PT TOMORROW: NL East—No Joshin' around

Atlanta Braves

The Braves are sailing into the postseason, having all but hoisted their second straight NL East pennant. Many things have gone right this year, as you’d expect for a team with +102 run differential through September 9 (the Nationals have the division’s best mark at +117). Ronald Acuna (OF, ATL) and Ozzie Albies (2B, ATL) have continued their early-career heroics as two of the game’s most exciting young swashbucklers, slashing their way to a combined 9.3 fWAR—impressive for teammates no older than 22. Michael Soroka (RHP, ATL) has plotted a brilliant course on his maiden voyage (save for 25.2 IP in 2018) and is one of the leading contenders for the NL ROY award.

But the single most consequential move GM Alex Anthopoulos...

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