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Some real (and old) concerns about the 2026 Braves are starting to emerge
Let’s start this off with some good news: If the Braves play straight-up mediocre .500 baseball from this point forward, they should still have enough wins to get them back into the Postseason. The fantastic level of form that they reached during late-March and throughout April and most of May has essentially ensured that the […]
MLB Draft 2026: Players with most at stake ahead of Combine
The 2026 MLB Draft Combine kicks off June 23-26 in Phoenix, and there are going to be a massive 335 players involved this year. Some of these players have more at stake in front of the Atlanta Braves and the 29 other teams, and for different reasons. Today I plan to take a look at […]
Braves 2026 Draft Candidate Gio Rojas Scouting Report
As we close in on the 2026 MLB Draft, the focus on who the Atlanta Braves are looking at for the ninth overall pick has come into focus a bit. Names like Georgia Tech outfielder Drew Burress, Arkansas catcher Ryder Helfrick, Kentucky shortstop Tyler Bell, and Florida prep lefty Gio Rojas seem to be the […]
How do the Braves feel about Dylan Dodd?
This isn’t a “how do you feel about Dylan Dodd” post. It’s more about the Braves. Two buckets of facts, and then I’ll add a third. Bucket the first: in 2025, Dodd had an 85/94/83 line (ERA-/FIP-/xFIP-). That’s not a dominant reliever line, but it is a pretty good one. In 2026 so far, Dodd […]
Braves News: Tarik Skubal, Drake Baldwin, More
While the product on the filed for the Braves is having some ups and downs at the moment, it appears many around baseball continue to think Atlanta is clearly a contender. And for some, the Braves are the contender that could make the most sense as the landing spot for coveted pitcher Tarik Skubal. While […]
Braves offense lifeless again in loss to Padres
The Braves offense was lifeless against Michael King and the San Diego bullpen on Monday night, losing 1-0 to drop their second game in a row. It was more of the same for Grant Holmes, who labored through 4 2/3 innings. He hung a slider to struggling Manny Machado in the fourth inning that was […]
Braves at Padres chat and discussion: Grant Holmes vs Michael King
The Atlanta Braves are coming off a series win against the Brewers in which in the two wins were one run games. Tonight they will face another tough test where they have to travel out west and face a Padres team that is two games over .500 looking to prove that they are a legitimate […]
Dominic Smith and Mike Yastrzemski return to lineup as Braves face Padres
The Atlanta Braves have been struggling mightily offensively in the month of June. In fact, they are tied for last in MLB in runs scored which is much different than what we were seeing in the previous months of the season. Of course, there are injuries to blame, but there has also been underperformance from […]
The Braves travel out west to face the Padres
The Atlanta Braves are headed out west to face the Padres and they could use a series victory to get back on track. The. The Braves did take two from the Brewers, but they won in games where the Braves did not produce much offense. The Braves will likely need their offense to kick it […]
Drake Baldwin, Ozzie Albies poised to start at 2026 All-Star Game after second vote update
Are you tired of the Hamilton-adjacent cosplays yet? Well, Braves Country isn’t throwing away its shot to send some Braves to the All-Star Game. But some help may be needed. With three days left remaining in Phase 1 of voting, Major League Baseball has released the second balloting update for the 2026 All-Star Game in Philadelphia. […]
The Week Ahead for Atlanta: California, here comes the Braves
It’s kind of hard to believe that the final West Coast swing of the season has finally arrived and the season hasn’t even hit the All-Star break yet. Whether you consider that to be a blessing (that this won’t come in August or September) or a curse (that it’s usually rough going out there no […]
Braves prospects Eric Hartman, John Gil pass the eyeball test at Rome
The Atlanta Braves minor league system is rapidly improving and this year the fastest-rising position player in all of baseball may be Atlanta’s 20th round pick from 2025, recently-turned 20-year-old Canadian outfield prospect Eric Hartman, who is currently dominating the competition at High-A Rome. He’s not the only highly-ranked position player in the Braves system […]
Braves 2026 Draft Candidate Ryder Helfrick Scouting Report
As we close in on the 2026 MLB Draft, the focus on who the Atlanta Braves are looking at for the ninth overall pick has come into focus a bit. Names like Georgia Tech outfielder Drew Burress, Arkansas catcher Ryder Helfrick, Kentucky shortstop Tyler Bell, and Florida prep lefty Gio Rojas seem to be the […]
Braves Minor League Recap: John Gil, Cody Miller flex power again
(39-34) Louisville Bats 1, (38-36) Gwinnett Stripers 10 Box Score Offense was the name of the game as the Stripers broke out for 10 runs on 14 hits including seven extra-base hits and two home runs. They scored early, and often, and rode some strong pitching performances to win the game of the series. Hurston […]
Do you still dread West Coast trips?
