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Atlanta Braves June 2024 Recap Monthly Record: 19-7 Season Record: 60-23 NL East Standings: Braves 60-23, Phillies 42-42 (18.5 GB), Mets 37-46 (23), Marlins 35-49 (25.5), Nationals 28-55 (32) Offensive Player of the Month: Matt Olson - How about a .404 average, 16 homers, and 30 RBI? It is not that Olson was completely struggling, but he wasn’t quite living up to expectations heading into June after a monster 2023. Well he answered that by raising his OPS by nearly 200 points. Despite some monster performances from Michael Harris and Ronald Acuna, along with another good month from Austin Riley, Olson takes the cake. Pitcher of the Month: Raisel Iglesias - Like last month, we could always go the always dominant Spencer Strider, but instead we will give credit to a really strong month for Iglesias after he as the "Player That Struggled" in May. Iglesias racked up nine saves and only allowed one run in those outings, cementing himself again in the closer role. Player That Disappointed: Sean Murphy - Murphy has not been horrible. He has kept his average around the .250 mark all season and does have 12 homers, but his walk rate has fallen almost in half and has gone through three months with an OBP below .300. He’s due for a good week or two to get things back on track after posting an OPs of .844 in 2023. Player That Surprised: Ozzie Albies - Always underrated and overshadowed, Albies has been extremely consistent this season and looks poised to easily set career marks. Through June, he has hit 24 homers with an OPS of .985. He’s been an MVP level performer on a team full of them. Prospect Watch At roughly the halfway point of the minor league season, we will take a look at some of the Braves’ top prospects. The top guy is AJ Smith Shawver, who is really progressing after a cup of coffee at 20 years old in 2023. In 16 starts, AJSS has posted an ERA of 3.52 with 82 Ks in 84.1 IP. He still needs to get his walk rate down, but he appears poised for a rotation sport in 2025. Hurston Waldrep entered the season as the Braves top prospect, but a horrid April put a damper on that. Waldrep is slowly rebounding, working an ERA north of 8.00 down to 5.72 over the past two months. Unlike AJSS, Waldrep appears more like a 2026 guy, perfectly fine for a 21 year old. Owen Murphy, Dylan Dodd, and Spencer Schwellenback have all been solid, with Murphy showing the most promise. All are still a few years away from being potential rotation assets. Ignacia “Nacho” Alvarez doesn’t have the pure tools to be a likely MLB starter, but the 20 year old has gotten off to a solid start in AA, posting a .709 OPS. There’s enough speed and defense to play, but he hasn’t provided enough gap-to-gap power yet. Stats Starting Lineup Michael Harris: .294/.340/.503 | 13 HR | 35 RBI | 54 R | 17 SB Ronald Acuna: .323/.389/.570 | 16 HR | 48 RBI | 67 R | 31 SB Austin Riley: .360/.415/.792 | 35 HR | 85 RBI | 62 R | 1 SB Matt Olson: .288/.374/.641 | 31 HR | 76 RBI | 62 R | 0 SB Ozzie Albies: .311/.360.625 | 24 HR | 60 RBI | 49 R | 6 SB Marcell Ozuna: .237/.312/.500 | 24 HR | 47 RBI | 46 R | 3 SB Sean Murphy: .253/.299/.448 | 12 HR | 28 RBI | 30 R | 2 SB Jarred Kelenic: .278/.329/.537 | 14 HR | 32 RBI | 32 R | 3 SB Orlando Arcia: .287/.338/.473 | 12 HR | 37 RBI | 41 R | 3 SB Bench Adam Duvall: .242/.348/.465 | 6 HR | 12 RBI | 15 R | 1 SB Travis d’Arnaud: .241/.302/.483 | 4 HR | 14 RBI | 9 R | 0 SB David Fletcher: .241/.254/.293 | 0 HR | 3 RBI | 8 R | 2 SB Jordan Luplow: .226/.328/.283 | 0 HR | 3 RBI | 4 R | 0 SB Starting Rotation Spencer Strider: 11-2 | 1.51 ERA | 113 IP | 133 K Max Fried: 8-2 | 3.99 ERA | 76.2 IP | 62 Ks Chris Sale: 10-2 | 3.08 ERA | 99.1 IP | 88 Ks Charlie Morton: 6-3 | 3.18 ERA | 90.2 IP | 77 Ks Bryce Elder: 11-5 | 3.71 ERA | 97 ERA | 56 Ks Bullpen Raisel Iglesias: 1-1 | 23 S | 2.43 ERA | 29.2 IP | 26 Ks Joe Jimenez: 0-2 | 0 S | 2.77 ERA | 26 IP | 33 Ks AJ Minter: 0-1 | 2 S | 2.21 ERA | 20.1 IP | 20 Ks Aaron Bummer: 0-0 | 1 S | 5.66 ERA | 20.2 IP | 18 Ks Reynaldo Lopez: 6-3 | 0 S | 2.96 ERA | 48.2 IP | 53 Ks Dylan Lee: 0-0 | 0 S | 2.19 ERA | 37 IP | 30 Ks Tyler Matzek: 3-1 | 0 S | 3.56 ERA | 30.1 IP | 30 Ks Pierce Johnson: 2-1 | 2 S | 4.54 ERA | 41.2 IP | 44 Ks Also Played Huascar Ynoa: 2-0 | 3.38 ERA | 10.2 IP | 9 Ks Thoughts for June: Another successful month for the Braves. At this point, there doesn’t seem to be a rush to make a change at the trade deadline barring an injury, the majority of the team is playing well. This is pacing again as a historic offense, the rotation has been fantastic, and the key members of the bullpen have been very good. This is not just a title contender, this is the World Series favorite. _______________ Having an absolute blast, some of the most fun I have had in a sports game since the Online Dynasty day of NCAA 14. Should get past the All Star break by Friday with a more in-depth Around the League overview. Sorry for posting so much this week lol, just nice to have somewhere to actually post stuff lol

Keep em comin.....nice job