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2026 Battery Power Braves Prospects Best Tools: Pitchers

Another season of Atlanta Braves minor league baseball looms on the horizon, and following the release of our top 30 prospects list last week, this week we are taking a deeper look at some of the prospects on the list and how the changes on the list came to be. One of the most important […]

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Would you rather watch a pitchers’ duel or a slugfest?

I didn’t watch the Super Bowl, but I kept up with it enough to be able to not be flat-footed if it comes up today, so you can see where the question comes from. Pitchers’ duels are tense — one pitch can end up carrying enough win expectancy to crystallize the final result. Slugfests are […]

NFL

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Braves News: Ronald Acuna Jr., Pitchers and Catchers, More

The Super Bowl was pretty fun. And a certain Brave had a pretty good view of both the game and the half time show. While Ronald Acuna Jr. likely had fun seeing football up close, you know that he and his teammates are ready for later this week as Spring Training gets under way. Pitchers […]

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Ronald Acuńa, Jr. appears in Super Bowl Halftime show

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuńa, Jr. made a surprise appearance during Bad Bunny’s Halftime show during NFL’s Super Bowl on Sunday night. After the performance, MTV’s social media posted a photo showing actor Pedro Pascal, but standing to his left was a familiar face to Braves fans. None other than La Bestia! It’s a fun […]

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Offseason open thread: February 8

It’s Super Bowl Sunday a.k.a. “Pitchers and Catchers Report Soon” Sunday! Hope everybody enjoys the game and that your weekend has gone well in general. Here’s a random clip:

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Which Braves will play out of position this Spring?

There is some video out there of Ronald Acuña playing second base. There’s also footage of Acuña crushing a pitch while swinging left handed. How bananas would it be to see him play 162 games as a switch-hitting second baseman? Ivan ran the numbers, and he said that he would be worth approximately 3700 WAR […]

1 day ago | 1 read

Braves News: Terrance Gore passes away, Spring Training, more

Well Spring Training is here in only a few days now, but the Braves still have a desire to add a starting pitcher and fortunately there are still some options out there, headlined by Chris Bassitt and Zac Gallen. They’d better get a move on to sign (or trade for) whoever they intend to add […]

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Offseason open thread: February 7

I hope that the weekend is treating you well, wherever you are. Here’s a not-so-random clip. Rest in peace, Terrance Gore.

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Terrance Gore passes away at age 34

Terrance Gore, the fleet-footed outfielder and pinch-running specialist who appeared in the 2021 post-season with the Atlanta Braves, has passed away at age 34. Gore, a native of Macon, Ga., passed away unexpectedly due to complications from a procedure, according to reports. He appeared in parts of eight MLB seasons from 2014 through 2022 – […]

MLB

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Which Braves non-roster invitee are you rooting for the most?

It’s been a minute since we have had real, actual Braves baseball news to talk about. Oh sure, we’ve covered the nearly interminable Braves TV partner saga. At least it looks as if we are going to have a happy ending there. Braves released their non-roster invitee list. This is the deep cut. These are […]

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Braves News: Kyle Farmer added as NRI, broadcast update, and more

Earlier this week, the Atlanta Braves announced 24 non-roster invites to spring training. On Friday, that number increased, as MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reported that Kyle Farmer will also be at camp as a non-roster invite. Farmer spent 2025 with the Colorado Rockies, where he hit .227 and spent time all around the infield. He’s not […]

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Offseason open thread: February 6

Big thanks to everybody who rolled through for the Live Q&A session. We’ll be doing another one soon and it’ll be focused more on the big league side of things next time around, so keep your eyes peeled for that one in particular. The floor is now yours for the open thread. Here’s a random […]

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Battery Power Live Q&A: February 6

Welcome to our latest Live Q&A session, which will be focused on the minor leagues this time around. We will begin the live portion of this Q&A session at 7:30 p.m. ET but before then, now is your chance to get in your questions as early as possible so that you can be assure that […]

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Kyle Farmer added to Braves Non-Roster Invitee list for spring training

Earlier this week, we got the much-anticipated Non-Roster Invitee list from the Braves for this season’s spring training camp. That list initially consisted of 24 names. Now, there are 25 names on that list after the Braves made an addition to it here on Friday afternoon. Mark Bowman of MLB.com is reporting that the Braves […]

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2026 Battery Power Atlanta Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects Stream

It’s still prospect season around here, as our venerable minor league crew has once again placed their eyes squarely on the Atlanta Braves farm system in order to give you an idea of who to look for in terms of future prospects. Keep this page close to the vest as we’ll be updating it all […]

MLB

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2026 Battery Power Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects: 6-1

And just like that….we find ourselves at the end. After a rather fun week where we got to profile a lot of new intriguing players in the organization, we turn our focus to the top of the list. Players that come with the shine of being high round draft picks, big bonus international prospects, and […]

3 days ago | 1 read

Who ya got in the WBC?

Of all the things I wish were better than they are, the World Baseball Classic is definitely one of them. The ongoing insurance-as-a-bar-to-participation debacle only underscores that missed potential. The roster reveals from yesterday, are, well… you get the idea, I think. Anyway, a short one since it’s Friday: who ya got? Japan has won […]

MLB

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Braves News: World Baseball Classic, 2026 Playoff odds, and more

The World Baseball Classic is starting up next month, and the Atlanta Braves will be well-represented. Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies, Jurickson Profar, and Chadwick Tromp are participating. While Acuña Jr. will be suiting up for Venezuela, the remaining three Braves are on the Netherlands’ roster and will be led by Andruw Jones.  Team USA […]

MLB

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FanGraphs has lofty expectations for 2026 Braves

Quiet as kept, FanGraphs has released their updated MLB Playoff Odds for the upcoming 2026 season. As of right now with the offseason beginning to transition into the ever-optimistic days of spring training, FanGraphs’ projection model feels like the Atlanta Braves should have very good reason to feel optimistic heading into the regular season. While […]

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2026 Battery Power Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects: 12-7

We are now entering the stretch where pretty much every player on the list has legitimate MLB potential because of their skill set. With the exclusion of Luke Sinnard who, one author had a bit higher on their list, there was unanimous agreement on who the top 12 prospects in the organization are. Youth, and […]

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What will be the 2026 Braves’ Achilles’ heel?

I don’t mean, Michael Soroka’s Achilles’ heel. Just, you know, in general. The set of questions we received for February included, “What weakness will doom the team if nothing changes?” — but I twisted it around a bit. I have an answer to the former, and it’s also the answer to this question, but “doom […]

4 days ago | 4 reads

Braves News: Top prospects, Spring Training invites, more

It was a good day for people interested in prospects, as our prospect team continues to roll out their best-in-industry Braves top 30 prospects list and we got Atlanta’s list of non-roster Spring Training invites. I will say that I was a bit disappointed at the absence of Cam Caminiti on the non-roster invites list, […]

5 days ago | 1 read