<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-william-contreras-stern-message-to-doubters-amid-5-5-game-nl-central-lead');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers catcher William Contreras’ stern message to doubters amid 5.5-game NL Central lead');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Brewers-William-Contreras-Cubs-playoffs.jpg"></figure><h1>Brewers catcher William Contreras’ stern message to doubters amid 5.5-game NL Central lead</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-15T21:44:28-07:00">September 15th, 9:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-15T21:44:28-07:00">September 15th, 9:44pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Entering the 2023 season, pundits didn’t exactly view the Milwaukee Brewers as one of the best teams in the MLB even after they won 86 games last year and barely missed out on the playoffs. But amid the implosion of perennial contender St. Louis Cardinals, the Brewers have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-player-step-up-nl-central-race-cubs" rel="noopener">taken the division</a> by the scruff of its neck. After their victory over the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs’ loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night, the Brewers now have a 5.5 game lead in the division, a solid lead with there being just 15 games left in the season.</p><p>On the surface, the Brewers may pale in comparison with other division leaders such as the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers, two legitimate powerhouses in the MLB. But Brewers catcher William Contreras <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamMcCalvy/status/1702889239967363170?s=20" rel="noopener">warned their doubters</a> that, despite lacking the flashiness of other contenders, they get the job done in whatever way they can.</p><p>“There’s definitely a lot of people who don’t think we should be in first place because we’re not hitting and whatnot, but in the end we’re staying connected as a team, coming with pitching, coming with defense, coming with a little bit of everything,” Contreras said, per Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.</p><p>Overall, the Brewers have just have total players on the roster who have mustered 2.0 WAR or better in 2023, with those being William Contreras, Christian Yelich, Willy Adames, Freddy Peralta, and Corbin Burnes. Based on that metric, the Brewers do not have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-biggest-concerns-mlb-playoffs-2023" rel="noopener">the top-end talent</a> the Dodgers and Brewers have, while their overall playoff experience as a collective pales in comparison to that of the Philadelphia Phillies’.</p><p>But it’s not a wise move at all for anyone to count out the Brewers, as anything can happen in the postseason. Milwaukee has been rock-solid in 2023, and come postseason time, given how motivated Contreras and company seem to be in the face of everybody’s doubts surrounding them, they will be a dangerous team for any opposition to face.</p><p>However, the Brewers’ job isn’t done quite yet, as their magic number to win the NL Central still stands at 10 games. But with five games against below .500 teams on the docket, the Brewers should be more than able to take care of business.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers catcher William Contreras’ stern message to doubters amid 5.5-game NL Central lead

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-william-contreras-reaction-trade-braves-fans-sad');   ga('set', 'title', 'William Contreras’ reaction to Brewers trade will make Braves fans sad to see him go');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/William-Contreras-Braves-Brewers-Braves-trade-William-Contreras-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>William Contreras’ reaction to Brewers trade will make Braves fans sad to see him go</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-12T17:03:37-08:00">December 12th, 5:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-12T17:03:37-08:00">December 12th, 5:03pm</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-william-and-willson-contreras-share-heartfelt-family-moment-during-cubs-game-vs-braves" rel="noopener">William Contreras</a> was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-sean-murphy-trade-athletics" rel="noopener">traded</a> from the Atlanta <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-atlanta-reveals-sean-murphy-travis-darnaud-plan-after-trade" rel="noopener">Braves</a> to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a three-team deal involving Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy, who headed to Atlanta in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sean-murphy-trade-grading-the-braves-brewers-athletics-deal" rel="noopener">deal</a>. Contreras evidently wasn’t too thrilled by the news that he would be leaving the Braves, judging by the <a href="https://twitter.com/Wcontreras42/status/1602441641243148288" rel="noopener">tweet he sent out</a> on Monday night. See for yourself.</p><p>William Contreras sent out a series of broken heart emojis, clearly indicating the emotions he was feeling after learning of his trade from the Braves.</p><p>While it’s exciting to learn that he’ll likely have a starting role with the Brewers, something he wouldn’t have had with Murphy arriving in Atlanta, it still doesn’t take away from the fact that Contreras was slowly coming into his own with the Braves.</p><p>While he played a small role in the team’s 2021 World Series run, he still was named a champion alongside his Braves teammates.</p><p>More importantly, William Contreras stepped into a bigger role with Atlanta in 2022, earning a bid to the All-Star game while belting a career-high 20 home runs in just 376 plate appearances.</p><p>So, it’s easy to think of this Braves-Brewers-Athletics trade in a sense that it further allows William Contreras to emerge as one of the game’s best young slugging backstops.</p><p>But in doing so, it’s easy to forget that these guys are human beings too. They build relationships with teammates.</p><p>They think they’re going to be in a certain destination for the long haul- until they’re not.</p><p>When you think of it that way, it’s easy to see why William Contreras feels heartbroken.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

