At 68-93, the Braves finished the 2016 season 26.5 games back of first place in the NL East. Yet if you talk to a Braves fan, they seem to glaze over that fact with a rebuttal stating that the club played much more competitively after Brian Snitker took over as manager, compiling a 59-65 under his guidance.
The tomahawk chop contingent also love to let it be known that their farm system is bursting at the seams with talent, just waiting to explode upon the Major League slate.
While that may be true, I enjoy pointing out that following the Aug 1 trade deadline, MLB.