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2025 Atlanta Braves Prospect Reviews: Kendy Richard

How Acquired Kendy Richard was an amateur free agent signed by the Braves in 2024 out of the Dominican Republic. What Were Expectations? Expectations were nearly non-existent for Kendy as he put up solid but not fantastic numbers over in the Dominican Summer League in 2024. As a 20 year old, Kendy appeared in 13 […]

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Braves News: Offseason doldrums, player reviews, more

The utterly glacial beginning to the 2025/2026 offseason, as no meaningful major league transactions have been completed yet. It seems like each year the offseason becomes even more painful to experience as a fan, as teams and free agents alike take their sweet time through the offseason market and the trade market follows in suit. […]

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2025 Player Reviews: Craig Kimbrel

It was the briefest of returns for franchise icon Craig Kimbrel, whose 2025 pit stop in Atlanta left many people scratching their heads. How acquired The Atlanta Braves signed Kimbrel to a minor league contract in the midst of Spring Training, as he lingered on the market after being released by the Baltimore Orioles prior […]

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What if you ran baseball?

Question in the title. If I ran baseball for a year I tell you what I’d consider. Much different penalties for over/underspending I don’t think the owners or the players union or the agents really mind if a team spends way more than the others. What are the players going to do, demand they are […]

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This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire Dan Uggla

Braves Franchise History 1962 – Milwaukee Braves general manager John McHale and six former stockholders of the Chicago White Sox buy the team from the Perini Corporation for a reported $6.2 million. Bill Bartholomay will be named chairman of the board.  2002 – In the start of a three team trade, the Florida Marlins acquire […]

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Offseason open thread: November 15

As Djourn mentioned in his feed post earlier, there’s not a ton going on across the baseball world at the moment. I’m sure everybody’s watching something though — whether it’s sports or TV — so let us know what’s on your screens this weekend. Here’s a random clip:

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2025 Atlanta Braves Prospect Reviews: Logan Braunschweig

How Acquired The Braves drafted speedy outfielder Logan Braunschweig out of UAB in the ninth round of this past MLB Draft. He was a senior sign pick who received just a $2,500 signing bonus.What Were Expectations? Expectations were fairly minimal, but there were still some. Braunschweig received just a $2.5k bonus, but in his last […]

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2025 Atlanta Braves Prospect Reviews: Brett Sears

How Acquired The Braves drafted Brett Sears in the seventh round of the 2024 MLB Draft. Sears signed for a senior sign bonus of $12.5k out of Nebraska, after initially starting his college career at Western Illinois.What Were Expectations? The expectations for Sears were fairly low coming in. Despite being the 2024 Big Ten Pitcher […]

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What do you miss the most about baseball?

The baseball offseason is only three and a half months. It’s not that long from The World Series to Spring Training. And there’s the hot stove and free agents and everything. It feels pretty long though. So what do you miss the most about baseball? I miss that from mid-February to November, there’s a game […]

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2 months ago | 2 reads

Braves News: Jose Ruiz analysis, prospect reviews, and more

The offseason lull is in full force, but that doesn’t mean our player review series has slowed down. Up next, we take a look at an Atlanta Braves pitcher you probably don’t remember: Jose Ruiz. On the farm, we take a look at Cody Miller and Douglas Glod. MLB News: The Minnesota Twins finalized their […]

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This Day in Braves HIstory: Andruw Jones is runner-up for 2005 NL MVP

Braves Franchise History 2005 – Albert Pujols wins the MVP Award in the National League beating out Braves outfielder Andruw Jones. Pujols hit .330 with 41 home runs and 117 RBI and received 18 of 31 first-place votes. Jones hit .263 with a league best 51 home runs and 128 RBI. He also won his […]

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Offseason open thread: November 14

Drake Baldwin and Ronald Acuña Jr. are award winners and they both joined Matt Olson in that category after he took home a Gold Glove earlier this offseason. Good for them for getting recognized after what was a pretty rough season for the team. I’m sure they would’ve preferred getting these honors after a Postseason […]

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2025 Atlanta Braves Prospects and Minor Leaguer Reviews

It’s once again time to take a look at how some of the most notable names on the farm fared this season. This is our attempt to review the 2025 campaigns for each of the most relevant prospects in the Atlanta Braves organization. As with the 2025 Atlanta Braves Player Review series, please bookmark this […]

