Near the trade deadline in 2016, the Braves hoped they had stopped the merry-go-round of mediocrity in left field when they traded for Matt Kemp from the San Diego Padres. Kemp provided a much-needed power [READ MORE]
The greatest Brave to wear #54 is pretty easy, but he’s got footsteps coming up behind him- it’s Kris Medlen. A 10th round pick out of Santa Ana College in 2006, Medlen for the most [READ MORE]
According to Fangraphs, no team in the major leagues last season extracted more value from the catching position than the Atlanta Braves. The Flozuki tandem was so successful, the Braves moved quickly to keep the [READ MORE]
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The Atlanta Braves have the number 1 prospect in all of America. After decimating the minor leagues a season ago, Ronald Acuña is the name on every evaluators lips. [READ MORE]
If you ask many Braves fans what their most disappointing trade during the rebuild was, the answer would be the trade that sent shortstop Andrelton Simmons to the Angels for shortstop Erick Aybar and right-handers [READ MORE]
The greatest Brave to wear #55 is Mark Grant, reliever for the 1990 Atlanta Braves. Apologies to Joe Johnson, who wore it for some portion of his 1985 rookie season, but how much is unknown. The [READ MORE]
Since the retirement of Hall-of-Famer Chipper Jones after the 2012 season, Atlanta Braves third basemen have accumulated 7.1 fWAR. In other words, it has taken five years for Braves third baseman to accumulate as much value [READ MORE]
The greatest Brave to wear #56 is Oscar Villarreal. Signed by the Diamondbacks in 1998 as an amateur free agent, Villarreal advanced quickly through Arizona’s system. He pitched in AAA as an 18-year old, [READ MORE]
The best Brave to wear #57 is Jorge Campillo. Ok, technically speaking, the best player to ever wear the # was John Smoltz, who wore it when he first reached the majors. However, Smoltz wasn’t [READ MORE]
ALSO IN THIS SERIES: First Base Third Base Shortstop Catcher Left Field The loss of the 13 international prospects in the wake of the Coppolella/Blakeley bundling scandal had it’s most dramatic impact on the depth [READ MORE]
Outfield Fly Rule 2016-2020