FOXSports.com · Jul 9, 2017
Three Cuts: Braves enter All-Star break outside playoff mix
Three Cuts: Braves enter All-Star break outside playoff mix
The Atlanta Braves wrapped up the first half of the 2017 season with a 42-45 record and soon-to-be-pressing questions regarding multiple pieces of the roster.
The improving Braves sit 9 1/2 games back of the Washington Nationals in the National League East race entering the All-Star break — and 22 days shy of the non-waive trade deadline. Here are three observations from the first half and what lies ahead.
Long-shot playoff hopes should not override Atlanta’s long-term strategyAt various points in 2017, the optimism surrounding the Atlanta Braves' improvement has shifted into well-intentioned hyperbole.