There is much excitement around Atlanta Braves Country these days. More excitement than I can recall for a team that hasn’t been above .500 at any point in the first half of the season. But [READ MORE]
Designated RHP Bartolo Colon for assignment. Selected the contract of LHP Rex Brothers from AAA Gwinnett. Sent RHP Chaz Roe to GCL Braves on a rehab assignment. Designated RHP Bartolo Colon for assignment Well, we [READ MORE]
Activated RHP Bartolo Colon from the 10-day DL. Optioned RHP Jason Hursh to AAA Gwinnett. Signed free agent 3B Andrew Daniel to a minor league contract, assigning Daniel to AA Mississippi. Activated RHP Bartolo Colon [READ MORE]
Sent RHP Dan Winkler to AAA Gwinnett on a rehab assignment. Promoted LHP A.J. Minter from A+ Florida to AA Mississippi. Placed AA Mississippi RF Joey Meneses on the 7-day DL. Activated AA Mississippi C [READ MORE]
June is the first month of play for the Braves’ three short-season league teams in the Dominican Summer League, the Gulf Coast League, and the Danville Braves of the Appalachian League. The DSL started play [READ MORE]
Signed OF Carlos Baerga Jr., RHP Hayden Deal, and RHP Walter Borkovich to minor league contracts. Carlos Baerga Jr. You should remember Baerga’s father, a great 2B for the Indians in the mid-90’s. He batted [READ MORE]
Promoted RHP Devan Watts from A+ Florida to AA Mississippi. Placed A+ Florida LHP Chase Johnson-Mullins on the 7-day DL. Demoted RHP Chad Sobotka from AA Mississippi to A+ Florida. Demoted RHP Taylor Lewis from [READ MORE]
Optioned 3B Rio Ruiz to AAA Gwinnett; Recalled UT Jace Peterson from AAA Gwinnett. Placed A+ Florida C Wigberto Nevarez on the 7-day DL. Assigned C Brett Cumberland to A+ Florida. Assigned 1B Austin Bush [READ MORE]
Placed AAA RHP Patrick Weigel on the 7 day DL. Activated AAA 2B Emerson Landoni from the 7 day DL. Announced the retirement of AAA C Braeden Schlehuber. Assigned RHP Alan Rangel to R Danville. [READ MORE]
Perhaps the most interesting Braves affiliate in the first half has been the AA level Mississippi Braves. After Ronald Acuna‘s promotion to Mississippi in early May, the team became the only team ever in Southern [READ MORE]
Outfield Fly Rule 2016-2020