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Braves reinstate Eli White from paternity list and designate José Azócar for assignment
The Atlanta Braves, who lead the NL East despite themselves and their June performance, made a roster move before today’s day game versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Braves welcome back Eli White back to the active roster. Eli stepped away on Monday to handle family responsibilities and will hopefully returned with the fabled “dad power” […]
A Look into Ronit Shah’s Drafts
It might be hard to believe it’s been this long already, but this is already going to be Ronit Shah’s fourth draft leading the Atlanta Braves amateur talent evaluations since Dana Brown left to take over the Astros GM role early in 2023. With the draft now just days away I thought it would be […]
Matt Olson tying franchise consecutive games record in Braves’ finale at Pirates
There aren’t sweeping changes to the Braves’ lineup for Thursday afternoon’s series finale at the Pittsburgh Pirates. In fact, the top five hitters in the lineup are exactly the same as from Wednesday’s 3-0 win. But one non-change is a historic accomplishment. Matt Olson, batting third and playing first base, will appear in his 740th […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Lucas Braun strikes out 12, sets Clingstones’ record
It was a very busy day down on the farm with a mixed bag of results from Gwinnett down to Augusta. There were plenty of homers and strikeouts to go around, so let’s get into it. (42-45) Gwinnett Stripes 3, (54-35) Memphis Redbirds 7 Box Score Garrett Baumann got roughed up in his fifth start […]
Will the Marlins pass the Phillies and/or the Braves?
I think about the 2023 Texas Rangers a lot. (Wait, isn’t this daily question post supposed to be about the Marlins? Yes, bear with me.) Not because they won the World Series. (Did they win the World Series? I have no idea.) But because of this: So, it was kind of a weird double-whammy. They […]
Braves hope for return to form from Bryce Elder in Pirates rubber match
Since completing their home sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates in early June, the Atlanta Braves are 8-17, winning exactly one series over that span. But they can change that tune Thursday afternoon, somewhat fittingly against the Pirates. After a beatdown loss in Game 1 and a late scoring surge in a shutout win in Game […]
Trade Buzz: Sonny Gray to Braves possible if Red Sox sell
With less than one month until the trade deadline, the silly season of rumors are starting to swirl and while some of those “extrapolations” are purely for the views, this report by Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic hypothesizes that if the Boston Red Sox decide to sell, starting pitcher Sonny Gray would […]
Braves News: Victor Mederos to Atlanta, win in Pittsburgh, more
Since this is my last pre-draft article, I’ll take a minute to discuss what I’d like to see in the Braves’ upcoming draft class. The franchise has a huge opportunity to add talent this weekend, picking in the top 10 and again at 26, thanks to Drake Baldwin’s Prospect Promotion Incentive pick for winning NL […]
Braves blank Buccos as Grant Holmes pitches five shutout innings
Despite getting completely and totally blanked for the first six innings of this contest, the Atlanta Braves eventually broke through and ended up pulling off a 3-0 victory in an excellent pitching performance from Grant Holmes and Atlanta’s bullpen. It would be an understatement to call this one a pitchers’ duel, as both starters were […]
Braves recall Victor Mederos, option Conner Thomas
Prior to today’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Atlanta Braves recalled right-handed pitcher Victor Mederos and optioned lefty Conner Thomas to Triple-A. Mederos appeared in one game back in late May for Atlanta, covering two innings in a victory against the Miami Marlins. He had pitched in a dozen games across three seasons with […]
Braves at Pirates chat and discussion: Grant Holmes vs. Jared Jones
The Atlanta Braves are on a three-game losing streak. There have been too many of those three game losing streaks lately. They’ll now be hoping to avoid tying their season-long losing streak of four games with another loss tonight. Hopefully Grant Holmes can deliver a solid start and the offense can keep on moving in […]
Drake Baldwin goes to DH and Joey Bart plays catcher for Braves against Pirates
The lineups are out for tonight’s middle game between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates and there aren’t too many shocks or surprises going on as far as the Braves are concerned. Michael Harris II is still leading off, Austin Riley is near the bottom, the top of the order seems a bit imposing […]
Braves look to snap losing streak behind Grant Holmes starting against Pirates
After the Atlanta Braves got nearly single-handedly bombed by Ryan O’Hearn, the Braves have now lost at least three-straight games on five different occasions since the start of June. They’re currently going in the wrong direction but they have no choice but to push forward as they look to avoid dropping a series against the […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Hackenburg; De Granpre Pitch Well
There were some impressive performances from two of the Braves pitching prospects on Tuesday night, even if some of the results didn’t match up in the end. Drue Hackenberg looked as good as he has in a long time for the first five innings of his outing, showing a combination of command and stuff that […]
Do you think MLB can effectively tamper with the ball?
