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Since the graduations of players such as Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies, Dansby Swanson, and Austin Riley, the Atlanta Braves’ farm system has consistently ranked near the bottom of the league. Much of the talent Atlanta has had in the farm system during that stretch had been on the pitching side, including Spencer Schwellenbach, Spencer […] The post Is Eric Hartman the Next Great Braves Prospect? appeared first on Just Baseball .
There were some outstanding performances across the system for the Atlanta Braves affiliates, none more impressive than the dominant outing from Briggs McKenzie. McKenzie was moved to High-A aggressively and had two lackluster starts after that, but put it all together in the third of those with eight strikeouts and no earned runs allowed. Meanwhile […]
Coming off a sweep by the San Diego Padres, the Atlanta Braves will travel to San Francisco for a three game set with the Giants. Atlanta enters play with a 48-31 record and is 3-7 in their last ten games. The Giants, however, have done slightly better and won five of their last ten. They […]
Happy Friday, one and all! As some of you might have predicted, after Phase 1 of the All-Star voting was completed, there were no Cubs on the shortlist. Outside of the Braves and Dodgers, actually, there wasn’t a lot of team diversity in the top names. But that was kind of to be expected. In […]
The San Diego Padres welcomed Freddy Fermin back to the starting lineup after missing a little more than a week while recovering from concussion symptoms. He guided spot starter JP Sears to a victory and secured a series sweep over the Atlanta Braves. The lone negative is Fermin failing to make an impact from the […]
Five Atlanta Braves positions players have advanced to the second round of 2026 All-Star Game voting. Catcher Drake Baldwin, first baseman Matt Olson, outfielders Ronald Acuña, Jr. and Michael Harris II and second baseman Ozzie Albies all moved to the next round of voting, which begins on June 29, 2026, by finishing in the top […]
New York Mets ace Freddy Peralta pitches on Thursday. These trades to the Cubs, Blue Jays and Braves would get the job done, though they are expensive.
Death. Taxes. This current era of the Atlanta Braves having nearly nothing go right for them whenever they’re in California. Petco Park has especially turned into a house of horrors for the Braves, as Atlanta has now lost nine straight games on the road against the Padres (if you’re including the 2024 NL Wild Card […]
Atlanta’s minor league affiliates went .500 on Wednesday with bookend wins at the triple-A and low-A levels. There was plenty of action from Augusta’s 19 runs, to a nice day at the plate for the Stripers. Let’s get into all of Wednesday’s action. (39-37) Gwinnett Stripers 8, (44-33) Nashville Sounds 5 Box Score The Stripers […]
Coming into the season, the Braves rotation was a significant concern, especially after the injuries to Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep. They were able to hide those glaring issues over the first couple of months, but the warts are out in the open now. As currently constructed, this is among the worst rotations in baseball, […]
JP Sears was called up to the majors to take the start for the San Diego Padres against the Atlanta Braves in their series finale at Petco Park in place of Lucas Giolito who landed on the injured list with right elbow inflammation earlier in the week. Sears might have been one of the few […]
I know that no one really wants to remember last year, but the trip to San Francisco was a bit of a fulcrum point. Or, maybe, not a fulcrum point, but the part where the Braves were flipped off the deep end by a lever atop a diabolically-positioned fulcrum. Or something. Specifically, the 2025 Braves […]
There are some stadiums where teams just don’t play well. For the Braves, Petco Park is one of them. Atlanta fell in the first two games of the series by a combined two runs, then lost last night 5-2 as San Diego completed the sweep. The Braves managed just six hits, with Joey Bart‘s two-run […]
The Atlanta Braves re-signed veteran catcher Sandy Leon to a minor league contract on Tuesday and assigned him to Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers, according to MLB transaction records. The 37-year-old became available after being designated for assignment on June 18, clearing waivers and electing free agency before returning to the organization a day later. Leon’s major […] The post Braves re-sign veteran catcher to minor league contract appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The website Baseball Reference lists 86 active players who were born in Venezuela. The country that won the 2026 World Baseball Classic is famous for exporting its native sons to Major League Baseball. On the night of June 24, Venezuela…
Braves News Tyler Kinley returned to the active roster, along with Ian Hamilton, with Cookie being DFA’d and JR Ritchie being optioned. Reynaldo Lopez is reportedly set to rejoin Atlanta’s rotation this weekend, as the Braves’ rotation continues to be a major issue for the team. MLB News Former top prospect Mick Abel is getting […]
There are many highs and many lows over the course of a 162 game baseball season. And this sure feels about as low as you can get. The Braves continued their spiral on Wednesday night in San Diego, falling by a score of 5-2. It was their fourth loss in a row to drop them […]
Reynaldo López will start for the Braves on Friday in their series opener at Oracle Park. It’ll be his first start since April 21, as Atlanta has used him out of the bullpen for the last two months. López told reporters (including Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) that he expects to throw three innings […]
To sweep or not to sweep. Unfortunately, the Atlanta Braves are not in a favorable position to ask this question. But, they’ve shown they can turn things around under pressure at any given time… let’s see if tonight can be one of those times. First pitch is set for 8:40 p.m. EDT. Game Notes Lineup […]
The lineup isn’t the only place where Walt Weiss and the Atlanta Braves are now throwing throwing things at the wall and trying to figure out what sticks during this rough patch. The rotation has been the heart of the issue, as even when the Braves do score runs, their starters have gotten hit too […]
The San Diego Padres have looked resurgent lately. After losing consecutive series to the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers, the Friars reeled off a quick series victory against the Atlanta Braves. But, despite winning the series in just two games, each win was a battle. San Diego reeled off a 1-0 victory against […]
An intriguing nugget provided by Braves beat reporter Mark Bowman yesterday was that Kyle Farmer would try his hand at catching again on his latest rehab assignment. Farmer has caught 19 games in his career, most of which came in 2019. Not exactly a savant behind the plate, but an option nonetheless in emergency situations. […]
The Braves announced some moves on the pitching staff today. They reinstated right-hander Tyler Kinley from the 15-day injured list and selected the contract of righty Ian Hamilton. In corresponding moves, they optioned righty JR Ritchie and designated righty Carlos Carrasco for assignment. Ritchie has been up-and-down for Atlanta this year. His last two starts […]
If the Yankees, Braves and Brewers want to keep Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal away from the Los Angeles Dodgers, they should start with these trade package.
Ahead of their series finale with the San Diego Padres, the Atlanta Braves announced a couple of notable roster moves. JR Ritchie is heading back to Gwinnett after another rough start, allowing five runs over five innings. In his place, reliever Tyler Kinley has been activated from the IL. Additionally, Carlos Carrasco has been designated […]