This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. David Backes Jersey . 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Atlanta BravesOverall: 104 Title track: 58 Ownership: 113 Coaching: 115 Players: 104 Fan relations: 109 Affordability: 64 Stadium experience: 99 Bang for the buck: 85 Change from last year: -22The Braves dropped 22 spots in these rankings, which is not surprising for the team spent most of 2016 hovering around worst in baseball status. But despite a disappointing season (and this triple-digit ranking), there are positive signs upon which to build as management ends the tear down phase and enters a transitional period.Whats goodFor one, Braves tickets average just $19.13 per seat, the second-cheapest in the league and $12 below MLB average. Even if you wont get to see a win (the team won just 31 home games last year), at least you can afford a few beers, though they, at least, will cost you $7.75 each. Although the Braves dipped 21 spots in players, they made notable acquisitions to provide players around whom they can build. The best among those are outfielder Ender Inciarte, a defensive stud who can hit, and shortstop Dansby Swanson, who might just be the next Derek Jeter. The Braves are also well-positioned with superstar first baseman Freddie Freeman locked into his deal until 2021 and top pitcher Julio Teheran, who has shown occasional ace capability, signed through 2019.Whats badIt isnt so much whats bad as it is whats uncertain. The combination of Fredi Gonzalez (who started the season 9-28) and Brian Snitker earned the team a 115th-place ranking in coaching. Gonzalez managed the team to 94 and 96 wins in 2012 and 2013 but was sub -.500 the next two seasons. Snitker, now the Braves 2017 manager after the team removed his interim tag, is an unknown commodity over a full season. The Braves finished the season strong, highlighted by a seven-game win streak comprised entirely against the Marlins, Nationals and Mets. The question is whether that was a fluke or a future reality.Whats newUnsurprisingly, even with the second-cheapest tickets in baseball, a 68-win season dropped the Braves hard in bang for the buck, down 56 spots to 85th overall (seventh-worst in baseball). More changes are to come next season. The Braves are abandoning Turner Field after only 20 seasons and moving to SunTrust Park in the suburb of Cobb County, with claims that the fan experience will be considerably better (Less traffic! Great parking! Better restaurants! Intimate seating!). We wont know if it lives up to its billing until next season really gets going.Next: San Diego Padres?| Full rankings Ryan Spooner Bruins Jersey .com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry. 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SAN FRANCISCO -- Two teams being cautious with injured players, getting acquainted with new ones and perhaps still shopping for upgrades, will hook up for a fourth time in four days on Sunday when the Washington Nationals take on the San Francisco Giants.The Nationals have won two of the first three in the battle of National League division leaders, but the Giants are the ones coming off a 5-3 win Saturday.On a day when the Nationals acquired a new closer, the Giants new utility infielder, Eduardo Nunez, was one of the heroes in the win.Nunez, picked up Thursday from Minnesota, collected two hits, including a two-run double that ignited a Giants comeback from an early 3-0 deficit.It helped San Francisco avoid what would have been a fourth straight loss.Thats the reason they brought me here, Nunez boasted. To win games.Nunez started at shortstop in place of Brandon Crawford, who suffered a bruised left hand in Fridays loss.Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he hopes to have Crawford back in the lineup Sunday, which could mean a second position in two days for the versatile Nunez.The Giants figure to have an opening in center field Sunday, with Denard Span likely to miss a second consecutive game because of a strained quad that occurred during a collision at first base in Fridays game.Nunez has played 29 games in the outfield in his seven-year career.The Nationals are hoping new closer Mark Melancon arrives in time for the series finale after having been acquired in a trade with the Piittsburgh Pirates shortly before the start of Saturdays game. Reilly Smith Jersey. Washington dealt two left-handers -- major-leaguer Felipe Rivero and minor-leaguer Taylor Hearn -- in order to get the All-Star.Even a midgame arrival by Melancon would be fine for the ninth-inning specialist, Nationals manager Dusty Baker assured.Were getting some reinforcements, the veteran skipper proudly declared.Baker wasnt so confident about star second baseman Daniel Murphy after having sat him out of Saturdays game.Murphy felt tightness in his left leg in the cold San Francisco weather during Thursday nights game, then tried to play through it on Friday.He had to be pulled midway through the win, and was given the full game off Saturday.Still being precautionary, Baker said of Murphy.He remains questionable for Sunday.With trade winds swirling around both teams, Bochy and Baker are comforted in knowing theyve got veteran starting pitchers going Sunday.The Giants will go with 12-year veteran Matt Cain, who will be seeking his 100th victory in a San Francisco uniform.Cain has a 5-5 record and 3.64 ERA in 15 career starts against the Nationals.Washington will counter with nine-year veteran Gio Gonzalez, who spent his first four years across the bay from San Francisco with the Oakland Athletics.Gonzalez sports a 3-3 record and 3.33 ERA in nine career starts against the Giants. 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