More than anything else, the 2023 season has been about disappointing teams. It has been about clubs that explained failure on this timeline: It’s early … it’s worrisome … it’s over.…
, they are the NL West obsession that led to collecting stars and making long-term financial commitments that screamed the future is now.
Because these are the annual awards, consider this: The Dodgers let Corey Seager leave for free agency after the 2021 season, and he is probably going to finish second for AL MVP. They then let his replacement, Trea Turner, leave for free agency after last season, and Turner’s replacement, Gavin Lux, tore up his knee in spring training and never played an inning this season.
For several years, I have said that if we were playing a game for all my money tomorrow and I had the first pick in the entire majors, I would take Betts because every day in some way — hitting, field, baserunning, elite baseball IQ — he helps you win. Nothing has changed. Ronald Acuna Jr. celebrates after hitting a home run in the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies.A big piece of Atlanta’s identity is how it ambushed opponents with 140 first-inning runs, a pace that would be the most ever . Acuna, as the leadoff hitter, has been a huge part of that with a 1.090 first-inning OPS plus, eight homers, 18 steals and 40 runs. But the Dodgers have the second-most first-inning runs at 111, and Betts’ stats are also awesome with a 1.
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