NL East: Best Pitching in Baseball
Giants manager Bruce Bochy makes a pitching change against the Kansas City Royals in the second inning during game six of the 2014 World Series at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
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Sure, the Atlanta Braves have a number of challenges ahead of them as we about to embark on the 2015 season. Clearly, they are offensively weak, and an entirely new hitting philosophy awaits the hitters as each begins to arrive in The Land of the Large Mouse for Spring Training.
But there will be another part of the challenge that will be difficult to overcome: they will have to play 76 games against their own division rivals – the division with the best pitching in all of baseball.
Let’s rank the teams and take a look at exactly what will make run-scoring a chore this season – for the entire division…