"In the midst of a down year for a lot of people associated with the Atlanta Braves and a lost season for the Braves as a whole, one player stood out pretty consistently over the course of playing all 162 games once again. That player was Matt Olson, who delivered one of the best seasons of his career in the midst of all of the tumult and disappointment for the team."
"It appears that Olson could be in line for some pretty lofty recognition as the offseason progresses. Major League Baseball has announced the finalists for the All-MLB Team at all positions and as expected, Matt Olson is chief among four Braves players who have been nominated for the All-MLB Team. Ronald Acuña Jr., Drake Baldwin and Chris Sale were also selected as finalists at their respective positions for being named among the best of the best that MLB has to offer."
Matt Olson played all 162 games and delivered one of the best seasons of his career amid a disappointing year for the Braves. MLB named Olson and three teammates—Ronald Acuña Jr., Drake Baldwin and Chris Sale—as finalists for the All-MLB Team at their respective positions. Olson posted a .272/.366/.484 slash line, a .466 wOBA, a 136 wRC+, 29 home runs, a 4.7 fWAR and a 6.1 bWAR. Olson led all first basemen in both WAR metrics. Two teammates missed significant time due to injuries, and a rookie produced an impressive debut season.
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