The MLB trade deadline is still months away, but it is never too early to talk about how the Braves can improve. This team has holes, and if they want to compete come October, Alex Anthopoulos must fill them. So this begins a weekly series where I will cover one player the Braves could potentially
The Atlanta Braves are not getting good production from Austin Riley. Is it time to shake things up? We already knew Austin Riley was a liability on defense, making a nice play here and there, but -8 DRS below average in 518.2 innings is terrible. It would be okay if he were subpar defensively if
There is no denying it: The Atlanta Braves are ice cold at the plate. Before the Braves began their first series versus the Nationals this year, they were swept by the Phillies to start the season. During the sweep, they only scored three runs, two of which came off a pinch-hit home run by Pablo Sandoval.
Two days ago, Francisco Lindor and the Mets came to terms on a blockbuster contract extension. BREAKING: Francisco Lindor and the Mets have a deal, per source. Ten years, $341 million. — Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 1, 2021 As a Braves fan, it’s understandable if your first reaction was disappointment or frustration. After all, the
Welcome to the next rankings of National League East position players. If you missed the previous few, feel free to go back and check them out: Shortstop Third Base Second Base First Base Left Field Center Field Let’s start with the one and only Bryce Harper of the Phillies, a career 138 OPS+ hitter.
Welcome back to our segment on position player rankings of the National League East. If you haven’t already, make sure to check out the rankings below. Shortstop Third Base Second Base First Base Left Field Center Field Right Field Catcher is the most valuable defensive position, and there is more to it than the average
Welcome back to the NL East position group rankings. If you’ve missed any of the previous parts of this series, please click the links below: Shortstop Third Base Second Base First Base Left Field Center field is next on the slate. This one is hard because how do we rank Cristian Pache, who has logged
Many factors are in play when signing a player — age, contract demands, health, statistics, location, team needs, and more. It is not as straightforward as a team wanting a player and a player preferring a team. There is no way to look at Shane Greene’s situation and predict exactly why he remains unsigned. However,
Welcome back to the NL East positional player rankings segment. If you missed any of the previous parts of this series, please click the links below. Shortstop Third Base Second Base First Base We already know Marcell Ozuna wins offensively among this group of players, but what about the whole package? Ozuna was one of the
If you haven’t been following our position rankings, feel free to go back and look at the previous ones. So far, first base, second base, and third base have been ranked. Next, we have shortstop. Let’s start with Dansby Swanson. When healthy, he has shown flashes of being an All-Star caliber player. 2020 was by
