From a close race at the top to the shrug-emoji Mets and the race to the bottom, it's been a strange start in the division.
Can the Braves fix their offense? Is there hope for the Mets? 10 questions that will decide the NL EastFrom Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Braves offense struggling to the state of the Mets, it's been a strange start for the NL East.
Indeed, here are the eight best offenses via wRC+ since 1920 and how they fared the following season:2019 Astros: from 124 to 97 1930 Yankees: from 123 to 124 1976 Reds: from 120 to 108 2003 Red Sox: from 120 to 114 Acuna's big improvement last season was cutting his strikeout rate in half, from 23.6% in 2022 to 11.4% in 2023, which is basically unprecedented . He's now back striking out around 25% of the time -- he currently sits at 26.1% -- as his whiff rate has fallen from the 84th percentile to the 25th, which would be a career worst. He's struggling with fastballs up in the zone.
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