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Braves Minor League Recap: AJ Smith-Shawver Strong in Rehab
AJ Smith-Shawver is finally back on the mound following his Tommy John Surgery, and he went down to Augusta where he had his breakout campaign a few years ago. Smith-Shawver looked great with his fastball touching 98 in the first inning, and he did so well he was run out for three innings. All of […]
Braves News: AJ Smith-Shawver rehabs, losing streak continues, and more
Atlanta Braves right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver returned to the lineup card and made a rehab appearance for the Augusta GreenJackets on Tuesday evening. He underwent Tommy John surgery a little over a year ago and is ramping up just in time to contribute to the struggling Braves’ rotation. During Tuesday’s outing, Smith-Shawver threw three innings of […]
Walk, don’t run: Braves end June with another loss, 5-3
There’s a baseball saying you may have heard: “you can’t walk off the island.” While it generally pertains to MLB’s international free agency system in reference to the Caribbean, the Braves lived their own version of it tonight in a 5-3 loss to the Cardinals: maybe some teams can walk their way to a win, […]
Braves vs Cardinals chat and discussion: Martin Perez vs. Matthew Liberatore
You can’t really end June on a particularly high note if you’re the Braves, given the standard you’ve set… but a win’s better than not a win and a loss would, once again, suck.
Braves’ Tuesday lineup could be a weird splits gamble
Not much in the results department to talk about, so let’s talk about process. The Braves’ lineup today is a bit of a shuffle, but all the lefties are at the top. Drake Baldwin is leadoff, then Matt Olson is third, and Michael Harris II is fourth. A procession of righties follows, including Eli White […]
Braves return home to cap miserable June, face Cardinals
Urgh, June 2026. It was not a good month. The Braves are 9-13 so far, and lost five series (including a sweep) while only winning three. Two of those three came at the beginning of the month, too, so it’s basically been a disaster of a stretch for a team that played like they were […]
AJ Smith-Shawver officially beginning rehab assignment in Augusta
The AJ Smith-Shawver news that Braves president of baseball operations and general manager Alex Anthopoulos shared last week in an interview with BravesVision is coming exactly to fruition. The right-handed pitcher is set to officially begin his rehab assignment Tuesday night with Single-A Augusta, the Braves announced Tuesday morning. Smith-Shawver’s first rehab start is slated […]
Do you believe in Cardinals devil magic?
Another quick one because yay this is my worst work day in probably six years or so. Anyway… There are lots of reasons to believe in Cardinals devil magic, if one wants to. There are also probably lots of reasons not to believe in it. Personally, I am fascinated by the Cardinals on a bigger-picture, […]
Braves News: Spencer Schwellenbach update, Week Ahead, More
While the Braves continue to struggle on the field, they fortunately continue to get some positive news off it regarding their young arms. The latest update is that Spencer Schwellenbach could be back in around two months, as he road back could begin in Florida in early July. That would certainly be a nice boost […]
Atlanta Braves off day chat and discussion: June 29
There’s one more off day until the Atlanta Braves are back in action on this side of the country. Hopefully the change in scenery will result in a change in fortune for the Braves, who have been on a very dire run as of late. As I mentioned with the title of a series recap […]
Spencer Schwellenbach could be back by late-August or early-September, per report
Not much is going right for the Atlanta Braves at the moment as they’re essentially riding on the excellent pace that they set during the first half of the season as they try to navigate this current rough patch. They certainly need some starting pitching help at the moment and while the following news is […]
The Week Ahead for Atlanta: Is this when the slide stops for the Braves?
Following another terrible trip out to California, the Atlanta Braves are finally back at home and looking for any type of spark. Whether that comes from someone in the rotation not named Chris Sale or Martín Pérez delivering a standout performance or quite literally anybody in the lineup actually having a big day, it’s clear […]
Braves at Giants series recap: Atlanta continues to skid in San Francisco
I guess this point when you consider the nasty run of form that the Braves are currently in and the fact that these games took place in California, we should be thrilled that this wasn’t a sweep. Still, it certainly didn’t feel good to essentially watch this team just completely hit the wall for the […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Homers galore as Eric Hartman, Tate Southisene, and Owen Carey each homer
(41-38) Gwinnett Stripers 8, (45-35) Nashville Sounds 5 Box Score A continuation from Saturday’s game ended with a good result for the Gwinnett Stripers as the pitching staff did just enough to preserve an early lead to give the Stripers the win. Austin Gomber originally got the start but after rain caused the game to […]
I’m tired, boss. Are you tired? Do you think the Braves are tired?
