Perez’s Next Move Could Shake Up Braves’ Future—Is the Team Ready?

The Braves are surprisingly terrible this year. At first, it seemed like it was just a slow start, now it looks like all of the magic the team has had for the past few years is gone. They were able to navigate all of the injuries, comeback stories, and everything else to get into the playoffs as one of the best teams for the past few seasons. This year started poorly, and it has continued. It is a bit difficult to put your finger on specifically what is causing them to struggle so much. They have better pitching numbers than Miami, and their offense isn’t that bad. However, they have stretches where they just don’t play great baseball. This is currently one of them, having lost four of their past five games. They turn to Carlos Carrasco to try and turn their fates around. Carrasco is 2-2 with a 5.68 ERA for the year. He also owns a 1.53 WHIP. He does have a lower home ERA, but that’s somewhat irrelevant as he was with the Yankees before last week. In his first start for the Braves, he faced the Reds and held them to just three earned runs over six innings. The Marlins only have a few hitters who have faced Carrasco, and they are just 2-for-3 against him.

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