Few things in life have been a sure thing over the last several months, so planning for even two weeks from now feels a little weird. But if the Atlanta Braves indeed do play a baseball game on Friday, July 24, it’s as safe a bet as we’ll get that Jacob DeGrom will be the host New York Mets’ starter. That means it’s as good a time as any to project what the Braves Opening Day lineup card will look like.
This exercise is actually much more interesting than it usually would be. Freddie Freeman has locked in the third spot in the batting order for the Braves, and manager Brian Snitker has made it pretty clear that he’s not keen on taking Ronald Acuna Jr.