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Braves 2026 Trade Deadline Grades: Disastrous Day for Alex Anthopoulos
A disastrous and lethargic trade deadline has come and gone for the Atlanta Braves. It’s time for everyone’s favorite: trade grades. A note on trade grades: there’s no perfect formula here. You could grade a player on how good he is for the role he will be assuming, or you could grade a player on […]
Atlanta Braves 2026 Trade Deadline Tracker
Today’s the big day, folks. It’s Monday, August 3 and it’s time to get locked in since the deadline is officially at 6:00 p.m. ET. Will the Braves make a huge splash? Will AA surprise us? Will it all be a big dud? It’s time to figure it all out! Keep it locked here as […]
Braves trade Eli White to Boston, per report
The Atlanta Braves have traded outfielder Eli White to the Boston Red Sox for right-handed pitcher Tyler Uberstine. The move comes just an hour before the 6:00 PM ET deadline. White’s role with Atlanta seemed in peril after the team traded for Lane Thomas several days ago. White head’s to Boston who has been active […]
Braves trade Joey Bart to White Sox, per report
We’re nearly one hour away from the actual trade deadline and apparently the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox have come to an agreement on a deal. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com is reporting that the Braves have sent backup catcher Joey Bart to Chicago in exchange for 26-year-old rookie RHP reliever Duncan Davitt. Joey Bart’s […]
Chris Sale named as National League Pitcher of the Month for July
Today might be the Trade Deadline (and check out Tracker if you haven’t already) and it’s an off day for our Atlanta Braves but there’s still news to discuss outside of all of that. We’re a few days into the month of August and now Atlanta’s ace hurler has received some recognition for what he […]
Braves acquire LHP Brent Suter from Angels
Folks, we have another trade! According to Jeff Passan from ESPN, the Atlanta Braves have once again linked up with their frequent trade partners from the AL West, the Los Angeles Angels. This time, they’ve added to their bullpen by bringing in lefty reliever Brent Suter. As far as fWAR goes, Suter is having his […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Rain proves too dominant, in quiet day on farm
(55-52) Gwinnett Stripers 3, (50-57) Durham Bulls 8 Box Score A bad start to the game was too much for the Stripers to overcome as they allowed eight earned runs in the games first three innings. Garrett Baumann got the start and it was a bit of a disaster. He had a single whiff, while […]
Would you trade a bunch of pitching prospects for Jose Soriano and Reid Detmers?
This thought exercise was admittedly more amusing before the Braves traded for Tyler Mahle (whose online handle in places is somehow MahlebusMostWanted, what a guy), but anyway, here goes. You are Alex Anthopoulos or his proxy, and connecting with John Mozeliak of the Angels, or his proxy. For some reason, you have been told that […]
Braves News: Atlanta Acquires Tyler Mahle, Weekend Sweep of Nationals, More
On the field, the Braves took care of business in a four game sweep of the Washington Nationals. Off the field, the Braves took care of business, at least partially, in trading for veteran starter Tyler Mahle from the Giants to help their starting pitching. So overall, it was a good day for Atlanta. But […]
Braves acquire Tyler Mahle from San Francisco Giants, per report
The Atlanta Braves have struck again in the trade market and this time, they are bringing a starting pitcher to town. According to MLB Insider Robert Murray of FanSided, the Braves are picking up RHP Tyler Mahle from the Giants in exchange for RHP Anthony Molina. So far this season, Mahle has put up a […]
Eric Hartman and Cam Caminiti lead wave of Braves minor league promotions, per source
It’s going to be a big final month on the farm to evaluate some of the young players in the system, as the Atlanta Braves are ramping up their promotion aggression to new heights. While in most seasons a handful of select players get pushed up the system for the final month (valuable in part […]
Braves at Nationals series recap: Dominance from Atlanta heading into the Deadline
What’s the best way to make an annoying series loss to the 2026 New York Mets look like ancient history? Win a four-game series against a team that was over .500 coming into the series, why don’t you? Indeed, the Atlanta Braves are now riding a bit high following a very strong bounce-back series against […]
Mike Yastrzemski and Matt Olson homer as Braves mop the Nationals, 4-2
How sweet it is. In a four-game set between two NL East teams, the Atlanta Braves have swept mopped the Washington Nationals, extending their win streak to five and improving to 67-45. This one will sting for Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli, who can add another quality start to his streak (now five in a row) […]
