The Athletic names their bold prediction for Braves second half

As Chad Jennings states, I’m not so sure this is even bold. Acuña has been the best player in the National League by a wide margin. If it wasn’t for Luis Arraez’s incredible season in the batting average department, Acuña would have a real shot at the triple crown.

The Braves superstar right fielder is hitting .335 with 21 homers and an OPS over 1.000. He also has swiped 40 bags, putting him on pace to steal nearly 80 this season. Coincidentally, I did a piece on bold predictions for the Braves over the second half of the season as well, and I was much more bold than Jennings. I think Acuña will not only hit 40 homers, but I also think he will steal 80 bases. Nobody has even come close to reaching those numbers, but we’ve also never seen anything like what Ronald Acuña has accomplished through the first half of this season.

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