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| Yr | P | W | L | Yr | P | W | L | Yr | P | W | L | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 1 | 35 | 25 | 2023 | 1 | 104 | 58 | Decade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 1 | 88 | 73 | 2024 | 2 | 89 | 73 | Click | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | 101 | 61 | on Logo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Titles: | Top Braves Players of the Twenty Twenties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 - Won Division; WC def Reds; NLDS def SD; NLCS Lost LA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 - Won Division; NLDS def Milw; NLCS def LA; WS def Hou | Pitchers: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 - Won Division; NLDS Lost to Philly | Max Fried (19.17) - 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 - Won Division; NLDS lost to Philly | Charlie Morton (8.5) - 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 - Lost WC to SD | Raisel Iglesias (5.46) - 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyle Wright (2.87) - 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BallPark: | Spencer Strider (7.1) - 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turner Field | Chris Sale (6.2) - 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Anderson (3.85) - 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team Name: | Kenley Jansen (0.88) - 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves | Will Smith (0.97) - 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryce Elder (3.81) - 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner: | Drew Smyly (0.7) - 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty Media | Reynaldo Lopez (0.50) - 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Melancon (0.99) - 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Managers: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Anthopolous | Catchers: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Travis d'Arnaud (5.01) - 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managers: | William Contreras (2.89) - 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Snitker | Sean Murphy (5.2) - 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers: | First Basemen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | Matt Olson (14.84) - 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Freddie Freeman (8.18) - 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 - Freddie Freeman | Second Basemen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 - Ronald Acuna | Ozzie Albies (11.37) - 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cy Young | ShortStop: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | Dansby Swanson (10.58) - 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orlando Arcia (2.75) - 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rookie of the Year: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 - Michael Harris | Third Base: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Riley (20.89) - 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Hitters: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | Outfield: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Acuna (16.75) - 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Events: | Michael Harris (11.75) - 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marcell Ozuna (9.07) - 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 - Atlanta comes into the decade on a high with ninety win seasons both in '18 | Adam Duvall (1.99) - 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and '19 winning the Division both times. The Braves make it three in a row in '20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| with a 35-25 mark and this time they progress past the NLDS to the NLCS where | Notable Events: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| the lose in seven to eventual World Series Champions, the Dodgers. | 2024 - Everybody wants to see LA - Atlanta in the NLCS. What an amazing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| show that would be. Instead we got Phillies-Arizona and while entertaining, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ Liberty Media has owned the Braves since 2007. The exception proves the rule. | it was a major disappointment not to see the best. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The rule is that corporate owned teams never do well. The Braves are the exception. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under Liberty Media, the Tomahawks have done very well. | The Offense (Monster circular lineup): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta scored a historic 199 runs over the league average last | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ 43 year old Alex Anthopolous is GM since 2017. He has presided over Atlanta's | year as they flat out bludgeoned the opposition. Matt Olson (54), | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| extreme success over the last three years. A Canadian, Anthopolous spent almost | Ronald Acuna (41), Marcelll Ozuna (40) and Austin Riley (37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| all of his career in the Toronto Blue Jays organization prior to coming to the Braves. | led a record breaking 307 home run barrage. The lowest HR total of any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthopolous took over for John Capolella who had the misfortune as being the one | of the nine starters was Orlando Arcia with 17. Insane. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| who got caught cheating when signing international free agents in the Carribean. | The Braves lost Eddie Rosario to free agency, but they replaced him with | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capolella was made an example of and was thrown out of baseball. | mega prospect Jared Kelenic in a trade with Seattle. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The rich get richer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ Brian Snitker is the field manager. He was hired in 2017 and has done nothing but | □ C - Sean Murphy, 29, '23 trade from A's, 21-68-.251 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| win since coming to Atlanta. | □ C - Travis d'Arnaud, 35, '19 FA from Dodgers, 11-39-.225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ 1B - Matt Olsen, 30, '22 trade from A's, 54-139-.283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 - The Braves rely on their hitting to win the Division. They score one more | □ 2B - Ozzie Albies, 27, '13 IFA, 33-109-.280 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| run per game than the league average. Atlanta is led by young superstar | □ SS - Orlando Arcia, 29, '21 trade with Milwaukee, 17-65-.254 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| outfielder Ronald Acuna. Their pitching actually gives up slightly | □ 3B - Austin Riley, 27, 1st round pick in '15, 37-97-.281 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| more runs than the league average. Losing stud Soroka to an achilles tear would | □ OF - Ronald Acuna, 26, '14 IFA, 41-106-.337 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| have devastated most clubs, but the Braves organization, known for developing | □ OF - Eddie Rosario, 27, '21 trade from Cleveland, 21-74-.255 - FA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| great pitchers, was able to absorb the loss. | □ OF - Michael Harris, 23. '19 3rd round pick, 18-57-.293 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ OF - Marcell Ozuna, 33, '20 FA signed from Cards, 40-100-,274 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 - Atlanta wins a weak Division. With the Nationals no longer competing, | □ OF - Jared Kelenic, 24, '24 Trade with Seattle, 11-49-.253 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| it's easy-peasy for Atlanta as Florida never contends, the Mets always screw things up | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and Philly always disappoints. | Pitchers: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta had a solid rotation last year led by Spencer Strider's breakout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 - A thirteen game uptick to 101 wins and another first place finish. | year. The Braves, looking to beef up their post season pitching have taken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| It's the pitching as Atlanta gives up 47 less runs than in '21, but also the fact that they | a flyer on veteran lefthander Chris Sale. If healthy, Sale could be a monster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| are winning the close ones because they brought in Kenley Jansen to close. | addition to the rotation. The area where the Braves are not strong is the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offensively, the team production was almost identical to '21 | bullpen depth. Not a weakness necessarily, but it's surprising that the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves didn't try to beef it up more for the post season run. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 - Atlanta gains three games in the standings to 104-58 but, once | □ RHP Spencer Strider, 25, '20 4th round pick, 20-5 3.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| again, fall in the post season, this time to the Phillies in the NLDS. | □ RHP Bryce Elder, 25, '20 5th round pick, 12-4 3.81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reminiscent of the way things went for the Braves in the Nineties. | □ Charlie Morton, 40, '21 FA from Tampa, 14-12 3.64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The difference between the two being in the Nineties it was a historic | □ LHP Max Fried, 30, '15 trade from SD, 8-1 2.55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pitching staff, currently it is a historic lineup that tied for the most | □ LHP Chris Sale, 35, '24 FA from Boston, 6-5 4.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| single season home runs by a team with 307. | □ RHP Kyle Wright, 27, '17 5th overall pick, 1-3 6.97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ Closer Raisel Iglesias, 34, '22 trade with Anaheim, 5-4 2.75 33 saves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||