As if Atlanta Braves fans needed another reason to be excited for the start of Spring Training. Eno Sarris released annual list of bounce back candidates for the upcoming season and Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. topped the list.
As Sarris points out, tabbing Acuña for a bounce back is easy pickings now that he is even further removed from his ACL injury. Acuña’s 2022 season was clearly a down year, but it wasn’t bad. He was still worth 2.2 fWAR was 14 percent above league average at the plate with a 114 wRC+.