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Braves Franchise History 1995 – Gaffney Street, near the former site of Braves Field in Boston, MA, is renamed Harry Agganis Way, after the former Boston University and Boston Red Sox star, who died during the 1955 season. 1996 – John Smoltz, who won a major league-high 24 games for the Atlanta Braves, wins the […]
From Talking Chop | 26 days ago | 1 read
Heck Yes. Drake Baldwin is the 2025 NL Rookie of the Year. After a stellar first year in the majors (statistically one of the best by a rookie catcher over the past half century), Baldwin earned 21 of the 3o first place votes, beating out fellow finalists Cade Horton of the Cubs and Caleb Durbin […]
From Talking Chop | 26 days ago | 2 reads
The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the Rookie of the Year Award tonight and Braves catcher Drake Baldwin won the National League award over second-place right-hander Cade Horton of the Cubs. Baldwin received 21 first-place votes and 183 points. Horton received the other nine first-place votes and a vote total of 139. First baseman […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 26 days ago | 3 reads
The Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball’s foremost authority on the Rookie of the Year award, didn’t exactly have a memorable campaign on the subject in 2025, but still found a way to sneak at least one player into the voting poll. Jack Dreyer received two top 5 votes in the National League, with Braves […]
From True Blue LA | 26 days ago | 5 reads
After bringing up young players like Brice Turang, Sal Frelick, and Jackson Chourio in recent years, the Brewers had another feature in this year’s Rookie of the Year in Caleb Durbin. Earning a regular spot from the get-go, Durbin’s campaign placed him among fellow National League finalists Drake Baldwin, the catcher for the Atlanta Braves, […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 26 days ago | 6 reads
For the 10th time in Atlanta Braves franchise history and for the third time since 2018, the National League Rookie of the Year is an Atlanta Braves player. Drake Baldwin joins a list that includes Earl Williams in 1971, Bob Horner in 1978, David Justice in 1990, Rafael Furcal in 2000, Craig Kimbrel in 2011, […]
From Talking Chop | 26 days ago | 2 reads
The Atlanta Braves seem primed to add long-time Minnesota Twins coach Tommy Watkins to their coaching staff per multiple reports. Dan Hayes of the Athletic was first to report the news earlier this afternoon. As Aaron Gleeman of the Athletic noted, Watkins had been with the Twins for 27 years. Reporting on the Braves side […]
From Talking Chop | 26 days ago | 3 reads
How Acquired The Braves drafted Colby Jones in the 13th round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of a Florida JUCO. Jones was an Alabama commitment who was known more as a sum of all parts gamer type of player with some speed. What Were Expectations? There weren’t a ton of expectations for Jones this […]
From Talking Chop | 26 days ago | 1 read
How Acquired The Braves signed Didier Fuentes as an international free agent from Colombia in the 2022 class. Fuentes was hardly the headliner in that class, as he received a more modest $75k bonus in the class that was headlined by Diego Benitez. What Were Expectations? Expectations were high for Fuentes in 2025 coming off […]
From Talking Chop | 26 days ago | 3 reads
In 2024, the Braves used a journeyman reliever named Jimmy Herget for a grand total of eight appearances and 12 1/3 innings. In 2025, the Braves used a journeyman reliever named Kevin Herget for a grand total of one appearance and one inning. In 2026, maybe they won’t use any Hergets, or maybe they’ll hire […]
From Talking Chop | 26 days ago | 1 read
Look, the Braves are nothing if not loyal… for the most part. One thing they’ve loved to do in recent years? Bring back old friends for a last, or even not-so-last, hurrah. Off the top of my head, I can think of getting Jorge Soler and Luke Jackson back at the 2024 Trade Deadline, the […]
From Talking Chop | 27 days ago | 0 reads
Braves Franchise History 1964 – The Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. 1998 – The Atlanta Braves trade pitchers Denny Neagle and Rob Bell and outfielder Michael Tucker to the Cincinnati Reds for second baseman Bret Boone and Mike Remlinger. 2004 – Bobby Cox is named Manager of […]
From Talking Chop | 27 days ago | 2 reads
