The 2025 roster for the Atlanta Braves is all but set and, especially after a couple of no-risk moves late in camp, optimism is rising — though it’s that time of year, right?
The team didn’t make significant changes from last year’s injury-riddled group that lost in the opening round of the MLB playoffs (Atlanta made its seventh straight appearance, this time as a wild-card entrant after a run of six straight National League East Division titles was ended by the Philadelphia Phillies), though the losses of pitchers Max Fried and Charlie Morton and veteran catcher Travis d’Arnaud certainly hurt the overall talent level.
Still, the NL is expected to produce baseball’s tightest race, with the East’s Braves, Phillies and New York Mets each projected to win 90-plus games.
Here are three keys for Atlanta to add to its 18 divisional titles and maybe make a deep postseason run (plus a look on how to watch the team this season as MLB’s TV situation gets more and more complicated).
1. Big injuries are avoided