(Stats in this post are partway through Thursday’s games.)
At 26-29, the Atlanta Braves are officially one-third of the way through their 2021 season. Obviously, this season has been much more of a struggle/roller coaster ride/cluster-you-know-what than anyone could have imagined. Injuries and other unfortunate and unpredictable occurrences have made key pieces of the Braves roster, such as Mike Soroka and Travis d’Arnaud, unavailable for the foreseeable future. As a result, the Braves are left to make do with a talented but flawed roster in the present and immediate future.
Truth be told, when considering all that has occurred so far this season, being three games under .