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Riley would have needed quite the epic stretch to end the season with his usual numbers: along the lines of 15HR and OPS well over 1.000. Doable, certainly, but I wouldn't bet on it. Similarly for Acuna. And of course I didn't even mention the guys who looked truly lost at the plate: Murphy...

Acuna ended his season with 4 HR and a .716 OPS. Let's not forget that he did play 2 full months and looked like a shadow of his MVP self. Ozzie was way below his established level of production. So was Riley. So was Harris. None of the injured guys performed well up until their injuries. I...

Acuna ended his season with 4 HR and a .716 OPS. Let's not forget that he did play 2 full months and looked like a shadow of his MVP self. Ozzie was way below his established level of production. So was Riley. So was Harris. None of the injured guys performed well up until their injuries. I...

Yes, I know. Like I said, that part is arguing over semantics. The Braves had Ozuna in 2020, and based on that year, they signed him to his current contract. They didn't commit to an unknown commodity. The bigger point remains the same: They were only able to sign Ozuna because the market for...

Of course the Braves have extended players that would otherwise have hit free agency. Maybe it's semantics, but I was talking about signing new players. And Ozuna originally signed for 1 year only, and then got the extension when he put up an MVP-caliber season in 2020. Still, even your...

When was the last time the Braves handed out a big FA contract? BJ Upton 12 years ago? And that was a modest 5/75, even for that time. Point being: The Braves have never been big players in the FA market. And I don't see them starting now, with all the uncertainty surrounding the roster and a...

The biggest offseason need for this team is a better, more selective, more intelligent offensive approach. Make good plate discipline an organization-wide philosophy. Find guys who can instill such a philosophy. That obviously means a new hitting coach, but also guys at the lower levels that can...

Have you watched Soler play RF? He is flat-out terrible. He gave back all of his offensive value with his atrocious defense. If that‘s the argument for keeping Soler over Ozuna, it‘s a weak one. Look, Ozuna needs some rest, too. He clearly broke down at the end of this season. He can DH for...

TGIO The list of positions AA needs to improve has become staggering compared to where we were a year ago. LF, SS and C are obviously the biggest needs. Soler‘s contract has to be moved away somehow. I don’t know where some of you get the idea that you can hide him in LF. Have you watched him...

Hey look! Our first walk of the series

Just an odd feel to this team…the complete lack of any learning or ajustments. The constant feeling of sleep-walking. The carefree attitude in the dugout. It‘s almost as if they‘re trying to provoke a rebuild.

On point

Ozzie is so predibtable in his stupidity. Same goes for most of these hitters. They are easily exploitable in big games.

Braves didn‘t do jack **** in the playoffs for the first 10 years of FF‘s career. Similarly for Swanson.

Bad luck, bad team. Sad way for Fried‘s Braves career to end. Big time shakeup is needed - personnel wise and mentality wise. You can keep pointing to the injuries, but this playbook has unfolded every single year except one for the past quarter century.

Listen...the Braves have been the unluckiest team in baseball by a mile. The amount of injuries and bad hitting luck, coupled with the unfortunate setup of the past week, would probably have wrecked any team's season. But even if you get dealt ****ty hands, you can still play them well. And the...

Well, acceptance is setting in early this year...

Well, pressure certainly isn‘t on them this year. Maybe that will help the offense relax a bit.

Braves can‘t punt game 1. Losing the first game of a playoff series has meant they’re going home for the entirety of this century, with one glorious exception against the Brewers in 2021. And those were all at least best-of-5 sets! I know it‘s easier said than done, but they should go all out...

Maybe…he did have a quick inning thankfully.