The struggle at the beginning of the Atlanta season Braves reached such depths that now they should challenge the story if they go to the postseson. On Thursday evening, in Los Angeles, “Brave”, still looking for their first victory in the 2025 season with despair, which reminds of the lost set of car keys, was in the early 5-0 compared to ruling champions. This leadership accelerated in the upcoming frames while Max Mansi Torpedo without bat double In the eighth tied it up. It was a prelude to The last moment Shohei Ohtani In the lower part of the ninth:
When the ball landed, the brave were 0-7. This is a sharp beginning for any team, but especially for the team, which made seven row-row in the playoffs, won the world series in 2021 and provided the total 205 victories from 2022-23. Last season, 89 victories and trips to the postseson were still achieved, despite the fact that the list fired with injuries of large participants. It was expected that the team would bounce in 2025 and fought for the flag in the complex east of the National League. They probably will still be, especially after the two star stars, the former MVP Ronald Akunya, the youngest and Ace Spencer Straider, soon return from their injuries, with the exception of later failures. Nevertheless, the “brave” dug an impressive crater to start the season.
How impressive? According to the CBS Sports research service, not a single MLB team never went into the playoffs after the start of the season 0-7. This is a bald reality for the “brave” moving forward.
You can, if so inclined, soften these problems a little, if you want. When we say “ever”, we barely reflect the current realities of the playoffs, in which there are six post-zone berths in each league, including three places in wild maps. It was in place only since 2022. Yes, this season the National League will become a hot competitive route, but still six out of 15 NL teams are going to enter. In addition, the return is not much different from the fact that it is faced with Braves right now can happen. Upon reference, only two examples, the rays in 2011 began the season 1-8, but in the end they won 91 games and held the playoffs. In 2019, citizens were 12 games under 0.500 on May 23. They recovered to win 93 games and the world series. Be that as it may, you think that the Marathon regular season of the MLB in 162 games, it is still longer than this. No, even longer.
At a different level, let’s also note that Braves had a hard sheet to start the season. They were on the road for all seven defeats, playing on the opposite coast and went on qualification against Padres and Doders, who won 93 and 98 games, respectively, last season. Thanks to a very active winter, especially according to the standards of existing champions, the dooders can be even better this season. Braves has the opportunity to control damage in their upcoming weekend house against Marlins, which, despite the respectable start, is a project as one of the worst teamball teams.
Let’s go back to the reality for a moment “this is a long season.” Yes, the “brave” suffered a miserable beginning of the season, and the team rhizomes threw their teeth for obvious reasons and pay right now. It is also within the range of opportunities that the “brave” are not a good team, yes, but it is too early to know this or even suspect it. For example, this is how a sample of projection systems sees the 2025 Braves season in the light of their start 0-7 (winning results are rounded):
The average of them, and you get 88.3 victories, which should put the “brave” directly in the mix for the eighth trip to the postsuzon.
However, in these figures it is baked that the “brave” will find their expected level in the coming days, weeks and months. In order for this to happen, Atlanta must change what struck them through these first seven defeats. Speaking about this, here are some more relevant numbers from the CBS Sports research rack:
- The current average Braves team in 0.151 is the fourth more clear mark of any team during the first seven games of the season since 1901. It is also the worst average value of Braves in any interval in seven games since 1942.
- Top -10 “brave” still lead, they all beat 0.200 or worse. (Out of: “Leader” of the team on average among qualified players – Jurickson Propar with a figure of 0.200, and he … will not be with us for some time.)
- There is no contact quality either, since Braves in the MLB currently expected the expected average value .151.
- The fields of the “brave” cuts .135/.158/.216 is still in the season.
- This season “brave as a team” is beaten this season.
The average value of Vatin, of course, is not the most lighting of statistics, but this is still important. In addition, he sheds light on the far edge. Suffice it to say that attackers in Atlanta currently occupy one of those far away, and not in a good way for their goals. Last season, Braves took 15th place in runs that followed, again, unlikely levels of injuries up and down, as well as some amazing insufficient indicators. The composition, without a doubt, will soon find a higher level of performance, but will this be enough to make an attack with an asset, unlike anything, what should other aspects of the command results be drawn? They could use the dose of vintage Shark when he returns, hoping, in May. At the same time, is anyone going to hit in the further part of the field? Marsell Ozuna and Matt Olson enter their phases of decline? Will Sean Murfi hit, as he did in 2023 (good) or 2024 (bad) when he returned from the trauma of the ribs?
The associated concern is whether there will be enough offenses to compensate for the shaky rotation. Studer is one of the most dominant starting jugs in baseball, but leaving the torn UCL, he does not guarantee that I have a peak right away. Chris Sale, last season Cy Young Campaign, has a long history of health and durability problems. Charlie Morton is used to bewies. Reynaldo Lopez has just undergone an arthroscopic operation on his shoulder.
As you suggested, the terrible beginning of Braves, although it obviously does not determine their season, raised the questions that will determine their season. A reasonable conclusion is that the “brave” will probably be relevant in the standings and, perhaps, even good enough to win the division over (for a long time, as these forecasts show higher. Nevertheless, you cannot be so sure of this, as they were, about seven games back.
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