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Young: The Braves are on a roll, but they could use a tweak or two to win it all

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton throws to a Tampa Bay Rays batter during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, July 7, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Braves won 2-1. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton throws to a Tampa Bay Rays batter during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, July 7, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Braves won 2-1. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson) Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton throws to a Tampa Bay Rays batter during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, July 7, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Braves won 2-1. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

By Lindsey Young 5 min read

These are dangerous times for the Atlanta Braves.

Sorry. It’s really not. In fact, things are so good for the Bashers at the Battery that it’s hard to envision any potholes on the trek to the World Series.

Heck, this must have been the kind of first half Mets owner Steve Cohen dreamed of when he committed upwards of $348 million to build his super team in Queens. OK, it’s not nice to kick a team when it’s down…except in this case.

New York scribes have started calling them “The Bumbling Mets”, so we might as well join in.

Did you know the Mets are paying $65 million to players not on this year’s team. Yes, that includes the annual ritual of shelling out $1.2 million to 60-year-old Bobby Bonilla. There’s also $20.25 million to Robinson Cano, $11 million to James McCann, $9 million to recently-traded Eduardo Escobar and right at $4 million to pitcher Chris Flexen, whom the team traded for last week and then released.