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Braves reportedly sign Robert Suarez to three-year, $45 million deal

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 […]

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Atlanta Braves 2026 Draft Targets: Jacob Lombard

With the Atlanta Braves draft position being settled in as of Tuesday evening, it is now time to start taking a look at some of the potential targets for the team in the 2026 MLB Draft. This series will take a look at 10 players who will have some chance to be available for the […]

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2025 Player Reviews: Hurston Waldrep

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 […]

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What does the Mike Yastrzemski signing portend?

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 […]

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This Day in Braves History: Rico Carty suffers major knee injury

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 […]

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Braves News: Mike Yastrzemski signing, free agency rumors, more

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 […]

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Braves sign Mike Yastrzemski to two-year, $23M deal, per report

“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 […]

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Winter Meetings open thread: December 10

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 […]

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Braves quiet in Rule 5 Draft, make two picks in minors phase

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 […]

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Post-Lottery 2026 MLB Draft Mock Draft

The draft lottery is over and the order for the 2026 MLB Draft is pretty much set at this point, with the exception of picks moving around due to free agent signings. The Atlanta Braves are set to pick with the 9th pick, their own first round pick, and the 26th pick, which is the […]

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2025 Atlanta Braves Player Reviews: Michael Harris II

In 2025, Michael Harris II completed his first 20/20 season after spending the first three seasons of his big league career knocking on the door of that particular club. If we just left it at that, then you’d think that Harris had himself a fairly straightforward and perfectly fine season out there in center field […]

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Braves reportedly interested in Robert Suarez and “priced” Edwin Díaz

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 […]

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Walt Weiss: “I expect our offense to be really good” in 2026

With the Winter Meetings rolling along, newly-hired Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss spoke with the media down in Orlando as every other manager has been doing for the past couple of days. There were a couple of interesting moments that came from the press conference that indicate that even though Weiss is an internal hire, […]

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Would you have added Michael Soroka for $7.5 million?

We all love Michael Soroka. We’re all sad his career has gone the way it has, right? Well, Soroka had his second-best season last year, putting up 1.1 fWAR for the Nationals and Cubs. He actually had 1.2 fWAR for the Nationals in 16 starts, but then kind of imploded while barely pitching for the […]

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Braves News: Draft Lottery results, hot stove, and more

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 […]

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Atlanta Braves fall to ninth in 2026 MLB Draft order after Draft Lottery

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 […]

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The Battery Power Mock 2026 MLB Draft Lottery Simulation

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, […]

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Braves among multiple teams reportedly interested in Willi Castro

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 […]

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2025 season in Review: Raisel Iglesias

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 […]

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Rule 5 Draft thoughts and names: 2025 Edition

In theory, I love the Rule 5 Draft. Or, more accurately, I love the idea of what the Rule 5 Draft was created for. Basically, back in the day, MLB had a problem with some teams signing and stashing guys that could probably be productive major leaguers in their farm system. This was all before […]

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Braves News: 2026 MLB Draft Lottery, Winter Meetings, More

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 […]

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This Day in Braves History: Bobby Cox is elected to the Hall of Fame

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 […]

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