Welcome to ICYMI: Atlanta Braves Weekly Blog Recap. For ICYMI, we collect a sampling of the week’s best articles, podcasts, and other news about the Atlanta Braves. This is a way to get a weekly recap of all things Braves, from multiple outlets, all in one place. Enjoy!
Sunday
OFR’s own Andy Harris continues his weekly series covering the Atlanta Braves farm system. Gwinnett Stripers INF Tyler Smith earned the OFR Player of the Week award, while Gwinnett Stripers RHP Wes Parsons earned OFR Pitcher of the Week honors. He also looks at the Southern League All-Star Game performances of Touki Toussaint, Tyler Marlette, and Tyler Neslony. He later reviews the South Atlantic League All-Stars, led by Rome Braves Bruce Zimmermann, Walter Borkovich, Kelvin Rodriguez, and Freddy Tarnok.
Andy also profiled Evan Phillips in his Get To Know A Callup series. Look for these any time the ATlanta Braves call up a new player.
On the Knockahoma Nation podcast, Michael Cooper of the KDVS Foundation joins Ken Hendrix and Josh Brown to talk about the Atlanta Braves and raise awareness about Koolen-de Vries Syndrome.
Joel Walker and Joel Bronson of the High and Tight Podcast talk about the Atlanta Braves, the bullpen, talk about the Dale Murphy experience, and play some Braves games.
Zach Dillard of FOX Sports South joins the The Talking Chop Podcast to talk Julio Teheran, Dansby Swanson, Mike Soroka, Ender Inciarte, Freddie Freeman, and more.
Monday
Friend of OFR Tommy Poe of Walk-Off Walk looks at the vastly improved defense of the Atlanta Braves, which was in some ways improved simply by not playing Matt Kemp and Matt Adams.
Ivan The Great at Talking Chop looks for relief candidates who don’t have scary platoon splits.
Andy Patton at Prospects 1500 gives a good scouting report on Touki Toussaint.
Tuesday
Demetrius Bell of Talking Chop looks at the leadoff woes for the Atlanta Braves.
Wednesday
Alan Carpenter of Tomahawk Take wonders how Mets GM Sandy Alderson’s resignation can affect the Braves. (Editor Note: Alderson is stepping down to treat a recurrence of his cancer. We here at OFR wish him all the best and hope he can get himself healthy. Eff cancer. – CJ)
.Grant McAuley of 92.9 The Game and Around The Big Leagues looks at the potential impact Ronald Acuna could have on the team as he returns from injury.
Thursday
Josh Brown of Knockahoma Nation explains why the Braves lost to Cincinnati. Hint: other teams are trying to win, too. It’s how baseball go.
Eric Cole of Talking Chop looks at the unintended consequences of the Atlanta Braves having such a deep minor league system.
Friday
On the Platinum Sombrero Podcast, prospect guru Andy Harris of OFR joins Talking Chop’s Doc Herbert and OFR’s Dylan Short to talk about Jacob deGrom, Touki Toussaint, and the interminable Waffle House vs IHOP(B) debate.
Jason Woodell of Prospects 1500 gives us a scouting report on Cristian Pache.
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