The trade deadline came and past like any other year. But unlike any other year this decade, the Braves made some key moves to strength almost all units of the roster. It began with the smallest deal, Jonny Venters from the Rays...
Read MoreInstead of a recap, I’ll just tell you that the Braves lost a baseball game yesterday, which has happened the majority of times they’ve taken the field in July. They are now 7-12 in July, by far their worst month of...
Read MoreEd. note: this is continued from Part 1. 11. Cameron Maybin for Gabe Speier and Ian Krol Essentially Maybin, a league average centerfielder, for Krol, a lefty specialist. Speier was a balancer in the Shelby/Dansby trade. 12....
Read MoreIt can be hard to remember all of the little deals that Coppy has made, especially when he’s made so many, and so many have included more significant players. But the small deals have been where Coppy has been able to increase...
Read MoreEd. note: Click here to see Rob’s recaps of the other major trades from the Great Teardown. The Braves continued their sell-off in the offseason of 2015 with a piece that they didn’t necessarily have to trade. Evan...
Read MoreEd. note: Click here to see Rob’s recaps of the other major trades from the Great Teardown. This may have been most controversial deal during the rebuild, and was likely the most heartwrenching. Andrelton Simmons was a fan...
Read MoreEd. note: Click here to see Rob’s recaps of the other major trades from the Great Teardown. The first big trade that Coppy made was trading Jason Heyward and Jordan Walden for Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins. Like Justin...
Read MoreThe Braves were in the middle of their teardown in the 2014-2015 offseason when they decided to deal one of their most valuable players: Justin Upton. Upton had one year remaining until free agency, and after trading Jason...
Read MoreReports are surfacing that the Braves have traded the currently disappointing Yunel Escobar and the perpetually disappointing Jo-Jo Reyes to Toronto for Alex Gonzalez and two minor leaguers. Gonzalez is 33 years old and has some...
Read MoreAtlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies – Box Score – July 10, 2009 – ESPN Braves win! Braves win! And they outscored the Rockies in tonight’s game, too! Of course, everyone knows the big news, that Jeff...
Read MoreChicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – June 03, 2009 – ESPN Where to begin? The game? Eh, typical. The Braves fell behind 2-0 in the fourth with a combination of some shaky pitching from Derek Lowe...
Read MoreFurcal acquisition could trigger trade for pitcher | ajc.com So I’ll formalize it and say that Rafael Furcal, prodigal infielder, is back. They should at least sign Marcus Giles to a minor league deal to keep him company...
Read MoreBraves trade for Javier Vazquez | ajc.com I’m sure Frank Wren is happy that he finally did something Schuerholz couldn’t. Of course, Vazquez is no more than an “innings eater”, in DOB’s words, at...
Read MoreRed Sox land Kotsay from Braves | MLB.com: News The Braves got Luis Sumoza, a 19-year-old outfielder, not to be confused with Luis Sumoza, an Astros prospect, or Luis Somoza, the late Nicaraguan dictator. He’s basically a...
Read MoreESPN – Cardinals vs. Braves – Box Score – July 29, 2008 Hi, I’m back. I’ll deal with Teixeira in a bit. Without him, the Braves fielded a joke lineup, Kotsay hitting third and Norton cleanup. But...
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