More than the averages, it's the strikeouts that really make them risky to even play...the majors have gotten real accepting of strikeouts, but that attitude should be reserved for the player, like Jim Thome for instance, that still produces.
A strikeout is the ultimate wasted out - and the Braves cannot afford to be wasting so many of those. It puts a great deal of pressure on the pitching staff and the defense.
I cannot quote the exact figures, but I'd guess that not only do the Braves drive in less runners , they probably advance less runners than anyone. Last year Freeman was an exception, as the entire Cardinals team was, but those were not normal production, and both Freeman and the Cardinals have come back to earth.
You add the incredible string of injuries to the pitching staff, and it is difficult to see this Braves team doing anything but watching in October...again.
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