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The 2025 Gold Glove Awards have been announced and Max Fried takes home the trophy for the fourth time in his career. The previous three came consecutively in 2020-2022 with the Braves, and his four are the most Gold Glove Awards of any active pitcher. It is the second piece of fielding silverware he picks […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
For the third time in his career, Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson has won the Gold Glove Award. It’s the first time the slugger has taken home the hardware since winning the award in 2018 and 2019 with the Oakland Athletics. Olson also took home the Fielding Bible Award this past week. While Gold […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
How Acquired Jose Perdomo was the prize signing of the Braves 2024 International Free Agent signing period. He was signed for nearly the entire pool, coming in at a start $5m. What Were Expectations? Expectations were sky high for Jose Perdomo with a lot of people hoping he would find his way to full season […]
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How Acquired Diego Tornes was the prize signing of the 2025 International Free Agent period. He was considered a unanimous Top 20 international prospect and was signed for right around $2.5M. What Were Expectations? Expectations were a bit high for someone that came into the season at 16 years of age. Nobody expected him to […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Atlanta Braves had one of the more unfortunate seasons in recent memory, especially with regard to injuries to their rotation. In fact, there was a point where all five members of the Opening Day rotation were on the Injured List at the same time. This resulted in quite a few roster moves to bring […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Okay, now that we have that silly Game 7 out of the way, let’s get back to the important things. The Braves have some important spots to fill. They have identified shortstop, starting pitching and bullpen as the most pressing needs. They also need a manager. Sources tell me than Quincy, Ivan’s cat is available, […]
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Braves Franchise History 1927 – Boston College baseball coach Jack Slattery agrees to manage the Boston Braves for a year. 1972 – The Braves acquire Gary Gentry and Danny Frisella from the New York Mets in exchange for second baseman Felix Milan and pitcher George Stone. 1974 – Atlanta trades Hank Aaron to the Milwaukee […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Well the offseason has officially begun and we will see decisions on a bunch of player and team options in the next five days, as well as likely a managerial hire and some roster churn. Mark Bowman seemingly reported that Pierce Johnson and Tyler Kinley’s team options would be picked up, which both seemed likely […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
How was he acquired? The Braves signed Jhancarlos Lara back in 2021 as an international free agent. The team was still dealing with their international sanctions from the John Coppolella era at the time, significantly limiting what they could spend. So getting a real prospect in this time would require finding a diamond in the […]
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How was he acquired? The Braves selected Miami lefty Herick Hernandez in the fourth round of the 2024 MLB Draft. It was a slight surprise at the time for a kid who put up a 6.14 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in his lone season with the Hurricanes, but the team believed in his fastball – […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
It was a grand opening followed almost immediately by a grand closing when it came to Héctor Neris’ time with the Atlanta Braves. The former high leverage reliever for the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies ended up latching on with the Braves just in time for Spring Training and ended up pitching (or existing?) his […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Braves Franchise History 1999 – Braves coach Don Baylor is named as the new manager of the Chicago Cubs. MLB History 1894 – Charlie Sweeney, who pitched for the Providence Grays, St. Louis Maroons and Cleveland Blues is convicted of manslaughter in San Francisco, California. 1909 – The Boston Red Sox hire former Senators skipper […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The offseason lull is ongoing, but so is our player review series. Up next, we take a look at Atlanta Braves reliever John Brebbia. We break down his impact, his struggles, and what his brief Atlanta tenure means for the team moving forward. Interested in the guys on the farm, too? Our prospect review series […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
How was he acquired? The Braves took Baumann out of Hagerty High School in Florida in the fourth round of the 2023 draft, using the 126th overall pick on the righty. Baumann received a signing bonus of $747,500, which was enough to lure him away from his commitment to the University of Central Florida. What […]
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How was he acquired? The Braves drafted Sinnard in the third round of the 2024 draft, using the 99th overall pick to take the righty out of Indiana University. When the Braves took Sinnard, there was a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to reactions. On the one hand, his 6’8, 250-pound frame […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
I want Brebbia back, Brebbia back, Brebbia back pleeeeease. Preferably without barbecue sauce. John Brebbia holds a special place in my heart, which probably seems weird in regard to a fiery-ish red-bearded reliever. I started in a sim league back in 2018, and in a nice turn of fate, my team was becoming good. I […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Braves History 1960 – The San Francisco Giants acquire veteran shortstop Alvin Dark from the Milwaukee Braves and then sign Dark to a two-year contract as team manager. The Giants send infielder Andre Rodgers to the Braves as compensation for Dark. 2021 – Houston remains alive in the World Series with a 9 – 5 […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
There’s a chance that tomorrow’s Game 6 in Toronto might be the final game of the season. If the rumors concerning the Braves and Danny Lehmann hold up, this might be the only thing keeping us from figuring out who the next manager in Atlanta will officially be. With that being said, we know how […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
How acquired The Atlanta Braves top international signing in January 2023 was Luis Guanipa, but a smaller bonus prospect hitter from that same class has been making even more waves over the past couple of seasons. That would be infielder John Gil, who the Braves signed for just $110k out of the Dominican. What were […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
How acquired The Atlanta Braves top international signing in January 2023 was Luis Guanipa out of Venezuela. Guanipa ranked as the #34 prospect according to Pipeline and commanded a $2.5M signing bonus. Guanipa was seen as a bit of a late bloomer for an international signee, as he started to improve at the plate in […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Rolddy Muñoz rolled into town for a rollicking good time. A whole whopping three innings. The right-handed relief prospect has relish-worthy velocity on his fastball and rolls a lot of grounders, but he also walks too many. How acquired Muñoz signed during the 2019 international free agency period for a whole $20,000. What were the […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
When the Mets signed AJ Minter in January, the hope was that he would become a key member of the bullpen they had been missing: an effective lefty reliever. He had been great in Atlanta for his entire career up to this point, holding a 3.28 ERA with 422 strikeouts in 348 2/3 innings since […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Braves History 2021 – The Braves take a three-games-to-one lead in the World Series by winning Game 4 at home, 3 – 2, over Houston. The Astros take an early 2 – 0 lead, scoring a run against unlikely opener Dylan Lee in the 1st and another on a solo homer by Jose Altuve in […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Drake Baldwin has now won a few of the Rookie of the Year equivalent awards, which are awesome recognitions for him. We still await the results in the BWAA NL Rookie of the Year that is the most prestigious of these awards, but also would have a first round pick attached to it for the […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
How Acquired Blake was selected in the second comp round of the 2022 MLB draft – overall the 76th pick. What Were Expectations? After a very impressive stint at Rome to end the 2024 season there were lofty expectations for Blake – especially since he would be more than a full year removed from Tommy […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read