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There was no action from the Atlanta Braves following Christmas Day, so there was plenty of time to analyze the boost that right-hander Joel Payamps could bring to the bullpen. Despite his off-putting 2025, 31-year-old Payamps could turn out to be one of the Braves’ most underrated signings this offseason. Let’s dig into his contract […]
From Talking Chop | about 5 hours ago | 0 reads
The Atlanta Braves have been one of the most active teams this offseason, and some could argue they have been the most improved team thus far. It could have been assumed that the Braves would go after bullpen help after not retaining Pierce Johnson and Tyler Kinley, not to mention Raisel Iglesias reaching free agency. […]
From Talking Chop | about 17 hours ago | 0 reads
Let’s start with a Merry Christmas from everyone at Battery Power. We hope you have a wonderful day with your loved ones whether and/or however you celebrate! Well the dam hasn’t quite broken yet on the bulk of the offseason free agent and trade markets, as this has been a uniquely slow year so far. […]
From Talking Chop | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The Cubs had been on a second-half roll. At the end of August rolling into the beginning of September, they rode a six-game winning streak into a 4.5 game lead in the NL Central. So fans weren’t too worried when the Cubs lost the final game of a seven-game homestand to the Braves after winning […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Braves Franchise History 1959 – The Milwaukee Braves sign 20-year old Rico Carty out of the Dominican Republic. MLB History 1967 – Red Sox pitcher Jim Lonborg suffers torn ligaments in his left knee while skiing at Lake Tahoe. Lonborg won the Cy Young Award with a 22-9 record, 3.49 ERA and 246 strikeouts in […]
From Talking Chop | 3 days ago | 0 reads
This offseason needed to be different for the Atlanta Braves. Especially compared to a year ago, the Braves not only had needs to fill but they needed to be aggressive in filling them. This is not just based on how disappointing of a year 2025 was overall. It is based on four straight years of […]
From Talking Chop | 4 days ago | 0 reads
On Monday Evening, Ken Rosenthal dropped his latest “news around the league” article for the latest updates on rumors around MLB. One interesting note he mentioned was the Braves were not a clean fit for Ketel Marte. The main reason is because the Braves did not want to give up the haul of young pitching […]
From Talking Chop | 4 days ago | 0 reads
The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner coming into 2025, Chris Sale had another really good season. Unlike 2024, though, he wasn’t able to steer clear of the bizarre sort of injury that always seems to find him, and spent a bunch of time on the shelf, just like most of his rotation-mates. How […]
From Talking Chop | 5 days ago | 0 reads
Braves Franchise History 1999- The Atlanta Braves acquire second baseman Quilvio Veras, first baseman Wally Joyner and outfielder Reggie Sanders from the Padres in exchange for first baseman Ryan Klesko, second baseman Bret Boone and pitcher Jason Shiell. 1999 – In an interview in Sports Illustrated magazine, Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker offends virtually every […]
From Talking Chop | 5 days ago | 0 reads
With the week of Christmas here, many of the top free agents in baseball remained unsigned. This includes some of the best starting pitching arms, including Framber Valdez, Zac Gallen, Ranger Suarez, and Tatsuya Imai. While this development is not entirely surprising, the timing of when signings could occur now becomes a bit harder to […]
From Talking Chop | 5 days ago | 0 reads
When Ha-Seong Kim joined the Braves in September, we weren’t really sure what we were getting. Kim had underwent surgery on his shoulder in 2024. He missed most of the first half of the season, only to hit the Injured List twice more with back and calf problems. All we knew was that we were […]
From Talking Chop | 6 days ago | 0 reads
There are many reasons to believe we will see a flurry of moves in the coming days. One is that the three major posted free agents coming from Japan will see their respective posting windows close within about two weeks, with Munetaka Murakami’s closing this upcoming Monday. There is a preference to finish business up […]
From Talking Chop | 6 days ago | 0 reads
25-year-old starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach was in the midst of a great follow-up to his breakout rookie 2024 season by looking like an emerging ace… until a fractured bone in his pitching elbow ended the right-hander’s season at the end of June. How acquired Schwellenbach was a second-round pick by the Braves in the 2021 […]
