Atlanta trades Jean Carlos Encarnacion, Brett Cumberland, Evan Phillips, Bruce Zimmermann, and $2.5M in international bonus money to Baltimore for Kevin Gausman and Darren O’Day Each year, the trading deadline gets distilled into a simple [READ MORE]
The future increasingly has become now with the Braves top-5 ranked farm system as the suddenly competitive big league roster has dipped liberally into it’s prospect reserve. Just since the start of the season, outfielders [READ MORE]
Wednesday, May 30 marked the one-third mark through the minor league regular season, a good time to check in with the OFR Top 30 prospects and see how they are doing. This is the second [READ MORE]
(OFR writers Brent Blackwell, Matt Chrietzberg, and Dylan Short also contributed to this article) Welcome to what we hope will be a regular weekly feature. We will take a look at the Braves farm system [READ MORE]
For the last three seasons, right field has been manned by Nick Markakis, Professional Hitter. Despite the expectations of many, Markakis is one again likely to be the primary right fielder. Last season Braves right [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]
This week MLB’s hot stove remains so cold, a trade that included Luis Avilan as a major component was the biggest news. The only thing keeping baseball fans warm is the hot Christian Yelich trade [READ MORE]
Hot stove? More like a frozen-over yule log. Granted, the Braves took care of their biggest offseason to-do item two weeks ago when they were able to trade Matt Kemp to the Dodgers. Subtracting Kemp, [READ MORE]
17. Brett Cumberland, C Age: 23 | Bats: S .266/.409/.445 | 152 wRC+ | 11 HR | 1 SB | 10.8% BB | 27.2% K Current Assignment: Class A+ Florida Acquired: Drafted, 2nd Round – [READ MORE]
Sanchez, McCreery Added to 40-Man Roster, Dayton Claimed From Dodgers Today was the deadline for major league teams to add players eligible to be acquired in next month’s Rule V draft to the 40-man roster [READ MORE]
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