On Wednesday AJC beat writer David O’Brien asked if the Braves can afford to re-sign Michael Bourn? And can they afford not to re-sign him? On that first question, I’m not so sure. Bourn could very well want a Carl …
In my mind, there’s no doubt he’s the number one closer in the National League. He trails only Hanrahan of Pittsburgh in saves, but his ERA and WHIP are each about half of the Pirate’s hurler. Kimbrel has twenty-three more …
The pitching, offense and defense all start clicking. Credit to Frank Wren and the six man rotation debate.
According to Baseball Reference, the Braves’ run prevention has been better than their run production. Their ERA+ (ERA adjusted to league and park where 100 is average) is 109, which means it’s 9 percent better than league average. Their OPS+ …
The NL East title is out of reach by no means. In fact, with each passing week, my confidence in our team’s ability to track down the Nats and take over first place grows and grows.
However, there’s also a …
