Yeah I don't get that one either. It has to be something about his defense because Contreras was a great hitter even before he got to Milwaukee. This year he's probably been the best hitter in baseball so far.
I was surprised at how many Philly fans were annoyed at the amount of Nola's contract extension. I thought it was very team-friendly, considering the money thrown at starting pitchers these days. Sure, he was coming off a season with a sucky ERA, but his WHIP, K, and BAA were on par with previous years. Now he is 6-2 with an ERA more consistent with what the team is used to, and those same criticizing fans are prolly now denying they ever doubted the signing.
I agree with all of this. I think he gave them a discount. People did bitch because of his 2023. The funny thing is you have like Every Other Year Nola. He’s been best in his even years and off in his odd years. Crazy.
Nola ended up having a great outing today. 3 runs in 7 innings. Just hard luck that his two mistakes ended up being HRs.
Yep. It’s a marathon and not a sprint. Olson and Acuna Jr aren’t going to be this down for much longer. It’s not like it’s the playoffs or anything yet.
Yeah I would rather the Braves get this slump out of their system at this point in the season and then heat up later on. Last year I thought we were clearly the best team in MLB in the regular season but then we just fizzled in October.
Except for 2021 when they pieced together the mash unit to account for all the injured regulars that’s been who the Braves are for years. Great regular season team. Pucker in the playoffs. They’ve been that way my whole life. Bobby Cox had 3 HOFers in his rotation for a decade! And he was only able to get one ring with that group in all that time. Crazy how futile Atlanta has been in the playoffs.
