Garrett Crochet highlights this offseason’s crop of trade targets. He’s one of the bright young arms in the game, comes with multiple years of control, and it’s essentially a foregone conclusion that he’ll be traded before the start of the 2025 campaign. Several insiders and MLB executives have mentioned the Braves as a potential landing
Last week, it was reported by Ken Rosenthal that the Cubs are actively trying to move Cody Bellinger. However, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, accomplishing that feat is much easier said than done. “The worst-kept secret at the GM meetings was the Cubs offering Bellinger to anyone and everyone. So far, no team has
After several weeks of nearly dead silence, the first significant domino fell in the starting pitcher market, with left-hander Yusei Kikuchi agreeing to a three-year $63 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels. Yusei Kikuchi to the Angels. $63M, 3 years. — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 25, 2024 The Angels have been the most active
The Braves didn’t have too many difficult decisions to make at the recently past non-tender deadline for arbitration-eligible players. However, the one worth discussing surrounded Ramon Laureano, who was a godsend in Atlanta after the Braves picked him up off waivers, hitting .292 with 10 homers and an .832 OPS in 67 games. Unfortunately, for
The Atlanta Braves, much like the rest of the league, have been incredibly quiet this offseason, but all the signs are pointing to some pretty significant acquisitions in the near future. General manager Alex Anthopoulos has had one goal since the season ended, trim the fat and create financial flexibility. It all began when Jorge
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
