More so the Braves, but while the 2023 paper tiger Dodgers flaming out in the Divisional round wasn't exactly unexpected, the method of having their top bats go nearly completely silent coincided with the Braves' bats also going silent in the divisional round. The Orioles bats were also cold in the divisional.


Both teams are likely to win their divisions and stand a good chance of securing the top 2 seeds. Figuring out what they need to do to keep the bats hot over the overly long break is paramount.


It's something MLB needs to look at when the three best records in all of baseball go a combined 1-9 in the playoffs with bats that had been hot all season suddenly ice cold.