There are a lot of things about the Braves’ strong start to the 2018 that many of us would have considered to be unlikely. Ozzie Albies hitting like a middle of the order power bat, Dansby Swanson rebounding from a horrid 2017 season to being one of the better hitters to start 2018, Ryan Flaherty’s BABIP heater....all of these things both have helped the Braves exceed expectations during a brutal month on the schedule and were not necessarily predicted by many to happen.
One of the other keys to the Braves’ hot start has been the play of catcher Kurt Suzuki.