year contract. Glaus is coming off shoulder surgery that forced him to miss most of the 2009 season after hitting 27 home runs for St. Louis in 2008. Glaus has played just a handful of games at first base after spending most of his career as a third baseman. In 2002, Glaus won the World Series MVP award with the Angels as he hit three home runs to help beat the Giants for a title.
The addition of Glaus, a career .255 hitter with 304 home runs and 879 RBI over twelve seasons, means that the Braves lineup might be able to slug away with some of the other teams in the National League. Health will be a key with both corner infield spots, but if Chipper and Glaus can stay healthy, expect each to provide 20-25 home runs apiece for the Braves from the 3 and 4 spots in the lineup. The one-year deal also allows the future first baseman Freddie Freeman another season to marinate at Class-AAA Gwinnett and take over in 2011
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