Nothing caps off misery even better than immediately wheeling your approach around to something completely different to try to win a series, only to get destroyed by bloop hits, swinging bunts, and your own defensive miscues. I won’t dwell on it. This is not a great week for me, so I’ll probably do stuff like […]
Braves News: West Coast Woes, AJ Smith-Shawver Rehab Starts, More
June cannot end soon enough for the Atlanta Braves. It was another miserable week for the Braves, as Sunday was just the latest disappointing performance despite another awesome effort from ace Chris Sale. It truly has been an entire month of struggles for the Braves, who know see that the NL East division lead is […]
Braves blunders overshadow Sale’s strong start in another Giants series loss
In a pitching duel at Oracle Park, it was the Braves who faltered, leaving Chris Sale on the hook for a loss despite a good performance in a way that’s frustrating and familiar. Sage or something stronger may be needed to get the stink of this team, both bats AND gloves. Generally, the Braves were […]
AJ Smith-Shawver set for rehab start in Single-A
We may be tracking toward seeing a bright blue glove back on the mound for the Atlanta Braves later this summer. In an interview with BravesVision, Braves president of baseball operations and GM Alex Anthopolous shared that AJ Smith-Shawver will make a start in Single-A with the Augusta GreenJackets to kick off his rehab assignment. […]
Braves vs. Giants Chat and Discussion: Chris Sale vs. Robbie Ray
First pitch for today’s series finale in San Francisco is at 4:05 pm ET. Game Notes Pitching matchup Lineups ICYMI Carlos2 news: Carlos Santana and Carlos Carrasco signed to MiLB deals Hartman hype train: Grant McAuley’s conversation with Rome Emperor and Braves top prospecct Eric Hartman, who homered again this afternoon All-Star voting: Five Braves […]
Ha-Seong Kim starts third straight game against the Giants in road trip rubber match
Beautiful day in the Bay for the 50th win of the season, who says no? Well, it may be the Braves offense, if last night is any indication. Logan Webb was as excellent as advertised, unfortunately. It’d be great to see some signs of life in this last West Coast road game of the season […]
Chris Sale to start Sunday series finale versus San Francisco
Even with the recent swamp-like weather conditions going on in metro Atlanta, the Braves will be more than ready to hop on the Delta flight back home after a nightmarish week in California. Kudos to all of you who stayed up late for some terrible baseball. There is one last game to play in the […]
Chris Sale to start Sunday series finale versus San Francisco
Even with the recent swamp-like weather conditions going on in metro Atlanta, the Braves will be more than ready to hop on the Delta flight back home after a nightmarish week in California. Kudos to all of you who stayed up late for some terrible baseball. There is one last game to play in the […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Tate Southisene Hits First Rome Homer
Saturday saw the teams in the Atlanta Braves organization take three out of five games, with the sixth one being suspended in the first inning. The big story of the day had to be Tate Southisene’s first homer since being promoted to High-A Rome, though Isaiah Drake’s red hot streak continued with another homer and […]
Does Tim Hyers need to go?
The offensive deluge of the first two months of the baseball calendar has been replaced with a dribble in June. Through May, the Braves were second in home runs, third in batting average, slugging, wRC+ and xwOBA. And they were way out in front. In June, they are 27th in batting average, 28th in slugging, […]
Braves News: Carlos Santana signing, pitching struggles, more
The Braves’ starting pitching has been absolutely abysmal in June, after being much maligned in the offseason for lack of depth, but surprisingly productive to start the season. It really is “Chris Sale and pray” right now, which is a bigger problem when Sale performs best on extra rest and the offense is struggling. It […]
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