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The Atlanta Braves, coming off a disappointing 2025 season, have made a couple of free agent moves involving mid-level free agents, getting free agent closer Robert Suarez on a 3 year, $45 million deal and free agent outfielder Mike Yastrzemski on a 2 year, $23 million deal. Suarez, who turns 35 in March, didn’t pitch […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
After I got done posting Wednesday night’s open thread, I ended it on this note: The Braves were involved in a few rumors but nothing turned concrete. Maybe that’ll be the case in the near future? We’ll see what happens. Well, less than 24 hours later, the Atlanta Braves have made two big free agency […]
From Talking Chop | about 4 hours ago | 1 read
Today we get to look at arguably the second most surprisingly positive player performance of the Braves’ roster in 2025 (behind Drake Baldwin), with the breakout of Hurston Waldrep in the major leagues during the last two months of the season. How acquiredThe Braves drafted Hurston Waldrep out of the University of Florida in the […]
From Talking Chop | about 5 hours ago | 0 reads
The Winter Meetings have concluded with the Royals yet to address their glaring outfield needs. The free agent market became thinner when former Royals outfielder Mike Yastrzemski signed a two-year deal with the Braves this week. With Harrison Bader looking for a three-year deal, the free agent market isn’t looking like a promising avenue to […]
From Royals Review | about 8 hours ago | 1 read
Love it, like it, dislike it, or hate it, the Mike Yastrzemski signing is done. The Braves are now committed to a fourth outfielder for multiple years, and will potentially end up exercising his club option for 2028 given the size of the buyout ($4 million) relative to the salary ($7 million). While there’s infinite […]
From Talking Chop | about 8 hours ago | 0 reads
Braves History 1970 – The Braves’ Rico Carty, the leading active major league hitter at .322 lifetime, suffers a fractured knee and ligament damage in a Dominican League game. Carty will miss the entire 1971 season. 1997 – The Braves trade P Chad Fox to the Brewers in exchange for OF Gerald Williams. MLB History […]
From Talking Chop | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
Well the Braves made a fairly significant signing, agreeing to a 2 year deal for Mike Yastrzemski that will pay him $9 million in 2026, $10 million in 2027, and holds a club option worth $7 million, but with a $4 million buyout for 2028. While this move may not exactly get the hearts of […]
From Talking Chop | about 17 hours ago | 0 reads
Mike Yastrzemski proved to be a terrific pickup for the Royals last summer. But he won’t be returning in Royals blue. The Braves signed Yastrzemski to a two-year, $23 million deal, according to ESPN reporter Jeff Passan. The contract includes a third-year club option. The Royals acquired Yastrzemski for pitcher Yunior Marte at the July […]
From Royals Review | about 20 hours ago | 0 reads
“Oh hey, why aren’t the Braves doing anything at the Winter Meetings?” Boom! They did. As far as outlays go, this isn’t a particularly large one, and that’s because Mike Yastrzemski is a 35-year-old who nonetheless has managed decent production in a seven-year MLB career. He’s been quite consistent since debuting at age 28 in […]
From Talking Chop | about 21 hours ago | 0 reads
Tonight’s the final night of the Winter Meetings, as a lot of folks are starting to depart Orlando after a whirlwind few days. The Braves were involved in a few rumors but nothing turned concrete. Maybe that’ll be the case in the near future? We’ll see what happens. Anyways, the floor is yours and I […]
From Talking Chop | about 23 hours ago | 0 reads
The major league portion of the Rule 5 Draft was a snappy affair this afternoon, as 12 teams made a combined 13 picks, and everyone else passed. There was nothing of note for the Braves in the major league portion. With a full 40-man roster, the Braves did not make any picks, nor were their […]
From Talking Chop | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The MLB Draft Lottery announcement has now come and gone and with the dust settled we now know the Braves will have the No. 9 selection overall. While this was a bit of a disappointment (with the Braves having a good chance at landing one of the prized shortstops with a top 4 pick) there […]
From Talking Chop | 1 day ago | 0 reads
As mentioned in the rumor that our own Scott Coleman shared on Tuesday, the Braves are apparently being pretty aggressive in their pursuit of improving their pitching staff ahead of 2026. Alex Anthopoulos has hinted at it and Walt Weiss in his press conference yesterday straight-up said that they’re going to need great pitching if […]
