I am counting down the top prospects in the Braves minor league system, starting with lefty Max Fried. The Player Max Fried, LHP Age: 23 Andy’s Rank: 8 2016 Level: A Rome The Results 3.93 [READ MORE]
2016 Post-Mortem will take a look at each position, how it fared in 2016, and where the team is set to go in the future. Previous Post-Mortems: Catcher. Player BA OBP SLG Comb. WAR [READ MORE]
2016 Post-Mortem will take a look at each position, how it fared in 2016, and where the team is set to go in the future. Player BA OBP SLG Comb. WAR AJ Pierzynski .219 [READ MORE]
Lineup protection is something that’s still discussed pretty heavily in baseball these days. While many saber-concepts have caught on with the mainstream, like shifting defenses, eliminating sacrifice bunts, the silliness of pitcher wins, and better [READ MORE]
Trading the Once-Untradeable Erick Aybar, unfortunately, won’t be remembered fondly in Atlanta. It’s a shame, because he seems like a likable enough guy who tried his hardest. From the moment of his arrival, Aybar never [READ MORE]
I have noticed during the course of the last two seasons there is a surprisingly large pocket of Atlanta Braves fans who like to question Freddie Freeman‘s performance, especially jumping on him for any period [READ MORE]
In a swap of players who never quite reached their potential, the Braves pick up Matt Kemp and $10.5 million dollars from San Diego for Hector Olivera, pending physicals. The #Braves have acquired OF Matt [READ MORE]
Atlanta trades Lucas Harrell & Dario Alvarez to Texas for INF prospect Travis Demeritte Lucas Harrell came up with the White Sox in 2010, and he wasn’t very good with them. In 2012, Houston made [READ MORE]
Earlier this week, I wrote about what Julio Teheran’s trade value should be, or at least what Atlanta should determine it to be. Julio is obviously Atlanta’s biggest trade chip, but he isn’t the only [READ MORE]
Valuing Julio Teheran When a baseball team isn’t good, and it’s July, trade rumors inevitably start firing up. The Braves aren’t good, and it’s July. Hence, the trade rumors are firing up. Arodys Vizcaino is [READ MORE]
Outfield Fly Rule 2016-2020