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Baseball is kind of bizarre, if you try to explain it to someone who doesn’t follow it. There’s literally the concept of moving current assets for presumed future assets, in a sport that is about trying to win individual contests with a combination of talent, execution, strategy, and tactics. I dunno, it’s weird. Well, in […]
Braves History 1957 – Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves wins the Cy Young Award as the major leagues’ top pitcher almost unanimously. His only competition for the title is Dick Donovan, of the Chicago White Sox, who receives one vote. 1961 – The Milwaukee Braves traded slugger Frank Thomas to the New York Mets […]
It was a slow holiday for the Atlanta Braves and the rest of Major League Baseball. However, our player review series kept moving and we continued on with prospects Cody Milligan and Landon Harper. MLB News: The San Francisco Giants signed left-hander Sam Hentges to a one-year, $1.4M deal.
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. I’d like to take this time to reiterate that I’m thankful to everybody who helps contribute to making this one of the best places on the internet for Braves fans to hang out. This place is nothing without the readers and the community, so I’m really grateful to everybody who continues to […]
How was he acquired? The Braves took Harper in the 14th round of the 2022 draft, using the 425th selection to take the righty out of the University of Southern Mississippi. He received a signing bonus of $140,000 to join the organization. What were the 2025 expectations? Landon Harper had perhaps the most underrated 2024 […]
How Acquired Cody was selected with the 277th overall pick in the 9th round of the 2019 MLB Draft. What Were Expectations?After a down year in 2024 that saw Cody OPS .664 for Double-A Mississippi (at the time), there were not many expectations for Cody outside of organization filler heading into 2025. 2025 Results 2025 […]
It is a beautiful, late autumn morning as I sip a cup of coffee and watch the lingering, golden yellow leaves of a maple tree fall gently to the ground. The smell of banana bread completing its final minutes of baking wafts through the air. For this, I am thankful. This is the fifth consecutive […]
Yeah yeah it’s Thanksgiving hey look we could go with a generic “What are you thankful for?” thing. Let’s twist it, though. Imagine yourself next year, answering that generic daily question post. What are you gonna be thankful for, baseball-wise, once the 2026 season is in the books? That aside, I wish you all a […]
Braves History 1962 – The Milwaukee Braves trade slugger Joe Adcock and pitcher Jack Curtis to the Cleveland Indians for pitcher Frank Funk and outfielders Don Dillard and Ty Cline. MLB History 2001 – The major league owners vote unanimously to extend commissioner Bud Selig’s contract through 2006. 2019 – The Pirates fill the last […]
All of us at Battery Power wish each of you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your families and loved ones. We have a lot of things to be thankful for as Braves fans, but I want to shout out a few here: Braves News We took a look at Ha-Seong Kim’s brief season in Atlanta, […]
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When the Tampa Bay Rays opted to cut some salary down the stretch in 2025, the Atlanta Braves leveraged their waiver wire position to infuse some offense at shortstop and attempt to improve their position for 2026 by taking on a few million in salary. How acquired The Braves claimed infielder — and with Atlanta, […]
My wife and I never had Thanksgiving as a big thing growing up. My family was always about an excuse for a day with lots of food, but there wasn’t anything Thanksgiving-y about it, and they certainly weren’t going to let me cook. So, when we moved into our own place, we thought it would […]
Braves Franchise History 1935 – The National League takes over the bankrupt Boston Braves franchise after several failed attempts to buy the club. 2018 – The Braves sign free agents Josh Donaldson and Brian McCann to one-year deals. Donaldson will appear in 155 games while hitting .259/.379/.521 with 37 home runs. McCann posts a .249/.323/.412 […]
It was a quiet day for the Atlanta Braves on the news front, but things continued here on Battery Power as we move through our player review series. Up next, we take a look at Dylan Lee’s 2025 season. The club recently tendered a contract to left-handed Lee, so he will return to the bullpen […]
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How Acquired The Braves drafted Ian Mejia in the 11th round of the 2022 MLB Draft, selecting him with their top pick of the now gone third day of the draft. Mejia is a 6’3, 205-pound right-handed pitcher out of New Mexico State, who began his college career with Arizona that was drafted in the […]
How Acquired The Braves drafted Carter Holton in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of Vanderbilt. The lefty was a key guy for three years for the Commodores, following passing up signing in the 19th round with the Brewers out of Benedictine HS in Savannah.What Were Expectations? There were zero expectations for […]
The 2025 version of the Atlanta Braves bullpen was largely in disarray. That can happen as downstream effect when the entire Opening Day starting rotation is injured at the same time. 37 pitchers entered the game in relief last year. 37. The 1994 Atlanta Braves team had 31 players total. But one of the best […]
The Braves didn’t do anything on Monday, so a non-Braves question to fill the gap. The Mets and Rangers executed a relatively rare type of trade over the weekend, moving one productive player for another. Most trades swap some semblance of future value for present value, but occasionally, positional fit and liquidity considerations take center […]
Braves Franchise History 1911 – William Russell, head of the syndicate that owns the Boston Nationals passes away. Former player, now attorney, Monte Ward and New York politician James Gaffney will purchase 945 of the 1000 shares for $177,000. The team, also known as the Rustlers (or Doves) will start next season as the “Braves”. […]
How was he acquired? Hartman was selected with Atlanta’s 20th round pick in the 2024 draft, using the 611th overall selection on the outfielder from Holy Trinity Academy out of Alberta, Canada. He was given a signing bonus $337,500, which was understandably significantly higher than his slot value. What were the expectations in 2025? When […]
We all got pretty excited about Dylan Dodd a few years ago. Selected in the third round of the 2021 draft, the lefty made a few appearances later in the year before blitzing through the minors in 2022, getting all the way to Triple-A. Due to an injury to Kyle Wright, his Spring Training competition […]
Even on a sleepy pre-Thanksgiving Sunday, the Braves found a way to make minor news by signing Joel Payamps to a one-year, $2.25 million major league deal. The Braves claimed Payamps from the Brewers late in the 2025 season, gave him a couple of appearances before the season ended, and then outrighted him before the […]
The weekend was quiet for the Braves after a busy few days to end last week. However, another notable move was made for Atlanta, plus an divisional made a major move to help improve its fortunes in 2026. Braves News Atlanta resigned Joel Payamps to a one year deal. It may come as a surprise […]