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Ronald Acuna’s slow start does not mean a damn thing

There are few things in this world that frustrate me more than recency bias and using small sample sizes to justify an uninformed or misguided opinion.

Take for example the game against the Cubs yesterday. There have been more than a few people that want multiple bullpen arms released because of what was a truly awful inning of baseball that resulted in the Braves losing a substantial late inning lead. Some want Brian Snitker’s head on a pike. All of this while ignoring the fact that the Braves have been largely quite good in 2018 so far, the bullpen (before yesterday’s outing) has been largely excellent including guys like Jose Ramirez and Sam Freeman who struggled yesterday, and the fact that they were playing in 25+ mph winds with rain and mist falling and it was near freezing temperatures.