Braves best again
So, the march to Atlanta’s fifth consecutive NL East crown sounds much easier than it was.
The Braves are the defending World Series champs. They have a core crew who knows nothing but division titles and meaningful games well into October.
But think back to spring training, and the anguish of watching Freddie Freeman put on Dodger blue.
The sluggish start. The streakiness of Ronald Acuña. The injuries to Ozzie Albies and Adam Duvall and Mike Soroka’s continued battle to get healthy.