Mets only can hope to have the same franchise turnaround their rivals, the Braves, have had.
A pained expression crossed Brian Snitker’s face as he thought back to managing when the Atlanta Braves were 20 games out of first place during a hopeless August.
Since then, the Braves have captured a World Series trophy and five straight division titles, but winning isn’t a total mind eraser. . “It wasn’t easy, I know that. A lot went on that season towards the end, but I like to forget.”Bad only has gotten worse with seven losses in the first nine games The Braves’ turnaround from back-to-back 90-loss seasons to the current model of sustainability was a mixture of developing prospects Albies, Ronald Acuna Jr., Austin Riley, Michael Harris, Max Fried, Spencer Strider and Kyle Wright in the minor-leagues, trading for Matt Olson and Sean Murphy, signing Marcell Ozuna and Charlie Morton in free agency, and turning Travis d’Arnaud and Eddie Rosario into bargain-bin gems.
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