This was supposed to be Dynasty II in Atlanta.
From 1991 to 2005, the Braves won 14 division titles in 15 seasons, missing only during the strike year of 1994. From 2018 to 2024, the Braves won six division titles in seven seasons, missing only last year, when they still made the playoffs. Along the way, they won a World Series in 2021, had back-to-back 100-win seasons in 2022 and '23, and featured one of the most powerful lineups of all time in 2023, when they became the first team to slug .500.
Though the past three postseasons ended in early defeat, the Braves had constructed a team that was the envy of front offices around the league: Not only had they developed young talent, but they had signed Ronald Acuna Jr.