From Talking Chop | 7 days ago | 1 read
The Braves bench in recent years has been rather lean. A pre-trade William Contreras and a somewhat resurgent Ramon Laureano are the best of recent memory. But most of the other bench options. are remember by the way that swung their plastic swords rather than the lumber. Your bench doesn’t really matter as much if […]
From Talking Chop | 7 days ago | 3 reads
The Atlanta Braves announced Friday that right-hander Ian Hamilton was added on a one-year, non-guaranteed contract. The 30-year-old spent the 2025 season with the New York Yankees, where he appeared in 36 games and managed a 4.28 ERA through 40 frames. In the same season, he logged 19 games in the minors and put together […]
From Talking Chop | 7 days ago | 5 reads
Braves Franchise History 2001 – The Braves sign Albie Lopez to a one-year deal. 2002 – The Braves trade Kevin Millwood to the Phillies in exchange for catcher Johnny Estrada. MLB History 1921 – At the Major League meetings, the American League votes to return to the best-of-seven World Series format. The National League wants […]
From Talking Chop | 7 days ago | 4 reads
The Atlanta Braves have added right-handed reliever Ian Hamilton on a non-guaranteed deal. The team announced the transaction earlier this evening. Hamilton spent the last several seasons working out of the New York Yankees bullpen. Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 2016, Hamilton made his MLB-debut in 2018. After bouncing around multiple organizations, Hamilton […]
From Talking Chop | 7 days ago | 0 reads
What a comeback! What an entrance into the new season — arriving toward the end of May in an attempt to spark an offense that desperately needed awakening. Ronald Acuña Jr. exceeded the expectations of many fans across Braves Country after a full recovery from nearly a year on the IL due to an(other) ACL […]
From Talking Chop | 8 days ago | 1 read
The holiday lull is in full effect and there’s hardly anything cooking for the Atlanta Braves at the moment. However, shortly after the holidays comes the arbitration deadline, and the Braves do have several arbitration-eligible players. Until we reach that point, our player review series is ongoing, and next up, we take a look at […]
From Talking Chop | 8 days ago | 1 read
Braves History 2014 – A busy off-season continues with several trades and signings. The Padres acquire their third starting outfielder in a few days, landing Justin Upton from the Braves for four prospects. MLB History 1983 – Former Cy Young Award winner Vida Blue is sentenced to 90 days in prison, and recently convicted and […]
From Talking Chop | 8 days ago | 0 reads
There have been many contentious Braves in the last few decades of Braves fandom, but the guy bearing the mantle right now is almost certainly Sean Murphy. Acquired in an out-of-nowhere deal ahead of the 2023 season when the Braves were seemingly set at catcher, Murphy’s signature style of swing-out-of-his-shoes slugging and stellar saves defensively […]
From Talking Chop | 9 days ago | 0 reads
With the other needs generally filled (aside from perhaps some bullpen depth), the discussion within Braves Country has focused in on starting pitcher as the clear remaining need this offseason for the Braves. Some look at their solid (although injury-riddled) rotation depth and see no need, but the frequency of pitching injuries in the modern […]
From Talking Chop | 9 days ago | 3 reads
There was a post over in The Feed yesterday about the Braves Radio Network and I figured that this would be a nice time to give a shoutout to Ben Ingram, Joe Simpson and the rest of the Radio crew for helping to give us fans some of the best radio coverage of not just […]
From Talking Chop | 9 days ago | 3 reads
Austin Riley holds the largest contract in Braves history, and is tied for Matt Olson with the highest salary on the Club. Austin Riley also had a second straight disappointing, injury-shortened season. After 2025, Riley and the Braves are still linked for seven years. At this point, it is what it is, but the Braves […]
From Talking Chop | 10 days ago | 2 reads
The Braves have added Martin Maldonado to the organization, per report. Martin Maldonado, a catcher for 15 years in Major League Baseball, will join the Braves as Special Assistant for Major League Operations. This front office role helps teams with team strategy and acts as an “ear to the ground” for front offices in the […]
From Talking Chop | 10 days ago | 2 reads