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Braves Franchise History 1948 – The Dodgers trade Pete Reiser to the Braves for outfielder Myron McCormick. The marvelously talented but reckless Reiser crashed into too many outfield walls and, according to Red Smith, was carried off on a stretcher 11 times. 1960 – The Braves acquire shortstop Roy McMillan and a player to be […]
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The Atlanta Braves have not been able to come close to their historic 2023 output on offense over the past two seasons. Odds were not in their favor to repeat, but that does not mean that whatever happened wasn’t disappointing anyway. In 2024, they were 15th in runs scored among all MLB teams amid a […]
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Braves Franchise History 1916 – The Boston Braves acquire outfielder Joe Kelly from the Cubs in exchange for coach Fred Mitchell who will take over as Chicago’s new manager. 1949 – The Braves trade Alvin Dark and Eddie Stanky to the New York Giants in exchange for Willard Marshall, Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr and Sam […]
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Well it was an active day leaguewide, but lacking any movement from the Braves on Saturday. The Braves have a little over $10 million left below the luxury tax, roughly $30 million below the second tier of the tax, and roughly $50 million below the third tier of the tax, where the really impactful penalties […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
I hope everybody’s having a lovely evening out there. Enjoy the open thread. Here’s a random clip:
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Joey Wentz might be the most interesting man on the roster going into 2026 Spring Training. Well, that’s not really true. It’s probably the new free agent acquisitions. But, with a Braves rotation returning from injury, and a potential cure for his location worries accounted for, he could put himself right in the mix as […]
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The Braves have committed 29 million in 2026 salary to two high-leverage relievers this offseason. Robert Suarez will collect another 32 million (walkout pending) through 2028. That’s a lot to allocate to the back end of the bullpen. What does this mean for any more offseason signings? Well, when this front office splashes the cash […]
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Braves Franchise History 1923 – the Braves acquire second baseman Colton Tierney from the Phillies one exchange for shortstop Hod Ford and outfielder Ray Powell. 1930 – The Boston Braves release George Sisler, effectively ending his 15-year career. 2000 – Atlanta signs first baseman Rico Brogna. He appeared in 72 games for the Braves in […]
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With the Atlanta Braves draft position being settled in as of Tuesday evening, it is now time to start taking a look at some of the potential targets for the team in the 2026 MLB Draft. This series will take a look at 10 players who will have some chance to be available for the […]
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With 2025 marking his first season as largely a full-timestarter, Grant Holmes emerged as one of the top arms in the Atlanta Braves’ pitching rotation. His season debut against the Padres during opening week hinted at something special, but in truth, the signs were there long before. Unfortunately an elevated amount of homers allowed, and […]
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Yesterday, two pretty-good-if-unfortunate-in-2025 relievers signed for modest sums: Mark Leiter Jr. took less than $3 million to pitch in Sacramento, and Hoby Milner took $4 million to rejoin Craig Counsell and play for his sixth big league team. Oh, and the Braves also gave Robert Suarez more than double those two salaries combined for three […]
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Braves History 1966 – Voting 4 to 3, the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to review Wisconsin’s suit to block the Braves’ move to Atlanta, thereby retaining baseball’s “umbrella” under antitrust laws. 1993 – The Orioles sign free agent 1B Rafael Palmeiro, while the Indians hand free agent Dennis Martinez a two-year contract worth $9 million. […]
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Quickly following the signing of outfielder Mike Yastrzemski, the Atlanta Braves made another notable move. This time, the club agreed to a three-year, $45M contract with closer Robert Suarez. He will make $13M in 2026 and $16M in each of his remaining years. Previously with the San Diego Padres, 34-year-old Suarez put together what was […]
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The Braves have made a couple of impact signings over the course of the past 24 hours, as they now have both OF Mike Yastrzemski and RP Robert Suarez in their employ for at least the next two seasons — Yaz signed a two-year deal and Suarez signed a three-year pact as well. Considering that […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
After I got done posting Wednesday night’s open thread, I ended it on this note: The Braves were involved in a few rumors but nothing turned concrete. Maybe that’ll be the case in the near future? We’ll see what happens. Well, less than 24 hours later, the Atlanta Braves have made two big free agency […]
2 months ago | 6 reads
With the Atlanta Braves draft position being settled in as of Tuesday evening, it is now time to start taking a look at some of the potential targets for the team in the 2026 MLB Draft. This series will take a look at 10 players who will have some chance to be available for the […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
Today we get to look at arguably the second most surprisingly positive player performance of the Braves’ roster in 2025 (behind Drake Baldwin), with the breakout of Hurston Waldrep in the major leagues during the last two months of the season. How acquiredThe Braves drafted Hurston Waldrep out of the University of Florida in the […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
Love it, like it, dislike it, or hate it, the Mike Yastrzemski signing is done. The Braves are now committed to a fourth outfielder for multiple years, and will potentially end up exercising his club option for 2028 given the size of the buyout ($4 million) relative to the salary ($7 million). While there’s infinite […]
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Braves History 1970 – The Braves’ Rico Carty, the leading active major league hitter at .322 lifetime, suffers a fractured knee and ligament damage in a Dominican League game. Carty will miss the entire 1971 season. 1997 – The Braves trade P Chad Fox to the Brewers in exchange for OF Gerald Williams. MLB History […]
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Well the Braves made a fairly significant signing, agreeing to a 2 year deal for Mike Yastrzemski that will pay him $9 million in 2026, $10 million in 2027, and holds a club option worth $7 million, but with a $4 million buyout for 2028. While this move may not exactly get the hearts of […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
“Oh hey, why aren’t the Braves doing anything at the Winter Meetings?” Boom! They did. As far as outlays go, this isn’t a particularly large one, and that’s because Mike Yastrzemski is a 35-year-old who nonetheless has managed decent production in a seven-year MLB career. He’s been quite consistent since debuting at age 28 in […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Tonight’s the final night of the Winter Meetings, as a lot of folks are starting to depart Orlando after a whirlwind few days. The Braves were involved in a few rumors but nothing turned concrete. Maybe that’ll be the case in the near future? We’ll see what happens. Anyways, the floor is yours and I […]
2 months ago | 8 reads
The major league portion of the Rule 5 Draft was a snappy affair this afternoon, as 12 teams made a combined 13 picks, and everyone else passed. There was nothing of note for the Braves in the major league portion. With a full 40-man roster, the Braves did not make any picks, nor were their […]
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The draft lottery is over and the order for the 2026 MLB Draft is pretty much set at this point, with the exception of picks moving around due to free agent signings. The Atlanta Braves are set to pick with the 9th pick, their own first round pick, and the 26th pick, which is the […]
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In 2025, Michael Harris II completed his first 20/20 season after spending the first three seasons of his big league career knocking on the door of that particular club. If we just left it at that, then you’d think that Harris had himself a fairly straightforward and perfectly fine season out there in center field […]
2 months ago | 1 read