One thing clearly apparent from the playoff series against the Dodgers is that the Braves bench has a long way to go to be playoff quality. While the Dodgers were at various times bringing the likes of Max Muncy, … Finish Reading
Category: Where Do We Go From Here?
Unit Recap — The Staff
There is a proverb that goes like this:
… Finish ReadingRabbi Simcha Bunim taught that every person should carry two pieces of paper, one in each pocket: in one pocket “For me the world was created.” and in the other “I am
Unit Recaps – Infield
Last year at this time I wrote a series on the position players, “Where Do We Go From Here?” Think of this as “How Did We Come From There?”
The Atlanta Braves reversed a 72 – 90 record in 2017 … Finish Reading
Unit Recap – Outfielders
Boy, did we have a weird outfield last year. The right fielder played like an MVP candidate for half the season and then like Nick Markakis in the next half, the centerfielder played like BJ Upton for half the season … Finish Reading
Offseason Outlook Part 2 – Ottavino, Kimbrel, Greinke, Kershaw, Corbin, and Iglesias
As mentioned in Part 1, there are still plenty of needs on the pitching side. By my count, there are currently 12 starting pitchers in the organization who could factor into the rotation at some point in 2019: Mike Foltynewicz… Finish Reading
Braves Offseason Outlook, Part 1 – Harper, Machado, Pollock, Realmuto, Pollock, and Donaldson
You’ve already heard at length how much the team exceeded expectations this year. They improved their win total by a whopping 18 games to go from 72-90 to 90-72. They needed several rookies and young players to hit all at … Finish Reading
14 days, 372 comments later
Let’s new-thread. Here. I’ll provide a conversation starter via Peanut:
… Finish Reading“With his first significant move as the Braves GM, Anthopoulos cleaned the lingering mess from the Olivera trade, which was fueled by Blakeley and Coppolella.
Hart didn’t like that deal
Where Do We Go From Here? Position Summary
Since the series began, we’ve hired a new GM and lived through the Acoppolypse. For your shopping convenience, here’s an overview of the position players in one shot. First, a brief look at where we (think) we know we’re going, … Finish Reading
Where Do We Go From Here? Outfield
The Incumbents
The incumbents should be familiar; they are the same incumbents as last season – Matt Kemp, Ender Inciarte, and Nick Markakis.
In his 3 seasons as the Braves right fielder Nick Markakis has hit 24 home … Finish Reading
Where Do We Go From Here? Shortstop
The Incumbent
Dansby Swanson played 142 games at shortstop for the Braves in 2017, interrupted by a July demotion to AAA Gwinnett, at which point he was hitting .213. Swanson only got 11 games at AAA (batting .237) before a … Finish Reading