PT TOMORROW: NL East—Acuña Jr. on historic pace

Atlanta Braves

HitterRonald Acuña Jr.

The Atlanta Braves have the best record in baseball coming out of the All-Star break and they have built that record on truly stunning performances from most of their starters. That said, none of his teammates compare to Acuña through the break. He's been the best player in fantasy baseball and honestly, has the strongest argument of anyone not named Shohei Ohtani to be the best player in real baseball, too. Through 89 games and 409 plate appearances he's slashed .331/.408/.582 with a wRC+ of 164. He has 21 home runs and 41 stolen bases—on pace for an absurd 35/67 season according to our projections. He already has 119 hits, leads off for the best lineup in baseball and has accumulated 79 runs and...

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