Here I was, strolling through the weeds on the North Island, trying to do my daily walk before my energy ran out, when I noticed that I always received a notification in my work email account. Upon reviewing the message, I discovered that there was a real baseball signature and that an analysis was necessary. It doesn’t seem like it should be new, but under the circumstances, it really is.
Wow, I thought. Yasiel Puig to the Atlanta Braves. That is something that happened. So I got cold, drank some water, and thought about the ramifications of the news on my way home. My most thoughtful response to the news is this: Yasiel Puig to the Braves. That is something that happened.
What Atlanta has done is not difficult to pin down. By signing Puig, the Braves have filled the void opened by right fielder Nick Markakis’s decision to opt out of the season. The Braves had younger, insider options to pick up Markakis ‘at-bats, but since the lineup already needed to take over from Josh Donaldson’s departure, adding a semi-reliable bat to replicate Markakis’ numbers wasn’t the worst. idea. That need may have been intensified when it was made official that National League clubs would use designated hitters this season.
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