If you compare the Braves to the Phillies right now, the Braves are the more consistent team- they have more positions hitting over .250, more good pitchers, and a solidified closer in Arodys Vizcaino (who is currently injured so I guess it's A.J. Minter, then). The Braves are also the team that's more likely to have postseason success.
And I'd be a bit more concrete in that if the Phillies weren't beating them by 5 games.
The Phillies aren't the better team, sad to say. And I'm saying this as a Philadelphia resident, and I'm trying to keep the bias out of here. Right now, the Phillies are losing to the Cincinnati Reds. That shouldn't be happening. It wouldn't happen to the Braves; their pitching staff is a little more durable than Nick Pivetta looks right now.
The Braves have undergone a lot of retooling and upgrading to make this current incarnation of the roster great- Johan Camargo took Ryan Flaherty's place as the starting third baseman, Kurt Suzuki usurped Tyler Flowers as the starting catcher, and Max Fried snuck his way into the rotation thanks to Brandon McCarthy's injury. Heck, this team even survived an injury to May's top rookie, Ronald Acuna. He's back to his old tricks, thankfully, and the team is trying to get back to rolling after the disappointing last week or so.
The Braves have the advantages of a good anchor, in Freddie Freeman, a great outfield, a definite ace, this time in Mike Foltynewicz, and one of the most deadly bench players in baseball in Charlie Culberson. They may not be in first right now, but a return is definitely not out of the question.
Coming Tomorrow- Power-hitting second baseman for, at the present moment, the Twins.
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