Ranking NL East Teams’ Offseason Moves 1(a) – Atlanta Braves Additions: LHP Will Smith OF Marcell Ozuna C Travis d’Arnaud LHP Cole Hamels LHP Chris Rusin (minor league) 3B Yangervis Solarte (minor league) RHP Felix Hernandez (minor league) Subtractions: LHP Jerry Blevins RHP Dallas Keuchel 3B Josh Donaldson C Francisco Cervelli C Brian McCann
Going into the Senior Bowl, I wanted to get a better look at Bradlee Anae, who is one of my favorite pass-rushing prospects in the 2020 NFL Draft. Matched up across from Michigan pass rusher Josh Uche, the duo was unstoppable. Anae ended up with three sacks and a forced interception, but it was Uche
Long gone are the days of just taking a gander at a player’s batting average and jumping to conclusions. There are hundreds of underlying metrics now that study MLB players more in-depth and can provide answers. One of the best gauges of a player’s hitting ability over a certain sample size is xBA, or expected
Touki Toussaint was a rotation candidate this time last year after a breakout 2018 season. It began to look like the project-pitcher they acquired in a salary dump from the Diamondbacks panned out in the best way possible. However, 2019 was one to forget. He had a failed stint in the bullpen, and that carried
It seems as if the Falcons will be moving on from Devonta Freeman this offseason, who accounted for 51% of the Falcons’ offensive snaps at running back in 2019. During the other 49% of snaps, no Falcons’ backup showed they could handle a starter’s role. With the team only saving $3.5 million by cutting Freeman,
It’s really gotten to the point that every time Rob Manfred opens his mouth it gets worse and worse. I honestly did not mind the sanctions he laid out for the Braves and their international signing violations. That is not where my beef with him started. I would actually say I was late to the party.
Austin Hooper’s pending free agency is a dilemma for the front office, but their decision may be simpler than Falcons fans think. With so many various needs, a high percentage of cap allocated to offensive playmakers, and a tight cap situation in itself, they may be forced to simply let him walk. That is Tony
We have seen Ronald Acuna Jr. deployed in every outfield spot in his two seasons with the Braves. When he came up he was in left field. We saw him in center field at times, which surely he is capable of playing, but was not as spectacular. Now, heading into this third season, the Braves
Two of the big men the Hawks acquired at the trade deadline still remain sidelined, but the Hawks showed glimpses of what the team hopes they will look like going forward on Thursday evening. Behind Trae Young’s career-high 50 points, the Hawks were able to take down a strong Miami Heat team. We have seen
Cole Hamels will likely miss a decent chunk of time to start the season. The good news is that he is set to arrive at camp Saturday: #Braves' Cole Hamels (sore shoulder) is scheduled to arrive Saturday. Still no timetable for return, but Braves won't rush him back and risk injury lingering. (If I had
