WASHINGTON — The potential similarities stagger, considering it was only a season ago. The Braves hunted for traction after inconsistent play, despite grand expectations in spring training.
Hey, Padres. Sound familiar?
They lost a 23-year-old superstar in outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. as the first half of the season essentially had been tucked into bed. Sound familiar? They made four midseason pickups to reshape their core group on the fly. Sound familiar?