OT Atlanta Braves: Fredi Gonzalez Beyond 2016

Obviously we're a long ways off from 2017, having not even started the 2016 season, but we all know Fredi's on the hot seat. He's been on the hot seat for at least two years, and I know that the Fredi haters outweigh Fredi fanatics. Almost certainly, the team won't do well this season, and we'll move on from Fredi. He's had his moments, I like him for what he's done for the organization (encouraged the Kimbrel trade after hearing the haul we'd get in return, despite knowing it'd cost him wins) and how he's put the organization before his job, but as a manager, he's made countless decisions that made us cringe. Question is...with all the talk this offseason about how great a manager he will be someday, would Eddie Perez be a move that would be unanimously supported, or would people just think it's the same old Braves, promoting another Bobby Cox disciple? I'd love to hear what y'all think...

In addition, I'm jacked (channeling my inner-Dan Quinn) about this season and the future. Obviously many games will be tough to watch, but surely some of the pitching prospects will make their major league debuts this year, and for that, I have a ton of excitement. Jenkins, Blair, even Newcomb could all be up here by the end of the year. The John's have done a masterful job rebuilding this organization. It's sucked a lot (the Heyward, Simmons, Kimbrel trades all felt like getting punched right in the wiener, and even the Prado trade for Upton hurt a lot) and will continue to suck, but here's to a productive, if not successful 2016 for the Braves