re: ATL Thread | 2023 offseason hot takes + discussion

Fried with a pair of scoreless innings today in his first spring start

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No. 17 - Spencer Strider

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Wow - his ascent has been fast as shite. This list has him as the second best pitcher in baseball (behind only Gerrit Cole). I love Strider but it caught me off guard that he would be considered the second best pitcher in all of baseball after 2 years in the bigs.

Braves players almost all trending up. Pretty obvious why it feel like World Series or bust, even with the Dodgers doing what they did.

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No. 83 - Marcell Ozuna - Up 17+ spots from unranked - feels like he is up infinity from where he was
No. 66 - Ozzie Albies - Up 34+ spots from unranked
No. 50 - Michael Harris - Up 3 spots from 53
No. 48 - Max Fried - Down 12 spots from 36
No. 47 - Sean Murphy - Up 37 spots from 84
No. 17 - Spencer Strider - Up 48 spots from 65
No. 15 - Austin Riley - Up 5 spots from 25
No. 13 - Matt Olson - Up 30 spots from 43
No. 1 - Ronald Acuña Jr. - Up 24 spots from 25

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Ozuna went from washed up and unplayable with everyone calling him for him to be cut, to a top 100 player in a few months. Still can't believe his turnaround. And honestly I'm still a little nervous about what we see from Ozuna this year. I don't think I've ever seen someone fall off a cliff and then rocket back up like Ozuna did.

Ozuna OPS

2000 - 1.067
2021 - .645
2022 - .687
2023 - .905

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No. 83 - Marcell Ozuna - lower
No. 66 - Ozzie Albies -higher
No. 50 - Michael Harris -lower
No. 48 - Max Fried -higher
No. 47 - Sean Murphy -lower
No. 17 - Spencer Strider -higher
No. 15 - Austin Riley -higher
No. 13 - Matt Olson -lower
No. 1 - Ronald Acuña Jr. -Push

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I'm assuming a "higher" ranking means better, correct?

There is a ton of movement on this list each year, so who knows. But the only one I have strong feelings about on your list is Michael Harris. I think he is just scratching the service and is going to get better.