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Braves News Ronald Acuna is in Venezuela (where things are getting…tense geopolitically) playing baseball, and hit a huge homer, his first of the winter season. We took a look at Nacho Alvarez’ resurgent 2025 season, in which he looked much more like a real major league player, if perhaps only a depth option. MLB News […]
I hope everybody’s continuing to enjoy themselves through this holiday weekend. Here’s the random clip of the evening:
Injuries taketh away and injuries giveth. For Atlanta Braves rookie Nacho Alvarez, Jr., what began as a possible lost season ended up providing the biggest opportunity of his fledgling big league career. How acquired The Braves drafted Alvarez in the fifth round of the 2022 draft. He made his big league debut in 2024 with […]
No, I will not hear your green bean casserole heresy. Or anything with sweet potato. Because ew.
Braves Franchise History 1966 – The Braves acquire Clete Boyer from the Yankees in exchange for outfielder Bill Robinson and pitcher Chi-Chi Olivo. MLB History 1936 – Judge Landis declares Reds players Lee Handley and Johnny Peacock are free agents after they were covered up on minor league teams by Cincinnati. 1957 – Mayor Robert […]
Major League Baseball is in a bit of a lull now, but not for long, as the Winter Meetings are gearing up to kick off in Orlando on December 7. Hot stove action is just around the corner, but until then, we have a player review of Atlanta Braves reliever Hunter Stratton. MLB News: The […]
I hope everybody’s continuing to enjoy the holidays and that your Thanksgiving was lovely, as well. Also, I hope today’s been a great day for y’all as well. The floor is now yours. Here’s a random clip:
The Atlanta Braves had a rough season, in part due to injuries to key players. According to Spotrac, we’re talking 17 players, paid approximately $47 million, missing in action across 1,169 combined days of play. (Amazingly, the dollar total is somehow only the eighth-highest in MLB). Since injuries were tilted to the pitching end, we […]
Baseball is kind of bizarre, if you try to explain it to someone who doesn’t follow it. There’s literally the concept of moving current assets for presumed future assets, in a sport that is about trying to win individual contests with a combination of talent, execution, strategy, and tactics. I dunno, it’s weird. Well, in […]
Braves History 1957 – Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves wins the Cy Young Award as the major leagues’ top pitcher almost unanimously. His only competition for the title is Dick Donovan, of the Chicago White Sox, who receives one vote. 1961 – The Milwaukee Braves traded slugger Frank Thomas to the New York Mets […]
It was a slow holiday for the Atlanta Braves and the rest of Major League Baseball. However, our player review series kept moving and we continued on with prospects Cody Milligan and Landon Harper. MLB News: The San Francisco Giants signed left-hander Sam Hentges to a one-year, $1.4M deal.
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. I’d like to take this time to reiterate that I’m thankful to everybody who helps contribute to making this one of the best places on the internet for Braves fans to hang out. This place is nothing without the readers and the community, so I’m really grateful to everybody who continues to […]
How was he acquired? The Braves took Harper in the 14th round of the 2022 draft, using the 425th selection to take the righty out of the University of Southern Mississippi. He received a signing bonus of $140,000 to join the organization. What were the 2025 expectations? Landon Harper had perhaps the most underrated 2024 […]
How Acquired Cody was selected with the 277th overall pick in the 9th round of the 2019 MLB Draft. What Were Expectations?After a down year in 2024 that saw Cody OPS .664 for Double-A Mississippi (at the time), there were not many expectations for Cody outside of organization filler heading into 2025. 2025 Results 2025 […]
It is a beautiful, late autumn morning as I sip a cup of coffee and watch the lingering, golden yellow leaves of a maple tree fall gently to the ground. The smell of banana bread completing its final minutes of baking wafts through the air. For this, I am thankful. This is the fifth consecutive […]
Yeah yeah it’s Thanksgiving hey look we could go with a generic “What are you thankful for?” thing. Let’s twist it, though. Imagine yourself next year, answering that generic daily question post. What are you gonna be thankful for, baseball-wise, once the 2026 season is in the books? That aside, I wish you all a […]
Braves History 1962 – The Milwaukee Braves trade slugger Joe Adcock and pitcher Jack Curtis to the Cleveland Indians for pitcher Frank Funk and outfielders Don Dillard and Ty Cline. MLB History 2001 – The major league owners vote unanimously to extend commissioner Bud Selig’s contract through 2006. 2019 – The Pirates fill the last […]
All of us at Battery Power wish each of you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your families and loved ones. We have a lot of things to be thankful for as Braves fans, but I want to shout out a few here: Braves News We took a look at Ha-Seong Kim’s brief season in Atlanta, […]
Here’s hoping y’all are having a very nice week so far. Here’s a random clip for you.
When the Tampa Bay Rays opted to cut some salary down the stretch in 2025, the Atlanta Braves leveraged their waiver wire position to infuse some offense at shortstop and attempt to improve their position for 2026 by taking on a few million in salary. How acquired The Braves claimed infielder — and with Atlanta, […]
My wife and I never had Thanksgiving as a big thing growing up. My family was always about an excuse for a day with lots of food, but there wasn’t anything Thanksgiving-y about it, and they certainly weren’t going to let me cook. So, when we moved into our own place, we thought it would […]
Braves Franchise History 1935 – The National League takes over the bankrupt Boston Braves franchise after several failed attempts to buy the club. 2018 – The Braves sign free agents Josh Donaldson and Brian McCann to one-year deals. Donaldson will appear in 155 games while hitting .259/.379/.521 with 37 home runs. McCann posts a .249/.323/.412 […]
It was a quiet day for the Atlanta Braves on the news front, but things continued here on Battery Power as we move through our player review series. Up next, we take a look at Dylan Lee’s 2025 season. The club recently tendered a contract to left-handed Lee, so he will return to the bullpen […]
I hope everybody’s having a lovely week so far! Here’s a random clip for you to enjoy. The floor is now yours.
How Acquired The Braves drafted Ian Mejia in the 11th round of the 2022 MLB Draft, selecting him with their top pick of the now gone third day of the draft. Mejia is a 6’3, 205-pound right-handed pitcher out of New Mexico State, who began his college career with Arizona that was drafted in the […]