Atlanta Braves They need to upgrade several areas of the roster if they want to prepare for a better 2025 run.

Yes, injuries were an unusual problem last season. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have weak points that they can improve on. Improvements in these areas, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Spencer Strider, as well as could even cushion the impact of injuries if he becomes a long-term issue next season. We missed the start of the season.

Here’s a look at the Braves’ biggest needs this summer.

Promoting this position has been talked about non-stop this summer. It’s understandable why. One of the healthiest positions in the team this season was the centre-back. Orlando Arcia played in 157 games and batted 551 times.

However, this was a vulnerable position. Arcia was statistically the worst hitter with runners in scoring position. His .400 OPS This situation was the worst in the league and worse than the replacement players the Braves signed midseason.

Arcia: .408 Operation

Whit Merrifield: .408 Operation

Gio Urshela: 0.657 Error

Not great, Bob.

Max Fried walking this offseason probably won’t help the situation. But even throughout the season they struggled with the health of their starting pitchers outside of Charlie Morton (who may still retire) and Spencer Schwellenbach.

Spencer Strider will be sidelined for a year after two starts and, as we mentioned, will miss the start of this season. Fried, Reynaldo Lopez and Chris Sale missed time. I missed the end of the season and playoffs.

Signing another veteran starter for the middle of the rotation would help just to have depth.

This position doesn’t get enough attention when it comes to needing an upgrade. Ramon Laureano was a great addition but they need more from him.

Jarred Kelenic appeared to have made his promise in the mid-summer months, but he fell short. From June 30 until the end of the season (63 matches), He slashed .171/.237/.311 with six home runs and 19 RBIs.

Yet another position that was relatively healthy all season long and didn’t make up for who was missing. It wouldn’t hurt to get another bat that could provide more consistency and have Laureano as a bench option or have him play right field until Acuña returns.