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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 | 30 days ago | 2 reads
How was he acquired? The Braves made a run on college arms in the 2023 draft, and Braun was a part of that run as he was selected in the 6th round, with Atlanta using the 189th overall pick of the draft to take the righty out of Cal State Northridge. Braun received a signing […]
From Talking Chop | 30 days ago | 1 read
Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. released their third quarter numbers on Wednesday. Yes, one of the benefits of the Braves becoming an asset of a large corporation and later spun off is that they are compelled to tell us all about their money. You don’t get that kind of transparency with the Miami Marlins or the […]
From Talking Chop | 30 days ago | 0 reads
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Atlanta Braves and their organizational loyalty. On one hand, loyalty is generally a good thing. Loyalty requires commitment, and it means sticking with someone even through some hard times. It means being there to offer a helping hand when they need it, and in return, they do […]
From Talking Chop | 30 days ago | 0 reads
(This is not a Big Board question, though it could be. I think right now, any guesses to that effect would not even be educated, and that seems like the wrong thing for the Big Board.) Back before the 2025 season, I wrote an article that the 2025 bullpen could look a bit different than […]
From Talking Chop | 30 days ago | 0 reads
Braves History 1928 – The Boston Braves trade National League batting champion Rogers Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs for $200,000 and players Freddie Maguire (IF), Percy Jones (P), Lou Legett (C), Socks Seibold and P Bruce Cunningham. The hard-hitting Hornsby, who posted a .387 batting average with 21 home runs for the Braves, will enjoy […]
From Talking Chop | 30 days ago | 1 read
There was no shortage of moves for the Atlanta Braves on Thursday since the player/club option deadline arrived. In addition to those announcements, the club also announced that outfielder Michael Siani was claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. Lastly, fellow outfielder Jake Fraley was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays. 26-year-old […]
From Talking Chop | 30 days ago | 4 reads
The Atlanta Braves have swapped out reserve outfielders on their 40-man roster with the team announcing outfielder Michael Siani has been claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals while also sharing that outfielder Jake Fraley was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays. Siani, 26, debuted with the Cincinnati Reds in 2022 but […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Today’s the deadline for decisions to be made on player/club options and we’ve already seen the Braves make a couple of very interesting decisions on Pierce Johnson and Tyler Kinley, respectively. There is one choice that appears to be a no-brainer and that’s the decision to decline an $8 million team option for INF/P David […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
You know baseball has truly reached the off-season when top prospect lists start to come out, and Baseball America were one of the first, unveiling their Atlanta Braves Top 10 just yesterday. While the scouting reports are fully behind a paywall there are still some interesting tidbits for those without an account – including Baseball […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
How Acquired Carlos was signed by the Braves as a minor league free agent following the end of the 2024 season and his release from the Milwaukee Brewers organization. What Were Expectations? Carlos was immediately inserted in many of the Braves Top 30 charts because of his skill set and promise as a Brewers prospect […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Well, it didn’t take long after declining Tyler Kinley’s option for the Braves to go ahead and do the same thing to Pierce Johnson. Like Kinley, Johnson was also acquired from the Rockies in a Trade Deadline deal, back in 2023. He was lights out after the trade (17/66/48 ERA-/FIP-/xFIP-), and because he checked a […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
How Acquired Hayden Harris was a non-drafted free agent back in July of 2022. He is known for leveraging LinkedIn to get teams interested in signing him after the draft. What Were Expectations? There were not many expectations for Hayden coming into 2025. He was coming off of a dominant stretch for Mississippi back in […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Braves didn’t do much at the 2025 Trade Deadline, for good reason: their season had already gone off the rails by late July. One they did do, with an eye for 2026: trade for Rockies reliever Tyler Kinley, whose services came with a $5.5 million option for the following season. Well, it turns out […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Arizona Fall League All-Star Game is just three days away and the league announced the roster for both teams and the National League had two Braves representatives make the squad. It is of no surprise that both Nacho Alvarez Jr., and Luke Sinnard both cracked the team – though Sinnard will be inactive for […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Following a successful 2024 season, Reynaldo López entered the 2026 season looking to answer some questions with regards to his future as a starting pitcher. Would he be able to put it all together and deliver a repeat performance? Unfortunately, we never really got the answer to that question. Let’s get into it. How acquired […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Okay, this is admittedly a silly, and petty, question. I still can’t get over the part where the Braves fired Matt Tuiasosopo from the third-base coach gig and then Alex Anthopoulos had to have a public speaking appearance where he had to talk about how it was so amazing that Fredi Gonzalez was so available […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Meet the Mets Both Jeremy Hefner and Antoan Richardson joined the Braves coaching staff underneath new manager Walt Weiss. Richardson was open to returning to the Mets but the two sides could not agree on a new contract so he signed with Atlanta instead. The Mets released their spring training schedule with Grapefruit League Action […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Braves History 1945 – Billy Southworth leaves the St. Louis Cardinals to sign a three-year contract with the Boston Braves, who are making aggressive moves under Lou Perini and other new owners. Eddie Dyer will become the new Cardinals manager. 1990 – Atlanta Braves outfielder David Justice wins the National League Rookie of the Year […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Well Walt Weiss has begun assembling his coaching staff, replacing Fredi Gonzalez and Rick Kranitz with two young and respected coaches from the Mets’ 2025 staff, Jeremy Hefner and Antoan Richardson. While I preferred a younger and perhaps more tactically modern choice for manager, I thought the Weiss hire was defensible due to his familiarity […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Well then! It’s been a busy couple of days here in Braves Country, huh? There’s a new manager in town, he’s starting to fill out his coaching staff, we’re starting to get an idea of who’s coming back and who isn’t. There’s a lot going on with the Braves right now, as this offseason has […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
How was he acquired? The Braves signed Rayven Antonio for just $10k as an international free agent in the same 2023 class where they landed Luis Guanipa. Antonio was a bit of a lottery ticket with some upside, but also a lot of development needed. What were the 2025 expectations? There were none. After signing […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Atlanta Braves may have promoted from within when it comes to new manager Walt Weiss but they’re letting the new skipper make his own decisions when it comes to filling out the coaching staff. Longtime Braves pitching coach Rick Kranitz is officially on the outs and he has been replaced by former Mets pitching […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
How was he acquired? The Braves drafted Patrick Clohisy in the 11th round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of Saint Louis. The speedy outfielder, who began his college career at Purdue hit .345 with a .454 on base percentage for his college career, drafted for his ability to make contact. What were the 2025 […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Major League Baseball has officially released the spring training schedule for 2026, which means we now know which dates to circle on our calendar when it comes to the Atlanta Braves being in action at their spring training home at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida. Atlanta will actually open up the schedule on the […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads