According to one MLB analyst, the Atlanta Braves are still the best team in the National League, even with Los Angeles’s massive offseason. “They’re better than the Dodgers with Shohei Ohtani.”
The Atlanta Braves had a spectacular 2023 season. The team slugged and tied the record for most home runs in a single season.51%, the all-time high in contemporary MLB history.
Many still think the Braves have what it takes to make it far again, despite their early elimination in the NLDS at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies. Even with all the hype surrounding the best team in baseball right now, one expert thinks the Braves will come out on top.
“”They’re better than the Dodgers with Shohei Ohtani.” According to MLB Network Radio on Xirius, “@PerezED is confident that the National League still runs through Atlanta” following the trade for seven-time All-Star Chris Sale. The XM
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Last year, the Braves’ pitching was just as impressive as their hitting. Another plus, according to Perez, is that the Braves were able to snag Chris Sale, a multiple-time Cy Young finalist, from the Red Sox. Due to injuries, the 34-year-old Sale has only made 31 starts as a 6-foot-6 lefty since 2019.
The Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers’ rivalry is becoming hotter by the day. Dodgers star Freddie Freeman signed a six-year, $162 million contract with the Braves in early 2022. Freeman left his team of ten years after criticizing the front staff and Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos.
When looking ahead to 2024, the Atlanta Braves are sabotaging themselves.
The Dodgers may be appearing particularly menacing, but the Atlanta Braves know they have what it takes to win it all. The biggest challenge the squad will have is turning their regular season dominance into a postseason viability.
The Philadelphia Phillies ended the Braves’ 2023 season far too soon, but manager Brian Snitker is hoping the team has grown from their mistakes. The return of star players like Ozzie Albies, Ronald Acuna Jr., Austin Riley, and Matt Olson makes it hard to see a Braves season in which the team falls short of expectations.