The non-tender deadline this past Friday opened up a slew of new free agent possibilities, and there are a couple of outfielders that could pique the interest of the Braves as buy-low candidates. Mike Tauchman The 33-year-old Tauchman is coming off a couple of solid years for the Cubs. He hit .248 with seven homers
Entering the offseason, the Braves bullpen was far from a glaring weakness. A decision had to be made on A.J. Minter, but other than that, the rest of the group was expected to return healthy for 2025. That changed when it was announced that Joe Jimenez had undergone knee surgery and is now expected to
Per Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic, the Diamondbacks are getting a lot of calls on their surplus of outfielders. “We’ll see,” Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen said, via The Arizona Republic. “I’m still skeptical that a trade is going to happen, but we’ve gotten a lot of calls. There’s not many center fielders out
According to the Braves official Twitter/X account, the club has signed outfielder Carlos D. Rodríguez to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract. Unfortunately, this isn’t the blockbuster signing most Braves fans have been anxiously awaiting since the season ended nearly two months ago, but Rodríguez does provide necessary organizational depth. The 24-year-old hit .284 with a .742
According to the club’s official X/Twitter account, the Braves have hired two new coaches, Hugh Quattlebaum and Carlos Méndez. The #Braves today announced the organization has hired Hugh Quattlebaum and Carlos Méndez to the major league coaching staff: pic.twitter.com/ytZ390Y4Rv — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) November 22, 2024 Both coaches will serve as assistant hitting coaches for
Chris Sale’s re-emergence as one of the top pitchers in the game came out of nowhere. From 2012 to 2023, he made a grand total of 31 starts, dealing with a litany of injuries, including the dreaded Tommy John surgery. Most believed, and rightfully so, that the days of the man that made seven straight
The Atlanta Braves have a lot of work to do this offseason. The rotation is littered with holes with Max Fried and Charlie Morton testing free agency, while Spencer Strider is not expected to be ready for Opening Day after undergoing internal brace surgery for a torn UCL in April. At least one starting pitcher
The Atlanta Hawks didn’t get the easiest of draws for this year’s NBA Cup, with their group featuring the defending champions in the Boston Celtics as well as the Cleveland Cavaliers, who just lost their first game of the season earlier in the week after starting 15-0. However, that first loss happened to be to
Per Ken Rosenthal, the Chicago Cubs want to trade Cody Bellinger, who just opted into his contract for 2025, which is scheduled to pay him $27.5 million. At $27.5 million, Cody Bellinger shouldn’t even be considered a trade target for the Braves. He had a decent season for the Cubs this year, hitting .266 with
The Hot Stove has been unbearably cold to this point in the offseason, but the Winter Meetings are around the corner at the beginning of December. This is right around the time things generally pick up, and Braves Country is anxiously awaiting the free agency decision of Max Fried. According to multiple MLB insiders, there