Braves vs. Nationals Chat and Discussion: JR Ritchie vs. Cade Cavalli
ICYMI, here’s the Lane Thomas hug watch clip from when he was pulled at Coors yesterday after learning he was traded to the Braves. Lane will report to Atlanta on Tuesday as the Braves begin a three-game set against the Miami Marlins. The JR Ritchie vs. Cade Cavalli rematch starts at 1:35 pm ET. Game […]
Ronald Acuña Jr. at DH, Mauricio Dubón returns to LF in Nationals series finale
The only thing better than breaking out the brooms for a sweep? Let’s mobilize! those! mops! The Atlanta Braves are looking for their fifth straight win by taking the series finale of this four-game set versus Cade Cavalli and the Washington Nationals. JR Ritchie has been newly recalled to start with the López/Pérez shuffle yesterday. […]
Spencer Strider “likely” out for the rest of the season, per report
Lost in the shuffle of everything that happened before, during and after Saturday night’s win for the Braves over the Nationals, we got a little bit of a serious update that was buried near the end of a Mark Bowman tweet from during last night’s game. While Bowman was laying out what Atlanta’s starting pitching […]
Braves Minor League Recap: John Gil Homers
John Gil broke a long homerless drought with a long shot for the Emperors, though his three RBI were not enough to lead Rome to a win. Patrick Clohisy had yet another multi-hit game for the Stripers and Sean Murphy had a hit in his rehab. (55-50) Gwinnett Stripers 8, (48-57) Durham Bulls 0 Box […]
Braves looking to mop Cade Cavalli and the Nationals in Sunday series finale
August 1st started off with a bang, didn’t it? Ultimate team player Martín Pérez was having a completely normal day before, in a span of five hours: thinking he was going to be traded, agreeing to start on short notice with scheduled starter Reynaldo López headed for the IL, and then carrying a no-hitter into […]
JR Ritchie recalled, Reynaldo López to IL
The Atlanta Braves have recalled pitcher JR Ritchie from Triple-A Gwinnett and placed starter Reynaldo López on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation. López was scratched from last night’s start after hurting himself during pre-game warm-ups. Ritchie is expected to start today’s game against the Washington Nationals, taking the place of Martín Peréz […]
Can Lane Thomas make Braves fans forget about Jurickson Profar?
If you are just waking up, where have you been? The Braves kicked off their postseason by adding righty outfielder Lane Thomas from the Royals. If you had been reading us all this time, you may have had an inkling. From Lane Thomas’s Fangraphs profile, he appears to have peaked in 2023. He hit 28 […]
Braves News: Lane Thomas trade, Reynaldo Lopez injury, much more
Well the Braves made their first of likely a handful of notable trades this trade deadline, trading two fringey pitching prospects for Lane Thomas and Bailey Falter from the Royals. Thomas will fit the role of a platoon outfielder and pinch hitter who can hit lefty pitching well and be a plus baserunner as needed. […]
Braves to reinstate Ha-Seong Kim, per report
The Atlanta Braves will be reinstating infielder Ha-Seong Kim to the big league roster, according MLB.com’s Mark Bowman. With the Braves off on Monday and the trade deadline looming, the 48-hours the Atlanta has to make a corresponding move may have numerous moving parts. The term of Kim’s rehabilitation assignment ended on August 1, necessitating […]
Braves first-round pick AJ Gracia underwent surgery, per report
According to a report by The Athletic’s Jesús Cano, Atlanta Braves first round pick AJ Gracia underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder and will miss the rest of the season. According to the report, the surgery was performed on Wednesday by Dr. Neil ElAttrache with Gracia expected to miss seven to […]
Martin Perez has a heroic start and the bats break out in comfortable win
After a late scratch for Reynaldo Lopez with a knee injury, Martin Perez became the late-notice starter for Atlanta in game 2 against the Nationals. Perez worked a 1-2-3 first and Ronald and Matt Olson gave him a quick lead with back-to-back solo homers with one out in the bottom of the first. Onto the […]
Updated: Braves trade for Lane Thomas, Bailey Falter
Update: It’s official. The Atlanta Braves are trading for Kansas City Royals outfielder Lane Thomas and pitcher Bailey Falter, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Thomas, who is from Knoxville, TN, is an eight-year big league outfielder who debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals and also spent four seasons with the Washington Nationals. He’s appeared in […]
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