We don’t have to return too far to establish the final really nice Atlanta Braves assortment of offensive expertise.
In 2023, they tied the 2019 Minnesota Twins for the single-season residence run file, with 307 lengthy balls.
They’d Ronald Acuna Jr. with 41 dingers, Matt Olson with 54, and three different gamers with not less than 30.
It’s superb how issues can change on a year-to-year foundation in MLB, essentially the most troublesome baseball league on the planet.
Codify Baseball illustrated a harsh actuality for the Braves.
Since April 24, they’ve scored the fewest runs within the league.
Sure, we’re shocked, too.
Since April 24, no MLB crew has scored fewer runs than the Atlanta Braves.
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Just a few components have mixed to yield this sudden outcome.
Sure, Acuna’s knee harm (a season-ending one) was an enormous blow, however he wasn’t lighting the world on fireplace with a .716 OPS.
In reality, other than Marcell Ozuna (.987 OPS), nobody in Atlanta is performing as expectations would point out.
After Ozuna, the next-best participant by OPS can be catcher Travis d’Arnaud, at .765.
Nobody on the Braves, in addition to Ozuna, has cleared the .800 OPS threshold.
That’s stunning on many ranges, since Olson, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Jarred Kelenic, Sean Murphy and different prime performers are nonetheless of their prime.
Sure, a few of them have suffered accidents and have been restricted by them, however nonetheless: nobody in Atlanta anticipated this.
Because of this, the Braves are presently 35-28 within the standings, second within the NL East.
That’s not a foul file, however figuring out the expertise on the roster, they’re able to rather more.
Atlanta is, in the mean time, a whopping 9 video games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the division lead.
Their offensive woes have prevented them from reaching their ceiling.