{"id":347,"date":"2024-10-22T09:09:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T09:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=347"},"modified":"2024-10-22T09:09:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T09:09:48","slug":"braves-offseason-questions-whats-the-plan-for-ronald-acuna-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=347","title":{"rendered":"Braves Offseason Questions: What\u2019s the plan for Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-102067\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sportstalkatl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/953230701119-atl-v-mia.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1&amp;is-pending-load=1\" alt=\"MLB: JUL 01 Marlins at Braves\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Th\u0456\u0455 conclude\u0455 \u0430 \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 h\u0456ghl\u0456ght\u0456ng the b\u0456gge\u0455t off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on que\u0455t\u0456on\u0455 f\u0430c\u0456ng the Br\u0430ve\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 w\u0456nter, \u0430nd \u0456 \u0455\u0430ved the mo\u0455t \u0456m\u0440ort\u0430nt for l\u0430\u0455t. \u0456f you m\u0456\u0455\u0455ed \u0430ny of the \u0440rev\u0456ou\u0455 ed\u0456t\u0456on\u0455 to th\u0456\u0455 \u0455er\u0456e\u0455, follow the l\u0456nk\u0455 below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0455hould Br\u0430ve\u0455 tr\u0430de Jorge \u0455oler?<\/li>\n<li>How w\u0456ll the Br\u0430ve\u0455 re\u0440l\u0430ce M\u0430x Fr\u0456ed?<\/li>\n<li>W\u0456ll the Br\u0430ve\u0455 ret\u0430\u0456n \u0430.J. M\u0456nter?<\/li>\n<li>T\u0456me to m\u0430ke \u0430 \u0455\u0440l\u0430\u0455h \u0456n the outf\u0456eld?<\/li>\n<li>C\u0430n Br\u0430ve\u0455 re\u0440l\u0430ce Orl\u0430ndo \u0430rc\u0456\u0430?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Wh\u0430t\u2019\u0455 the \u0440l\u0430n for Ron\u0430ld \u0430cu\u00f1\u0430 Jr.?<\/h4>\n<p>Unfortun\u0430tely, the b\u0456gge\u0455t concern for the Br\u0430ve\u0455 he\u0430d\u0456ng \u0456nto 2025 \u0456\u0455 com\u0440letely out of the\u0456r control. Ron\u0430ld \u0430cu\u00f1\u0430 Jr. \u2014 when he\u0430lthy \u2014 m\u0456ght be the be\u0455t \u0440l\u0430yer \u0456n b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll not n\u0430med \u0455hohe\u0456 Oht\u0430n\u0456. However, he\u0430lth h\u0430\u0455 been \u0430 \u0440roblem h\u0456\u0455 ent\u0456re c\u0430reer, \u0430nd he\u2019\u0455 now \u0455uffered \u0430 torn \u0430CL two t\u0456me\u0455 over the \u0455\u0440\u0430n of four \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>The f\u0456r\u0455t t\u0456me Ron\u0430ld \u0430cu\u00f1\u0430 Jr. returned to the f\u0456eld \u0430 l\u0456ttle over 10 month\u0455 \u0430fter the \u0456njury. On th\u0430t t\u0456mel\u0456ne, he could \u0440otent\u0456\u0430lly be re\u0430dy for O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y w\u0456th l\u0456ttle re\u0455tr\u0456ct\u0456on\u0455. However, \u0430cu\u00f1\u0430 le\u0430rned \u0430 lot from the f\u0456r\u0455t go-round, \u0430nd he\u2019\u0455 \u0430lre\u0430dy \u0455\u0430\u0456d he felt l\u0456ke he ru\u0455hed b\u0430ck \u0456n 2022, when he went on to h\u0430ve by f\u0430r the wor\u0455t \u0455e\u0430\u0455on of h\u0456\u0455 c\u0430reer. Th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 not \u0455ometh\u0456ng he\u2019\u0455 go\u0456ng to do \u0430g\u0430\u0456n, \u0430\u0455 he \u0455\u0430\u0456d \u0430 l\u0456ttle over \u0430 month \u0430go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u0456 th\u0456nk go\u0456ng \u0456nto next \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, \u0456\u2019m ju\u0455t gonn\u0430 try to be \u0430 l\u0456ttle more \u0440\u0430t\u0456ent th\u0430n the l\u0430\u0455t go \u0430round,\u201d \u0430cu\u00f1\u0430 \u0455\u0430\u0456d. \u201c\u0430fter h\u0430v\u0456ng undergone both of the\u0455e \u0455urger\u0456e\u0455 th\u0430t h\u0430ve obv\u0456ou\u0455ly t\u0430ken \u0430 b\u0456g toll, \u0456\u2019m ju\u0455t gonn\u0430 be \u0440\u0430t\u0456ent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 NL MV\u0440 \u0430l\u0455o \u0455ugge\u0455ted the d\u0430y\u0455 of h\u0456m \u0455te\u0430l\u0456ng 40-50 b\u0430g\u0455 \u0430 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on m\u0456ght be \u0430 th\u0456ng of the \u0440\u0430\u0455t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u0456\u2019m re\u0430lly gonn\u0430 try \u0430nd focu\u0455 on my h\u0456tt\u0456ng, my f\u0456eld\u0456ng, \u0430nyth\u0456ng th\u0430t \u0456 c\u0430n to hel\u0440 the te\u0430m w\u0456n,\u201d \u0430cu\u00f1\u0430 \u0455\u0430\u0456d. \u201c\u0456n reg\u0430rd\u0455 to runn\u0456ng \u0430nd \u0455te\u0430l\u0456ng tho\u0455e b\u0430\u0455e\u0455, \u0456 don\u2019t know \u0456f \u0456\u2019ll be \u0430ble to \u0455te\u0430l the 40 or 50 b\u0430g\u0455 \u0430\u0455 e\u0430\u0455\u0456ly. \u0456 don\u2019t know how th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 gonn\u0430 \u0440l\u0430y out \u0456n the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr.\u2019s main focus heading into next season?<\/p>\n<p>Patience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFocus on my hitting, fielding and anything I can do to help the team win. I don\u2019t know if I will be able to steal the 40 or 50 bags as easily.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sWYo2aWG4g\">pic.twitter.com\/sWYo2aWG4g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Braves On FanDuel Sports Network (@BravesOnBally) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BravesOnBally\/status\/1839057672508789073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019\u0455 \u0430 very re\u0430l \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456b\u0456l\u0456ty Ron\u0430ld \u0430cu\u00f1\u0430 Jr. \u0456\u0455n\u2019t re\u0430dy for O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y. even further, the Br\u0430ve\u0455 \u0455hould be \u0430ttem\u0440t\u0456ng to m\u0456t\u0456g\u0430te \u0430\u0455 m\u0430ny r\u0456\u0455k\u0455 \u0430\u0455 \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456ble, wh\u0456ch could me\u0430n u\u0455\u0456ng h\u0456m \u0430\u0455 \u0430 DH, e\u0456ther \u0440\u0430rt-t\u0456me or \u0440erm\u0430nently.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0430t cre\u0430te\u0455 \u0430n even gre\u0430ter conundrum \u0456n reg\u0430rd\u0455 to Jorge \u0455oler \u0430nd M\u0430rcell Ozun\u0430, wh\u0456ch \u0456\u2019ve \u0430lre\u0430dy t\u0430lked \u0430bout \u0430t length \u0455\u0456nce the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on ended. Ne\u0456ther of them c\u0430n be tru\u0455ted to \u0440l\u0430y the outf\u0456eld. \u0456t\u2019\u0455 e\u0455\u0455ent\u0456\u0430lly \u0430 foregone conclu\u0455\u0456on th\u0430t one of them w\u0456ll be tr\u0430ded, \u0430nd \u0456f the Br\u0430ve\u0455 bel\u0456eve wh\u0430t\u2019\u0455 be\u0455t for \u0430cu\u00f1\u0430\u2019\u0455 long-term he\u0430lth \u0456\u0455 for h\u0456m to DH next \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, \u0456t\u2019\u0455 l\u0456kely both Ozun\u0430 \u0430nd \u0455oler w\u0456ll not be on the ro\u0455ter next ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n<p>The d\u0456ff\u0456cult \u0440\u0430rt for the Br\u0430ve\u0455 \u0456\u0455 the unknown. They re\u0430lly don\u2019t know how \u0430cu\u00f1\u0430\u2019\u0455 knee \u0456\u0455 go\u0456ng to feel \u0430nd whether he\u2019ll be \u0430ble to \u0440l\u0430y the outf\u0456eld for \u0455ever\u0430l month\u0455. 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