The Chicago Cubs are having an excellent season so far, but to help ensure they are in the best position to succeed in October, they will have to make some upgrades. This winter, the front office did an excellent job of adding talent to help get this franchise over the hump.

With Michael Harris II finding his power stroke, Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting .375 after missing almost a full season and Marcel Ozuna fighting through a hip issue, the Braves are hoping their offensive recovery has not come too late.

The Atlanta Braves started the weekend series on a high note after Friday night’s 12-4 defeat over the Colorado Rockies. Bryce Elder got the ball to start the game; he threw 3.1 mediocre innings and allowed each of Colorado’s runs. The Atlanta offense, however, finally came to life and put together a few crooked number innings.

Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly argued the Atlanta Braves should re-sign designated hitter Marcell Ozuna and not trade him at the MLB deadline.

Arcia returned to his former home Friday, now a member of the Colorado Rockies, and was penciled in to start at shortstop and hit seventh in the series opener against Atlanta.

Kimbrel signed a minor-league deal on March 18 with the Braves, his original Major League team. Atlanta added Kimbrel to its 40-man roster on Friday, and he pitched a scoreless inning in a 5-4, 10-inning loss to the San Francisco Giants.

Iglesias had been the Braves closer for more than two seasons before being pulled from the role earlier this month. He's gotten a chance to be the setup man to Dylan Lee, who has been given shots to pitch in the ninth recently. So far, it's been a good fit.

The Braves are struggling this year, but that does not mean they should become sellers at the MLB trade deadline.

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The longtime ESPN analyst and former Major Leaguer won't write off the Atlanta Braves just yet for a couple reasons