The Atlanta Braves are off to a disastrous start, but just how bad can this season get? Does former Chattanooga Lookouts outfielder Yasiel Puig still have the potential to become an elite player? What’s up with the Minnesota Twins, the current parent club of the Lookouts?
ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian was a guest Wednesday on “Press Row” on ESPN 105.1 FM to discuss those questions and more.
Q: We all know that Atlanta has started over by design, but could this year’s team lose 100 or even 105 games?
A: “No, because 100 is a lot of losses, and they’re not going to lose that many. They’re going to struggle badly, especially early because of the schedule they play and because of the rebuild they are attempting here. I know what they’re doing, and I’m 100 percent behind it, because sometimes if you want to get really good, you have to get really bad. The Braves fooled us a little bit with how well they played the first 80 to 100 games last year, but the way they finished is more like the team they’re going to be like.
“The good news is that when they lose, they will be losing with up-and-coming players.”