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How Acquired The Braves signed right-handed pitcher Gensi Angeles out of the Dominican Republic for a small but unreported signing bonus at the start of 2025, in the same class as Diego Tornes. Angeles, who is 6’0, 165What Were Expectations? Angeles, who is 6’0, 165-pounds came in with no real expectations as a 17-year-old arm […]
From Talking Chop | 21 days ago | 2 reads
How Acquired The Braves drafted Isaiah Drake in the fifth round of the 2023 MLB Draft as an overslot prospect out of local North Atlanta HS following an impressive showing at the MLB Draft Combine.What Were Expectations? Expectations were fairly low for Drake heading into the year. He was drafted as a raw, but high […]
From Talking Chop | 21 days ago | 2 reads
We’ve kept saying it in some of these earlier reviews: the Atlanta Braves set a record this past season for the number of players used in a single season. Michael Petersen was one of the many players the Braves relied on for a short period of time while dealing with injuries. It was interesting how […]
From Talking Chop | 21 days ago | 3 reads
Braves History 1995 – Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg Maddux wins the National League Cy Young Award for an unprecedented fourth straight time. Maddux had a remarkable 19-2 record with a 1.63 ERA, the second year his ERA was below 1.80. 2018 – Brian Snitker of the Braves is named the Manager of the Year in […]
From Talking Chop | 22 days ago | 2 reads
The offseason churns on, with Tthe Braves continuing to signal significant additions this offseason. While Anthopoulos was more careful, as he is, in setting expectations for payroll than Terry McGuirk was in setting the aim of a top 5 payroll. Anthopoulos was not shy in setting roster expectations, however, as he reiterated the goals of […]
From Talking Chop | 22 days ago | 1 read
How Acquired Luke was drafted by the Braves in the fifth round of the 2021 MLB draft out of THE Georgia Institute of Technology. What Were Expectations? Entering his fifth year as a professional, Luke did not have too many expectations, especially following his 2024 season where he hit just .235/.317/.322 in 111 games for […]
From Talking Chop | 22 days ago | 2 reads
How Acquired Jesús was acquired via a trade from the Houston Astros for cash considerations on August 7th. What Were Expectations? There were not any expectations for Jesús, given the fact that he was acquired during the season! He was acquired for depth in the organization due to multiple injuries in the organization at the […]
From Talking Chop | 22 days ago | 4 reads
Veteran backstop Sandy León made his first appearance in MLB since 2023, after spending much of the year as the third catcher on Atlanta Braves’ organizational depth chart. How acquired León was well-traveled when Atlanta signed him on April 2, 2024 after he failed to make the Kansas City Royals roster. He’d played in more […]
From Talking Chop | 22 days ago | 3 reads
(This is not a Big Board question, because the contours are too vague to penalize people for being “off.”) By the by, it appears that Alex Anthopoulos spoke to reporters yesterday. While I haven’t seen a broad summary of his remarks, we have teeny-tiny snippets like: If you take it at face value, this suggests […]
From Talking Chop | 23 days ago | 0 reads
Braves Franchise History 1923 – The Boston Braves acquire outfielders Casey Stengel and Bill Cunningham as well as shortstop Dave Bancroft from the New York Giants in exchange for pitchers Joe Oeschger and Bill Southworth. 2015 – The Braves trade shortstop Andrelton Simmons and catcher Jose Briceno to the Angels in exchange for shortstop Erick […]
From Talking Chop | 23 days ago | 3 reads
The Atlanta Braves officially announced their finalized coaching staff on Tuesday. Tommy Watkins, Dustin Garneau, Darnell Coles, and Tony Diaz rounded out the major league staff. Watkins will serve as third base coach, Garneau takes over as catching coach, Coles joins as assistant hitting coach, and Diaz comes aboard as a major league coach. The […]
From Talking Chop | 23 days ago | 2 reads
A lot when down today for a holiday. Drake Baldwin won the Rookie of the Year, and the guys have some great analysis about who might be available with the pick that comes with it. The Braves fleshed out their coaching staff. I mean whatever, I guess we’re walking and bunting now. There were three […]
From Talking Chop | 23 days ago | 3 reads
How was he acquired? Atlanta chose Bagwell out of Collinsville High School (Ga.) in the 6th round of the 2024 draft, using the 191st overall selection on the righty. As a result, Bagwell received a signing bonus of $822,500, which was significantly over-slot for his draft position, in order to keep him from his commitment […]
