Atlanta Braves Built to Dominate a Condensed Schedule

I take a look at how a condensed season may benefit the Atlanta Braves and their current roster.

The Atlanta Braves and the rest of the baseball world eagerly await the all-clear to resume baseball activities.

Hope has bubbled to the surface recently like a boiling noodle that is ready to be smothered in alfredo sauce, as ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported rumblings of an idea to play games in Arizona with seven-inning doubleheaders in an attempt to get the total as close to 162 games as possible.

Now, whether or not that’s how it plays out remains to be seen. Nothing is confirmed and there’s a lot of rumors swirling.

However, one part that stuck out to me was the idea of running double-headers to squeeze in as many games as possible while expanding the rosters to accommodate the lack of recovery time.

The Implications of a Condensed Schedule?

Starting pitchers would no longer be pitching every fifth game. If the league runs doubleheaders then every fifth day could mean something like every seven to 10 games, depending on how the schedule would be laid out.

Starting Pitching

If they settle on something along these lines then we are going to need some pitching depth. There won’t be any questions about if there’s room for Felix Hernandez, or if Sean Newcomb will be in the rotation.

The Braves will have a wonderful advantage with a wealth of quality starting pitching to roll out. Atlanta could rely on the veteran leadership of Felix while hoping to see the upside of Kyle Wright.

It’s a scenario wherein normally you’d say “it’s a good problem to have.” However, if we move forward with this crammed schedule, you simply cannot have too much-starting pitching.

Advantage: Braves