Here’s a bit of history: West Coast trips: Partial West Coast trips: Basically, the Braves haven’t had a winning West Coast Only road trip from the start of the 2018 run. Where they have fared a lot better are trips that involve a West Coast swing and other games, with just two such losing road […]
Braves News: Bryce Elder, Week Ahead, More
Overall, it was another somewhat tough week for the Braves. However, despite another Sunday loss, the Braves did win the weekend in a pretty important series against the Brewers. That is certainly a needed positive. The Braves remain in a fine position, it now just needs to win another series to get back full momentum. […]
Braves vs. Brewers (and Giants) series recap: The only way out is to push through
This’ll be another quick opening in the series recap department since we’ve got another rain-shortened series recap that fell through the cracks. It’s also very similar to last week’s rain-shortened recap to where it was pretty miserable to sit through as a fan. The Atlanta Braves continued their skid by looking flat for the majority […]
Braves drop Brewers series finale
The Atlanta Braves took the series win, but couldn’t complete the sweep against the Milwaukee Brewers after falling 9-4 at Truist Park. Atlanta got on the board early on with Ozzie Albies picking up where he left off from last night’s game with a sacrifice fly to bring Mauricio Dubón in for the first run. It […]
Braves vs Brewers Chat & Discussion—Elder vs Gasser
The Braves are going for the sweep. The offense has to wake up and Elder has to set the tone early to bounce back from his last outing. First pitch is set for 1:35 p.m. EDT Game Notes Lineup Preview
Ha-Seong Kim returns to Braves lineup in series finale
The Atlanta Braves are running it back for the sweep against the Milwaukee Brewers on this Father’s Day Sunday. The only batter on the Braves’ side who’s had experience against the Brewers’ Robert Gasser is Joey Bart, who’ll be batting seventh in the lineup. For the Brewers, Brice Turang has had his fair share of […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Eric Hartman Hits 18th Homer
Saturday’s action in the Atlanta Braves system was headlined by Eric Hartman’s 18th homer of the season, but he wasn’t alone in hitting it out of the park. Luis Guanipa, Conor Essenburg, and Cody Miller all homered in a fun Augusta game, while Johan Rodriguez hit a pair down in the FCL. We also got […]
What is Ozzie’s “top game”?
The Ozzie Albies Game was definitely played yesterday. There was his home run to take the lead. Then his error in the top of the next inning, which aided Milwaukee into BABIPing themselves into the lead. Then there was this home run to win the game in the ninth. Ozzie describes this game as “one […]
Bryce Elder takes the mound in Brewers series finale
Happy Father’s Day! And another baseball Sunday as the Atlanta Braves look to close out the series with a sweep against the Milwaukee Brewers. Bryce Elder, currently boasting a 3.15 ERA, didn’t have the best outing last week against the Mets, allowing 10 hits, six runs and only two strikeouts across four innings. The game […]
Braves News: Michael Harris returns, Ozzie Albies defines fate, more
With the Braves having secured a series win over the formidable Brewers, the good vibes are back (for now) after a tough little stretch of games. They’ve won the first two games of the series against a really tough Milwaukee team throwing two really good starters. The teams still has holes to fill at the […]
Ozzie Albies giveth, he taketh, and he giveth again in walk-off win
In a battle of tough lefties, Chris Sale and the Braves faced Kyle Harrison and the Brewers for game 2 in Atlanta. After 1-2-3 frames from each lefty to start the game, Sale worked around some traffic to keep things scoreless in the second. From there things settled in for a pitching duel, as Harrison […]
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