It was a quiet week on the transaction front for the Braves, but GM John Coppollela took time out of packing his Turner Field office to interact with fans on Twitter, prospect Ronald Acuña got [READ MORE]
16. Travis Demeritte, 2B Age: 22 Bats: R 2016 Level: A+ Carolina .266/.361/.554 142 wRC+ 28 HR 17 SB 12.6 BB%, 33 K% (stats from class A+ High Desert and Carolina) The History: Demeritte was a 1st-round [READ MORE]
Continuing my charge through the Braves minor league prospects, here’s my #11-15 rankings, including a relative newcomer at #15. 11. Austin Riley, 3B Age: 20 Bats: R 2016 Level: Rome .271/.324/.479 128 wRC+ 22 HR, [READ MORE]
The Winter Meetings came and went without the Atlanta Braves making a huge trade or signing, but there was plenty of player movement thanks to the Rule V Draft and a couple of minor trades. [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]
On the last day of the 2016 Winter Meetings, the Atlanta Braves continued their pursuit of low-cost/high-reward players by selecting RHP Armando Rivero from the Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 Draft. The Braves made [READ MORE]
The Player Ronald Acuña, OF Age: 19 Bats: R Rank: 10 2016 Level: A Rome The Results .311/.387/.432 139 wRC+ 4 HR, 14 SB 10.5 BB% 16.4 K% The History Acuña was a 2014 international amateur [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]
The Player Ian Anderson, RHP Age: 19 Rank: 9 2016 Level: Rk Danville The Results 2.04 ERA 2.93 FIP 5 G, 5 GS 39.2 IP 2.72 BB/9 8.17 SO/9 (stats from two rookie league levels) The [READ MORE]
If the Beatles say there can be eight days a week, who am I to argue? Here’s your Atlanta Braves week (plus a day) in review. Atlanta Braves Add Former Cardinals Starter Garcia Feeding the Braves’ [READ MORE]
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