From Talking Chop | 23 days ago | 1 read
How was he acquired? Drafted by Detroit in the 11th round of the 2023 draft out of the University of Alabama, Atlanta acquired Jarvis in a trade for Rafael Montero at the trade deadline. Expectations for 2025 Seeing as though he was acquired via trade halfway through the season, the expectations for Jarvis were relatively […]
From Talking Chop | 23 days ago | 2 reads
The Atlanta Braves have finalized their coaching staff for the 2026 season with new manager Walt Weiss. There is a lengthy press releases to announce the moves, but here’s the I-can’t-read-size-six-font version. Tim Hyers will return for his second year as hitting coach, as expected. It was an uneven first year under Hyers, but the […]
From Talking Chop | 23 days ago | 0 reads
For multiple seasons now, whenever someone in the Atlanta Braves bullpen struggled, or even when they didn’t, we’d hear a familiar refrain: “When will they call up Hayden Harris? Why hasn’t Hayden Harris been called up yet?” Well, the second one is hard to answer, but the answer to the former was apparently “late in […]
From Talking Chop | 23 days ago | 1 read
Drake Baldwin has won the 2025 NL Rookie of the Year Award after a lovely season that saw him play a major role in helping to make sure that the boat that was the 2025 Atlanta Braves didn’t capsize completely. It’s tough to imagine where the Braves would’ve been without him holding down the fort […]
From Talking Chop | 24 days ago | 0 reads
Braves Franchise History 1995 – Gaffney Street, near the former site of Braves Field in Boston, MA, is renamed Harry Agganis Way, after the former Boston University and Boston Red Sox star, who died during the 1955 season. 1996 – John Smoltz, who won a major league-high 24 games for the Atlanta Braves, wins the […]
From Talking Chop | 24 days ago | 1 read
Heck Yes. Drake Baldwin is the 2025 NL Rookie of the Year. After a stellar first year in the majors (statistically one of the best by a rookie catcher over the past half century), Baldwin earned 21 of the 3o first place votes, beating out fellow finalists Cade Horton of the Cubs and Caleb Durbin […]
From Talking Chop | 24 days ago | 2 reads
The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the Rookie of the Year Award tonight and Braves catcher Drake Baldwin won the National League award over second-place right-hander Cade Horton of the Cubs. Baldwin received 21 first-place votes and 183 points. Horton received the other nine first-place votes and a vote total of 139. First baseman […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 24 days ago | 3 reads
The Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball’s foremost authority on the Rookie of the Year award, didn’t exactly have a memorable campaign on the subject in 2025, but still found a way to sneak at least one player into the voting poll. Jack Dreyer received two top 5 votes in the National League, with Braves […]
From True Blue LA | 24 days ago | 5 reads
After bringing up young players like Brice Turang, Sal Frelick, and Jackson Chourio in recent years, the Brewers had another feature in this year’s Rookie of the Year in Caleb Durbin. Earning a regular spot from the get-go, Durbin’s campaign placed him among fellow National League finalists Drake Baldwin, the catcher for the Atlanta Braves, […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 24 days ago | 6 reads
For the 10th time in Atlanta Braves franchise history and for the third time since 2018, the National League Rookie of the Year is an Atlanta Braves player. Drake Baldwin joins a list that includes Earl Williams in 1971, Bob Horner in 1978, David Justice in 1990, Rafael Furcal in 2000, Craig Kimbrel in 2011, […]
From Talking Chop | 24 days ago | 1 read
The Atlanta Braves seem primed to add long-time Minnesota Twins coach Tommy Watkins to their coaching staff per multiple reports. Dan Hayes of the Athletic was first to report the news earlier this afternoon. As Aaron Gleeman of the Athletic noted, Watkins had been with the Twins for 27 years. Reporting on the Braves side […]
From Talking Chop | 24 days ago | 3 reads
How Acquired The Braves drafted Colby Jones in the 13th round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of a Florida JUCO. Jones was an Alabama commitment who was known more as a sum of all parts gamer type of player with some speed. What Were Expectations? There weren’t a ton of expectations for Jones this […]
From Talking Chop | 24 days ago | 1 read