ATLANTA BRAVES
The Braves continue to hover around the .500 mark as they sit comfortably in third place in the division, which is about where most pundits had them before the season started. The trio of starting pitchers Alex Wood, Shelby Miller and Williams Perez are all developing at a pretty steady rate, which is one of the goals for this retooling club.
Interestingly enough, the Braves quietly have one of the more efficient offenses in baseball. They rank 11th in runs (283), eighth in average (.263) and seventh in on-base percentage (.325). The area where they’re still struggling?