How Acquired The Braves drafted speedy outfielder Logan Braunschweig out of UAB in the ninth round of this past MLB Draft. He was a senior sign pick who received just a $2,500 signing bonus.What Were Expectations? Expectations were fairly minimal, but there were still some. Braunschweig received just a $2.5k bonus, but in his last […]
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How Acquired The Braves drafted Brett Sears in the seventh round of the 2024 MLB Draft. Sears signed for a senior sign bonus of $12.5k out of Nebraska, after initially starting his college career at Western Illinois.What Were Expectations? The expectations for Sears were fairly low coming in. Despite being the 2024 Big Ten Pitcher […]
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The baseball offseason is only three and a half months. It’s not that long from The World Series to Spring Training. And there’s the hot stove and free agents and everything. It feels pretty long though. So what do you miss the most about baseball? I miss that from mid-February to November, there’s a game […]
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The offseason lull is in full force, but that doesn’t mean our player review series has slowed down. Up next, we take a look at an Atlanta Braves pitcher you probably don’t remember: Jose Ruiz. On the farm, we take a look at Cody Miller and Douglas Glod. MLB News: The Minnesota Twins finalized their […]
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Braves Franchise History 2005 – Albert Pujols wins the MVP Award in the National League beating out Braves outfielder Andruw Jones. Pujols hit .330 with 41 home runs and 117 RBI and received 18 of 31 first-place votes. Jones hit .263 with a league best 51 home runs and 128 RBI. He also won his […]
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Drake Baldwin and Ronald Acuña Jr. are award winners and they both joined Matt Olson in that category after he took home a Gold Glove earlier this offseason. Good for them for getting recognized after what was a pretty rough season for the team. I’m sure they would’ve preferred getting these honors after a Postseason […]
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It’s once again time to take a look at how some of the most notable names on the farm fared this season. This is our attempt to review the 2025 campaigns for each of the most relevant prospects in the Atlanta Braves organization. As with the 2025 Atlanta Braves Player Review series, please bookmark this […]
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How Acquired Douglas Glod was signed by the Braves during the 2022 International Free Agency Period for $1.3M. He was given the second biggest bonus by the Braves that year, with Diego Benitez signing for $2.5M. What Were Expectations? Given his struggles in his first three seasons, there weren’t many expectations for Douglas. He was […]
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How Acquired Cody Miller was drafted in the 3rd round, 96th overall, in the 2025 MLB draft out of East Tennessee State.What Were Expectations? There were a few expectations for Cody, given the Braves saw enough in him to take him in the third round, but with the quality of competition Cody faced in college, […]
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One day, in the distant future, you may find yourself in a really boring work meeting that could’ve been a text message on your wrist terminal (yes, we’re moving to wearable tech, we are never getting rid of work meetings) and you’ll pull up Sporcle, even more enshittified than it is now, and try to […]
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Another Friday, another quick one. Shohei Ohtani has won three four MVP awards. I think they’ve all been unanimous. Barry Bonds ended up with seven MVP awards. Ohtani has three four but has already crossed the threshold of 30. Then again, the stuff he does doesn’t quite rely on age as much as another position. […]
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Thursday was a busy night around the league, and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. joined in on the fun, taking home the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award. After returning from a major ACL injury, Acuña got back in the swing of things pretty quickly. He ended 2025 with a .290 batting […]
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Braves History 1957 – Milwaukee Braves outfielder Hank Aaron is named National League Most Valuable Player with 239 votes. Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals is a close second with 230, and his teammate Red Schoendienst finishes third with 221. 2001 – Larry Bowa, with an 86-76 record, is named the National League Manager […]
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The MLB Awards are currently underway and the Atlanta Braves have seen one of their players receive recognition for their efforts this season. Ronald Acuña Jr. made his much-anticipated return from a second torn ACL in May of this past season and hit the ground running. His efforts during his return to the field have […]
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The Atlanta Braves have brought back veteran catcher Chadwick Tromp on a minor league contract according to the team’s transaction page. Tromp, who began the 2025 season on Atlanta’s Opening Day roster, saw big league action with the Baltimore Orioles last season after being designated for assignment by the Braves when backstop Sean Murphy returned […]
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The voting for baseball’s MVP awards in both the National League and the American League have been revealed. There’s basically no drama in the NL as Shohei Ohtani continues to be a force of nature on the mound and in the batters’ box. The American League had some drama as there was a close race […]
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The Braves made a few minor moves today, grabbing two relievers off waivers from Charm City: Here’s something that bedevils me: for the last few years, the Braves have consistently made minor moves for relief-esque arms that have involved players with truly horrible stats. Look, the state of pitching development at this point is that […]
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How Acquired The Braves signed right-handed pitcher Gensi Angeles out of the Dominican Republic for a small but unreported signing bonus at the start of 2025, in the same class as Diego Tornes. Angeles, who is 6’0, 165What Were Expectations? Angeles, who is 6’0, 165-pounds came in with no real expectations as a 17-year-old arm […]
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How Acquired The Braves drafted Isaiah Drake in the fifth round of the 2023 MLB Draft as an overslot prospect out of local North Atlanta HS following an impressive showing at the MLB Draft Combine.What Were Expectations? Expectations were fairly low for Drake heading into the year. He was drafted as a raw, but high […]
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We’ve kept saying it in some of these earlier reviews: the Atlanta Braves set a record this past season for the number of players used in a single season. Michael Petersen was one of the many players the Braves relied on for a short period of time while dealing with injuries. It was interesting how […]
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Before the 2025 season started and quickly started drifting off the rails, the masthead did a set of preseason predictions. Mine were… really bad. But one thing I remember was that I had Tarik Skubal and Chris Sale repeating as Cy Young Award winners. Well, Skubal played the part, becoming the first repeat winner since […]
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Braves History 1995 – Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg Maddux wins the National League Cy Young Award for an unprecedented fourth straight time. Maddux had a remarkable 19-2 record with a 1.63 ERA, the second year his ERA was below 1.80. 2018 – Brian Snitker of the Braves is named the Manager of the Year in […]
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The offseason churns on, with Tthe Braves continuing to signal significant additions this offseason. While Anthopoulos was more careful, as he is, in setting expectations for payroll than Terry McGuirk was in setting the aim of a top 5 payroll. Anthopoulos was not shy in setting roster expectations, however, as he reiterated the goals of […]
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Surprise, surprise! Detroit Tigers left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal has attained his second consecutive American League Cy Young Award. This makes him the first American League winner to go back-to-back since Pedro Martinez in 1999 and 2000. And first back-to-back winner in general since Jacob deGrom in 2018-19. Simultaneously former 2024 Rookie of the Year Paul […]
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How Acquired Luke was drafted by the Braves in the fifth round of the 2021 MLB draft out of THE Georgia Institute of Technology. What Were Expectations? Entering his fifth year as a professional, Luke did not have too many expectations, especially following his 2024 season where he hit just .235/.317/.322 in 111 games for […]
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