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Ronald Acuña Has Earned His Shot
Ronald Acuña, Jr., regardless of his AAA stats accumulated over the last 7 days, has earned his shot to play for the big boy Braves. He’s earned it with an amazing run through the [READ MORE]
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Opening Day 2018! Minor League Edition
Thursday, April 5 is Opening Day for the minor leagues, and the Braves are now entering their fourth season after the organization decided to rebuild. The highlights of that first draft in 2015 are now [READ MORE]
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Brave Transactions: Akeel Switch
Traded RHP Akeel Morris to Angels for a Player To Be Named Later Traded RHP Akeel Morris to the Angels for a PTBNL At least Braves fans can stop constantly wondering exactly what [READ MORE]
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Brave Transactions: 4/2/18
Placed P Josh Ravin (Atlanta) on the 10 day DL (viral infection). Designated P Miguel Socolovich (Atlanta) for assignment. Selected the contract of P Anibal Sanchez from AAA Gwinnett. Recalled C Carlos Perez from AAA [READ MORE]
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Building a Better ERA with Julio Teheran
Opening Day 2018 was, for the most part, a resounding success. Freddie Freeman and Ozzie Albies homered, and we will long remember Nick Markakis‘ walk-off, game ending home run. Another bright spot in the game [READ MORE]
Prospect List
Atlanta Braves Prospects 2018 Composite List
Happy Opening Day Eve, Braves fans! After an offseason like none other the organization has seen, I know you are all happy to get to drama happening between the white lines rather than in MLB [READ MORE]
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Braves Transaction: Ryan Flaherty and Peter Bourjos
The Braves were busy tinkering with their bench on Sunday afternoon, signing free agent utilityman Ryan Flaherty to a major league contract reportedly worth around $750,000, per ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, and elite defensive outfielder Peter Bourjos [READ MORE]
Learning on the Fly
Learning on the Fly: Sabermetrics 101 – FIP
Learning on the Fly: Sabermetrics 101 Just the FIP {Editor’s Note: This series is told from the perspective of a “traditional” stats fan learning about “new” stats. Here are his previous entries: Intro and [READ MORE]
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Braves Spring Training Update: March 25, 2018
There was some unexpected drama on Saturday that had nothing to do with the Yankees split squad 8-3 victory over the Braves. After left-hander Scott Kazmir pitched one inning in relief of starting pitcher Julio [READ MORE]
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Atlanta Braves: Learning From Past Trades To Build A Better Future
Periodically, an Atlanta Braves fan will propose trading prospects to fill a hole on an MLB roster. Occasionally, this strategy this pays off, as when the Houston Astros acquired Justin Verlander at the trade deadline [READ MORE]