{"id":72571,"date":"2025-07-31T08:09:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=72571"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:09:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:09:59","slug":"amazing-braves-just-stumbled-on-a-diamond-in-the-rough-of-a-lost-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=72571","title":{"rendered":"AMAZING!! Braves just stumbled on a diamond in the rough of a lost season"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-black font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">Atlanta has had a miserable season, but there&#8217;s one takeaway from 2025.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_1200,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01k1eye7sf5rtpa0waw5.jpg\" alt=\"Braves just stumbled on a diamond in the rough of a lost season\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>The\u00a0Atlanta Braves\u00a0have a lot to forget about this season.<\/p>\n<p>Their bullpen has given them even\u00a0more to forget about. But if there\u2019s one silver lining in a disastrous season like this, it\u2019s that Joey Wentz is worth keeping around.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of Atlanta\u2019s struggles from their pitchers this season has been due to injuries and them piling up at that.<\/p>\n<p>But of the healthy ones, Wentz has stood out among the pack.<\/p>\n<p>Against the Royals on Wednesday, Wentz made it nearly seven innings, striking out seven batters and allowing just one hit.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been reminiscent of his 2025 season since he arrived in Atlanta. Since his Braves debut this year, he\u2019s thrown 18 innings, recording 21 strikeouts with a 1.50 ERA and a 0.72 WHIP.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Joey Wentz strong season with Braves highlight otherwise miserable season for pitching staff<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Braves went through a plethora of arms this year, both starters and relievers so the fact that they found one worth keeping around is something to note for this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It also gives them something to look forward to next year. The Braves probably didn\u2019t expect to sell this trade deadline, but that\u2019s about the only thing left to move past this season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Wentz hopped around a few teams this season, starting the year with the Pittsburgh Pirates before landing in Minnesota and now the Braves. If there\u2019s one player the Braves shouldn\u2019t make available, it\u2019s Wentz. He might yield a decent return, but the Braves have more value in him than they do prospects.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Braves have to figure out\u00a0how they\u2019re going to approach next season. They can use the next few months to do that. It starts with keeping Wentz and building a solid rotation around him, Spencer Strider and hopefully a healthy AJ Smith-Shawver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Getting rid of Wentz by Thursday would make a miserable season worse.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The one good thing the Braves have this year is something to make next season optimistic. Now need to throw that down the drain too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta has had a miserable season, but there&#8217;s one takeaway from 2025. The\u00a0Atlanta Braves\u00a0have a lot to forget about this season. 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