Latest news and updates about the Braves
Television and streaming rights for Major League Baseball are changing frequently, and in 2026, you’ll be able to find the Atlanta Braves featured on NBC and Peacock exclusively a handful of times. One big change: Sunday Night Baseball has transitioned from ESPN to NBC. That is a welcome change in my humble opinion, and it […]
From Talking Chop | 10 days ago | 1 read
We’ll have more coverage on this later, but it’s a Friday, so it’s low-effort question time. The Braves could renegotiate something with FanDuel. I’m not sure why they would, but they could. MLB Media is the other default assuming nothing else happens — which picked up some other team games when FanDuel’s corporate parent was […]
From Talking Chop | 10 days ago | 1 read
The Atlanta Braves reported Thursday that left-hander Ken Waldichuk had been claimed off waivers from the Athletics. The club also announced that infielder Vidal Bruján had been designated for assignment. 28-year-old Waldichuk debuted in 2022 and has 42 games under his belt. He has an underwhelming 6-11 record to accompany his 5.28 ERA. As for […]
From Talking Chop | 10 days ago | 0 reads
Mike Yastrzemski was a great San Francisco Giant in his six seasons with the team. Now he’s moved on to the place where so many former Giants end up: the Atlanta Braves. Yaz signed a two-year, $23M contract with the Braves, essentially to provide a reliable veteran corner outfielder with excellent defense and adequate hitting […]
From McCovey Chronicles | 10 days ago | 2 reads
The Atlanta Braves made a habit out of claiming players off of waivers during the regular season (for obvious reasons) and early on in the offseason as well. There was a bit of a lull (which has spread across most of baseball) but that’s changed today. Earlier this afternoon, the Braves made a move to […]
From Talking Chop | 10 days ago | 1 read
Not to get too in the weeds on a Thursday afternoon, but here’s the deal. As reported by Evan Drellich in The Athletic, the Braves are one of nine teams terminating their existing broadcast contract with FanDuel. Key points: Other than that, stay tuned. But if for some reason you found the idea of FanDuel […]
From Talking Chop | 10 days ago | 2 reads
According to MLBTR, the A’s and Shea Langeliers are in agreement on a contract for 2026 that will pay the catcher $5.25M and avoid the dreaded arbitration hearing. Langeliers was the last arbitration eligible player on the A’s, who previously have come to agreements with Austin Wynns ($1.1M), Ken Waldichuk ($825M, claimed by the Braves […]
From Athletics Nation | 11 days ago | 1 read
Well Mark Bowman wrote a good article on the status of the Braves’ search for starting pitching to add this offseason. It was interesting that he seemed to think that non-qualifying offer free agents or perhaps select non-top-tier trade options are the more likely avenues. Freddy Peralta is a hot commodity and has been covered […]
From Talking Chop | 11 days ago | 1 read
Even as the Milwaukee Brewers have downplayed potentially trading ace Freddy Peralta, there’s reportedly growing interest among several contenders across the league. According to recent reporting from Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic, the Dodgers and Braves have joined a group of teams — including the Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox — interested […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 11 days ago | 4 reads
The Atlanta Braves are one of nine teams in baseball who are currently dealing with a murky outlook when it comes to their TV deals. FanDuel Sports Network is operated by Main Street Sports Group nowadays and as what seems like usual for this particular company, they’re dealing with some serious financial issues. These issues […]
From Talking Chop | 12 days ago | 1 read
Ozzie Albies having a club option for 2026 really killed my momentum. Or, perhaps more accurately, the Braves not immediately exercising said option killed my momentum. It’s mostly my fault, because of course they were going to — for a marginal cost of $3 million, it would be almost as insulting as the original deal […]
From Talking Chop | 12 days ago | 0 reads
The Atlanta Braves and the rest of Major League Baseball are gearing up for the international signing period, beginning January 15th. This time around, the Braves have over $6.2M to spend. Linked to Jose Manon and Starling De La Cruz, here’s how the international singing period may shake out for Atlanta. More Braves News: The […]
