It’s been predicted for nearly a calendar year by a plethora of MLB insiders that Max Fried will not be returning to the Braves, and recent developments in free agency have all but made that a certainty. “They haven’t thrown a pitch in more than two months, but their stocks have soared thanks to the
MLB Winter Meetings are set to kick off tomorrow and run through the early part of next week. It’s at this time most expect the Juan Soto sweepstakes to reach a conclusion, which should be followed by a ton of action. The Braves are expected to be in the middle of it with a plethora
With the Juan Soto saga seemingly nearing an end, the expectation is for things to really pick up at MLB’s Winter Meetings, which are set to begin on December 8th. The Braves have a plethora of holes to fill, primarily in the outfield and rotation, but it wouldn’t be shocking if Alex Anthopoulos sat back
The current state of the Braves outfield is dire. Ronald Acuña Jr. is scheduled to miss at least the first six weeks of the season, and the reality is it could be much longer than that. With him on the pine, it leaves Michael Harris II and not much else. Jarred Kelenic was benched to
The current construct of the Braves starting rotation is quite unappealing. The top three is promising, featuring 2024 NL Cy Young award winner Chris Sale at the top, along with Reynaldo Lopez and rising star Spencer Schwellenbach. But despite the upside, even those guys come with some concerns. Sale, while healthy for the majority of
The MLB offseason has yet to really catch fire, but the few moves that have been made suggest that if teams want to acquire high quality talent in free agency, they’re going to have to sign some big checks. Blake Snell is the most significant name to come off the board, who signed a five-year,
By beating the Celtics and Cavs in group play, the Atlanta Hawks advanced to the knockout round of the NBA Cup as the third seed in the East, where they will play the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. A matchup that is sure to have some fireworks, given the disdain Knicks fans have
MLB Winter Meetings are around the corner, and they can’t come soon enough. The first five weeks of the offseason have brought about very little exciting news, unless you’re the Dodgers, of course. However, all of that is expected to change over the next week. Juan Soto should sign in the coming days, which will
Yesterday, Michael Kay reported that the Yankees held a 90-minute Zoom call with Braves ace Max Fried that went “very well.” The two sides are also scheduled to talk again later in the week, and MLB insider Jon Heyman recently shined some light on the situation. “Soto, the prize of this year’s free-agent class, is
Looking at the Braves’ current roster construction, the entire outfield outside of Michael Harris II is a disaster. Ronald Acuña Jr. is expected to miss at least six weeks to begin the season, and the reality is it could be much longer than that. The Braves aren’t going to rush him back under any circumstances.
