The injury bug ran rampant throughout the Braves clubhouse last season. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen so many key contributors miss significant time in my life, yet somehow Atlanta still rattled off 89 wins and snuck into the playoffs on the final day. That’s what should have fans confident about this year’s team despite
With Spencer Strider out, the Braves Opening Day rotation will feature two new faces, and there are now clear-cut leaders in the clubhouse after Friday’s performance against the Marlins. 2021 postseason hero Ian Anderson got the start after a shaky first Spring Training outing and bounced back in a big way, tossing three scoreless innings,
Among Braves breakout candidates this season, there isn’t one more exciting than top prospect Drake Baldwin, who FanGraphs recently ranked the 11th best prospect in all of baseball. The former third-round selection out of Missouri State in the 2022 MLB Draft got off to a bit of a slow start in Mississippi last season, but
The Falcons seemingly pass over a Georgia Bulldogs star player in every draft. Who, of course, somehow make their way to the Eagles, which led to the Lombardi Trophy heading to Philadelphia. Bulldogs fans that are also Falcons fans would love nothing more than to see that change in the first round of this year’s
Terry Fontenot hasn’t had a lot of success in the draft, and the Falcons don’t have many position groups that are among the best in the league. But if there’s one area that’s been a strong suit for nearly a half-decade, it’s the offensive line, in large part due to the development of Fontenot’s 2021
Some people like to call me Nostradamus. Not even 24 hours after I predicted the Braves would make another addition before the start of the season, Evan Drellich of The Athletic dropped an article interviewing Braves Chairman Terry McGuirk, who said the Braves still have the flexibility to make more moves this offseason and very
Right now, the Braves are in the beginning stages of a Spring Training contest with the Washington Nationals. Unfortunately, top infield prospect Nacho Alvarez Jr. has already been removed from the game with what the Braves are calling right wrist discomfort after he appeared to be wincing in pain following a swinging strikeout. Alvarez, who
AJ Smith-Shawver toed the mound for the first time this spring yesterday and flashed the type of stuff that still has the Braves really excited for the future, striking out three batters over two scoreless innings. His fastball was sitting around 96 MPH, which he paired with a devastating changeup, improving slider and solid curveball.
With a month to go before the start of the season, it’s time to start my annual bold predictions for the Braves 2025 campaign, and I’m beginning with a bonus. Before the start of the season, the Braves will add a starting pitcher. With Spencer Strider expected to miss around a month to begin the
After the first week of Spring Training, we have a slightly better idea of how some of the Braves position battles will shake out. I’ll continue to update this each week, and if you missed the first edition before Spring Training, follow the link below. Braves Opening Day Roster Prediction (1.0) Rotation Chris Sale Spencer
