{"id":613295,"date":"2026-03-08T13:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/613295\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T13:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:07:12","slug":"why-dont-we-look-at-the-2025-community-bold-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/613295\/","title":{"rendered":"Why don\u2019t we look at the 2025 Community Bold Predictions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Braves 2025 season was.. yeah. Let\u2019s go with unpredictable. Not fun for sure. The staff\u2019s predictions was definitely not in the 70ish win range. But we had some decent submissions from last year. I mean, we were on our game. Blame the injuries and the HR\/FB monster. Hey, let\u2019s look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/2025\/3\/26\/24394374\/whats-your-one-bold-prediction-for-the-2025-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">last year\u2019s predictions <\/a>and think about our 2026 ones!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Chavez\u2019 late career path has been pretty predictable, and the community was definitely expecting him to repeat his tricks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jesse Chavez was only able to give us 4 appearances and a retirement. But that wouldn\u2019t have been a bold prediction anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Harris predictions<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We had thoughts about Michael Harris as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Actually, these predictions made a ton more sense that the season Michael put together.<\/p>\n<p>Wishing things into the universe<\/p>\n<p>Hey, what did you pick, AB?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Yeah, I won\u2019t hide my shame. Braves were #4 in catcher WAR, so I was on the right track. Something something, big dumper. Still a miss, though. I felt certain the Braves would be in the top 5, but I don\u2019t think that was particularly bold.<\/p>\n<p>Successful Brian Snitker predictions<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">You might lump these in with wishing it into the universe, but it (kinda) happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This one had Drake Baldwin getting the Rookie of the Year with AJ Smith-Shawver getting second place and winning 12-13 games. The first part was on the nose. Smith-Shawver was on pace for 10-11 wins before he was injured. Some great stuff here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I\u2019m kicking around my bold predictions for 2026 and I\u2019ll probably place those in the weekend questions. We\u2019ll probably do bold predictions on Opening Day week. Will I hit one? Somebody will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Braves 2025 season was.. yeah. Let\u2019s go with unpredictable. Not fun for sure. 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