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What move that you hated worked out okay in the end?

Baseball is, among other things, a series of transactions. Being a baseball fan often involves having feelings about those transactions. Sometimes, those feelings are strong. Baseball also surprises us. If not the perfect blend of predictable and absolutely unpredictable, it’s probably pretty close. Put those two things together, and it means that strong feelings can […]

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about 2 months ago | 0 reads

Braves News: Trades, Starting Pitching, More

The Braves made a trade on Tuesday. However, it was more minor roster shuffling than anything. Waldichuk was actually claimed last week by Atlanta while Wisely was DFA’d. So this simply was to make room on the roster. However, now with Vidal Brujan and Brett Wisely no longer on the roster, it will be interesting […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Braves and Rays make (less than) blockbuster trade

The Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays have hooked up for a trade that sends two players recently designated for assignment by the Braves to the Rays for everyone’s favorite cash considerations or the ever elusive player to be named later. Going to the Rays are infielder Brett Wisely, who the Braves claimed off waivers […]

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about 2 months ago | 0 reads

What we know about Atlanta Braves TV broadcasts in 2026

Trouble has been brewing for quite some time with Main Street Sports Group (MSSG), the company behind FanDuel Sports Network (“FanDuel” — not to be confused with the other FanDuel, which is a gambling outfit), home of dozens of professional sports teams’ regional broadcasts, including the Atlanta Braves. Late last year, MSSG failed to make […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

How many innings will Joe Jimenez pitch in 2026?

Ah, Joe Jimenez. The Braves have gone on a bit of a bullpen construction-slash-reconstruction spree so far this offseason, re-adding Raisel Iglesias and Tyler Kinley while committing big bucks to Robert Suarez. They also brought in Joel Payamps late last season and re-signed him for something notably above league minimum, and Ian Hamilton is hanging […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

Braves News: Sean Murphy, Braves TV Broadcast, more

Over at MLB.com, Mark Bowman discussed a few interesting news nuggets among many offseason topics. For one, he once again mentioned that Sean Murphy likely will miss the start of the 2026, which could make backup catcher a need for the Braves in the early part of the season. The hope is that once Murphy […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Offseason open thread: January 11

I hope everybody’s having a great weekend and that the Sunday scaries aren’t creeping up on y’all out there. Here’s your random clip, enjoy your night.

about 2 months ago | 0 reads

Have the Braves finished improving the bullpen?

The Braves resigned Tyler Kinley yesterday to a slightly smaller deal with an option for 2027. Tyler was a bright spot for Atlanta last year, posting a 0.72/2.74/4.37 line over 25 innings. That works out to a 17 ERA-, 68 FIP-, and 106 xFIP-. He was very good during the last two months after being […]

about 2 months ago | 9 reads

Braves News: Tyler Kinley returns, state of the bullpen, more

The Braves suddenly have a pretty full bullpen, with the addition of Tyler Kinley on a relatively cheap deal for the righty veteran who was quite good for the club after joining at the trade deadline. Veterans Raisel Iglesias, Robert Suarez, Tyler Kinley, Dylan Lee, and Aaron Bummer should be roster locks, with Joel Payamps […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

Braves bring back reliever Tyler Kinley to bolster bullpen

The Atlanta Braves have reunited with trade deadline acquisition Tyler Kinley on a one-year deal with a club option for 2027, according to multiple reports. The deal is worth $3 million in 2026 with a club option for $5.5 million in 2027 with a $1.25 million buyout, according to Robert Murray of FanSided and Foul […]

about 2 months ago | 9 reads

Why can’t we have the Braves on TBS again?

As you may have already heard, the Braves have split from their Fanduel-sponsored TV broadcaster. What we will get in the place of that is to be determined. We’ll see the Braves somewhere, and I believe Battery Power will have some great guesses on the future later. But here the question: why can’t we just […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Braves News: George Soriano claimed, 2026 streaming schedule, and more

The Atlanta Braves announced a couple of moves on Friday, first claiming right-hander George Soriano off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. Then, the club announced that infielder Brett Wisely had been designated for assignment.  Though claimed from the Orioles, Soriano has only appeared in games for the Miami Marlins, where he logged 72 career games, […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

Braves claim George Soriano, designate Brett Wisely

This afternoon, the Atlanta Braves announced that they have claimed right-handed pitcher George Soriano off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles and have designed infielder Brett Wisely for assignment. Soriano, 26, pitched parts of three seasons with the Miami Marlins, debuting in 2023. He was claimed by Baltimore off waivers from Miami on November 5, 2025. […]

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about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Offseason open thread: January 9

I hope the weekend gets off to a great start for everybody! Here’s a random clip for you and now the floor is yours:

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Braves to play multiple games on NBC and Peacock in 2026 season

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Braves Reacts Survey Results: Grading the offseason so far

The polls are closed and the results are in from the SB Nation Reacts survey that we ran earlier this week. In the poll, we asked how you would grade the Atlanta Braves offseason so far by giving a full letter grade. Given that letter grades in this scenario are one-hundred percent subjective, it was […]

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about 2 months ago | 0 reads

Who will broadcast the Braves in 2026?

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Braves News: Ken Waldichuk claimed, arbitration figures, and more

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

Braves claim Ken Waldichuk off waivers

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

Braves terminate broadcast contract with FanDuel Sports Network, per report

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

What would you have traded for Edward Cabrera?

The offseason is well underway at this point, and there have been two trades so far that have caused me to scratch my head a bit. Both have involved Front Offices that, in terms of pedigree and past experience, seem to know what they’re doing — so I’m shrugging a bit in addition to the […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Braves News: TV uncertainty, Ozzie Albies, Freddy Peralta rumors, more

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

Offseason open thread: January 7

Good evening, y’all. Hope everything’s going well. Here’s a random clip for you and now the floor is yours:

about 2 months ago | 0 reads