{"id":51320,"date":"2025-04-27T10:50:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T10:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=51320"},"modified":"2025-04-27T10:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T10:50:20","slug":"report-braves-need-to-take-advantage-of-eli-whites-heater-and-use-him-to-fill-roster-void","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=51320","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Braves need to take advantage of Eli White&#8217;s heater and use him to fill roster void"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4144,h_2331\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/17\/01jssaa6g25sh54dggqk.jpg\" alt=\"Atlanta Braves v Arizona Diamondbacks\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>It&#8217;s a\u00a0pivotal road trip for the Atlanta Braves\u00a0as they look to finish the month of April on a high note and inch closer to the .500 mark.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve heard time and time again how a team can&#8217;t win a division in April, but it can certainly lose one.<\/p>\n<p>As things stand right now the Braves sit 6.5 games behind the streaking New York Mets. Hopefully, Atlanta can have a good week and get out of the basement of the NL East.<\/p>\n<p>The second West Coast trip of the season got off to a much better start for the Atlanta Braves after they\u00a0slugged past the Arizona Diamondbacks in tune of a 8-2 victory last night.<\/p>\n<p>It seems the bats have finally awaken, and Atlanta is beginning to get production at the bottom of their lineup. One guy in particular has played the role of the hero in Atlanta&#8217;s last two victories.<\/p>\n<p>Eli White got the start over Jarred Kelenic in right field last night and rewarded the Braves with a two-hit night. On Sunday,\u00a0White hit the game-winning home run\u00a0in the eighth inning against the Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>While it seems Eli White is destined to get some more stops in right field in the immediate future, the speedy White could provide some value at shortstop as well.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1915952860111548682&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fhousethathankbuilt.com%2Fbraves-need-take-advantage-of-eli-white-heater-and-use-him-fill-roster-void&amp;sessionId=94dca4a1accaf4e90b7d3fa5cedb749caa81a8af&amp;siteScreenName=HouseHankBuilt&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Eli picks up right where he left off!#BravesCountry\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/AzuCPqREQN<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 26, 2025<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Braves need to let Eli White play at shortstop before Acu\u00f1a Jr. comes back<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The argument to put White at shortstop basically boils down to if you prefer Kelenic in the lineup or one of Nick Allen or Orlando Arica.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">However, once Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. returns an outfield of Alex Verdugo, Michael Harris II, and Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. leaving White looking for playing time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s important to see if White can handle shortstop at an adequate level defensively\u00a0like he did this spring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The upside with White&#8217;s bat is clearly better than Allen and Arcia at this point, but Allen has at least shown he can be a very solid defender (95th percentile in OAA) at a premium position.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">White is routinely hitting the ball hard and ranks in the 99th percentile in sprint speed, so he has tools that need to be in the Braves&#8217; lineup until his production proves otherwise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Although Nick Allen has a .<strong>273\/.322\/.327<\/strong>\u00a0slash line his xwOBA is just .259 and ranks in the ninth percentile in average exit velocity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">So it&#8217;s fair to assume the regression monster is coming for Nick Allen, and it&#8217;s exactly the reason why Atlanta needs to see if professor White can cook at shortstop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a\u00a0pivotal road trip for the Atlanta Braves\u00a0as they look to finish the month of April on a high note and inch closer to the .500 mark&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":51321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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