The Braves are 60-28 and leading the NL East by 8 ¹/₂ games. They are the machine that should most concern the Mets in 2023 — and the future.
SEATTLE — Ronald Acuna Jr. was on the way to the NL MVP in July 2021 when he was lost for the rest of the season at about the same time Jacob deGrom, the NL Cy Young front-runner, was lost by the Mets.
Yet, the first half of 2023 ended with the Braves owning the majors’ best record, being well on their way to a sixth straight NL East crown and having a MLB-high eight All-Stars — including the NL MVP front-runner Acuna again, plus Matt Olson and Orlando Arcia, the replacements, respectively, for Freeman and Swanson. This is a machine humming.
Every Brave All-Star, except Arcia, is under team control through at least 2026, a result of a farm system that has provided impact. General manager Alex Anthopoulos has gotten much of the core under team-friendly contracts early in their careers.Charles Wenzelberg The bedrock is a farm that never seems to rank highly when there are organizational rankings, but consistently does what is most vital — brings difference-makers to the majors. Bryce Elder is an All-Star in his first full major league season. Michael Harris and Spencer Strider finished 1-2 for NL Rookie of the Year last season, and Kyle Wright finally broke through. Ian Anderson and Austin Riley established themselves in 2021. A.J. Minter in 2020. Max Fried and Mike Soroka in 2019. Acuna Jr.
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