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After getting done with a busy Wednesday evening consisting of a pair of important deals, Atlanta Braves President and General Manager Alex Anthopoulos took some time to speak with the media after all the smoke cleared. The first major deal that went down on Wednesday was Raisel Iglesias signing on for another season. We all […]
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The Braves had a fascinating day on Wednesday. The first move they made was to trade cash for a flier pitcher from the Rockies, in the former first rounder Ryan Rolison. The second move was to bring Raisel Iglesias back on a one year $16 million dollar deal. The third deal was to trade Nick […]
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Shortly after the Atlanta Braves announced that they had brought back Raisel Iglesias on a one-year deal, it turns out that Alex Anthopoulos wasn’t done for the night. Indeed, the Braves have once again brought out the “white text on a blue background” social media post to announce another deal. This time, it’s their second […]
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The Atlanta Braves have been busy trying to figure out their bullpen situation for next season and maybe beyond as well. Earlier today, they made a minor deal where they acquired Ryan Rolison from the Rockies in exchange for cash considerations. This next deal is a bit bigger, to say the least. Raisel Iglesias will […]
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The Atlanta Braves made a minor roster move today. They’re getting a early start on acquiring lots of relievers. In an alliterative move today, Ryan Rolison of the Rockies was acquired from the Braves for cash considerations today from Colorado. The 28-year-old Rolison appeared in 31 games for the Rockies last season. His line of […]
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This past season, the Atlanta Braves got to take part in one of those MLB special event neutral site games, as they ended up beating the Reds in the ill-fated, rain-delayed 2025 Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway. The rain (and MLB’s inexperience with holding such an event at a speedway) made for a bit […]
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With their loss to the Javelinas in the Division Series, the Arizona Fall League has officially come to an end. Let’s dive into last week performance and take a glance at what each Braves prospect did over the league. Patrick Clohisy2 Games2-for-10, 3B, 2 R, RBI, SB21 Games.284/.389/.383, 13 BB, 12 K, 22 SB Patrick […]
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How was he acquired? Signed out of Venezuela as part of the 2023 international signing class, Reyes received a bonus of $250,000 to join the Braves organization. What were the 2025 expectations? Coming into the 2025 season, Jeremy Reyes received plenty of hype — and rightfully so. All the 19-year-old has done since he came […]
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Picked in the seventh round of the 2019 draft, Davis Daniel beat the odds by even making it to the major leagues. Beginning his career with the Los Angeles Angels, he sped through the minors in 2021 after everyone spent the 2020 season doing whatever it was that they were doing in the minors. He […]
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Earlier this year, winter came and went without the Atlanta Braves hosting their annual Braves Fest event. The reasoning back then was that they were making some serious renovations to the ballpark in order to get the place ready for the upcoming season (and the 2025 MLB All-Star Game festivities, in particular). As such, the […]
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The deadline to add players to the 40-man roster to protect them from being selected in the Rule 5 Draft came and went on Tuesday. The Braves didn’t make any moves, leaving Blake Burkhalter, Ian Mejia, and David McCabe, among others that are even longer shots to get picked in the Rule 5 Draft, unprotected. […]
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MLB History 1900 – American League President Ban Johnson says that the AL has chosen not to renew the National Agreement with the National League, but sees no need for friction between the two sides. 1939 – The National Professional Indoor Baseball League begins play. The league has 10 clubs, one in each major league […]
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Tuesday marked a deadline-heavy day for not just the Atlanta Braves, but all of Major League Baseball. In addition to the start of the Winter Meetings and the Qualifying Offer deadline, Tuesday also marked the deadline for clubs to add any eligible players to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. […]
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Today was an important day on the baseball offseason calendar, as 6:00 p.m. ET today marked the deadline for teams to add players to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from selection in the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. Plenty of teams got busy with making moves and additions to their 40-man roster but […]
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How was he acquired? Signed as a minor league free agent on March 29, 2025, Leonard previously had stops with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. He has yet to make his MLB debut. What were the 2025 expectations? As he was on a minor league deal, the expectations were for Leonard to serve […]
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How was he acquired? Drafted out of Cypress High School (Ca.) by the Braves in the fifth round of the 2024 draft, Montgomery was given a signing bonus of $997,500 to forego his commitment to Arizona State University and begin his professional career. What were the 2025 expectations? Montgomery did not make his professional debut […]
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Rafael Montero was actually somewhat familiar with pitching in Truist Park. After all, he was part of the 2021 American League Champion Houston Astros squad who squared off against the eventual 2021 World Series Champions Atlanta Braves in that year’s World Series. Four years later, Montero found himself in Truist Park as part of the […]
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After yesterday’s debacle (and then the Ohtani one last week), I’m gonna try to do this without needing a mid-day edit to the post. Probably won’t succeed, but them’s the breaks. Today is (not non-tender day…) accept/reject Qualifying Offer day. 13 players were tagged with the QO a couple of weeks ago, which you can […]
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Braves Franchise History 1958 – Milwaukee Braves second baseman Red Schoendienst is diagnosed as having tuberculosis and will appear in just five games in 1959. 1997 – The Braves trade Fred McGriff to the expansion Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a player to be named later. 2002 – The Florida Marlins send recently-acquired pitcher […]
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The big announcement on Monday was the 2026 MLB Hall of Fame Ballot. Of course, Andruw Jones was a part of the group, which also included 12 first time players. Many of these players are also former Braves. While the group has some name power for sure, there certainly is plenty of opportunity for Andruw […]
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This could be another fun offseason for us Braves fans when it comes to the Hall of Fame. Although Dale Murphy and Andruw Jones aren’t exactly easy choices for Cooperstown (at least outside of this particular corner of the internet), this could end up being a very exciting winter if both of them end of […]
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How was he acquired? A product of East Carolina University, Williams was chosen by Atlanta with a compensatory pick after the 4th round, using the 136th overall pick to take the middle infielder. Williams received a signing bonus of $497,500 — which was slightly underslot for the draft position. What were the 2025 expectations? Like […]
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How was he acquired? Signed out of the Dominican Republic as part of the 2020-2021 international signing period, Tavarez received $1.5 million from the Braves to join the organization. What were the 2025 expectations? It feels as though Ambioris Tavarez has been a part of the organization for at least a decade — or at […]
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The BBWAA has officially revealed the ballot for potential induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2026 and the Atlanta Braves will have a trio of former players on the ballot this time around — though I’d imagine that all eyes will once again be on the one who has been on this ballot […]
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