Whether it’s Baseball America, Keith Law, Kiley McDaniel, Fangraphs, MLB, the 2023 Braves farm system is rated at the very bottom of the barrel…and it likely deserves it.
I had a friend whose father worked at the Budweiser brewery as … Finish Reading
I was one of the most vociferous people on this blog arguing against trading William Contreras for Sean Murphy. Well, we did it anyway, and we’re projected to have the fourth-best catching in baseball, way ahead of William Contreras’s new … Finish Reading
For many advanced metric sites, the 2023 Braves have the loftiest of projections, with many ranking them to be the team with the most wins in the 2023 season. While that projection scares the Dickens out of me, I don’t … Finish Reading
There are many things that make baseball special, but one of them is the game’s ability to make fan favorites and heroes out of inexplicable players.
Sometimes it’s the graying fourth/fifth outfielder with plastic swords. Sometimes it’s a pudgy pinch … Finish Reading
Prior to the Braves signing Will Smith, I was outspoken on Twitter and fully against bringing him aboard. I think it was less about his performance, and more about the person. Too many videos showed him staring down players … Finish Reading
Austin Riley has come a long way since his rookie year of 2019. His season had the hallmarks of a shooting star that year, and once pitchers figured him out, he burned out to the point where he didn’t even … Finish Reading
AA and his crew have been very busy this offseason. And while there hasn’t been that big signing that many of us thought would happen, it’s been a good offseason. Between claims, signings, trades, dipping … Finish Reading
August 1st, 2022
Ya know…when you’re in the thick of things and looking for some serious upgrades at the trade deadline, there’s nothing better than grabbing a dude carrying a sub .600 OPS.
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If you’ve been clicking Braves Journal regularly since 2019, when I took the reins from Rob, you’ll know that I’m a pretty positive person when discussing the works of Alex Anthopoulos. I do think he’s the best GM in baseball … Finish Reading
There is nothing less powerful than fulminating at a television screen. Indeed, people yelling at screens has been a rich source of futility humor since at least The Honeymooners and probably before.
One step up … Finish Reading