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2025 Atlanta Braves Prospect Reviews: Douglas Glod

How Acquired Douglas Glod was signed by the Braves during the 2022 International Free Agency Period for $1.3M. He was given the second biggest bonus by the Braves that year, with Diego Benitez signing for $2.5M. What Were Expectations? Given his struggles in his first three seasons, there weren’t many expectations for Douglas. He was […]

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2025 Atlanta Braves Prospect Reviews: Cody Miller

How Acquired Cody Miller was drafted in the 3rd round, 96th overall, in the 2025 MLB draft out of East Tennessee State.What Were Expectations? There were a few expectations for Cody, given the Braves saw enough in him to take him in the third round, but with the quality of competition Cody faced in college, […]

2 months ago | 1 read

2025 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Jose Ruiz

One day, in the distant future, you may find yourself in a really boring work meeting that could’ve been a text message on your wrist terminal (yes, we’re moving to wearable tech, we are never getting rid of work meetings) and you’ll pull up Sporcle, even more enshittified than it is now, and try to […]

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How many MVPs will Ohtani win before he retires?

Another Friday, another quick one. Shohei Ohtani has won three four MVP awards. I think they’ve all been unanimous. Barry Bonds ended up with seven MVP awards. Ohtani has three four but has already crossed the threshold of 30. Then again, the stuff he does doesn’t quite rely on age as much as another position. […]

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Braves News: Ronald Acuña Jr. awarded, Chadwick Tromp returns, and more

Thursday was a busy night around the league, and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. joined in on the fun, taking home the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award.  After returning from a major ACL injury, Acuña got back in the swing of things pretty quickly. He ended 2025 with a .290 batting […]

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This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron wins 1957 NL MVP

Braves History 1957 – Milwaukee Braves outfielder Hank Aaron is named National League Most Valuable Player with 239 votes. Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals is a close second with 230, and his teammate Red Schoendienst finishes third with 221. 2001 – Larry Bowa, with an 86-76 record, is named the National League Manager […]

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Ronald Acuña Jr. wins National League Comeback Player of the Year

The MLB Awards are currently underway and the Atlanta Braves have seen one of their players receive recognition for their efforts this season. Ronald Acuña Jr. made his much-anticipated return from a second torn ACL in May of this past season and hit the ground running. His efforts during his return to the field have […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Braves bring back Chadwick Tromp on MiLB deal

The Atlanta Braves have brought back veteran catcher Chadwick Tromp on a minor league contract according to the team’s transaction page. Tromp, who began the 2025 season on Atlanta’s Opening Day roster, saw big league action with the Baltimore Orioles last season after being designated for assignment by the Braves when backstop Sean Murphy returned […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Shohei Ohtani wins NL MVP award, Aaron Judge wins AL MVP

The voting for baseball’s MVP awards in both the National League and the American League have been revealed. There’s basically no drama in the NL as Shohei Ohtani continues to be a force of nature on the mound and in the batters’ box. The American League had some drama as there was a close race […]

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Braves claim relievers Carson Ragsdale, Josh Walker off waivers from Orioles

The Braves made a few minor moves today, grabbing two relievers off waivers from Charm City: Here’s something that bedevils me: for the last few years, the Braves have consistently made minor moves for relief-esque arms that have involved players with truly horrible stats. Look, the state of pitching development at this point is that […]

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2025 Atlanta Braves Prospect Reviews: Gensi Angeles

How Acquired The Braves signed right-handed pitcher Gensi Angeles out of the Dominican Republic for a small but unreported signing bonus at the start of 2025, in the same class as Diego Tornes. Angeles, who is 6’0, 165What Were Expectations? Angeles, who is 6’0, 165-pounds came in with no real expectations as a 17-year-old arm […]

2 months ago | 4 reads

2025 Atlanta Braves Prospect Reviews: Isaiah Drake

How Acquired The Braves drafted Isaiah Drake in the fifth round of the 2023 MLB Draft as an overslot prospect out of local North Atlanta HS following an impressive showing at the MLB Draft Combine.What Were Expectations? Expectations were fairly low for Drake heading into the year. He was drafted as a raw, but high […]

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