Braves viewed as a playoff 'sleeping giant,' with a catch

As the Major League Baseball season nears its end in 2024, the Atlanta Braves are increasingly viewed as a potentially formidable contender, should they clinch a postseason berth. Despite currently sitting as a mid-tier team, the Braves have shown characteristics of a “sleeping giant” in the league, poised to make a significant impact in October.

The fifth- or sixth-best team out of 15 in each league is inherently going to be flawed, but in some circles, the Braves are seen as something of a sleeping giant,” ESPN insider Alden Gonzalez writes. “Chris Sale, Max Fried, Spencer Schwellenbach, Charlie Morton and Reynaldo López — the latter of whom is expected back for the final regular-season…