Eddie Rosario and 2 other Atlanta Braves who can still improve this year
By John Buhler
If Eddie Rosario and these two other Atlanta Braves players improve going forward, this title-contending team will be even tougher to beat than it already is right now.
The Atlanta Braves still haven’t seen the best baseball out of the likes of Eddie Rosario this year.
Rosario is in the midst of his second full season with the Braves. He may be up and down at the plate, and will make questionable decisions in left field far too often. However, Atlanta doesn’t win the 2021 World Series without his NLCS MVP performance vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rosario will always be beloved by Braves Country for what he did to help Atlanta capture the NL pennant.
Along with Rosario, here are two other Braves who could be even better as the season progresses.
Atlanta Braves: Eddie Rosario and two other stars who can improve this season
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Eddie Rosario can take even more pressure off the Atlanta outfield with his play
Admittedly, I’m not too worried about seeing Rosario become an All-Star-level player in a Braves uniform. However, I do think there will come a time in September, or potentially in October, where Rosario will have to rise to the occasion. Although Ronald Acuña Jr. is playing at an MVP level this season, he will hit a slump at some point. This is baseball after all. Also, Rosario is a professional.
Seeing Marcell Ozuna flourish at the plate for the better part of two months now has taken some pressure off Rosario to be a power bat from the left-hand side. He may be in somewhat of a platoon with Sam Hilliard and Kevin Pillar as more-than-capable outfielders, but Braves Country does need to see Rosario go on a tear here sooner rather than later, just like back in October 2021.
This is all about taking pressure off Acuña and Michael Harris II in the field, as well as Ozuna and others at the plate. Although he has played better of late to some extent, we are not seeing the star player he once was for the Minnesota Twins on a regular basis, or near enough to Braves fans’ liking. Either way, he is still a good player on an outstanding team. We are hoping to see a bit more.
Look for Rosario to feed off his teammates’ energy and tap into that clutch gene he already has.