16. Travis Demeritte, 2B Age: 22 Bats: R 2016 Level: A+ Carolina .266/.361/.554 142 wRC+ 28 HR 17 SB 12.6 BB%, 33 K% (stats from class A+ High Desert and Carolina) The History: Demeritte was a 1st-round [READ MORE]
Continuing my charge through the Braves minor league prospects, here’s my #11-15 rankings, including a relative newcomer at #15. 11. Austin Riley, 3B Age: 20 Bats: R 2016 Level: Rome .271/.324/.479 128 wRC+ 22 HR, [READ MORE]
The Winter Meetings came and went without the Atlanta Braves making a huge trade or signing, but there was plenty of player movement thanks to the Rule V Draft and a couple of minor trades. [READ MORE]
12/8 – Atlanta Braves trade RHP Tyrell Jenkins & LHP Brady Feigl to the Texas Rangers for RHP Luke Jackson. After the morning events, which involved releasing Williams Perez to make room for Rule V [READ MORE]
On the last day of the 2016 Winter Meetings, the Atlanta Braves continued their pursuit of low-cost/high-reward players by selecting RHP Armando Rivero from the Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 Draft. The Braves made [READ MORE]
The Player Ronald Acuña, OF Age: 19 Bats: R Rank: 10 2016 Level: A Rome The Results .311/.387/.432 139 wRC+ 4 HR, 14 SB 10.5 BB% 16.4 K% The History Acuña was a 2014 international amateur [READ MORE]
12/6 – Atlanta Braves sign Eric O’Flaherty to a 1 year, minor league contract. (Setting the scene) EXT: TURNER FIELD: OCTOBER: PLAYER PARKING COPPY and ERIC are loading rosin bags and stretch bands into [READ MORE]
The Player Ian Anderson, RHP Age: 19 Rank: 9 2016 Level: Rk Danville The Results 2.04 ERA 2.93 FIP 5 G, 5 GS 39.2 IP 2.72 BB/9 8.17 SO/9 (stats from two rookie league levels) The [READ MORE]
If the Beatles say there can be eight days a week, who am I to argue? Here’s your Atlanta Braves week (plus a day) in review. Atlanta Braves Add Former Cardinals Starter Garcia Feeding the Braves’ [READ MORE]
Late Monday, the Atlanta Braves announced they had traded right-handing pitching prospects Rob Whalen and Max Povse to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for outfield prospect Alex Jackson and a player-to-be-named-later. This trade is somewhat [READ MORE]
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