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Braves checkup w/CJ Nitkowski + Sam Blum’s Angels & Astros stories
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Are the Braves the best team in baseball right now? We ask TV analyst C.J. Nitkowski, who tells us about Walt Weiss exceeding expectations, updates us on Sean Murphy and Ha-Seong Kim, plus he explains why Ronald Acuña Jr. is poised for an eruption.
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The Athletic's Sam Blum joined FT to discuss the Angels' bullpen struggles, Mike Trout's resurgence, the roof situation at Daikin Park, and Tatsuya Imai's difficulty adapting to life in the majors.
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