William Contreras’ reaction to Brewers trade will make Braves fans sad to see him go

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/sean-murphy-trade-grading-the-braves-brewers-athletics-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grading the Braves-Athletics-Brewers Sean Murphy-William Contreras trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Grading-the-Braves-Athletics-Brewers-Sean-Murphy-William-Contreras-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Grading the Braves-Athletics-Brewers Sean Murphy-William Contreras trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-12T14:22:07-08:00">December 12th, 2:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-12T16:14:15-08:00">December 12th, 4:14pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MLB free agency has seen no shortage of action. However, the trade market had previously been quiet. But the Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, and Milwaukee Brewers changed that narrative in eye-opening fashion. The Braves <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-sean-murphy-trade-athletics" rel="noopener">acquired</a> C Sean Murphy from Oakland in a 3-team trade on Monday.</p><p>And it is safe to say that this deal had plenty of moving parts. Before grading the trade, let’s dive into which players switched ball clubs.</p><h2><b>Braves, Athletics, Brewers complete trade</b></h2><p>ESPN’s Jeff Passan <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1602413432539648007" rel="noopener">revealed the full details</a> of the trade.</p><p>“Full trade, per ESPN sources:</p><p>Atlanta gets: C Sean Murphy</p><p>Oakland gets: LHP Kyle Muller, UT Esteury Ruiz, RHP Freddy Tarnok, RHP Royber Salinas, C Manny Piña</p><p>Milwaukee gets: C William Contreras, RHP Justin Yeager, RHP Joel Payamps,” Passan wrote on Twitter.</p><p>Sean Murphy headlines the trade. However, William Contreras was a 2022 All-Star for the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta already has Travis d’Arnaud on the roster, so keeping Contreras while acquiring Murphy would have given them 3 catchers. As a result, the Brewers were added to the trade as destination for Contreras.</p><p>Oakland receive a number of intriguing prospects, including Kyle Muller who was Atlanta’s top prospect in 2022.</p><h2><b>Braves’ Sean Murphy acquisition</b></h2><p>The catcher position has not been a weakness for Atlanta. However, adding Sean Murphy to the mix provides the Braves with a former Gold Glove winner. It also reunites previous Athletics teammates Matt Olson and Murphy.</p><p>William Contreras had become somewhat of a full-time DH for the Braves. Atlanta wanted a reliable defensive option behind the plate. And that is exactly what Murphy brings to the table. He’s also a productive hitter.</p><p>In an era where catchers’ batting averages consistently hover around the Mendoza line, Sean Murphy hit .250 with 18 home runs in 2022. That is impressive production as far as offensive standards for catchers go in today’s game.</p><p>Murphy was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-astros-cardinals-emerge-as-sean-murphy-trade-suitors" rel="noopener">linked to a number</a> of other teams this offseason. But the Braves ultimately reeled him in. But did Atlanta win this deal?</p><h2><b>Brewers’ trade package</b></h2><p>Milwaukee desperately needs offense. William Contreras provides them with a strong bat whether he catches or takes over DH duties. The Contreras’ acquisition is unquestionably a terrific one for the Brewers.</p><p>Right-handed pitchers Justin Yeager and Joel Payamps add pitching depth for a Milwaukee team that excels at developing young arms. Yeager is a younger pitcher with potential. Payamps is a veteran 28-year old right-hander who could impact the big league club in 2022.</p><p>Considering the centerpiece was Sean Murphy, the Brewers did a nice job of upgrading their roster in this deal.</p><h2><b>Atheltics’ prospect haul</b></h2><p>The Athletics acquired an impressive haul of prospects.</p><p>Kyle Muller is already 25-years old. But the left-handed pitcher displayed ace-caliber stuff last season. He features a plus-fastball to go along with an underrated curveball. Overall, he features a 4-pitch mix and can impact Oakland as soon as 2023.</p><p>Freddy Tarnok was the Braves’ No. 6 prospect in 2022. He’s another 4-pitch guy with a quality heater. Control has been an issue at times, but it is difficult to deny the upside. At 24-years old, he is also big league ready. He was one of the main factors in finishing off the Sean Murphy trade.</p><p>Royber Salinas is a right-handed pitcher who was ranked No. 18 in the Braves’ farm system last year. He’s only 21-years old and has a similar pitch mix to Tarnok. Additionally, control is questionable for Salinas. But if he can reel in his stuff and learn to paint the corners, the Athletics’ could have a future star in Salinas.</p><p>Esteury Ruiz was the Brewers No. 8 prospect in 2022. Ruiz, a 23-year old outfielder, features elite speed. His fielding prowess is impressive but he still needs to develop his hit-tool.</p><p>And finally, the Athletics acquired veteran Manny Pina in the Sean Murphy trade.</p><h2><b>Final trade grades in the Sean Murphy deal</b></h2><p>Every team accomplished their goal in this deal. However, the Braves’ pure motivation to add another catcher may raise some eyebrows.