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How was he acquired? The Braves selected Miami lefty Herick Hernandez in the fourth round of the 2024 MLB Draft. It was a slight surprise at the time for a kid who put up a 6.14 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in his lone season with the Hurricanes, but the team believed in his fastball – […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
It was a grand opening followed almost immediately by a grand closing when it came to Héctor Neris’ time with the Atlanta Braves. The former high leverage reliever for the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies ended up latching on with the Braves just in time for Spring Training and ended up pitching (or existing?) his […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Braves Franchise History 1999 – Braves coach Don Baylor is named as the new manager of the Chicago Cubs. MLB History 1894 – Charlie Sweeney, who pitched for the Providence Grays, St. Louis Maroons and Cleveland Blues is convicted of manslaughter in San Francisco, California. 1909 – The Boston Red Sox hire former Senators skipper […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The offseason lull is ongoing, but so is our player review series. Up next, we take a look at Atlanta Braves reliever John Brebbia. We break down his impact, his struggles, and what his brief Atlanta tenure means for the team moving forward. Interested in the guys on the farm, too? Our prospect review series […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
How was he acquired? The Braves took Baumann out of Hagerty High School in Florida in the fourth round of the 2023 draft, using the 126th overall pick on the righty. Baumann received a signing bonus of $747,500, which was enough to lure him away from his commitment to the University of Central Florida. What […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
How was he acquired? The Braves drafted Sinnard in the third round of the 2024 draft, using the 99th overall pick to take the righty out of Indiana University. When the Braves took Sinnard, there was a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to reactions. On the one hand, his 6’8, 250-pound frame […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
I want Brebbia back, Brebbia back, Brebbia back pleeeeease. Preferably without barbecue sauce. John Brebbia holds a special place in my heart, which probably seems weird in regard to a fiery-ish red-bearded reliever. I started in a sim league back in 2018, and in a nice turn of fate, my team was becoming good. I […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Braves History 1960 – The San Francisco Giants acquire veteran shortstop Alvin Dark from the Milwaukee Braves and then sign Dark to a two-year contract as team manager. The Giants send infielder Andre Rodgers to the Braves as compensation for Dark. 2021 – Houston remains alive in the World Series with a 9 – 5 […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
There’s a chance that tomorrow’s Game 6 in Toronto might be the final game of the season. If the rumors concerning the Braves and Danny Lehmann hold up, this might be the only thing keeping us from figuring out who the next manager in Atlanta will officially be. With that being said, we know how […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
How acquired The Atlanta Braves top international signing in January 2023 was Luis Guanipa, but a smaller bonus prospect hitter from that same class has been making even more waves over the past couple of seasons. That would be infielder John Gil, who the Braves signed for just $110k out of the Dominican. What were […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
How acquired The Atlanta Braves top international signing in January 2023 was Luis Guanipa out of Venezuela. Guanipa ranked as the #34 prospect according to Pipeline and commanded a $2.5M signing bonus. Guanipa was seen as a bit of a late bloomer for an international signee, as he started to improve at the plate in […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Rolddy Muñoz rolled into town for a rollicking good time. A whole whopping three innings. The right-handed relief prospect has relish-worthy velocity on his fastball and rolls a lot of grounders, but he also walks too many. How acquired Muñoz signed during the 2019 international free agency period for a whole $20,000. What were the […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
When the Mets signed AJ Minter in January, the hope was that he would become a key member of the bullpen they had been missing: an effective lefty reliever. He had been great in Atlanta for his entire career up to this point, holding a 3.28 ERA with 422 strikeouts in 348 2/3 innings since […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Braves History 2021 – The Braves take a three-games-to-one lead in the World Series by winning Game 4 at home, 3 – 2, over Houston. The Astros take an early 2 – 0 lead, scoring a run against unlikely opener Dylan Lee in the 1st and another on a solo homer by Jose Altuve in […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Drake Baldwin has now won a few of the Rookie of the Year equivalent awards, which are awesome recognitions for him. We still await the results in the BWAA NL Rookie of the Year that is the most prestigious of these awards, but also would have a first round pick attached to it for the […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
How Acquired Blake was selected in the second comp round of the 2022 MLB draft – overall the 76th pick. What Were Expectations? After a very impressive stint at Rome to end the 2024 season there were lofty expectations for Blake – especially since he would be more than a full year removed from Tommy […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Mets are hiring Troy Snitker as their next hitting coach, according to reporting by Andy Martino of SNY. The team has not yet confirmed this news. The 36-year-old Snitker is the son of former Braves manager Brian Snitker and has served as a hitting coach in Houston with the Astros for the past seven […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
By pretty much any metric you’d choose, the Chicago Cubs had a top five-ish offense this year in Major League Baseball, even as they suffered through significant dips at times throughout the season. It’s unsurprising, then, that the Cubs are pretty well represented on the list of National League Silver Slugger finalists this year. From MLB.com : First base: Pete Alonso, New York Mets; Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers; Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves Second base: Nico Hoerner, C...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Braves have signed catcher Austin Nola to a minor league deal, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. The contract contains an invitation to Atlanta’s big league spring camp. Nola appeared in 345 MLB games with the Padres and Mariners from 2019-2023, posting some very solid numbers at the plate before his production tailed off…
From RotoFeed | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
33 years ago: Devon White made the best catch I’ve ever seen. The Jays won the game, 3-2, taking a 2 to 1 lead in the series. Without that catch, we likely wouldn’t have won the game (two runs would have been scored, and the Braves would have had a runner in scoring position with […]
From Bluebird Banter | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Like the Nats in general They are now nearly what I feared they'd be last post. Worst of the rest. Only the Athletics are standing in their way. They are clearly behind the Marlins now. Hell so are the Braves. Things have gotten so bad the team is trying to get you excited for the idea of Paul DeJong coming back and DHing even though he can't hit. What the hell are we doing here people? Kick anyone over 27 to the curb. Just play kids...
From Nationals Baseball | 5 months ago | 4 reads
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images It was a busy past few days for many east coast teams. While the initial rush of deals and trades post-lockout has putted out, we’re still seeing the movement of some very big names as we come closer to Opening Day. Some of those being names and teams we can’t say we were fully expecting—Kenley Jansen?! To the Braves?! Just in case some of those news nuggets slipped through your notification cracks, we’ve done the legwork for you, as there’s a drive into ...
From MLB Daily Dish | over 3 years ago | 1 read