2024 Atlanta Braves: Deep Pitching & Strong Lineup Preview
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00:03 We're gonna start with the Atlanta Braves.
00:05 And this is a team that just won every single game.
00:08 They were a better's delight
00:09 if you knew how to wager upon them.
00:11 Their lineup is strong.
00:13 Everyone on this team, Joe, I think can hit 20 home runs.
00:16 You look at Michael Harris a second as a poor man's Acuna,
00:19 even though I don't like that term,
00:20 but you miss out on Acuna, bam,
00:22 grab Michael Harris if you can.
00:23 And from the pitching depth, a guy like AJ Smith-Shawver,
00:26 who isn't even on our radar,
00:29 is a guy that could slide in.
00:30 So I think the Braves are gonna be just as good,
00:32 if not better than last season.
00:33 Your thoughts.
00:34 Yeah, the Braves lineup is loaded.
00:38 I mean, this was the best offensive baseball last year,
00:40 and they look like they're gonna be again this year.
00:42 Michael Harris is sitting at the bottom of the order
00:43 and told you just how good they are potentially.
00:46 But I think the big surprise here
00:49 is Marcelo Zuna too, last year,
00:50 with the power season that he had,
00:52 it was a tremendous year for him.
00:54 You look at what Olsen was able to do, 50 plus homers.
00:58 I don't know where the easy out is in this lineup.
01:02 Jared Kelnick will be the interesting one too.
01:03 That's the guy to keep an eye on in circle to see.
01:06 Can the Atlanta Braves get him to turn around, Matt?
01:08 I think that's a big question mark for sure.
01:10 Matt, what are your thoughts on this rotation though?
01:12 Chris Sale there, do you think they could turn things around
01:15 for sale in this rotation?
01:17 Yes, Chris Sale has a great quote.
01:19 He said, "If he goes out and stinks it up as a three,
01:21 "no one's gonna care."
01:22 And he's going out there pitching
01:23 with that I don't care kind of mentality.
01:26 And on a team like the Braves, this is okay to do.
01:30 He doesn't have to shoulder the weight
01:32 that was on him in Boston for so long.
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