If you missed the first piece in “Playoffs are a Crapshoot”, it provided a basic overview of what will be discussed and you can find it here.
There are 10 teams that make the playoffs every year, six division winners … Finish Reading
Month: December 2019
The Playoffs Are a Crapshoot, a 6-Part Series: Introduction
It was Billy Beane in Moneyball who famously remarked, “The playoffs are a crapshoot”. The argument goes that whatever assiduousness and craft goes into producing a winning regular season team, the outcome of the playoffs is random. I want to … Finish Reading
Atlanta Braves Extension Candidate: Mike Soroka
Maple Maddux aka M-m-m-Mike Soroka, as my daughter affectionately calls him, was the Atlanta Braves ace of the 2019 season. Pitching to a 4 or 5.6 WAR, depending on your choice between B-ref or Fangraph’s evaluations, the 22 … Finish Reading
Atlanta Braves Extension Candidate: Freddie Freeman
Today we will explore Atlanta Braves extension candidate Freddie Freeman. The cornerstone of the franchise and a guy that loves the Braves, it would be great to lock Freddie up long term. He has stated many times before that … Finish Reading
Atlanta Braves Top Prospects by Braves Journal, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
In case you missed the first 6 installments of our Atlanta Braves Prospects Lists, you can find them here:
- Braves Journal’s Top 30 Prospects: Just Missed
- Braves Journal’s Top 30 Prospect, 30-26
- Braves Journal’s Top 30 Prospects, 25-21
- Braves Journal’s
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In case you missed the first 5 installments of our Atlanta Braves Top Prospects, you can find them here:
- Braves Journal’s Top 30 Prospects: Just Missed
- Braves Journal’s Top 30 Prospect, 30-26
- Braves Journal’s Top 30 Prospects, 25-21
- Braves Journal’s
Atlanta Braves Extension Candidate: Cristian Pache
Yesterday, we ended our 2019 Atlanta Braves Player Review series and today we begin to look forward to the 2020 season and a new series: Atlanta Braves Extension Candidates. We start with a story similar to our beloved Ronald Acuna … Finish Reading
2019 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Touki Toussaint
Touki Toussaint’s 2019 season was a back-step from 2018. Today’s Touki Toussaint Player Review will explore the reasons why that happened and what to look forward to next year.
Touki’s curveball played a disappearing act for most of the … Finish Reading
Special Braves Journal Announcement!
Just in time for the holidays, Braves Journal is kicking off 2 cool features that will help our community thrive for the foreseeable future! When I decided to take the reins from Rob, it wasn’t without a long 6 months … Finish Reading