Braves are best team in MLB thanks to two unlikely steals that teams will regret skipping over
These two offseason pickups have been awesome for the Braves this season.
Braves are best team in MLB thanks to two unlikely steals that teams will regret skipping over originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Atlanta Braves have been one of the best teams in Major League Baseball in 2026, and their 30-13 record is the best in baseball.
No other team is even at 29 wins this season. While they've gotten here thanks to some incredible pitching and elite production from Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson, and other stars, some other players have been surprisingly productive. Robert Murray of Fansided.
com highlighted these two unlikely stars for the Braves, with both being low-key moves that other teams in MLB are likely kicking themselves for not making. "The Braves have the best record in baseball and have had players such as Matt Olson, Drake Baldwin, Ozzie Albies, and Michael Harris II step up," Murray writes. "But two offseason additions, Mauricio Dubon and Dom Smith, have been revelations early on for Atlanta.
" While plenty of the top-tier offseason pickups in the trade and free agency markets are performing well, the regret over not pursuing them doesn't compare to the regret over these two Braves stars. Braves have 2 low-key offseason additions that will have MLB clubs regretful Of the two, Mauricio Dubon might be the least regretful one, as he wasn't a free agent, but rather a trade. But that doesn't mean there are teams that shouldn't regret not pursuing this star utilityman.