Braves Spring Training News: Kyle Wright Debuts, Matt Olson En Fuego & Updated Roster Predictions
After being shelved for a bit due to a cortisone injection in his pitching shoulder, Kyle...
Read Moreby Ryan Cothran | Mar 20, 2023 | 2022-23 Offseason, Braves 2021-22 Offseason
After being shelved for a bit due to a cortisone injection in his pitching shoulder, Kyle...
Read Moreby JonathanF | Mar 7, 2023 | 2022-23 Offseason, Braves 2021-22 Offseason
One of the things I’ve come to appreciate in my 55 years here on Braves Journal is the diversity of modalities that one’s baseball obsession can take. While this is obvious to some extent from April to October, it is far...
Read Moreby Ryan Cothran | Dec 22, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
In an interview with Jeff Schultz in regards to losing Dansby Swanson to the Cubs in free agency, Alex Anthopoulos answered all the hard questions about losing a clubhouse leader for the 2nd year in a row. In today’s...
Read Moreby Ryan Cothran | Dec 20, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
We are getting to the point in the offseason where most of the big names have been scooped as Atlanta’s own, Dansby Swanson, was seemingly the last big name to fall and at a heavy price tag of $177MM for 7 years. Was that...
Read Moreby tfloyd | Dec 19, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
It was the best of seasons, it was the worst of seasons. I’m straining a literary allusion to make a point. Although last year was neither Charlie Morton’s best nor his worst, his 2022 really was a tale of two...
Read Moreby JonathanF | Dec 17, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
Ozzie’s 2022 in Two Pictures Is there anybody who doesn’t love Ozhaino Jurdy Jiandro Albies? In an age where a lot of players are hard to like, Ozzie isn’t one of them. He has an obvious competitive fire; he’s a...
Read Moreby Rob Copenhaver | Dec 15, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
My last player review was about Ian Anderson, a guy that maybe fell victim to the massive first-time workload of carrying your team to a World Series win. Tacking on an extra month of high stress innings when you’re already...
Read Moreby Ryan Cothran | Dec 13, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
Looking around the Braves horn, one could conclude that most of the heavy lifting is done. While the Braves need a shortstop, everything else has been filled, but let’s be real, left field is a real problem. The infield...
Read Moreby Rob Copenhaver | Dec 12, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
Well, if you told me that Ian Anderson, after giving up only 3 ER in 22 postseason IP in 2021, would find himself in AAA for a big chunk of the year and lose his rotation spot, I would say there was probably an injury. However,...
Read Moreby JonathanF | Dec 9, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
I must’ve looked at 50 covers for this book online. None of them had pictures of Felipe and Moises. [Look, this might possibly amuse you somewhat, but if you’ve got anything better to do with your next 10 minutes,...
Read Moreby Ryan Cothran | Dec 8, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
When Alex Anthopoulos allowed Dansby Swanson to walk after allegedly turning down a 6 year/$140MM deal, I wonder if he knew that 2 of the top 4 shortstops on the free agent market would sign for $280MM and $300MM, and Carlos...
Read Moreby Ryan Cothran | Dec 7, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
The Braves, while thin in the minors, do have a few players that could be enticing to other teams in the Major League portion of the Rule 5 draft. As a reminder, the Braves did choose to protect 3 players by placing them on the...
Read Moreby Ryan Cothran | Dec 5, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
We are still way early in the MLB offseason, but that doesn’t mean that Alex Anthopoulos has been asleep at the wheel. Far from it. While there’s not a single Braves transaction that has transpired in December, there...
Read Moreby Alex Remington (Another Alex R.) | Dec 2, 2022 | 2022 Player Reviews, Braves 2021-22 Offseason
A family thing Despite the fact that he and his kid brother are the most illustrious catching family since the Molinas, big sib Willson Contreras didn’t start out behind the dish. The Cubs started him out in the infield,...
Read Moreby Ryan Cothran | Dec 1, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
If one were to look at Jackson Stephens and his full body of work through the eyes of K per 9 (7.9 per 9)and walks per 9 (3.9 per 9), one would come to a conclusion that the Braves made the right decision in letting him walk...
Read Moreby Ryan Cothran | Nov 29, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
Since Alex Anthopoulos stepped in as GM back in November of 2017, it’s been apparent that he has a “type” he looks for in the offseason when it comes to the catching position: 2018: Tyler Flowers and Kurt...
Read Moreby Jeremy Timmerman | Nov 26, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
For a lot of teams, in a lot of seasons, what Vaughn Grissom did this year would’ve been an incredibly noteworthy rookie season. The 21-year-old infielder debuted in August, launching a home run and stealing a base in his...
Read Moreby Karl Ehrsam | Nov 23, 2022 | 2022 Player Reviews, Braves 2021-22 Offseason
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 it with an...
Read Moreby tfloyd | Nov 21, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
Mike was not just the best pitcher on the Braves but finished 6th in the Cy Young voting and 2nd in Rookie of the Year. He started the year late after a concerning shoulder injury in Spring Training which apparently happened...
Read Moreby Rusty S. | Nov 19, 2022 | Braves 2021-22 Offseason
And if California slides into the oceanLike the mystics and statistics say it will,I predict this hotel will be standing until I pay my bill. Warren Zevon, Desperados Under the Eaves I’ll add to that prediction that I will...
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