It was a Jekyll and Hyde week for the Atlanta Braves, with the offense exploding for half the week before being held in check by the Philadelphia Phillies, while the pitching staff was outstanding outside of allowing 19 runs to the Phillies on Thursday.
That meant there was no shortage of options for this week’s Player of the Week Award.
Starting pitchers Bryce Elder, Joey Wentz, Hurston Waldrep and the returning Chris Sale all had weekly ERA’s between 1.29 and 1.64. Tyler Kinley had three scoreless appearances out of the bullpen.
Offensively, there were a number of superfluous weeks.