The Braves have had an up and down start and are deservedly 3-3. Their beginning rotation, as we expected, has been their most considerable concern.
As bad as Atlantas relief core was to begin in 2015, they was among the best at the end of the season after Alex Anthopoulos included Mark Melancon, Shane Greene, and Chris Martin at the trade due date, and that trend has actually continued into 2020.
Outside of Touki Toussaints getaway on Monday, in which he permitted six earned runs in 2.2 innings of relief versus the Rays, the Braves bullpen has only let 4 runners cross the plate in 24 innings of work. No other reliever has actually allowed more than one made run, and theyve been impressive at throwing strikes, which was their most glaring concern last season.
Atlantas best reliever– based on efficiency over the last couple of years– and their most recent addition, Will Smith, has yet to sign up with the team after evaluating positive for the coronavirus before the season. We should see him make his Braves debut at some point over the next week.
Atlanta has a lot of determining to do in their rotation if they wish to make a push come October. Mike Soroka and Max fried are wonderful, however they need more than that before they are considered as major contenders. Ideally, arms like Sean Newcomb and Kyle Wright can step up. Up until then, however, the bullpen will have to be at the top of their video game if the Braves wish to repeat as NL East champs.
If you can believe it, we are already 1/10th of the method through this years regular-season after less than a week of play. The Braves have had an up and down begin and are deservedly 3-3. Their starting rotation, as we expected, has actually been their most significant concern. Atlantas best reducer– based on performance over the last few years– and their newest addition, Will Smith, has yet to join the group after testing positive for the coronavirus before the season.
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