From Talking Chop | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The MLB Draft Lottery took place on Tuesday evening, and the Atlanta Braves unfortunately slipped a few spots. Heading into the lottery, Atlanta had the sixth-best odds. Instead, the Braves will have the ninth overall pick in the 2026 draft. The Chicago White Sox will pick first, followed by the Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota […]
From Talking Chop | 1 day ago | 1 read
Braves Franchise History 2009 – The Braves trade Rafael Soriano to the Rays in exchange for Jesse Chavez. He will appear in 28 games while posting a 5.89 ERA and a 4.69 FIP in 36 2⁄3 innings. Atlanta will send him to Kansas City at the trade deadline along with Gregor Blanco and Tim Collins […]
From Talking Chop | 1 day ago | 1 read
As I’m writing this, the 2025 MLB Draft Lottery is currently ongoing but the Atlanta Braves currently have all the information they need. That’s pretty bad news because they ended up slipping from their spot in the odds. The Braves went into the Lottery with the sixth-best odds but will be leaving with the ninth […]
From Talking Chop | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Back in January 2024, I said — roughly 218 times to anyone who would listen, up to and including strangers in line at CVS — that there was nothing Chris Sale could do with the Atlanta Braves that would make me think the trade that sent him to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom was a bad […]
From Over the Monster | 2 days ago | 0 reads
It has been a relatively quiet few weeks for the Atlanta Braves following the reunion with closer Raisel Iglesias and acquisition of super utility man (and, perhaps, starting shortstop) Mauricio Dubon, but that does not mean Alex Anthopoulos isn’t working on other additions. In a recent video segment with ESPN insider Buster Olney and Paul […]
From Talking Chop | 2 days ago | 0 reads
By now, I think everyone is aware that there is a MLB draft lottery tonight and the Braves are involved. Everyone is probably aware that the Braves have the sixth-best odds of getting the highest pick. What I needed to look up was how the draft actually occurred. That is, once the odds were determined, […]
From Talking Chop | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The Winter Meetings are underway and folks, we have a rumor. Fascinating, I know. Anyways, even though our Atlanta Braves are apparently prioritizing starting pitching when it comes to improving their squad, Braves President/GM Alex Anthopoulos did say that they wouldn’t let priorities get in the way of finding a deal that makes sense for […]
From Talking Chop | 2 days ago | 1 read
It was a tumultuous season for Raisel Iglesias in his contract walk year. While his results eventually balanced out into something akin to his expected production, his struggles with home runs early set the tone for a disastrous Braves season overall. How acquired The Braves acquired Iglesias from the Angels back at the 2022 Trade […]
From Talking Chop | 2 days ago | 1 read
Today at 4:30 PM ET, MLB will unveil the results of the Amateur Draft Lottery. The Cardinals currently have the 8th best odds of landing the number 1 overall pick at 2.35%. The Chicago White Sox (27.73%), Minnesota Twins (22.18%), and Pittsburgh Pirates (16.81%) round out the top 3. The Orioles, A’s, Braves, and Rays […]
From Viva El Birdos | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Day 1 of the 2026 Winter Meetings was ice cold in terms of actual moves. However, there were, as expected, plenty of rumors going around in Orlando. For the Braves, there was a bit of news in the minor league signing of reliever James Karinchak. But overall, the biggest news of the day was former […]
From Talking Chop | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Braves Franchise History 1976 – The Braves acquire Jeff Burroughs from the Rangers. 1992 – The Braves sign free agent Cy Young Award and Gold Glove winner Greg Maddux to a five-year contract, and then trade pitchers Charlie Leibrandt and Pat Gomez to the Rangers in exchange for 3B Jose Oliva. Maddux turned down a […]
From Talking Chop | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The Braves made a move at the Winter Meetings! And if you were ready for minor-league bullpen depth as the move to make, then it is your lucky day. The Braves agreed to a minor-league contract with reliever James Karinchak on Monday night. Karinchak was a reliever in Cleveland from 2019 to 2023, and put […]
From Talking Chop | 3 days ago | 0 reads