While the Atlanta Braves near the completion date of their rebuild, 2018 is one more season to get through until the Braves are serious postseason contenders. Until then, there are some things that need to improve…
Pitching
The young pitchers are going to be the main focus of the 2018 season for the Atlanta Braves. How well the young pitchers perform will give Braves Country an outlook as to how successful Atlanta will be in 2019 and beyond.
The Atlanta Braves pitching staff needs to statistically improve:
- In 2017, Atlanta ranked 20th out of 30 teams in strikeouts with 1,258 K’s
- In 2017, Atlanta ranked 26th out of 30 teams in walks with 584 BB’s
- In 2017, Atlanta ranked 25th out of 30 teams in earned runs allowed with 756
- In 2017, Atlanta ranked 24th out of 30 teams in ERA with a team ERA of 4.