From Talking Chop | 12 days ago | 0 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Braves fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Atlanta Braves came into this offseason with blazing speed being one of the most active […]
From Talking Chop | 12 days ago | 1 read
As mentioned yesterday, the Braves, like many teams, continue to be involved in talks regarding the addition of starting pitching. While Ken Rosenthal suggested the Braves are more likely to sign an arm than trade for one. Atlanta is one of several teams that have checked on starter Freddy Peralta of the Brewers. The idea […]
From Talking Chop | 13 days ago | 2 reads
The turning of the calendar from 2025 to 2026 has come and gone, which makes this as perfect of a time as any to start to take a bit of an inventory of sorts when it comes to how the 2026 Atlanta Braves are shaping up. It also gives us an excuse to really start […]
From Talking Chop | 14 days ago | 1 read
It’s a new year so we’ve got new rumors when it comes to the Atlanta Braves and their plans for continuing to improved their roster for the upcoming 2026 season. Earlier on in the offseason, Alex Anthopoulos made it clear that the three areas that they’d be prioritizing were shortstop, bullpen and starting pitching — […]
From Talking Chop | 14 days ago | 3 reads
Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic released his latest updates across the league for many teams still looking to fill needs this offseason. For the Braves, it was simply reemphasizing what was already known. The Braves are looking to add to their starting rotation and will likely do it via free agency instead of a trade. […]
From Talking Chop | 14 days ago | 1 read
I didn’t realize that when we bought our house that we were moving into the Chainsaw District of town. This part of town is all about their chainsaws and lawn mowers and leaf blowers and weed eaters. And prime time for all of that is Saturday morning from 730-930am. It’s like the leaf blowers are […]
From Talking Chop | 15 days ago | 0 reads
In 2025, Bryce Elder led the Braves’ pitchers in innings pitched. By a lot, as it turned out. It was by 30 innings and 2 outs. That’s the kind of carnage that the starting pitching rotation was subjected to during last season. It might take something like that for him to repeat that. I mean, […]
From Talking Chop | 16 days ago | 0 reads
2026 began with an incredibly slow day on the news front. However, with a new year, it’s time to remember those who passed away in 2025 with our annual Braves in Memoriam. MLB News: Tatsuya Imai and the Houston Astros reportedly agreed to a three-year, $54M deal. The deal allows the right-hander to opt out […]
From Talking Chop | 17 days ago | 0 reads
These are the members of the Braves organization who passed away in 2025. Sandy Alomar, Sr.Second baseman, ShortstopOctober 19, 1943 – October 13, 2025MLB: 1964-1978Braves: 1964-66 Sandy Alomar, Sr., had a long career as both a player and a coach. Father of Sandy, Jr. and Hall of Fame second baseman, Roberto, Alomar, Sr. debuted with […]
From Talking Chop | 18 days ago | 0 reads
First of all, a big Happy New year from Battery Power. Here’s to another year of Braves coverage. Well the big news of the day was the Braves being linked in multiple spots to Tatsuya Imai. I have been pushing Imai a bit for the past few weeks for the Braves, as he makes a […]
From Talking Chop | 18 days ago | 0 reads
I just want to say thanks to everybody who’s helped make this year a really special one for both me personally and the website as a whole. Thank you a million times over and let’s make sure 2026 is an even better year — especially if our Braves bounce back. Here’s a random clip:
From Talking Chop | 18 days ago | 0 reads
Braves Franchise History 1966 – The Braves trade Eddie Mathews to the Astros. Mathews is the only player to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. MLB History 1918 – Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager. Gleason will win the American League pennant in his first season, but it will […]
From Talking Chop | 19 days ago | 0 reads
As an initial stab, you might have guessed that since adopting the power-oriented offensive approach in 2019, the Braves have not been much for accumulating stolen bases. That’s fairly intuitive, but unfortunately, it gets somewhat upended by reality. The Braves finished just inside the top ten in team stolen bases in 2018, and then again […]
From Talking Chop | 20 days ago | 1 read