Atlanta Braves
LA, This Bud’s For You
Trade Analysis: Atlanta sends RHP Bud Norris, OF Dian Toscano, a player to be named later, and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for LHP Philip Pfeifer and RHP Caleb Dirks (I wish I could [READ MORE]
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Atlanta Braves
The Case for Corey Ray: Or Why Kyle Lewis Dropped on My Draft Board
In looking at the top of the Draft, there’s a lot of hype around Kyle Lewis and his massive numbers. There should be. His triple slash in 2016 of .395/.535/.731 is quite impressive, and 20 home [READ MORE]
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The Atlanta Braves trade two minor leaguers for LHP Brian Matusz and the #76 pick
On Monday evening, the Atlanta Braves traded minor leaguers RHP Brandon Barker and LHP Trevor Belicek to the Baltimore Orioles for LHP Brian Matusz and Baltimore’s 2nd Round supplemental pick (#76 overall) in next month’s [READ MORE]
Atlanta Braves
A Farewell To Frediball
Last Tuesday, Atlanta fired manager Fredi Gonzalez. It wasn’t a particularly shocking move. The Braves, stewards of the worst record in baseball, have an unhappy fanbase hungry for change. Change is what they got. Yes, [READ MORE]
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Learning on the Fly: Sabermetrics 101 – OBP and wOBA
Learning on the Fly: Advanced Metrics and Asking the Right Questions: Part 2 Sabermetrics 101 – OBP and wOBA Alright, I’m starting to dig into the advanced stats that help paint the picture of a [READ MORE]
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Life After Fredi: What Qualifications Do Braves Need in Next Manager?
What’s next? That’s always the question, isn’t it? Fans argued for weeks – really years – whether Fredi Gonzalez should stay or go as manager of the Atlanta Braves. But now that he is actually [READ MORE]
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Learning on the Fly: Sabermetrics 101
Learning on the Fly: Advanced Metrics and Asking the Right Questions: Part I First, I know this an Atlanta Braves-centric blogging site that we feel is not just for us to air out opinions, but [READ MORE]
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Want More Fans MLB? Get Baseball in Front of the Next Generation
Major League Baseball is continuing its quest to find the right formula to make more baseball fans as interest in the game seems to be waning. MLB’s Formulaic Strategy MLB has several initiatives designed, at least [READ MORE]
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Frustrations Are Piling Up For Braves Fans … And We’re Just Into Week 2
I’ve been a pretty vociferous supporter of Fredi Gonzalez these past few years. This past week or so has been a realization that I was in a state of denial. I wanted to give Fredi [READ MORE]
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Podcast To Be Named Later #10: 2016 Opening Day
Welcome to the newest episode of a Podcast To Be Named Later! A Podcast To Be Named Later is a weekly podcast from the authors of OutfieldFlyRule.com covering the Atlanta Braves and other baseball news. [READ MORE]