MLB Stars at a Crucial Juncture: Who Will Rise from the Ashes and Who Will Fade Away?
The lefty showed up this spring having reportedly dropped 20 pounds, determined to show the 2024 debacle was a fluke, not the new normal. If he somehow repeats his 2024 performance, though – grain of salt and everything, but, wow, that first spring outing was rough, wasn’t it? – his collapse will be one of the most shocking in recent memory.
Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
Why we’re concerned: The question every Braves fan was asking last summer: What, um, happened to Olson’s power? The left-handed slugger played the same number of games in 2024 as he did in 2023 (162) but somehow hit 25 fewer home runs, dropping from 54 to 29. At the same time, his BIP+ – which measures damage done upon contact – dipped from 166 to 143.



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