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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 […]
3 months ago | 2 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 […]
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The Arizona Fall League All-Star Game is just three days away and the league announced the roster for both teams and the National League had two Braves representatives make the squad. It is of no surprise that both Nacho Alvarez Jr., and Luke Sinnard both cracked the team – though Sinnard will be inactive for […]
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Following a successful 2024 season, Reynaldo López entered the 2026 season looking to answer some questions with regards to his future as a starting pitcher. Would he be able to put it all together and deliver a repeat performance? Unfortunately, we never really got the answer to that question. Let’s get into it. How acquired […]
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Okay, this is admittedly a silly, and petty, question. I still can’t get over the part where the Braves fired Matt Tuiasosopo from the third-base coach gig and then Alex Anthopoulos had to have a public speaking appearance where he had to talk about how it was so amazing that Fredi Gonzalez was so available […]
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Braves History 1945 – Billy Southworth leaves the St. Louis Cardinals to sign a three-year contract with the Boston Braves, who are making aggressive moves under Lou Perini and other new owners. Eddie Dyer will become the new Cardinals manager. 1990 – Atlanta Braves outfielder David Justice wins the National League Rookie of the Year […]
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Well Walt Weiss has begun assembling his coaching staff, replacing Fredi Gonzalez and Rick Kranitz with two young and respected coaches from the Mets’ 2025 staff, Jeremy Hefner and Antoan Richardson. While I preferred a younger and perhaps more tactically modern choice for manager, I thought the Weiss hire was defensible due to his familiarity […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Well then! It’s been a busy couple of days here in Braves Country, huh? There’s a new manager in town, he’s starting to fill out his coaching staff, we’re starting to get an idea of who’s coming back and who isn’t. There’s a lot going on with the Braves right now, as this offseason has […]
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How was he acquired? The Braves signed Rayven Antonio for just $10k as an international free agent in the same 2023 class where they landed Luis Guanipa. Antonio was a bit of a lottery ticket with some upside, but also a lot of development needed. What were the 2025 expectations? There were none. After signing […]
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The Atlanta Braves may have promoted from within when it comes to new manager Walt Weiss but they’re letting the new skipper make his own decisions when it comes to filling out the coaching staff. Longtime Braves pitching coach Rick Kranitz is officially on the outs and he has been replaced by former Mets pitching […]
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How was he acquired? The Braves drafted Patrick Clohisy in the 11th round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of Saint Louis. The speedy outfielder, who began his college career at Purdue hit .345 with a .454 on base percentage for his college career, drafted for his ability to make contact. What were the 2025 […]
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Major League Baseball has officially released the spring training schedule for 2026, which means we now know which dates to circle on our calendar when it comes to the Atlanta Braves being in action at their spring training home at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida. Atlanta will actually open up the schedule on the […]
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Years from now, the state of the Atlanta Braves rotation during the summer of 2025 will be sure to flummox fans who’d long forgotten the travails of finding five healthy starting pitchers. (Or not.) Among the carousel of starters used by the Braves was Carlos Carrasco, a veteran starter who was one of multiple hurlers […]
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The headlines write themselves. But, if you had any doubt about the left-handed ace and where he stood with the Atlanta Braves after a tough season, MLB Network insider and baseball columnist Jon Heyward just announced the club’s $18 million option they’ve decided to pick up this morning. Sale started the season off hot, despite […]
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Free agency season is almost upon us, and that means that pending a late-breaking pseudo-extension, Raisel Iglesias and Marcell Ozuna will have free rein to sign with another team and appear in another uniform for the first time in quite a while. Iglesias was last seen in another team’s attire in 2022; for Ozuna, it […]
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Braves Franchise History 1991 – Terry Pendleton is named as MVP of the National League. Pendleton led the lead in batting average (.319) and hits with 187. Pendleton will also win NL Comeback Player of the Year and his third Gold Glove Award. Pittsburgh’s Barry Bonds finished second in the voting. MLB History 1901 – […]
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A press conference from the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday revealed several details about the incoming manager, Walt Weiss. Most notably, it was announced that the club gave him a three-year contract with a fourth year option. There was also discussion on the coaching staff, the decision to hire Weiss, and more. Weiss joined the Braves […]
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The Atlanta Braves held their press conference introducing new skipper Walt Weiss earlier today, providing details around the new manager’s hiring. Here’s round-up of some of the notable points made during the press conference as well as the subsequent media rounds that took place after its conclusion. Among the highlights: Weiss will become the franchise’s […]
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The Atlanta Braves will be picking up the 2026 club option on long-time second baseman Ozzie Albies’ contract, according to what Alex Anthopolous said during a radio interview earlier today. Albies, who is the longest-tenured Brave, debuted in 2017. His 2026 option was for $7M but included a $4M buyout, making the additional monetary commitment […]
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How was he acquired? The Braves chose McCabe in the fourth round of the 2022 draft, spending the 125th overall pick on the switch-hitting corner infielder out of the University of Charlotte. McCabe received a signing bonus of $476,400 In his final season with Charlotte, McCabe swatted 16 homers to go along with an OPS […]
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How was he acquired? The Braves took Lodise with their second round (60th overall) pick in the 2025 draft, taking the shortstop out of Florida State. Lodise received a signing bonus of $1.3 million. In his final season with the Seminoles, Lodise appeared in 58 games, hitting 17 homers and posting an OPS of 1.167. […]
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After making the team’s Opening Day 2025 roster, it was a quick exit from Atlanta for the veteran reserve catcher, Chadwick Tromp, who originally joined the organization back in 2021. How acquired? Tromp was an international free agent signee by the Cincinnati Reds in 2013 out of Aruba. He made his big league debut in […]
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I’m not too sure how start this one off. I guess I’ll start this way. Almost exactly a month ago, I used a daily question to have people weigh in on who they thought the next manager would be. I asked for confidence in the guesses, too, to enact my (fever) dream of having a […]
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Braves Franchise History 1959 – Eddie Mathews finishes second in NL MVP Award balloting to Ernie Banks. Banks wins the award for the second straight time after hitting 45 home runs while driving in 143 runs. MLB History 1935 – Cal Hubbard, pro football tackle with the Green Bay Packers, joins the American League umpiring […]
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Folks, the offseason is officially upon us after we saw a thrilling conclusion to what will go down as an all-time classic World Series between the now back-to-back World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers the worthy AL Pennant winners in the form of the Toronto Blue Jays. As such, baseball’s offseason has hit the ground […]
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