re: Let's get our baseball predictions in

Braves won't have Acuna or Strider to start the year. Now Murphy is out for a bit with cracked ribs. Riley, Albie's, and Olsen all took a step back last year. The biggest addition was Profar coming off a career year after a -1.3 WAR season. Counting on Sale to remain healthy for two years in a row and Lopez to perform like he did last year is expecting a lot.

Braves are running out
Profar (regression)
Riley (improve)
Olsen (improve)
Ozuna (regression)
Harris (same)
Albie's (same)
Kelenic/De La Cruz (sucks)
Arcia (lol)
Baldwin(lol)

Then
Sale (regression)
Lopez (regression)
Schwellenbach (regression)
Holmes (meh)
Anderson (meh)


Strider is out until May for a full workload and probably won't make 20 starts this year. Acuna won't ever reach his 2023 season which seems like a distant memory now. He comes back and provides at barely above league average much like his last ACL injury.

Braves catchers were worth 2.4 WAR last year now you are counting on a rookie and a 30 year old rookie.

Braves are below the Phillies and Mets in the East. Mets rotation is a mess but their offense is better than the Braves. Hell if Sale/Lopez regress they have the same rotation filled with mid-starters.

NL
East: Braves
Central: Cubs
West: Dodgers
WC: Mets
WC: DBacks
WC: Phillies

AL:
East: Yankees
Central: Royals
West: Rangers
WC: O’s
WC: Astros
WC: Boston

NLCS: Dodgers over Braves
ALCS: Rangers over Yankees

WS Champion: Dodgers

It's funny cause you don't understand WAR