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The Atlanta Braves might be better than last season
There is a strong argument to be made that the Atlanta Braves are better this year than they were last year when they won the world championship.
And they are the team that no one, not even the 110-winner Los Angeles Dodgers, wants to face in the postseason.
Of course, the brave still have Austin Riley, Dansby Swanson, Charlie Morton and Max Fried. They lost Freddy Freeman, Jock Pederson and Jorge Soler. But let’s look at what they’ve gained: Matt Olson, Kenley Janssen, Raziel Iglesias, Michael Harris II, Von Grissom and Colin McHugh. Oh, that’s not to mention that Ronald Acuna Jr. has made a full recovery after missing most of last season with a ruptured ACL.
In the year the Braves won the World Championships, they scored 88 wins. They ranked eighth in OPS (.754) and running (790) and eighth in ERA (3.88). This year’s team had 100 wins with two games remaining while placing second in OPS (.761), third in runs (778) and fifth best ERA in baseball (3.41). Not to mention experience from last season’s post-season guiding them through the NL Challenge, which features the Dodgers and New York Mets, among others.
But this team can beat anyone. Just look what the Braves did with the Mets in Atlanta. Against Max Scherzer, Jacob Degrom and Chris Bassett, the Braves scored 11 runs and scored 17 in 14.1 runs. They swept the series and dominated the NL East – and made their path to the World Championship exponentially easier.
In the NLDS, the Braves will face the winner of the Philadelphia Phillies – St. Louis Cardinals Series. In the meantime, the Mets will have to play a three-card series of Wild against the San Diego Padres. If they advance, they’ll fly straight to Los Angeles for a series against the Dodgers, and Taijuan Walker and Carlos Carrasco will likely start games 1 and 2.
ouch.
The series against the Mets confirmed how good the Braves are. And they are a team that no one wants to face, and the team that has a legitimate chance of representing the National League again in the World Series.
Aaron Judge found it very easy
If you ask me, the shooters on the hunt for Aaron Judge can learn a thing or two from Roger Maris’ pursuit of the 61. That’s only if you ask me, though. Did you ask me? Good!
These pitchers today. You know, back then, they used to go straight to Maris. It was an honor to attack him. They were slamming backwards and throwing at max power: 82 mph, see what you can do with it! These days, pitchers are afraid. That’s the only difference between today and back to today, the only difference.
You know they oughtta have a separate record in the logbook. Maris is the real king, unless the judge overrides him. Then the judge. Barry Bonds must be the super house-running king. Mark McGwire should be ranked second on the list of super home run king, he wasn’t even mentioned on the real home run king list. This is how I think books should work.
Oh, and back in 61? Maris was so nervous that his hair was falling out. Nowadays? They have a product called Keeps. This is another big difference. Very successful startup.
Nowadays, no one wants to be in the record books give the judge 62. Probably because the record books have gotten too weird, in my opinion! Multiple records, what do you have. It would be a confusing book to be in!
At the time, there were no DH rest days. The manager put you on the player list, and you just cleared yourself up if you’re feeling bad! This was the main feature of the pencil part. But if you catch wipe out? Well, then you just have to pop a handful of little green peppercorns and get out there and take the bowler’s best shot: which, again, was 82. And if you hit your arm, you’re retired or dead. yes. The golden age.
Hey, quick, you heard it when I said it out loud, are little green pepper pills a drug?
The last episode of The Baseball Insiders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X-nRubqfKA
Oswaldo Cabrera could be the rising star of the post-season
MLB was honored with many rising talents in 2022. As for the playoff teams, the Braves boasted three of them being Michael Harris II, Spencer Strider and Von Grissom. The Mariners had two of them in Julio Rodriguez (possibly an AL ROY winner) and George Kirby. The Astros quickly replaced Carlos Correa with Jeremy Peña. The Cardinals enjoy a surprising rise in Brendan Donovan. The Dodgers have a wild card in Miguel Vargas who might make the post-season roster.
But we have late access to the party. Oswaldo Cabrera of the New York Yankees won’t be in the running for as many (if any) rookie votes, but he could make the most post-season impact than anyone else here. He has a distinct set of skills that may set him apart from the rest when on the bigger stage.
Cabrera’s numbers won’t impress you at first, but his versatility on the defensive end plus his beautiful swing from both sides of the board give the Yankees an advantage they haven’t had since Luis Sugo was a useful player for the team.
Many casual baseball fans may not realize, but the Cabrera, despite making his debut on August 17, is set to be a watershed start for the Bombers once ALDS gets underway. He’s become an essential part of their fabric, scoring reps in first base, second base, short base, third base, left field, and right field (with most of his games getting there).
In 43 games he has achieved 1.4 bWAR, with 0.9 of them on the defensive end. He only made one foul, scored seven defensive rounds saved in all the positions he played and was good for one above average. It might not sound impressive, but when you know he’s only played four games left and right in the minor leagues, with most of his experience coming in second and third, you’ll probably take his appearance seriously.
Because of his defensive prowess, he was given more time to make his racket adapt to permits in the major leagues. In 144 at bats, the 23-year-old hit .243 with .725 OPS, 105 OPS+, scored 20 points, eight doubles, five bugs and 18 RBI. Almost all of that production has come in since the beginning of September as well, working on issues during 14 games in August.
Although the competition is only going to get tougher, Cabrera has the luxury of being surrounded by some of the game’s best hitters and could very well make the October out of nowhere many would expect from a guy like Harris II, who enjoys the same advantage at the bottom of the Braves lineup while exuding His defensive experience is in the center of the field.
The Cabrera may not be “out there” yet, but it’s been slowly progressing over the past month and a half. He’s shown a penchant for achievement in the big moments as well, so baseball in October might be where his “dream” continues.
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