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Braves re-acquire Brett Wisely, Joe Jimenez placed on 60-day IL
The Atlanta Braves have been hyper-active on this first day of Spring Training, with the teaming making a late-night announcement that infielder Brett Wisely, who appeared with the team late in the 2025 season, has been re-acquired by the team in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations. The Braves traded Wisely […]
Spring Training open thread: February 10
Spring Training is officially underway with Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers reporting to North Port for workouts. Today has been a jam-packed news day with the Braves adding catcher Johan Heim, losing starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach to the 60-day IL, dealing with new reliever Robert Suarez having visa issues and Dylan Lee winning his arbitration […]
Dylan Lee wins arbitration case over Braves
Atlanta Braves reliever Dylan Lee has reportedly won his arbitration case over the team, according to a report by MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. Per the report, Lee will make $2.2 million for the 2026 season. The club had filed at $2 million. Lee was the Braves’ only arbitration-eligible player this offseason to go to arbitration. Lee […]
Spencer Schwellenbach will start 2026 season on 60-Day IL
Heading into this season, the Braves were anticipating that Spencer Schwellenbach would be healthy and ready to go after he had his 2025 season cut short due to a fractured elbow. Unfortunately, here on the first day of pitchers and catchers being at spring training, it’s become clear that Schwellenbach’s elbow is still bothering him. […]
PECOTA still likes the Braves heading into the 2026 season
Do y’all remember the time when Baseball Prospectus would drop their annual PECOTA projections and there would be gnashing of teeth and rending of garments on the Braves Country corner of the internet? That was because for years, if there was any team that represented the whole “PECOTA hates your team” belief, it was the […]
Braves reportedly sign Jonah Heim on one-year deal
Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers have officially reported to spring training and as it turns out, there’s another catcher who has joined the Braves for the first day of camp. I suppose that things have been hectic down there in North Port because we didn’t get the usual Braves tweet with a block of white […]
What will Grant Holmes produce in 2026?
Prior entries: Back when I was working on IWAG a lot, I noticed a dichotomy of sorts. For position players, IWAG did basically about as well as Steamer and ZiPS, which wasn’t really surprising, given that it was made to try and replicate them. No matter what year I looked at, no system really beat […]
Offseason open thread: February 9
Good evening, folks. I hope your week has gotten off to a solid start and that this evening goes well for you, as well. Here’s a random clip:
Battery Power is looking for new writers!
With spring training and the regular season right around the corner and with some new openings on the staff here at Battery Power, we’ve decided to officially open up applications in order to find new writers! If you’d like a chance to write about the Braves for what is (in our own biased opinion) the […]
2026 Battery Power Braves Prospects Best Tools: Pitchers
Another season of Atlanta Braves minor league baseball looms on the horizon, and following the release of our top 30 prospects list last week, this week we are taking a deeper look at some of the prospects on the list and how the changes on the list came to be. One of the most important […]
Would you rather watch a pitchers’ duel or a slugfest?
I didn’t watch the Super Bowl, but I kept up with it enough to be able to not be flat-footed if it comes up today, so you can see where the question comes from. Pitchers’ duels are tense — one pitch can end up carrying enough win expectancy to crystallize the final result. Slugfests are […]
Braves News: Ronald Acuna Jr., Pitchers and Catchers, More
The Super Bowl was pretty fun. And a certain Brave had a pretty good view of both the game and the half time show. While Ronald Acuna Jr. likely had fun seeing football up close, you know that he and his teammates are ready for later this week as Spring Training gets under way. Pitchers […]
Ronald Acuńa, Jr. appears in Super Bowl Halftime show
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuńa, Jr. made a surprise appearance during Bad Bunny’s Halftime show during NFL’s Super Bowl on Sunday night. After the performance, MTV’s social media posted a photo showing actor Pedro Pascal, but standing to his left was a familiar face to Braves fans. None other than La Bestia! It’s a fun […]
Offseason open thread: February 8
It’s Super Bowl Sunday a.k.a. “Pitchers and Catchers Report Soon” Sunday! Hope everybody enjoys the game and that your weekend has gone well in general. Here’s a random clip:
Which Braves will play out of position this Spring?
There is some video out there of Ronald Acuña playing second base. There’s also footage of Acuña crushing a pitch while swinging left handed. How bananas would it be to see him play 162 games as a switch-hitting second baseman? Ivan ran the numbers, and he said that he would be worth approximately 3700 WAR […]
Braves News: Terrance Gore passes away, Spring Training, more
Well Spring Training is here in only a few days now, but the Braves still have a desire to add a starting pitcher and fortunately there are still some options out there, headlined by Chris Bassitt and Zac Gallen. They’d better get a move on to sign (or trade for) whoever they intend to add […]
Offseason open thread: February 7
I hope that the weekend is treating you well, wherever you are. Here’s a not-so-random clip. Rest in peace, Terrance Gore.
Terrance Gore passes away at age 34
Terrance Gore, the fleet-footed outfielder and pinch-running specialist who appeared in the 2021 post-season with the Atlanta Braves, has passed away at age 34. Gore, a native of Macon, Ga., passed away unexpectedly due to complications from a procedure, according to reports. He appeared in parts of eight MLB seasons from 2014 through 2022 – […]
Which Braves non-roster invitee are you rooting for the most?
It’s been a minute since we have had real, actual Braves baseball news to talk about. Oh sure, we’ve covered the nearly interminable Braves TV partner saga. At least it looks as if we are going to have a happy ending there. Braves released their non-roster invitee list. This is the deep cut. These are […]
Braves News: Kyle Farmer added as NRI, broadcast update, and more
Earlier this week, the Atlanta Braves announced 24 non-roster invites to spring training. On Friday, that number increased, as MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reported that Kyle Farmer will also be at camp as a non-roster invite. Farmer spent 2025 with the Colorado Rockies, where he hit .227 and spent time all around the infield. He’s not […]
Offseason open thread: February 6
Big thanks to everybody who rolled through for the Live Q&A session. We’ll be doing another one soon and it’ll be focused more on the big league side of things next time around, so keep your eyes peeled for that one in particular. The floor is now yours for the open thread. Here’s a random […]
Battery Power Live Q&A: February 6
Welcome to our latest Live Q&A session, which will be focused on the minor leagues this time around. We will begin the live portion of this Q&A session at 7:30 p.m. ET but before then, now is your chance to get in your questions as early as possible so that you can be assure that […]
Kyle Farmer added to Braves Non-Roster Invitee list for spring training
Earlier this week, we got the much-anticipated Non-Roster Invitee list from the Braves for this season’s spring training camp. That list initially consisted of 24 names. Now, there are 25 names on that list after the Braves made an addition to it here on Friday afternoon. Mark Bowman of MLB.com is reporting that the Braves […]
2026 Battery Power Atlanta Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects Stream
It’s still prospect season around here, as our venerable minor league crew has once again placed their eyes squarely on the Atlanta Braves farm system in order to give you an idea of who to look for in terms of future prospects. Keep this page close to the vest as we’ll be updating it all […]
2026 Battery Power Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects: 6-1
And just like that….we find ourselves at the end. After a rather fun week where we got to profile a lot of new intriguing players in the organization, we turn our focus to the top of the list. Players that come with the shine of being high round draft picks, big bonus international prospects, and […]
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