The Atlanta Braves lost more at shortstop than fans even realized last season. In fact, their shortstops' collective ineptitude reached historic proportions.
The Atlanta Braves obviously had a terrible 2025 and Bleacher Report agrees. Thankfully, not everything that happened this year was bad for the Braves.
Bryce Elder might survive the Braves' offseason, but he likely won't be around by May as performance concerns, and rotation depth put his roster spot at risk.
The Atlanta Braves have become one of the model franchises in baseball. However, it wasn't always that way and ownership has had to work hard to win fans back.
The Atlanta Braves' bench ahead of the 2026 season is looking much deeper and more well-balanced than we are used to, though there is still work to do.