Braves Briefing: Does bringing in Tommy Pham make sense?
The Atlanta Braves enter the offseason hoping to improve the outfield and the pitching rotation.
David O'Brien, Braves insider for The Athletic, posted on X/Twitter about how Tommy Pham would make sense for Atlanta.
"Now there's a guy, Tommy Pham, who I could see helping the both on the field and in the clubhouse," O'Brien said on X. "If they don't pick up the Rosario option, they should consider Pham. Unless they want to stick Grissom out there, use the money elsewhere,"
Pham has been a part of Arizona's World Series run after being acquired at the deadline from the New York Mets. He appeared in 50 games this season, has six home runs, and hit .241 at the plate. He's also drawing (positive) attention for his action in Arizona's game two win - after going 4-4 in the contest, he was pulled for a pinch-hitter late in the game. When he was criticized for it on social media, he admitted that he asked to be pulled - teammate Jace Peterson, added to the postseason roster for the World Series, had never gotten a chance to bat in the World Series.
World Series Schedule
The 2023 World Series is tied at one game each as the series shifts to Arizona on Monday for three games.
Game One: Texas 6, Arizona 5 (11)
Game Two: Arizona 9, Texas 1
Game Three: Monday 10/30, Texas @ Arizona - 8:03 pm ET on Fox
Game Four: Tuesday 10/31, Texas @ Arizona - 8:03 pm ET on Fox
Game Five: Wednesday 11/1, Texas @ Arizona - 8:03 pm ET on Fox
Game Six*: Friday 11/3, Arizona @ Texas - 8:03 pm ET on Fox
Game Seven*: Saturday 11/4, Arizona @ Texas - 8:03 pm ET on Fox
We Wrote It
Ronald Acuña Jr has been named MVP by Sporting News.
Acuña, widely expected to be named the National League MVP, was named The Sporting News' MLB Player of the Year by a wide margin, receiving 242 votes.
Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani was 2nd, with 44 votes, while Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts was third with 36 votes. Atlanta's Matt Olson (17) and Texas Rangers SS Corey Seager (15) complete the top five.
Acuña achieved history this season with MLB's first ever 40/70 season. Batting .337/.416/.596, Acuña led all of baseball in hits (217), runs (149), stolen bases (73), on-base percentage (.416), and total bases (383). He also led the National League in plate appearances and at-bats (735 & 643), OPS (1.012), & OPS+ (168).
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