</p><p><b>Braves trade grade: B-</b></p><p><b>Athletics trade grade: B+</b></p><p><b>Brewers trade grade: A</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grading the Braves-Athletics-Brewers Sean Murphy-William Contreras trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'The major Ronald Acuna Jr effect on Braves’ William Contreras, revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Braves-news-The-major-Ronald-Acuna-Jr-effect-on-William-Contreras-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>The major Ronald Acuna Jr effect on Braves’ William Contreras, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-09-12T15:57:42-07:00">September 12th, 3:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-09-12T15:59:20-07:00">September 12th, 3:59pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ronald Acuna Jr’s injury is reportedly playing a role in William Contreras’ playing time for the Atlanta Braves. A twitter user asked why Contreras, who’s only had 3 starts during the month of September, is not receiving adequate playing time. CBS fantasy baseball writer and podcaster Scott White <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSScottWhite/status/1569450656418922496">shared an interesting response</a> to the question.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I think Acuna's knee has confined him to DH for the time being, so Contreras is back to playing more of a backup catcher role.</p><p>— Scott White (@CBSScottWhite) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSScottWhite/status/1569450656418922496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I think Acuna’s knee has confined him to DH for the time being, so Contreras is back to playing more of a backup catcher role.”</p><p>William Contreras is a catcher by nature who has seen most of his playing time at DH this season. But Ronald Acuna Jr has not been able to play much outfield <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/its-terrible-ronald-acuna-jr-speaks-on-status-of-his-injured-knee-as-playoffs-approach/">as a result of his lingering</a> knee injury. The Braves need Acuna Jr’s bat in the lineup, so he’s been seeing the majority of his time at DH. Meanwhile, starting catcher Travis d’Arnaud is a mainstay in the lineup.</p><p>The Braves depth is beneficial for team-related reasons. But it is unfortunate for William Contreras, who was an All-Star this season. Manager Brian Snitker does not have a way to get him in the lineup right now given Ronald Acuna Jr’s status. Some catchers have the ability to play first base. But even if Contreras learned the position, Matt Olson is the Braves’ current first baseman and he is not going anywhere.</p><p>If Ronald Acuna Jr continues to get healthier, he may return to the outfield on a more consistent basis. That could lead to more starts and at-bats for William Contreras. But for now, as White stated, Contreras is limited to a backup catcher role of sorts for the Braves.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The major Ronald Acuna Jr effect on Braves’ William Contreras, revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', '‘Narco’ creators’ firm Edwin Diaz message puts Braves, William Contreras on notice');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Edwin-Diaz-song.jpeg"></figure><h1>‘Narco’ creators’ firm Edwin Diaz message puts Braves, William Contreras on notice</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-09-02T11:16:53-07:00">September 2nd, 11:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-09-02T11:19:03-07:00">September 2nd, 11:19am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Edwin Diaz’ walkout song “Narco” by Blasterjaxx and Timmy Trumpet <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-edwin-diazs-walkout-song-is-starting-a-new-social-media-trend/">has gone viral</a> over the past couple of months. The song gets New York Mets fans out of their seats and cheering when Edwin Diaz enters games. However, Atlanta Braves All-Star William Contreras has also been using the song as his walk-up song. But two members of Blasterjaxx <a href="https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1565721927875952641">sent a clear message</a> to Contreras and anyone else who wishes to use “Narco” as their walkout or walk-up music moving forward, per SNY Mets on Twitter and MLB Network’s Off Base.</p><p>“Edwin is the official one. You have to choose your own song.”</p><p>Edwin Diaz is in the midst of a career season. The Mets All-Star closer owns a 1.52 ERA and 0.98 WHIP. He’s limiting opponents to a .168 batting average and has tallied 29 saves. Diaz is widely regarded as MLB’s best closer. ESPN’s Jeff Passan recently stated that Diaz <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10047404-mlb-rumors-mets-edwin-diaz-could-be-1st-closer-to-sign-100m-contract">could become</a> the first $100 million dollar closer in the history of baseball, per Bleacher Report.</p><p>“This was a guy who got traded to the Mets for Jarred Kelenic a couple years ago, it looked like a complete disaster of a deal,” Passan said. “But this is his free-agent year right now, and he’s been the best reliever in baseball. And he’s gonna go out and he may this offseason become the first 100-million-dollar closer.”</p><p>Edwin Diaz is emerging as a true MLB superstar. The fact that the Blasterjaxx members designated him as the only allowed user of the song speaks to his rising popularity.</p><p>Diaz will aim to help the Mets reach the World Series in 2022.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.260	16	66	0.767	6

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.260	16	66	0.767	6

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