It seems that over the past few years, more often than not, if there is news concerning the Atlanta Braves there is a good chance it will happen on a Monday. Last Monday, the Braves announced Walt Weiss as their new manager. Today, the NL Rookie of the Year will be named. Both Cade Horton […]
From Talking Chop | 27 days ago | 1 read
As a man with a long beard, I am really in love with Jake Fraley’s beard. We have a similar hair color, but mine doesn’t come in quite as full as his. It’s really a magnificent beard. I probably need to try rounding mine out a bit more and see if that helps. Oh, baseball. […]
From Talking Chop | 28 days ago | 1 read
A couple of weeks ago, I asked who are the most hateable teams from a Braves fan perspective. The Phillies and Mets are run away favorites. So much so that they have already advanced in the bracket. The question now is who joins them in next Sunday’s playoff. Your top two vote-getters will advance. I’m […]
From Talking Chop | 28 days ago | 2 reads
Braves Franchise History 1950 – Sam Jethroe of the Boston Braves is named as Rookie of the Year for the National League. Jethroe, at 31 years of age, is the oldest rookie to win the award. MLB History 1925 – The Brooklyn Robins claim Rabbit Maranville off of waivers from the Chicago Cubs. 1937 – […]
From Talking Chop | 28 days ago | 1 read
Monday will be a big day for Drake Baldwin and the Braves, as the young catcher looks to take home an awesome personal award in the NL Rookie of the Year award and also earn the team an additional first round pick in the 2026 draft. This has ramifications for later in the offseason as […]
From Talking Chop | 28 days ago | 0 reads
He’s sure to be a trivia question for the sickos years from now, because outfielder Josê Azocar pulled off a rare feat in his two weeks with Atlanta in late Spring: he became one of two players to play in the outfield and get only one plate appearance with the Braves, joining Scott Schebler in […]
From Talking Chop | 29 days ago | 2 reads
Matt Eddy of Baseball America, in a run-down of minor league signings, reports that the Atlanta Braves have re-signed starting pitchers Carlos Carrasco and Darius Vines to minor league deals. He also notes that pitcher Luis Vargas has inked a minor league deal as well. Carrasco, 38, is a long-time big league veteran who started […]
From Talking Chop | 29 days ago | 1 read
In case you missed it, the Atlanta Braves replaced their pitching coach, bullpen coach, first base coach and third base coach this week. They moved Brian Snitker to an off-field role and installed Walt Weiss as manager. We’re not sure who’s going to be the bench coach but the hitting coach looks to still have […]
From Talking Chop | 29 days ago | 1 read
Following the news of Walt Weiss’ promotion to manager, the Atlanta Braves have continued to announce changes to the coaching staff. Up next, the club hired Tony Mansolino as third base coach and J.P. Martinez as bullpen coach. Mansolino, 43, previously served as the third base coach of the Baltimore Orioles for five seasons, until […]
From Talking Chop | 29 days ago | 2 reads
Braves Franchise History 1961 – Warren Spahn finishes second in Cy Young Award voting to Whitey Ford, who led the league in wins and innings pitched. 1983 – Braves outfielder Dale Murphy wins his second straight MVP Award after hitting .302 with 36 home runs, 121 RBI and 30 stolen bases. Murphy joins Ernie Banks, […]
From Talking Chop | 29 days ago | 0 reads
A busy week for the Atlanta Braves has come to a close. We now know who the manager is, we know what most of his staff is going to look like and we are already getting an idea of what t he roster will look like next season. We’ll only know more as the offseason […]
From Talking Chop | 29 days ago | 0 reads
The Atlanta Braves promised that they would continue to provide updates on changes to the coaching staff and now those updates are here. In addition to having a new pitching coach and first base coach, the Braves have now found their new third base coach and bullpen coach as well. The Braves have hired away […]
From Talking Chop | 29 days ago | 1 read
How was he acquired? After a college career that spanned two seasons at Ohio State and one at Arkansas, the Braves took Landon Beidelschies in the 6th round of the 2025 draft, using the 187th selection on the Razorback. He received a signing bonus of $297,500 to leave college early and begin his professional career. […]
From Talking Chop | 29 days ago | 2 reads