Braves: The Atlanta Braves under Snitker and Alex

[DzynKingRTR]

we will probably end the season with the third worst record. only the Rockies and White Sox will be worse

 

[BamaNation]

Yankees DFA'd DJ LeMahieu today. He's batting .266 for the season and .301 since June 1.

He's MUCH better than any middle infielder the Braves have put on the field this year. Sign him for peanuts. Yanks paying him $22M through next year.

Yankees DFA LeMahieu after 'hard conversations'

The Yankees designated DJ LeMahieu for assignment despite owing him $22 million through next season.

www.espn.com

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Yankees DFA'd DJ LeMahieu today. He's batting .266 for the season and .301 since June 1.

He's MUCH better than any middle infielder the Braves have put on the field this year. Sign him for peanuts. Yanks paying him $22M through next year.

Yankees DFA LeMahieu after 'hard conversations'

The Yankees designated DJ LeMahieu for assignment despite owing him $22 million through next season.

www.espn.com

.266 is better than 90% of our roster

 

[selmaborntidefan]

I've been a Braves fan since 1977 - and that was an awful team - but just looking at another awful team that I saw in person. This is based SOLELY on the year in question, not the career numbers:

1979 BRAVES VS 2025 BRAVES
C - Bruce Benedict/Biff Pocoroba/Joe Nolan vs Drake Baldwin/Sean Murphy
1B - Dale Murphy/Bob Beall/Mike Lum vs Matt Olson
2B - Glenn Hubbard vs Ozzie Albies (tossup, maybe a slight edge to Albies)
SS - Pepe Frias vs Nick Allen
3B - Bob Horner vs Austin Riley
RF - Gary Matthews vs Ronald Acuna
CF - Rowland Office/platoon vs Michael Harris II
LF - Jeff Burroughs vs Alex Verdugo

So.....four of the eight everyday players would come from the 94-loss team and one more is a legitimate tossup (Hubbard made more errors - but he was also playing on a horrid infield that was considered the worst in MLB until 1991 when they revamped it; his hitting numbers other than homers compare).

PITCHING
Phil Niekro's 1979 would make him the best starter on either staff, and Gene Garber's 25 saves would make him a better closer than Iglesias. Granted - the other 2025 Braves starters would fill out the rotation better than the names out of the phone book from 1979, but as a reminder, the 1979 team was picked to finish last and played about what was expected; this year's Braves team was considered the best chance to beat the Dodgers in the NL>

My point is: this is a BAD team.


After 91 Games:
1979 Braves: 418 runs scored
1979 Braves AVERAGE RPG: 4.59
(league average: 4.44 rpg)
2025 Braves: 367 runs scored
2025 Braves AVERAGE RPG: 4.03
( league average 4.26 rpg)


My point?
The horrible 79 Braves were .15 rpg ABOVE the league average.
the 25 Braves (WS contenders) are .23 BELOW the league average.