4/6/17 – Signed 1B Ryan Howard to a minor league contract (worth $750K if called up). 4/9/17 – Signed RHP Jason Motte to a minor league contract. I think we all expected Ryan Howard to [READ MORE]
The 2017 Atlanta Braves – Optimizing the Sub-Optimal A year ago, I posted an article theorizing how best to optimize the 2016 Braves lineup. Fredi Gonzalez didn’t listen to me. Fredi Gonzalez is no longer [READ MORE]
Atlanta trades LHP Andrew McKirahan and RHP Carlos Portuondo to Cincinnati for 2B Brandon Phillips and $13M With January’s sad news of Sean Rodriguez‘ family car accident, the Braves realized Rodriguez might not be ready [READ MORE]
Atlanta trades either cash or a player to be named later (TBD) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for IF/OF/PR Micah Johnson Atlanta signs RHP Arodys Vizcaino to a 1 year, $1,550,000 deal. Atlanta signs LHP [READ MORE]
Atlanta sends RHP Shae Simmons and OF Mallex Smith to Seattle for LHP Luiz Gohara and LHP Thomas Burrows Last week, in Braves Debates #1, I talked about how difficult it would be for players [READ MORE]
It’s wrong to call this a Hall of Fame ballot. I don’t have a Hall of Fame ballot. I’m not allowed to vote (I should be, but they tend to ignore me despite this absolute [READ MORE]
12/8 – Atlanta Braves trade RHP Tyrell Jenkins & LHP Brady Feigl to the Texas Rangers for RHP Luke Jackson. After the morning events, which involved releasing Williams Perez to make room for Rule V [READ MORE]
12/6 – Atlanta Braves sign Eric O’Flaherty to a 1 year, minor league contract. (Setting the scene) EXT: TURNER FIELD: OCTOBER: PLAYER PARKING COPPY and ERIC are loading rosin bags and stretch bands into [READ MORE]
2016 Post-Mortem will take a look at each position for the Atlanta Braves, how it fared in 2016, and where the team is set to go in the future. Previous Post-Mortems: Catcher, 1st Base, 2nd [READ MORE]
11/18/16: Braves select C Tuffy Gosewisch off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Gosewisch, owner of a career .199/.237/.286 line, was waived by Arizona just as the 33 year old catcher was heading into his first [READ MORE]
Outfield Fly Rule 2016-2020