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Three Cuts: Ender Inciarte right choice as Braves’ All-Star; brutal and telling stretch awaits

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Ender Inciarte is an All-Star, Freddie Freeman's transition to third base is underway in Triple-A ... and there's growing talk of a 1991 replay in Atlanta with the Braves a game under .500. Taking stock of the week that was, and a daunting few weeks to come.

1. Hey, now. You're an All-Star, Ender Inciarte

The Braves had a number of serious candidates to make the All-Star Game in Miami, but considering the first half Ender Inciarte has put together, he was the most logical -- and arguably the most deserving -- Atlanta representative.

A notoriously slow starter, with a career average of 62 wRC+ in the first half compared to 117 in the second half, Inciarte is at 97 after Sunday's game in Oakland.