On August 5, the Braves took the field with their spring training caps, featuring a lone tomahawk on a field of blue. The symbolism was obvious; the rest of the season was for all intents [READ MORE]
The Player Dan Winkler, RHP Age: 27 2017 Level: AAA Gwinnett (rehab assignment) The Results 5.14 ERA, 4.06 FIP 14 G, 0 GS 14 IP 2.57 BB/9 9.00 SO/9 (rehab assignments at class A, A+, and [READ MORE]
Other case studies in this series: Kansas City Royals Look, I know very few of any readers of this blog are big Walgreen Nationals fans, so I’m asking a lot of you all to read [READ MORE]
Late Friday it was announced that Gwinnett starter Andrew Albers was traded by the Braves to the Seattle Mariners for “cash considerations”. I had this “Get To Know a Call-Up” in the can for him [READ MORE]
As the major leagues begin it’s final one-third of the 2017 regular season schedule and the Braves take a hard look at the conclusion of their third year of the John Hart/John Coppolella rebuild that [READ MORE]
In a flurry of moves today, one of the more interesting and surprising was the promotion of Mississippi Braves left-hander Max Fried up to the Show. The Player Max Fried, LHP Age: 23 OFR Rank: [READ MORE]
The Player Ozzie Albies, 2B/SS Age: 20 Bats: S OFR Rank: 2 2017 Level: AAA Gwinnett Braves The Results .285/.330/.440 111 wRC+ 9 HR, 21 SB 6.3 BB% 20.1 K% The History Ozzie Albies was a [READ MORE]
After a brief Aaron Blair interlude, right-hander Lucas Sims has stepped into the Braves starting rotation after a successful season with AAA Gwinnett. The Player Lucas Sims, RHP Age: 23 OFR Rank: 25 2017 Level: [READ MORE]
The Player Micah Johnson, OF Age: 26 Bats: L 2017 Level: AAA Gwinnett Braves The Results .378/.452/.568 185 wRC+ 43 PA, 0 HR, 0 SB 11.6 BB% 20.9 K% (stats from AAA level only) The History [READ MORE]
On Monday, the Atlanta Braves traded left-hander Jaime Garcia and catcher Anthony Recker to the Minnesota Twins and received in exchange rookie league right-hander Huascar Ynoa in what could be the first in a flurry [READ MORE]
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