The Atlanta Braves found lost another series over the weekend, this time to the division rival Philadelphia Phillies. At this point, the Braves are exactly who they are, a mediocre baseball team. Maybe they are a good team having a bad season, but either way, it is not turning out to be their season. Ronald Acuña Jr has been nothing short of spectacular since his return from the IL, but outside of Acuña Jr, most everyone else in the lineup has been pretty bad.
Matt Olson is hitting well right now, but started very slow. Austin Riley started the season on a tear, but just hit a career high in strikeouts in the month of June. While there may be a few over-reactions going around, one of the most popular ones is that Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos should not have signed a lot of players in this lineup, like Austin Riley and Michael Harris II to long contract extensions on the hope that their career trajectories would excel. This is probably not the case, as teams and players will have bad seasons, but as the offense continues to struggle, the hot takes will continue to fly around. Andy Bunker and Randy McMichael discuss the Braves current woes, and what they may do, if anything, to cure them.