To call the Braves' 2024 season rocky might be an understatement.
Atlanta suffered massive setbacks when Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuna Jr. suffered season-ending injuries in the first half, and extended absences by Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies didn't help matters.
Aside from Marcell Ozuna, the Braves' offense just hasn't looked anything like it did last season. Riley struggled out of the gate, as did Acuna before the injury. Michael Harris II and Sean Murphy have also had a hard time replicating their 2023 production.
With Matt Olson heating up and Chris Sale barreling toward a Cy Young Award to cap his resurgent season, however, the Braves are hoping they can get hot at the right time just as they did in 2021.