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As a man with a long beard, I am really in love with Jake Fraley’s beard. We have a similar hair color, but mine doesn’t come in quite as full as his. It’s really a magnificent beard. I probably need to try rounding mine out a bit more and see if that helps. Oh, baseball. […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
A couple of weeks ago, I asked who are the most hateable teams from a Braves fan perspective. The Phillies and Mets are run away favorites. So much so that they have already advanced in the bracket. The question now is who joins them in next Sunday’s playoff. Your top two vote-getters will advance. I’m […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Braves Franchise History 1950 – Sam Jethroe of the Boston Braves is named as Rookie of the Year for the National League. Jethroe, at 31 years of age, is the oldest rookie to win the award. MLB History 1925 – The Brooklyn Robins claim Rabbit Maranville off of waivers from the Chicago Cubs. 1937 – […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Monday will be a big day for Drake Baldwin and the Braves, as the young catcher looks to take home an awesome personal award in the NL Rookie of the Year award and also earn the team an additional first round pick in the 2026 draft. This has ramifications for later in the offseason as […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
He’s sure to be a trivia question for the sickos years from now, because outfielder Josê Azocar pulled off a rare feat in his two weeks with Atlanta in late Spring: he became one of two players to play in the outfield and get only one plate appearance with the Braves, joining Scott Schebler in […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Matt Eddy of Baseball America, in a run-down of minor league signings, reports that the Atlanta Braves have re-signed starting pitchers Carlos Carrasco and Darius Vines to minor league deals. He also notes that pitcher Luis Vargas has inked a minor league deal as well. Carrasco, 38, is a long-time big league veteran who started […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
In case you missed it, the Atlanta Braves replaced their pitching coach, bullpen coach, first base coach and third base coach this week. They moved Brian Snitker to an off-field role and installed Walt Weiss as manager. We’re not sure who’s going to be the bench coach but the hitting coach looks to still have […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Following the news of Walt Weiss’ promotion to manager, the Atlanta Braves have continued to announce changes to the coaching staff. Up next, the club hired Tony Mansolino as third base coach and J.P. Martinez as bullpen coach. Mansolino, 43, previously served as the third base coach of the Baltimore Orioles for five seasons, until […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Braves Franchise History 1961 – Warren Spahn finishes second in Cy Young Award voting to Whitey Ford, who led the league in wins and innings pitched. 1983 – Braves outfielder Dale Murphy wins his second straight MVP Award after hitting .302 with 36 home runs, 121 RBI and 30 stolen bases. Murphy joins Ernie Banks, […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
A busy week for the Atlanta Braves has come to a close. We now know who the manager is, we know what most of his staff is going to look like and we are already getting an idea of what t he roster will look like next season. We’ll only know more as the offseason […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Atlanta Braves promised that they would continue to provide updates on changes to the coaching staff and now those updates are here. In addition to having a new pitching coach and first base coach, the Braves have now found their new third base coach and bullpen coach as well. The Braves have hired away […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
How was he acquired? After a college career that spanned two seasons at Ohio State and one at Arkansas, the Braves took Landon Beidelschies in the 6th round of the 2025 draft, using the 187th selection on the Razorback. He received a signing bonus of $297,500 to leave college early and begin his professional career. […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
How was he acquired? The Braves made a run on college arms in the 2023 draft, and Braun was a part of that run as he was selected in the 6th round, with Atlanta using the 189th overall pick of the draft to take the righty out of Cal State Northridge. Braun received a signing […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. released their third quarter numbers on Wednesday. Yes, one of the benefits of the Braves becoming an asset of a large corporation and later spun off is that they are compelled to tell us all about their money. You don’t get that kind of transparency with the Miami Marlins or the […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Atlanta Braves and their organizational loyalty. On one hand, loyalty is generally a good thing. Loyalty requires commitment, and it means sticking with someone even through some hard times. It means being there to offer a helping hand when they need it, and in return, they do […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
(This is not a Big Board question, though it could be. I think right now, any guesses to that effect would not even be educated, and that seems like the wrong thing for the Big Board.) Back before the 2025 season, I wrote an article that the 2025 bullpen could look a bit different than […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Braves History 1928 – The Boston Braves trade National League batting champion Rogers Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs for $200,000 and players Freddie Maguire (IF), Percy Jones (P), Lou Legett (C), Socks Seibold and P Bruce Cunningham. The hard-hitting Hornsby, who posted a .387 batting average with 21 home runs for the Braves, will enjoy […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
There was no shortage of moves for the Atlanta Braves on Thursday since the player/club option deadline arrived. In addition to those announcements, the club also announced that outfielder Michael Siani was claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. Lastly, fellow outfielder Jake Fraley was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays. 26-year-old […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The Atlanta Braves have swapped out reserve outfielders on their 40-man roster with the team announcing outfielder Michael Siani has been claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals while also sharing that outfielder Jake Fraley was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays. Siani, 26, debuted with the Cincinnati Reds in 2022 but […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Today’s the deadline for decisions to be made on player/club options and we’ve already seen the Braves make a couple of very interesting decisions on Pierce Johnson and Tyler Kinley, respectively. There is one choice that appears to be a no-brainer and that’s the decision to decline an $8 million team option for INF/P David […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
You know baseball has truly reached the off-season when top prospect lists start to come out, and Baseball America were one of the first, unveiling their Atlanta Braves Top 10 just yesterday. While the scouting reports are fully behind a paywall there are still some interesting tidbits for those without an account – including Baseball […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
How Acquired Carlos was signed by the Braves as a minor league free agent following the end of the 2024 season and his release from the Milwaukee Brewers organization. What Were Expectations? Carlos was immediately inserted in many of the Braves Top 30 charts because of his skill set and promise as a Brewers prospect […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Well, it didn’t take long after declining Tyler Kinley’s option for the Braves to go ahead and do the same thing to Pierce Johnson. Like Kinley, Johnson was also acquired from the Rockies in a Trade Deadline deal, back in 2023. He was lights out after the trade (17/66/48 ERA-/FIP-/xFIP-), and because he checked a […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
How Acquired Hayden Harris was a non-drafted free agent back in July of 2022. He is known for leveraging LinkedIn to get teams interested in signing him after the draft. What Were Expectations? There were not many expectations for Hayden coming into 2025. He was coming off of a dominant stretch for Mississippi back in […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Braves didn’t do much at the 2025 Trade Deadline, for good reason: their season had already gone off the rails by late July. One they did do, with an eye for 2026: trade for Rockies reliever Tyler Kinley, whose services came with a $5.5 million option for the following season. Well, it turns out […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read