On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Braves series preview

The Cubs have not played the Braves since June 19, 2022, a span of 205 games. To give you an idea of how much the Cubs have changed since then, of the 11 Cubs who played in that game last year, five are no longer on the team (Willson Contreras, Jonathan Villar, Jason Heyward, Alfonso Rivas and Adrian Sampson).

For more on the Braves, here’s Kris Willis, manager of our SB Nation Braves site Battery Power.

This Braves team is in a much different situation from where they have been the past two seasons. In 2021, they didn’t get over .500 until August, but of course caught fire and won their first World Series title since 1995. Last season, they dug themselves an early hole, but were able to run…