Based on Vegas win totals for the upcoming season, the Atlanta Falcons have the easiest schedule in the National Football League. However, that’s not the case at the start of the season. The Falcons schedule was released last week, and Atlanta will open with three teams that made the postseason a year ago, including the
The Braves have a number of pitching prospects showing out in the minors early this season. Spencer Schwellenbach recently received a promotion to AA and responded with six scoreless innings and nine strikeouts. Owen Murphy might be the most impressive minor-league arm in all of baseball, recording a 1.54 ERA and 60 strikeouts over 41
Some Braves fans were hesitant to jump on the Chris Sale train when Alex Anthopoulos acquired him this offseason. Most of that was due to his injury history, but even the most pessimistic fans understood the kind of potential weapon he could be if healthy in October. However, I’m not even sure the most optimistic
With 15 games in 14 days, the Braves shuffled around their roster yesterday. The first move came after Game 1 when they announced Bryce Elder was optioned to Gwinnett. That decision was fairly expected following Elder’s abysmal start on Sunday night against the Padres. The next one was a little more surprising following Game 2,
Following Game 1 of the Braves doubleheader against the Padres, the Braves announced they have optioned Bryce Elder to Gwinnett. In a corresponding move, Darius Vines has rejoined the major-league team. The #Braves have recalled RHP Darius Vines to Atlanta after optioning RHP Bryce Elder to Triple-A Gwinnett following Game 1 of today’s doubleheader. —
The Atlanta Braves offense finally showed some life in Game 1 of their doubleheader against the Padres, but it still wasn’t enough to earn the victory, as they failed to make timely hits with runners in scoring position. Joe Jimenez deserves a bulk of the blame for the loss — the fourth in a row
The Braves are 26-16, the exact same record they had after 42 games last year when they went on to win 104 games, but it certainly doesn’t feel the same. Part of that has to do with the red-hot Philadelphia Phillies, who seem to have zero interest in losing a game, bursting out of the
The Braves offensive rut continued over the weekend, as they mustered just two runs in two games against the Padres, losing both. Nobody’s been able to get it going offensively, outside of Marcell Ozuna, and it doesn’t help that two All-Stars are missing from the lineup. Sean Murphy has been out since Opening Day, but
The Braves are reportedly eyeing Rays starting pitcher Zach Eflin as a potential trade target for later in the season. “Atlanta is keeping a close eye on Tampa Bay Rays veteran starter Zach Eflin if they decide they need another starter at the trade deadline,” Bob Nightengale writes for USA Today. Braves fans should be
Alex Anthopoulos is never a general manager to sit on his hands at any point during the year, especially approaching the MLB trade deadline. He’s made at least one move every season since becoming general manager of the Braves, and that isn’t expected to change this year. The Braves don’t have a lot of holes,
