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Are the Braves going to find another backup catcher?

In the offseason, the Braves knew that there’d be some issues with Sean Murphy’s availability. They signed Jonah Heim on February 10. That move turned into 45 PAs for Heim, where he ended up barely above replacement thanks to A) one big game at Coors Field in his final outing with the team and B) […]

Atlanta Braves take down red hot Cubs in one-hitter

The Atlanta Braves were riding high after a road trip out west that saw them win a series with the Dodgers. They were faced with a new test when the Chicago Cubs came to town. It just so happens that MLB ranked the Cubs as number one in the power rankings over the Braves even […]

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Braves vs Cubs chat and discussion: Grant Holmes vs Colin Rea

The Atlanta Braves are in the midst of one of their best starts in franchise history. They are on pace for a 110-52 record while leading MLB in run differential after defeating the pre-season World Series favorites and having shown they are clear favorites in a division that has the high spending Mets and Phillies […]

Ha-Seong Kim makes season debut for Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves have had one of the best offenses in MLB, and they will need to lean on it tonight with Grant Holmes struggling as of late. The Braves are third in MLB in barrel percentage, and batted ball events. When you hit the ball with quality combined with hitting it often, it generally […]

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Braves ticket sales and real estate revenue remain excellent

There’s not a ton to be gleaned from the Atlanta Braves’ first quarter release, especially since they did not report revenue from BravesVision. No matter. There were a few nuggets in the earnings release and call. There was also confirmation of some items that, if you were reading Battery Power, you should already expect. But […]

Grant Holmes looks to bounce back against Chicago Cubs

Coming off the high of a successful west coast trip capped off by winning the series against the Dodgers, the Atlanta Braves will once again play one of the hottest teams in MLB when the Chicago Cubs come to town. The Cubs have had two separate ten game win streaks and a fifteen-game win streak […]

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Do you use Stream Finder to watch non-Braves games?

This post is, I suppose, only really relevant to the subset of you that has MLB.tv and has interest in watching non-Braves games. If that’s you, how do you decide what non-Braves game to watch? My answer is Stream Finder, which was once called Game Changer and was created by folks associated with Baseball Gauge, […]

Braves News: Ha-Seong Kim Back To Braves, Big Series with Cubs, More

After winning the weekend series in Los Angeles versus the Dodgers in one attempt to prove they are the National League’s best team, the Braves get a chance to further validate that claim against the Cubs to start the week. The Cubs have been the hottest team in baseball, and will likely prove to be […]

Braves 5/11 off day Chat and Discussion

What a week for Braves country, huh? Two major deaths, almost back-to-back, of notable icons, starting with Ted Turner and shortly after, Bobby Cox. The Braves took the series win against the two-time national champs, the Los Angeles Dodgers. And, surprise surprise, their pitching is holding up solid. There’s a lot to talk about regarding […]

The Week Ahead for Atlanta: Another showdown looms large for the Braves

It’s out of the frying pan and into the fire for the Atlanta Braves. Despite today being an off-day, they’ll have little time to come down from their big statement series-win in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. They’ll be coming home to welcome in the high-flying Cubs who have also gotten off to a very […]

Braves Minor League Recap: System flexes power

(24-15) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (15-24) Norfolk Tides 4 Box Score It was a rude return to the Stripers for starting pitcher Carlos Carassco who was greeted with a three run home run in the first inning, along with an RBI single in the second for a grand total of four runs – which is more […]

Atlanta Braves Best and Worst MLB draft picks of the “modern” format

The modern MLB Draft format only really started in 1987, as there used to be multiple drafts in each year, with January and June drafts plus secondary drafts for each. That means we are entering the 40th draft under the current format, though the number of days and rounds has changed at times in those […]

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Which Elder God is Bryce Elder?

Admittedly, this post would’ve made, arguably, more sense had Bryce Elder continued to wreak havoc on the Dodgers in, and past, the sixth inning of yesterday’s game. But, he didn’t. And, if you think about it, isn’t the unknowable mystery of why he can go from Full Bamboozle to Has to be Removed from the […]

Second straight 7-2 victory secures Braves series win vs. Dodgers

In the “he can’t keep getting away with this” starter battle, it was Bryce Elder who came out on top as the winning pitcher.  With some drama, I must say upfront. But even though Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski outlasted Elder, you’d take Elder’s final line every day. This was a fascinating pitching duel: both Elder […]