The Braves are not having a good time, so let’s do a question that’s essentially a link dump. Or, well, a dump of one very specific link. The emphasis is on the word “effectively,” as we know MLB can and has attempted to tamper with the baseball based on its own information. A couple of […]
Braves News: Owen Murphy optioned, blowout in Pittsburgh, and more
The Atlanta Braves made a series of roster moves ahead of Tuesday’s contest in Pittsburgh. Most notably, right-hander Owen Murphy was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett. In addition, the club selected the contract of lefty Connor Thomas, released righty Daysbel Hernández, recalled righty James Karinchak, and placed righty Tyler Kinley on the paternity list. 22-year-old Murphy […]
Waldrep struggles as Braves lose to Pirates
The Atlanta Braves traveled to PNC Park in hopes of picking up a much needed win after two heartbreaking losses in a row. Hurston Waldrep made his second start of season for the Braves and Paul Skenes was on the mound hoping to rebound from the worst stretch of his young career. The Braves got […]
Braves at Pirates chat and discussion: Hurston Waldrep vs Paul Skenes
The Atlanta Braves could badly use a win as they will be facing the reigning Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and the Pirates. Hurston Waldrep will be taking the mound for his second start of the season, and other than a shaky first inning, he looked like he is ready to come back and […]
Ronald Acuña Jr. is reportedly close to a rehab assignment
It’s been nearly a month since Ronald Acuña Jr. went down with his second Grade One left hamstring strain across the span of two months and the Atlanta Braves have kept to their word when it comes to making sure that Acuña eases back into things following the latest strain. As such, there weren’t many […]
Braves stick with same lineup as they face the Pirates
The Atlanta Braves are headed to Pittsburgh to face the Pirates and they appear to finally be hitting again. After ranking dead last in MLB in runs score in the month of June, the first week July has seen the Braves score the fifth most runs in MLB. A lot of that is thanks to […]
Hurston Waldrep and the Braves take on the Pirates
After two tough losses in a row, the Atlanta Braves will head to PNC Park to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tonight’s matchup will feature newly returned Hurston Waldrep against reigning Cy Young Award winner, Paul Skenes. Both pitchers have something to prove. Waldrep is likely looking to show he is fully good to go, […]
Owen Murphy optioned, James Karinchak recalled, Tyler Kinley placed on paternity list
One last road trip on deck before the All-Star break, and the Braves are making some roster moves ahead of tonight’s opener in Pittsburgh. Yesterday it was Eli White, and now reliever Tyler Kinley will hit the paternity list as he welcomes a new addition to the family. Congratulations, Tyler! May the paternal powers bless […]
The Week Ahead for Atlanta: Will the Braves still be in first by the All-Star break?
Second place is still a long shot but it could happen! It’s a fair question to ask, too. While there was a lot to be encouraged about from this last homestand when it comes to the Atlanta Braves finally and eventually breaking out of extended run of bad form, it’s clear that they’re not quite […]
What was the worst All-Star non-/selection?
This is the sort of thing I normally check myself, but I just haven’t had the time or inclination. The one that jumps out at me immediately is JJ Wetherholt, who is literally seventh in MLB among position players (and I think still in the top ten overall when pitchers and Shohei Ohtani are included), […]
Braves vs. Mets series recap: If it’s not one thing, it’s another
If I told you that over the course of this four game series against the New York Mets that the Atlanta Braves would score 29 runs and hit 11 dingers, you’d think that Atlanta just absolutely had their way with the Mets across the four games. Instead, that offensive explosion coincided with the bullpen continuing […]
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