For those who question whether defense is as important as offense in baseball, I have two words for you: Andrelton F’n Simmons. The Braves won Wednesday night 3-2 behind the powerful right arms of their [READ MORE]
The Braves lose to the Mets 3-2 Tuesday night in a game that didn’t seem that close. Alex Wood (9-10) takes the loss after laboring through 7 innings, going deep into the count seemingly against [READ MORE]
With yesterday’s acquisition of David Price, Detroit now has the AL’s three most recent Cy Young winners. How many teams have ever had multiple former CYA winners on staff at once? The answer is 113. [READ MORE]
Just before Thursday’s trade deadline, the Braves traded prospect Victor Caratini to the Chicago Cubs for lefty reliever James Russell, utility man Emilio Bonifacio, and $1,000,000. Let’s take a look at each piece involved: James [READ MORE]
Today the Falcons traded LB Akeem Dent to Houston for QB TJ Yates and waived backup QB Dominique Davis. So much for my favorite trivia question: What Falcons QB led Boston College to their [READ MORE]
News came across the wire yesterday that the Cubs were already involved in talks to trade Jeff Samardzija. Granted, the rumor mill is exactly that, but among teams mentioned were the Atlanta Braves. So, what [READ MORE]
What would happen if the practice of giving a W or L to individual players extended beyond just pitchers, and also involved a better process than just lucky timing? Using WPA, I’ve assigned a W [READ MORE]
After having a look at Marquis Grissom with the first post in this series, I move to the next card in the bunch – the 1992 Topps Sammy Sosa. This won’t be exactly the same [READ MORE]
For all the excellent value the Falcons got with the Freeman and Allen picks, they balanced it out with this one. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with the pick, and it’s really hard to [READ MORE]
At arguably the deepest single position in the draft, the Falcons nabbed the small ballhawk from Purdue, Ricardo Allen, with the 147th selection. Like the Southward pick, the Falcons valued durability and experience, as Allen [READ MORE]
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