Category: 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...

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...

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...

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 tireless...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...