4. Eddie Rosario
Let’s be realistic … Eddie Rosario isn’t the hitter the veteran turned into during Atlanta’s series against the Dodgers in the NLCS. It was an otherworldly display that has Rosario going down in Atlanta sports lore alongside Joc Pederson and Jorge Soler.
What those three players did for the city of Atlanta cannot be understated. However, the focus remains on what is ahead, and, being realistic, Rosario isn’t turning into that hitter over the course of a full season.
Realistic expectations should be for Rosario to return to the career .270 hitter he has been and not the liability the outfielder was on offense at times during the 2022 season. Rosario is far too good to have another season as awful as the 2022 campaign.
Far more realistic than Ozuna returning to form is Rosario turning back into the player he has been his entire career before struggling last season. Looking at his history in the league, it says the 2022 season was the outlier and Rosario will be back to giving Atlanta consistency at the plate.