New Atlanta GM Alex Anthopoulos just broke the seal in a major way. Trading away the albatross contract of Matt Kemp – without eating a dime- was nothing short of a miracle. Getting two players [READ MORE]
There’s a chance that the Braves make the playoffs this year. About a 4.5% chance, if you take the Baseball Prospectus, Fangraphs, and Five Thirty-Eight playoff odds and average ‘em. Projection systems aren’t meant to [READ MORE]
Games that mean something started this week, the Braves welcomed an old enemy into the fold, and top pitching prospects were pushed to challenging assignments. Welcome to the first week-in-review of the regular season. Atlanta [READ MORE]
The Braves played six games this week with 2 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie in 10 innings against St. Louis on Sunday. The Braves made their first cuts of the spring, and some Braves players [READ MORE]
Moving on from the position players, we go to the area of the most tremendous depth of any team in the league, the Braves pitching organizational depth. Starting pitching should be a strength up and [READ MORE]
Valuing Julio Teheran When a baseball team isn’t good, and it’s July, trade rumors inevitably start firing up. The Braves aren’t good, and it’s July. Hence, the trade rumors are firing up. Arodys Vizcaino is [READ MORE]
Welcome to the newest episode of a Podcast To Be Named Later! A Podcast To Be Named Later is a weekly podcast from the authors of OutfieldFlyRule.com covering the Atlanta Braves and other baseball news. [READ MORE]
We are far enough into the baseball season to safely assume Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran must have expected a better one. He is not alone in that disappointment. Many Atlanta Braves fans were [READ MORE]
Last week, I graded the 2014 Atlanta Braves position players. Today, we look at the pitching staff. We’re all aware that without the very good starting pitching this year, this team may have actually finished [READ MORE]
Well, the nightmare that was the Atlanta Braves’ 2014 season has ended. The Braves finished the season with a 79-83, finishing below .500 for only the 4th time since 1990. Their swoon was capped by [READ MORE]
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