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Didier Fuentes lands in MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospect list

Just a week into the season and we already have our newest addition to the Top 100. You don’t have to look any further than Didier Fuentes. Didier had a stellar Spring Training where he appeared in four games and pitched 13.2 innings with an absurd 18 strikeouts and just one walk (11.8 K/9, 0.66 […]

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Reynaldo López, Braves to open West Coast road trip against Diamondbacks

This opening weekend and homestand have felt especially sweet after last year’s nightmare start. Drake is raking, TBS-era Braves enjoyers are eating good with the newly revealed City Connects and various BravesVision homages… and the Braves aren’t climbing out of an early season deficit.  Let’s hope the good vibes made the team plane headed West. […]

Rome Emperors release 2026 Opening Day roster

With the Emperors season starting this Thursday, Rome has released their Opening Day roster – let’s take a look at how the roster is setup in what should hopefully be a strong season. We’ve already gone over the rosters for both Augusta and Columbus earlier today and here’s a look at the Gwinnett roster from […]

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Augusta GreenJackets release 2026 Opening Day roster

As we close in on the second Opening Day in the minor leagues, the one where all of the full season levels beyond Triple-A get started, the Augusta GreenJackets have released their first roster of the season. There are a few surprises, but none too big. Let’s take a closer look at this exciting young […]

Columbus Clingstones release 2026 Opening Day roster

Gwinnett’s monopoly on Minor League games being played is coming to an end as the rest of full season ball begin to ramp up. Let’s take a look at the roster and see whats in store for the Clingstones. Starters By the looks of the roster Columbus starts the season with six starters headlined by […]

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Braves Minor League Recap: JR Ritchie bounces back

Gwinnett Stripers (2-3) 6, Round Rock Express (1-4) 3 Box Score Gwinnett picked up their second win of the season on Wednesday as JR Ritchie rebounded from what was a shaky start to his season in the process. in his first start of the season last Friday, Ritchie struggled with his command, which led to […]

2026 Atlanta Braves MLB Draft pool allotment is nearly 16 million dollars

While we were watching Chris Sale beat the flu and the Athletics, the 2026 MLB Draft pools were released. The draft order was finalized in December, now we get the pools. The Braves will receive a pool of $15,870,800 for the picks in July’s Rule 4 Amateur Draft. That’s up from $9,081,100 from last year. […]

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Brett Wisely clears waivers and is assigned to Triple-A Gwinnett

We’ve got a roster move that fell through the cracks a little bit but still needs to be talked about since it affects the depth of this squad. Back around Opening Day, infielder Brett Wisely was designated for assignment once it was clear that he wouldn’t be making the team. That was all the way […]

What will the Braves’ identity be by the end of the year?

Watching the Braves’ first six games of the year, it’s hard to really seize on any one thing that cements their identity as distinct from other teams, or the Braves teams that have come before. Not that these things have to come in the first six games, and sometimes, even if they do, it’s not […]

Braves News: Draft prospects, Chris Sale flu game, more

We were reminded of three people we are lucky to have on Wednesday: Chris Sale, Drake Baldwin, and Matt Powers. Chris Sale wasn’t his best self and had a major velocity dip to start the game, but he worked through 6.0 innings of 1 run ball to deliver a series victory for Atlanta. Drake Baldwin […]

Offense does enough as Chris Sale deals in Braves win

The Atlanta Braves took on the Athletics today in the series finale as both staff aces took the mound. Both teams have struggled offensively to start the season, which may be shocking to some because both team’s lineups look solid on paper in comparison to the rest of the league. The key to this game […]

Athletics at Atlanta Braves game thread

The Atlanta Braves are set to face off against the offensively struggling Athletics in a series finale that features both staff aces in Chris Sale and Luis Severino. The Braves have only scored 3.80 runs thus far and the Athletics have only scored 3.20. The crazy part is even though the Braves have a thin […]

Midseason 2026 Atlanta Braves MLB Draft college stock update

As we reach the end of March, most college baseball teams have either hit the halfway point in their regular season schedule, or do so after the upcoming weekend. That means now is as good of a time as any to do a midseason stock report on the 2026 MLB Draft prospects. We did one […]

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Atlanta Braves go with same lineup against Athletics

There is no sugar coating it, the Atlanta Braves need to score more runs if they want to be successful. They face the Athletics today averaging 3.8 runs score per game against two teams that are not exactly World Series favorites. Only ten teams in MLB are scoring fewer runs per game than the Braves […]

Braves Minor League Recap: Jim Jarvis Clubs Leadoff Homer

Only the Gwinnett Stripers are in action to open the week, and coming off of a terrible opening weekend they were in need of a big game in Round Rock. Jim Jarvis gave them a lift in the first inning, and behind good pitching by Lucas Braun they were able to squeak out an extra […]

Chris Sale takes the mound for the Braves against the Athletics

The Atlanta Braves are facing off against the Athletics in a series finale that fans of pitching should love. Both staff aces will be facing off as both teams look to take the series. The Braves will bring Chris Sale to the mound and face Luis Severino in a matchup against two struggling offenses. Both […]

Braves News: José Suarez struggles, City Connect uniforms unveiled, and more

The Atlanta Braves suffered their second loss of the season during Tuesday night’s matchup with the A’s. The Braves fell 5-2, and though they had an early lead, it was squandered by the starting pitching. José Suarez got the nod, and in 3.2 innings, he gave up four runs on five hits. He walked three […]

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Offense can’t pick up Jose Suarez in 5-2 loss

Looking for another series win, the Braves had Jose Suarez on the mound facing the A’s and Aaron Civale. Things started nicely for Atlanta and for Suarez, as Jose struck out two of the 3 A’s he faced in the first. Drake Baldwin continued his torrid hitting to start the season with a first inning […]

Braves vs A’s Game Thread: 3/31/26

The Braves go for the series win over the A’s in a matchup of fifth starters Jose Suarez and Aaron Civale. Today’s game starts at 7:15 PM ET in Atlanta and can be viewed on BravesVision and on Gray TV. You can read more on the pitching matchup in the game preview here and see […]

Mike Yastrzemski bats fifth as Atlanta faces the A’s

The Braves will be going for the series win against the A’s behind Jose Suarez, in a matchup of fringy starting pitchers with the opportunity to give Chris Sale a chance to secure a sweep tomorrow. The Braves are running with what is probably their best possible lineup on true talent available on the active […]

Braves reveal new 1980s-inspired City Connect uniforms

In case you’ve been wondering why all of the (now) old City Connect jerseys and gear was being sold at rock-bottom clearance prices during the offseason, you now have your reason why. Following a leak of the new look, the Atlanta Braves have gone ahead and unveiled their newest edition of their City Connect uniforms […]

Braves hope for a series win behind Jose Suarez

After a solid team victory to start the series behind Bryce Elder on Monday, the Braves will hope to secure a series win in a battle of fifth starters behind Jose Suarez, facing Aaron Civale. Suarez wasn’t supposed to be in the starting rotation, and perhaps might have missed the Opening Day roster were it […]

Did Bryce Elder streamline his delivery?

I’ve come to think of Bryce Elder the last couple of years as Chunky Woody Harrelson. Not fat, just broad-shouldered with a full, kind face. I have noticed this season that he’s added the beard. He does appear to be slimmer. As a blogger with a terminal case of dad bod, I know how helpful […]