Braves officially declare the most awful offense in baseball

The Braves haven’t only been poor on offense.

They’ve been baseball’s worst offense for quite some time.

Following an off-day, the Braves were able to get the last few series out of their system and start fresh. That’s the best thing of the 162-game season. Max Fried was scheduled to pitch on Tuesday night, and there was a sense of anticipation as he faced the team with the third-best record in Major League Baseball.

Unfortunately, the Braves demonstrated why they have been the poorest team in terms of run production for over seven weeks with their first four at-bats. Michael Harris II opened the game with a triple that narrowly missed leaving the yard. It provided an ideal opportunity for a fresh start, or it served as a reminder of the offensive nightmare that this season has become.

Ozzie Albies followed Harris with a groundout to shortstop. Harris had no opportunity to progress since the infield was playing in. Austin Riley then struck out, and Matt Olson hit a weak pop-out to first base. The inning ended abruptly, with the Braves squandering a prime opportunity to take an early lead.

That established the tone for the entire night. The Braves finished the evening 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position on their route to being shutout for the second time this season. Atlanta is already 10 games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, but winning the division does not appear to be a top priority for anyone. As of today, the Braves do not appear to be a postseason team.

The pitching has been on par with the best in baseball, but Atlanta’s offense now has the fewest runs of any team dating back to April 24th.

Since April 24, no MLB team has scored fewer runs than the Atlanta Braves.

231 NYY
228 PHI
217 KC
209 MIL
207 MIN
206 BAL
203 LAD
202 HOU
197 CLE
192 BOS
191 SD
182 SF
179 WSH
178 DET
177 SEA
176 COL
175 OAK NYM
172 STL
171 TEX
168 CIN
167 PIT
165 TOR
162 LAA
159 TB
158 CHC ARI…

— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) June 11, 2024

In my wildest fantasies, I never imagined this would be a topic of discussion just a year after boasting probably the most dominant offensive in recent history. Regression? Sure, but for the past seven weeks, the Braves have been the worst lineup in baseball by practically every category, including the most crucial one – runs.

We can discuss injuries, bad luck, or dead baseballs, but the issues go far deeper than that. This is a weak offensive from top to bottom, striking out too much and refusing to make changes in important situations. Every time a player takes the plate, it’s a home run or nothing. They might improve as the season progresses because it is virtually impossible to be worse than they have been over the last seven weeks, but nothing significant will change until modifications are made, both in strategy and personnel.