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The Braves and Giants announced a one-for-one swap on deadline eve. San Francisco traded veteran starter Tyler Mahle, an impending free agent, to Atlanta for reliever Anthony Molina. Atlanta needed some kind of mid-rotation stability behind Chris Sale. The Braves are dealing with myriad injuries in the rotation, including losing Reynaldo López to the IL this weekend. […]
The Atlanta Braves showed they weren’t satisfied with landing Lance Thomas and Bailey Falter. The latter becomes one of two pitchers now added before the MLB trade deadline. This time, the Braves reel in Tyler Mahle of the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Robert Murray of FanSided and Foul Territory reported the trade, which includes […] The post Braves add pitching depth with trade for Giants’ Tyler Mahle appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The San Francisco Giants are expected to be one of the biggest sellers in baseball this season. And on Sunday night, less than 24 hours before the trade deadline, the Giants finally got started. According to a report by Robert Murray, the Giants are trading right-handed starter Tyler Mahle to the Atlanta Braves in exchange […]
The Giants' selloff began by sending a veteran pitcher to Atlanta.
According to Robert Murray, the Braves are acquiring Tyler Mahle in a trade with the Giants. The Atlanta Braves are acquiring right-hander Tyler Mahle in a trade with the San Francisco Giants, according to sources familiar with the deal. Anthony Molina is going to the Giants. — Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) August 3, 2026 Mahle has […]
The Atlanta Braves have struck again in the trade market and this time, they are bringing a starting pitcher to town. According to MLB Insider Robert Murray of FanSided, the Braves are picking up RHP Tyler Mahle from the Giants in exchange for RHP Anthony Molina. So far this season, Mahle has put up a […]
It’s going to be a big final month on the farm to evaluate some of the young players in the system, as the Atlanta Braves are ramping up their promotion aggression to new heights. While in most seasons a handful of select players get pushed up the system for the final month (valuable in part […]
What’s the best way to make an annoying series loss to the 2026 New York Mets look like ancient history? Win a four-game series against a team that was over .500 coming into the series, why don’t you? Indeed, the Atlanta Braves are now riding a bit high following a very strong bounce-back series against […]
How sweet it is. In a four-game set between two NL East teams, the Atlanta Braves have swept mopped the Washington Nationals, extending their win streak to five and improving to 67-45. This one will sting for Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli, who can add another quality start to his streak (now five in a row) […]
The Washington Nationals have already made one move ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline. The Nationals moved Curtis Mead for Connelly Early from the Boston Red Sox. On Saturday, one of the major catalysts of the stellar offense, first baseman Luis Garcia Jr., was pulled from the game against the Atlanta Braves. It was due […] The post Nationals’ Luis Garcia Jr. scratched on Sunday with trade rumors swirling appeared first on ClutchPoints .
August 2: Sherman now reports that the Yanks are “trying to complete” a deal, with pitching prospect Jack Cebert “discussed prominently”. August 1: Nationals first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. was on hug watch after he was pulled from Friday’s matchup against the Braves. Turns out it was just a bit of knee soreness, and Garcia […]
The New York Mets are selling at the MLB Trade Deadline, and Freddy Peralta was expected to be moved. The 30-year-old Mets pitcher has been surrounded by trade rumors, with the Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, and Philadelphia Phillies all interested. Now, there is an official trade for Peralta, according to Will Sammon […] The post Rays add Freddy Peralta for playoff push in Mets trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .
As the baseball world is talking about the trade status of Baltimore Orioles outfielder Taylor Ward, all eyes will be on Monday evening’s trade deadline to see if the 32-year-old finds a new home. While rumors surround the Orioles and Ward ahead of Monday’s deadline, there are reportedly a bevy of teams waiting to hear […] The post MLB rumors: Orioles keeping Yankees, Phillies, Braves, many others waiting on deadline-changing decision appeared first on ClutchPoints .
ICYMI, here’s the Lane Thomas hug watch clip from when he was pulled at Coors yesterday after learning he was traded to the Braves. Lane will report to Atlanta on Tuesday as the Braves begin a three-game set against the Miami Marlins. The JR Ritchie vs. Cade Cavalli rematch starts at 1:35 pm ET. Game […]
The Atlanta Braves can keep up with the Los Angeles Dodgers by making this trade for Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize. The cost will be significant.
Lost in the shuffle of everything that happened before, during and after Saturday night’s win for the Braves over the Nationals, we got a little bit of a serious update that was buried near the end of a Mark Bowman tweet from during last night’s game. While Bowman was laying out what Atlanta’s starting pitching […]
The Braves swung their first trade of deadline season last night, acquiring Lane Thomas and Bailey Falter from the Royals. Trade news: The Atlanta Braves are acquiring outfielder Lane Thomas and left-hander Bailey Falter from the Kansas City Royals, sources tell ESPN. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 2, 2026 Thomas is the significant addition here, […]
The Braves bolstered their outfield mix by acquiring Lane Thomas from the Royals yesterday, though injuries to their starting pitchers may warrant further upgrades on that front before tomorrow’s 5pm Central deadline. The team announced this morning that right-hander Reynaldo López has been placed on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation, retroactive to […]
On July 27, Atlanta Braves pitcher Connor Thomas recorded one of the worst outings of the season. In 2.2 innings, Thomas allowed 10 hits, five walks, three home runs and 11 earned runs in total. Before entering the game in the sixth inning, the game was tied 3-3. However, it quickly got out of hand […] The post Atlanta Braves Manager Walt Weiss Is Learning a Valuable Lesson appeared first on The Lead .
August 1st started off with a bang, didn’t it? Ultimate team player Martín Pérez was having a completely normal day before, in a span of five hours: thinking he was going to be traded, agreeing to start on short notice with scheduled starter Reynaldo López headed for the IL, and then carrying a no-hitter into […]
The Atlanta Braves have recalled pitcher JR Ritchie from Triple-A Gwinnett and placed starter Reynaldo López on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation. López was scratched from last night’s start after hurting himself during pre-game warm-ups. Ritchie is expected to start today’s game against the Washington Nationals, taking the place of Martín Peréz […]
If you are just waking up, where have you been? The Braves kicked off their postseason by adding righty outfielder Lane Thomas from the Royals. If you had been reading us all this time, you may have had an inkling. From Lane Thomas’s Fangraphs profile, he appears to have peaked in 2023. He hit 28 […]
Well the Braves made their first of likely a handful of notable trades this trade deadline, trading two fringey pitching prospects for Lane Thomas and Bailey Falter from the Royals. Thomas will fit the role of a platoon outfielder and pinch hitter who can hit lefty pitching well and be a plus baserunner as needed. […]
The Atlanta Braves will be reinstating infielder Ha-Seong Kim to the big league roster, according MLB.com’s Mark Bowman. With the Braves off on Monday and the trade deadline looming, the 48-hours the Atlanta has to make a corresponding move may have numerous moving parts. The term of Kim’s rehabilitation assignment ended on August 1, necessitating […]
According to a report by The Athletic’s Jesús Cano, Atlanta Braves first round pick AJ Gracia underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder and will miss the rest of the season. According to the report, the surgery was performed on Wednesday by Dr. Neil ElAttrache with Gracia expected to miss seven to […]