Last season, the Atlanta Braves spent most of the year without their fan-favorite, highly-productive second baseman, Ozzie Albies. Orlando Arcia and Vaughn Grissom stepped up in a big way, but still, missing a player of Albies’ caliber is no easy blow to overcome.
But, even before he got injured (and then injured again almost as soon as he returned), Albies was actually in the midst of the worst offensive season of his career. The injuries meant that Albies never got a chance to dig out of an early-season offensive funk.
Prior to 2022, Albies had a slash line of .