Injuries and poor performances by Braves starting pitchers continue to give opportunities to young players. The Braves have announced that their top pitching prospect has been selected to join the team and will make his [READ MORE]
In response to outfielder Nick Markakis‘s potential exposure to the COVID-19 virus, the Braves have recalled their #1 prospect to the majors. The Player Cristian Pache, OF Age: 21 Bats: R OFR Prospect Rank: 1 [READ MORE]
On August 15th, Fox Sports South televised a Braves player pool intrasquad scrimmage that took place at Truist Park. Ostensibly, this event was designed to give viewers a way to see top prospects in action. [READ MORE]
It’s Tuesday, and in the 2020 baseball season that means the Braves have suffered something horrible and have made a change to their starting rotation. This week it’s the removal of left-hander Sean Newcomb from [READ MORE]
This time last week I pushed a similarly titled piece out about Mike Foltynewicz. Now another Atlanta starter needs to be replaced, but in some ways the answer to the question is simpler. No one. [READ MORE]
In a surprise transaction on Monday night, the Braves designated right-hander Mike Foltynewicz for assignment following a disastrous first start of the season against the Tampa Bay Rays. Foltynewicz went only 3.1 innings and allowed [READ MORE]
Both projected Braves starting catchers Travis d’Arnaud and Tyler Flowers are experiencing “flu-like symptoms” before the first game of the 2020 season and rookies Alex Jackson and William Contreras have been activated. While both d’Arnaud [READ MORE]
Typically around this time of the year, we would publish a Mid-Season Prospect Update to reflect on changes to prospects that we’ve seen after a spring and a few months of minor league action. In [READ MORE]
The Atlanta Braves have signed OF Yasiel Puig to a one-year major league contract, pending a physical. Terms have not been disclosed. Nevermind With first baseman Freddie Freeman‘s 2020 availability still uncertain after contracting the [READ MORE]
Also in this series: The Best Transaction Made By Every Braves General Manager, Part 1: Boston and Milwaukee In part one, I looked at the people who were making the baseball operations decisions for the [READ MORE]
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