Orlando Arcia has always been a bit of a tease. Initially signing with the Brewers out of Venezuela, he was one of the highest rated international prospects in his class and got the 3rd highest bonus that year.He would go … Finish Reading
Foreword: This is my personal take on prospects and rankings. In general Atlanta’s system is not robust with talent at the moment because of what we have already taken to the Majors or traded. If Harris, Strider, and … Finish Reading
Baseball saw a new man in 2022. Kyle Wright had been sent to AAA Gwinnett in April and was told he would stay there so he could develop the consistency needed to succeed in the bigs. Mike Maroth, the … Finish Reading
A couple of things I have learned from a long dissolute life is that Hollywood loves sequels and that they are (nearly) always worse than the originals. Thus shall it always be: Douglas Fairbanks was better than Tyrone Power (and … Finish Reading
We all should have seen it coming. We have certainly seen the story enough times: A journeyman who had been almost exactly league average for his undistinguished career (12.9 fWAR in 7 seasons) has a great run, caps … Finish Reading
While the Braves do enjoy the envy of every other franchise – 30th farm system out of 30! – such things do not necessarily mean a bleak future or that no one on the farm can play. What these rankings … Finish Reading
Braves 2022 Minor League Recap
DSL 34-26, 2nd in division
Let’s cut to the chase: I know virtually nothing about these kids and neither do you. What I do know is which ones got paid, so we will concentrate on … Finish Reading
Let’s do a notes column as we haven’t done that for awhile
T1 – Strider starts hot, looks unhittable. D’oh! How did Arcia not get to that pop? 10 extra pitches to get out of it, which could be the … Finish Reading
Where he came from:
We have discussed him before. For more great Braves stuff see:
Like many minor league players hoping for a chance to break through, Davidson was hampered by the … Finish Reading
If you need to catch up, here are our first 3 parts to the series:
After a 2020 season that saw a possible MVP year from Freddie Freeman … Finish Reading
