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After yesterday’s mini-flurry of Braves moves, and ahead of Friday’s non-tender deadline, the Braves have squeezed in another bit of news: Vidal Brujan was, up until this point, one of the Braves’ eight-remaining arbitration-eligible players most directly relevant to the non-tender deadline. (Jake Fraley was claimed on waivers, while Nick Allen and Mauricio Dubon swapped […]
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Well then! Business has certainly picked up and the Braves have gotten off to a fast start to the season. Still, they’ve got a lot more work left to be done before we can all be satisfied with how the team is looking heading into next season. What do y’all think of the offseason so […]
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How Acquired The Braves drafted Cedric De Grandpre in the 13th round of the 2022 MLB Draft. The Canadian hurler was coming from Florida JUCO power Chipola JC, and had a strong 2022 MLB Draft League performance to open some eyes.What Were Expectations? There really weren’t expectations for Cedric’s 2025m even if there were some […]
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How Acquired The Braves drafted Drue Hackenberg in the second round of the 2023 MLB Draft. Not only was he a slight surprise coming off the board that early in the draft, but he came significantly overslot at a $2M signing bonus with a $1.36M slot value due to being sophomore eligible out of Virginia […]
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We take a quick look back at a depth outfielder I was once moderately excited about, but who performed as a replacement level depth option. How Acquired Fairchild was acquired right at the beginning of the season, as the Braves traded cash to the Reds for him. He was a nice depth option for what […]
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It’s fun when the Braves make it easy for me to come up with a question. They traded for Mauricio Dubon. He’s the correct definition of a utility guy: not only can he play all over the diamond and has played all over the diamond, he’s actually good enough defensively to warrant the usage. This […]
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Braves History 1979 – The Atlanta Braves sign relief pitcher Al Hrabosky, a reentry free agent formerly with the Kansas City Royals, to a five-year pact worth $2.2 million. 1997 – Free agent first baseman Andres Galarraga signs a three-year $24.8 million contract with the Atlanta Braves, ending a five-year stint with the Colorado Rockies […]
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After getting done with a busy Wednesday evening consisting of a pair of important deals, Atlanta Braves President and General Manager Alex Anthopoulos took some time to speak with the media after all the smoke cleared. The first major deal that went down on Wednesday was Raisel Iglesias signing on for another season. We all […]
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The Braves had a fascinating day on Wednesday. The first move they made was to trade cash for a flier pitcher from the Rockies, in the former first rounder Ryan Rolison. The second move was to bring Raisel Iglesias back on a one year $16 million dollar deal. The third deal was to trade Nick […]
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Shortly after the Atlanta Braves announced that they had brought back Raisel Iglesias on a one-year deal, it turns out that Alex Anthopoulos wasn’t done for the night. Indeed, the Braves have once again brought out the “white text on a blue background” social media post to announce another deal. This time, it’s their second […]
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The Atlanta Braves have been busy trying to figure out their bullpen situation for next season and maybe beyond as well. Earlier today, they made a minor deal where they acquired Ryan Rolison from the Rockies in exchange for cash considerations. This next deal is a bit bigger, to say the least. Raisel Iglesias will […]
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The Atlanta Braves made a minor roster move today. They’re getting a early start on acquiring lots of relievers. In an alliterative move today, Ryan Rolison of the Rockies was acquired from the Braves for cash considerations today from Colorado. The 28-year-old Rolison appeared in 31 games for the Rockies last season. His line of […]
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This past season, the Atlanta Braves got to take part in one of those MLB special event neutral site games, as they ended up beating the Reds in the ill-fated, rain-delayed 2025 Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway. The rain (and MLB’s inexperience with holding such an event at a speedway) made for a bit […]
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With their loss to the Javelinas in the Division Series, the Arizona Fall League has officially come to an end. Let’s dive into last week performance and take a glance at what each Braves prospect did over the league. Patrick Clohisy2 Games2-for-10, 3B, 2 R, RBI, SB21 Games.284/.389/.383, 13 BB, 12 K, 22 SB Patrick […]
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How was he acquired? Signed out of Venezuela as part of the 2023 international signing class, Reyes received a bonus of $250,000 to join the Braves organization. What were the 2025 expectations? Coming into the 2025 season, Jeremy Reyes received plenty of hype — and rightfully so. All the 19-year-old has done since he came […]
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Picked in the seventh round of the 2019 draft, Davis Daniel beat the odds by even making it to the major leagues. Beginning his career with the Los Angeles Angels, he sped through the minors in 2021 after everyone spent the 2020 season doing whatever it was that they were doing in the minors. He […]
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Earlier this year, winter came and went without the Atlanta Braves hosting their annual Braves Fest event. The reasoning back then was that they were making some serious renovations to the ballpark in order to get the place ready for the upcoming season (and the 2025 MLB All-Star Game festivities, in particular). As such, the […]
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The deadline to add players to the 40-man roster to protect them from being selected in the Rule 5 Draft came and went on Tuesday. The Braves didn’t make any moves, leaving Blake Burkhalter, Ian Mejia, and David McCabe, among others that are even longer shots to get picked in the Rule 5 Draft, unprotected. […]
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MLB History 1900 – American League President Ban Johnson says that the AL has chosen not to renew the National Agreement with the National League, but sees no need for friction between the two sides. 1939 – The National Professional Indoor Baseball League begins play. The league has 10 clubs, one in each major league […]
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Tuesday marked a deadline-heavy day for not just the Atlanta Braves, but all of Major League Baseball. In addition to the start of the Winter Meetings and the Qualifying Offer deadline, Tuesday also marked the deadline for clubs to add any eligible players to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. […]
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Today was an important day on the baseball offseason calendar, as 6:00 p.m. ET today marked the deadline for teams to add players to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from selection in the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. Plenty of teams got busy with making moves and additions to their 40-man roster but […]
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How was he acquired? Signed as a minor league free agent on March 29, 2025, Leonard previously had stops with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. He has yet to make his MLB debut. What were the 2025 expectations? As he was on a minor league deal, the expectations were for Leonard to serve […]
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How was he acquired? Drafted out of Cypress High School (Ca.) by the Braves in the fifth round of the 2024 draft, Montgomery was given a signing bonus of $997,500 to forego his commitment to Arizona State University and begin his professional career. What were the 2025 expectations? Montgomery did not make his professional debut […]
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Rafael Montero was actually somewhat familiar with pitching in Truist Park. After all, he was part of the 2021 American League Champion Houston Astros squad who squared off against the eventual 2021 World Series Champions Atlanta Braves in that year’s World Series. Four years later, Montero found himself in Truist Park as part of the […]
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