Perhaps the writing on the wall is finally coming into focus for Brian Snitker. With Dansby Swanson, Austin Riley, and Nick Markakis likely unavailable for an extended time frame and an inconsistent pitching staff, Snitker has to put a priority on offense production to make the Braves lineup as potent as possible. Thankfully, in terms of shortstop and catcher, Brian McCann and Charlie Culberson have made that decision pretty easy for the skipper.
McClutcherson has combined to produce a 117 wRC+ (McCann) and 132 wRC+ (Culberson) since the All-Star break.