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Offseason open thread: January 26
Ivan asked about it earlier but yeah, hopefully everybody out there in the path of this weekend’s winter storm rode it out both warmly and safely at the same time. Spring Training will be here before we all know it and we need everybody locked in and ready to go without freezing out there. Anyways, […]
Braves bring back José Suarez
Not even two weeks ago, the Braves ended up seeing lefty pitcher José Suarez get claimed off waivers by the Orioles after Atlanta had designated him for assignment. As fate would have it, Suarez’s time with the Orioles ended up being extremely short after the Orioles decided to DFA him last week after they claimed […]
Cam Caminiti makes Keith Law’s Top 100 Prospects List
Keith Law has released his updated Top 100 Prospects List on The Athletic, in an article found here. The only Atlanta Braves farmhand to make the list was Cam Caminiti, coming in at No. 35. This means prospects such as JR Ritchie, Didier Fuentes, and Owen Murphy came up shy of cracking the Top 100 […]
Atlanta Braves land two prospects in MLB Pipeline’s updated Top 100 list
As reported last week with the Baseball America news, end of January means updated prospect list and just like that we saw MLB Pipeline drop their updated Top 100. Last week we saw JR Ritchie come in at No. 84 overall, while Cam Caminiti rose all the way up to No. 53 for Baseball America. […]
ESPN tabs Braves as top breakout team for 2026
We’ve definitely hit a lull here in the offseason — one where no news is good news as you hope that players and coaches are continuing to make personal preparations for the season while hopefully avoiding pratfalls such as, oh, I don’t know, slipping on ice or something like that. As such, this is a […]
How’d you make out in the storm?
I look at weather.gov a lot. It’s not that I need to, for any reason. It’s kind of like a tic, or perhaps more accurately, a low-stakes dopamine search. So, the past few days have been somewhat amusing, because the home page of that site was particularly colorful — pinks, light blues, dark blues, purples […]
Braves News: Starting Pitching, More
As we enter the last week of January, Spring Training is coming into full view and is about three weeks away for most teams. But many teams still have a need or two to address before the prep for the season arrives. The need for the Braves remains starting pitching, with some intriguing names still […]
Was 2025 as bad as it will get?
The Braves only managed 76 wins last season. It’s hard to imagine the Braves doing worse than that. And that 76 win team had a 10 game winning streak in September. That team lost their Opening Day starting rotation. Well, you all know all that. But was 2025 as bad as it will get? At […]
Braves News: Craig Kimbrel, Yu Darvish retirement, more
Things are largely quiet on the Braves’ front, as we wait for the last of the free agent market and the trade market to settle, going into Spring Training in two weeks. There are still starters that would make sense for Atlanta (Framber Valdez, Chris Bassitt, Nick Pivetta, etc.) on the open market and via […]
Offseason open thread: January 24
Sorry for the late thread tonight, y’all. Stay safe out there, folks! Here’s a random clip:
Will there be a MLB snow out this season?
Unless you missed the news on The Weather Channel, local news channels, national news channels, from Facebook, Twitter, your co-workers, your mama and your grandma; there’s a storm brewing. Anywhere from four to eighteen inches of snow is headed. The grocery stores in my part of Braves Country were at DEFCON 2 on Thursday and […]
Braves News: Luke Williams returns, Baseball America’s Top 100, and more
Earlier this week, utilityman Luke Williams signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves. 29-year-old Williams joined the Braves in 2023, and since then, he’s appeared in 89 games. In 2025, he logged most of his innings at shortstop, but he’s also been known to be on the mound when necessary. The move was […]
Offseason open thread: January 23
I hope you’re staying warm out there. I also hope you’re staying safe this weekend, as the winter storm that figures to hit the core area of Braves Country figures to be a pretty nasty one. Anyways, the floor is now yours and here’s a random clip:
Atlanta Braves land two prospects in Baseball America’s Top 100
It’s January which means it’s Top 100 time and Baseball America kicked us off two days ago announcing their updated pre-season Top 100. With a lot of the top positional talent in the system under 20 years of age, it’s no surprise that the two players that land in the Top 100 are both pitchers. […]
Where will innings per start go in 2026?
In 2017, starters averaged five and a half innings per start. Now, there’s no such thing as half an inning, but that’s the beauty of math. That number dipped slightly in 2018, to 5.4 innings per start. Even ignoring 2020, where teams felt more comfortable and/or harried into just getting through the 60-game season, the […]
Luke Williams returns on MiLB deal
The Atlanta Braves snuck this through the transaction wire earlier this week, but the team has brought back utility player/pitcher Luke Williams on a minor league deal. The moved happened the same day the team announced that Ha-Seong Kim will be lost for most of the first half of the regular seasons. The move to […]
Offseason open thread: January 22
Good evening, I hope everything’s going well for you. The floor is now yours and here’s a random clip:
What will Chris Sale produce in 2026?
Prior entries: Chris Sale led Braves pitchers with 3.6 fWAR in 125 2/3 innings of work last year. When the Braves acquired Sale for Vaughn Grissom, they were able to do so because it was perfectly reasonable to assume that Sale would make fewer than ten starts in 2024, given his propensity for both baseball-related […]
Braves News: Andruw Jones, offseason options dwindling, more
Well options are beginning to dwindle for the Braves to add another impact player this offseason. They have a stated desire to add to their starting rotation and Framber Valdez is still out there on the market (though would cost a draft pick to sign), but the market has been moving for the last couple […]
Offseason open thread: January 21
I hope everybody’s having a lovely evening tonight. Here’s a (not-so) random clip for you to kick things off.
Andruw Jones: “Chipper told me “The Hall wouldn’t be complete without you”
“They wanted to put a right-hander in the lineup and I took advantage of that.” That’s how Andruw Jones described getting the opportunity from then-manager Bobby Cox and then-General Manager John Schuerholz to join that 1996 Atlanta Braves team that went on to win the pennant. Jones famously hit two homers in his first two […]
How badly did the White Sox bungle the Luis Robert Jr. situation?
Not a long one here, but while y’all were celebrating Andruw Jones’ election to the Hall of Fame, the Mets traded for Luis Robert Jr. That completed a years-long flirtation between the White Sox and literally anyone even remotely interested in Robert’s services. In the end, though, all the White Sox got were Luisangel Acuña […]
Braves News: Andruw Jones to HOF, Ronald Acuña Jr. predictions, and more
Tuesday marked a huge day for the Atlanta Braves organization, as Andruw Jones was finally elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The Atlanta great was included on 333 of the 425 ballots, giving him just over the 75% of votes needed to make the 2026 class. Fellow center fielder Carlos Beltran was also […]
Andruw Jones elected to Baseball Hall of Fame for class of 2026
The results of the BBWAA’s voting process for the 2026 Hall of Fame Class has been revealed and it’s now official: Cooperstown beckons for Andruw Jones. The center fielder from Curaçao is now the latest member of those glorious ‘90s Atlanta Braves teams to earn a spot in the hallowed circle of Baseball’s Hall of […]
A bounce-back Braves season gets trickier without Ha-Seong Kim
It’s been a couple of days now since the news hit Braves Country like a meteor falling out of the sky. Ha-Seong Kim is now set to miss all of spring training and at least a couple of months of the regular season on top of that. This is after he reportedly slipped on ice […]
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