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How was he acquired? The Braves took Harper in the 14th round of the 2022 draft, using the 425th selection to take the righty out of the University of Southern Mississippi. He received a signing bonus of $140,000 to join the organization. What were the 2025 expectations? Landon Harper had perhaps the most underrated 2024 […]
From Talking Chop | 14 days ago | 3 reads
How Acquired Cody was selected with the 277th overall pick in the 9th round of the 2019 MLB Draft. What Were Expectations?After a down year in 2024 that saw Cody OPS .664 for Double-A Mississippi (at the time), there were not many expectations for Cody outside of organization filler heading into 2025. 2025 Results 2025 […]
From Talking Chop | 14 days ago | 3 reads
Braves History 1962 – The Milwaukee Braves trade slugger Joe Adcock and pitcher Jack Curtis to the Cleveland Indians for pitcher Frank Funk and outfielders Don Dillard and Ty Cline. MLB History 2001 – The major league owners vote unanimously to extend commissioner Bud Selig’s contract through 2006. 2019 – The Pirates fill the last […]
From Talking Chop | 15 days ago | 3 reads
All of us at Battery Power wish each of you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your families and loved ones. We have a lot of things to be thankful for as Braves fans, but I want to shout out a few here: Braves News We took a look at Ha-Seong Kim’s brief season in Atlanta, […]
From Talking Chop | 15 days ago | 1 read
When the Tampa Bay Rays opted to cut some salary down the stretch in 2025, the Atlanta Braves leveraged their waiver wire position to infuse some offense at shortstop and attempt to improve their position for 2026 by taking on a few million in salary. How acquired The Braves claimed infielder — and with Atlanta, […]
From Talking Chop | 15 days ago | 2 reads
Braves Franchise History 1935 – The National League takes over the bankrupt Boston Braves franchise after several failed attempts to buy the club. 2018 – The Braves sign free agents Josh Donaldson and Brian McCann to one-year deals. Donaldson will appear in 155 games while hitting .259/.379/.521 with 37 home runs. McCann posts a .249/.323/.412 […]
From Talking Chop | 16 days ago | 2 reads
It was a quiet day for the Atlanta Braves on the news front, but things continued here on Battery Power as we move through our player review series. Up next, we take a look at Dylan Lee’s 2025 season. The club recently tendered a contract to left-handed Lee, so he will return to the bullpen […]
From Talking Chop | 16 days ago | 2 reads
The Braves didn’t do anything on Monday, so a non-Braves question to fill the gap. The Mets and Rangers executed a relatively rare type of trade over the weekend, moving one productive player for another. Most trades swap some semblance of future value for present value, but occasionally, positional fit and liquidity considerations take center […]
From Talking Chop | 17 days ago | 3 reads
Braves Franchise History 1911 – William Russell, head of the syndicate that owns the Boston Nationals passes away. Former player, now attorney, Monte Ward and New York politician James Gaffney will purchase 945 of the 1000 shares for $177,000. The team, also known as the Rustlers (or Doves) will start next season as the “Braves”. […]
From Talking Chop | 17 days ago | 2 reads
We all got pretty excited about Dylan Dodd a few years ago. Selected in the third round of the 2021 draft, the lefty made a few appearances later in the year before blitzing through the minors in 2022, getting all the way to Triple-A. Due to an injury to Kyle Wright, his Spring Training competition […]
From Talking Chop | 17 days ago | 2 reads
Even on a sleepy pre-Thanksgiving Sunday, the Braves found a way to make minor news by signing Joel Payamps to a one-year, $2.25 million major league deal. The Braves claimed Payamps from the Brewers late in the 2025 season, gave him a couple of appearances before the season ended, and then outrighted him before the […]
From Talking Chop | 18 days ago | 1 read
The weekend was quiet for the Braves after a busy few days to end last week. However, another notable move was made for Atlanta, plus an divisional made a major move to help improve its fortunes in 2026. Braves News Atlanta resigned Joel Payamps to a one year deal. It may come as a surprise […]
From Talking Chop | 18 days ago | 0 reads
