Last Tuesday, Atlanta fired manager Fredi Gonzalez. It wasn’t a particularly shocking move. The Braves, stewards of the worst record in baseball, have an unhappy fanbase hungry for change. Change is what they got. Yes, [READ MORE]
11/11/15 – Atlanta signs free agent C A.J. Pierzynski to a 1 year, $2,000,000 deal, plus a $1,000,000 signing bonus, plus incentives. Hey look, a move we all kind of saw coming! Pierzynski gets $3M [READ MORE]
11/21/15 – Atlanta signed free agent RHP David Carpenter to a minor league contract for the 2016 season. All your David Carpenters are belong to us. Atlanta extended an invite to spring training to David [READ MORE]
11/20/15: Atlanta trades OF Cameron Maybin and cash to Detroit for LHP Ian Krol and LHP Gabe Speier Atlanta picks up around $6.5M in salary relief in this deal, and considering Maybin was owed $8M [READ MORE]
11/12/15 – Atlanta traded SS Andrelton Simmons & C Jose Briceno to the Los Angeles Angels for SS Erick Aybar, SP Sean Newcomb, SP Chris Ellis, and $2,500,000. Buy low, sell high. We’ve heard it. [READ MORE]
As you have probably heard, on Monday the Atlanta Braves traded RF Jason Heyward and RP Jordan Walden to the St. Louis Cardinals for SP Shelby Miller and SP prospect Tyrell Jenkins. The Jason Heyward [READ MORE]
It usually takes me a few days to really process trades and major organizational moves. With the requisite waiting period over, I think I’m finally ready to talk about the Jason Heyward trade. The team [READ MORE]
Earlier this week the Braves parted ways with reliever Cory Gearrin, dropping the occupied portion of the 40 man roster to 36. Gearrin was an effective closer at Mercer University here in Georgia, and was [READ MORE]
On Monday the Braves signed free agent OF Zoilo Almonte to a one year major league deal. Here’s what you need to know. The Terms The terms are still mostly unknown aside from the length [READ MORE]
“Everyone else is extending their young players, why can’t the Braves? Thanks, Liberty Media!” It’s a common refrain heard by Braves fans. Many have resigned themselves to the notion that the young core of players [READ MORE]
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