Acuña Expected to be Ready for Opening Day
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Braves Country woke up to good news on Tuesday morning as the team announced that Ronald Acuña Jr. will not miss extended time after a closer look at his right knee and that is only meniscus irritation. David & Eric discuss what the rest of Spring Training will look like for the MVP. (08:30) Acuña's injury scare spurred criticism on players like him that participate in "Winter Ball" in their native countries during the MLB offseason. Ronald played in the Venezuelan Winter League for about a month recently and Eric points out why that can be better for a player as opposed to "taking it easy" in the winter time. David explains why it is such a draw for some players to play back home in between the World Series and Spring Training. (23:00) Hear what David thinks are the 3 most important things to happen for the Braves in this Spring Training (not related to Acuña). Hint: It has a lot to do with pitching, both starting and relief. (34:00) Get to know David Fletcher, a utility infield option that Atlanta traded for in December. Fletcher was considered to have a bad contract on the trade market, but has shown signs of optimism so far. (42:00) The conversation careens into the best pitchers they've seen in the past few decades. Can Spencer Strider reach that echelon? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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