You have spoken and honestly, your reaction was a little surprising. Given the negativity generated by much of the fan base around Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder coming into the regular season, only 12-percent were not-at-all sold on Elder’s strong beginning to the 2026 season.
That’s not to say most of you are convinced, with more than half of the survey respondents still having decent dose of skepticism towards Elder. But, given how much he struggled in 2024 and 2025, that is a bit
more leeway than one might have assumed after only two starts regardless of how good they were.
We won’t have to wait long to see how Elder’s next start goes as he’s scheduled to take the mound tonight against the Cleveland Guardians – a team who, like the Braves, have yet to lose a series this year.
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