Braves Franchise History 1971 – Earl Williams, who hit 33 home runs and 87 RBI for the Atlanta Braves, wins the National League Rookie of the Year honors. Williams gets 18 of 24 votes, with the others going to Willie Montañez of the Philadelphia Phillies. 1993 – The Braves trade pitcher Pete Smith to the […]
From Talking Chop | 18 days ago | 1 read
The Atlanta Braves announced this afternoon that they have agreed on a one-year deal with reliever Joel Payamps. Payamps ended the 2025 season after the Braves claimed him off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers. Atlanta outrighted him off the 40-man roster earlier this off-season. He’ll return to the Braves with a $2.25M deal in 2026. […]
From Talking Chop | 18 days ago | 0 reads
Meet the Mets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com goes through which names have been mentioned in connection with Mets trade rumors and evaluates whether a trade would make sense for the Mets. Around the National League East The Braves signed outfielder Brewer Hicklen to a minor league contract. The Braves are far from done adding new faces to […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 18 days ago | 1 read
We spend a long time here worried about what the winter moves mean and how it will help the team going forward. What if it doesn’t matter because the Braves are just undeniably good? Walt Weiss could be that rock that steadies the ship. Tim Hyers might be a guy that could be allowed to […]
From Talking Chop | 19 days ago | 0 reads
Braves Franchise History 1964 – The Mets purchase Warren Spahn from the Milwaukee Braves. Spahn will serve as part of New York’s coaching staff and will put up a 4-12 record before he is released. Spahn will then sign with the San Francisco Giants. 1998 – The Braves and outfielder Brian Jordan agree on a […]
From Talking Chop | 19 days ago | 1 read
We may be in for a bit of a wait here, after a flurry of Braves moves this week to shore up the infield and bullpen. Alex Anthopoulos still has a stated need to add a starting pitcher, will likely add a few more relievers, and could still add a shortstop or another quality bat. […]
From Talking Chop | 19 days ago | 1 read
The non-tender deadline has come and gone, and the Atlanta Braves made the decision to tender left-hander Dylan Lee. The two parties did not come to an agreement on a salary, so an arbitration hearing may be in the future. The Braves non-tendered just two players in right-handers Alek Manoah and Carson Ragsdale. Though non-tendered, […]
From Talking Chop | 20 days ago | 1 read
Hope everybody’s having a lovely Friday night. It’s been a busy week in Braves Country and now it appears to be winding down. So, which move was your favorite? Let us know! Here’s a random clip:
From Talking Chop | 20 days ago | 2 reads
With the deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players, the Atlanta Braves announced that they have non-tendered pitcher Alek Manoah and Carson Ragsdale. That means that they did tender a contract to left-handed reliever Dylan Lee, but did were not able to agree on terms of a contract for 2026. Right-handers Manoah and […]
From Talking Chop | 20 days ago | 1 read
How Acquired Cory was drafted by the Braves in the eighth round of the 2023 MLB Draft and signed for $47,500. What Were Expectations? There were few expectations for Cory as he entered the season with just one full season in his belt. That said, Cory was leveraged quite a bit during spring training thanks […]
From Talking Chop | 20 days ago | 0 reads
How Acquired Justin was acquired in 12th round of the 2022 MLB draft (365th overall). What Were Expectations? There were few expectations for Justin as he has mainly been considered organizational depth prospect with a nice strikeout and walk rate. 2025 ResultsIt was more of the same in 2025 for Justin, who found a home […]
From Talking Chop | 20 days ago | 1 read
We said we were going to cover every single person who suited up as a member of the Atlanta Braves in 2025 and we mean it. Nathan Wiles made one appearance and pitched all of one (1) inning for the Atlanta Braves in 2025. That’s one more inning than each and every one of us! […]
From Talking Chop | 20 days ago | 0 reads
Update: Dubon will receive $6.1 million for the 2026 season, per Jon Heyman. Well, if you were wondering to whom the Braves would tender contracts this morning, I have some news. Joey Wentz, Eli White, and the newly acquired Mauricio Dubon have signed contracts with the Braves today. Dubon was the easy choice, as the […]
From Talking Chop | 20 days ago | 1 read