What if the 2026 Braves season works out just fine?

We spend a long time here worried about what the winter moves mean and how it will help the team going forward. What if it doesn’t matter because the Braves are just undeniably good? Walt Weiss could be that rock that steadies the ship. Tim Hyers might be a guy that could be allowed to encourage the Braves hitters to hunt for power. Ronald Acuña could come back huge. They might decide to try to actually match relievers by handedness of hitters. They might have a season where the entire rotation and half the starting lineup doesn’t all get injured. They might decide to have a decent shortstop and allow Mauricio Dubon to fill in everywhere.

The Philles might have a down year. The Mets could continue to act Metsy. Those are two things that I am growing in confidence over. But then again, it’s the interwebz here. Why am I peddling the idea that something good will happen?

It’s late November, though. If you’re not optimistic now, then why are you baseballing?