Best Braves Free Agents: Darren Holmes
Category: Atlanta Braves History
Positional Case Study: Atlanta Braves Second Basemen, 1979-2019
If you’ve read my work at other sites, I’ve written periodic “positional case studies,” looking at how various clubs have staffed a particular position over multi-decade time spans, revealing interesting trends. Here are the ones I’ve done so far:
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Braves One-Year Wonder and Best Free Agent Signings: Chris Hammond
Who was he?
Braves One Year Wonder AND Best Free Agent signing, Chris Hammond was 6th round draft pick by Cincinnati in the 1986 draft. Nobody ever predicted he would make the majors, much less have a productive and lucrative … Finish Reading
Who’s the Most Underrated Atlanta Brave?
There are a million ways to ask this question, and just as many ways to answer it. Here’s my attempt: Who’s the most underrated Atlanta Brave?
This would be someone who isn’t in the Hall of Fame, who provided significant … Finish Reading
Free Agent Signings: Andy Messersmith
Free Agents Signings, Andy Messersmith: Atlanta Braves, 1976-7
Let’s start with the obvious: the Atlanta Braves paid a lot of money (by the ridiculously tightfisted standards of 1976 and 1977) for 44 starts by John Alexander Messersmith, and didn’t … Finish Reading
My All-Time Favorite Minor League Teams, the 2016 Rome Braves
Why This Team
You may ask why a club that went just 70-69 on their season would be my all-time favorite and I would answer that my fandom is based on several factors including team effort, individual personalities, the excitement … Finish Reading
Braves One Year Wanker: Erick Aybar
At Braves Journal, we’ve got a few topics we are actively discussing right now… wankers, wonders, best trades in Braves history, and worst trades in Braves history. While it might be too early to call the Andrelton Simmons trade, back … Finish Reading
Worst Trades in Braves History: Darrell Evans
Finish Reading Braves One Year Wanker: Melky Cabrera
There have been some worthy wankers in our series, but IMO, Braves One Year Wanker, Melky Cabrera is the wankiest wanker whoever wanked. How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways ….
Braves One Year Wanker, Melky Cabrera:
… Finish ReadingBest Trades in Atlanta Braves History: Charlie Leibrandt
It was December of 1989, the Atlanta Braves were coming off of their 6th straight losing season. 5 of those 6, the Braves finished last or next to last in their division. It was a glum time to be a … Finish Reading