Complete the following sentence: The Atlanta Braves' Marquis Grissom and slugger David Justice were part of a Braves roster that, heading into the 1997 season, was the MLB's highest-paid. Grissom ($4.8 million annual salary) and Justice ($6 million) were traded to the Indians in return for Lofton ($4.75 million) and Alan Embree ($206,000). ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą We're talking about franchise-type players", Hart said. For Lofton, considered "the centerpiece of the Indians' 1990s revival", it was a return to the National League.<unk> For Lofton, considered "the centerpiece of the Indians' 1990s revival", it was a return to the National League. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ I'm [in Atlanta] to play every day.<unk> I'm [in Atlanta] to play every day. <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ "If he keeps hitting.400 he'll fit in just fine", said Chipper Jones. "If he keeps hitting.400 he'll fit in just fine", said Chipper Jones. For the season, Lofton's.333 batting average and 27 stolen bases were team highs (his stolen-base total was to that point a career low). ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Atlanta won the NL East division with an MLB-best 101<unk>61 record.<unk> Atlanta won the NL East division with an MLB-best 101<unk>61 record. The Braves swept the Houston Astros in the 1997 National League Division Series (NLDS), three games to none. The Braves swept the Houston Astros in the 1997 National League Division Series (NLDS), three games to none. <unk> <unk> <unk>
1997 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the Braves lost to the Florida Marlins, four games to two (the Marlins later defeated the Cleveland Indians in the World Series). For the NLCS, Lofton batted.185 and was one of three Braves' hitters who recorded seven strikeouts in the series. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️