Coming into the season, the Braves didn’t appear to have many holes on paper. That’s changed considerably over the first two months. Mostly, because of the injuries to Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuña Jr, who are out for the season. Any club that loses its two best players is going to be left scrambling, even
Over the next couple of months, I will have evaluated every trade target the Braves could possibly be interested in leading up to the trade deadline, and Alex Anthopoulos will land some AAA guy nobody has ever heard of that will end up winning NLCS MVP. That’s why he’s the best in the business, but
I’m not sure a team has ever been bitten by the injury bug worse than the Braves have over the last two months. Several All-Stars have missed significant time, and the reining NL MVP as well as the ace of the staff are already out for the season. Those injuries are the primary reason the
It’s June 6th, which means it’s time to update the Braves panic meter. I recently did this same piece exactly one month ago after a slide to begin May, and since then, nothing has gotten better. In fact, things have gotten substantially worse. The Braves now sit eight games back in the NL East, which
The Braves pitching staff has been the one shining light in an otherwise gloomy season through two-plus months, and that success extends further than just the majors. The Braves have several arms on the farm that are turning heads, and three of them recently cracked Baseball America’s updated list of the top 100 prospects in
After six straight NL East titles, nobody expected the loaded Braves to be sitting eight games back in the division entering the meat of June. Injuries and an inconsistent offense have plagued Atlanta early, and it’s evident they need to add at the trade deadline if they want to be taken seriously come October because
The soap opera that is the NBA offseason has become more exciting than the actual season for a lot of teams, especially for clubs that aren’t necessarily in the conversation for championships. Stars consistently swap teams each summer, and this year is expected to be no different, with the Atlanta Hawks right in the middle
A frustrating start to the Braves 2024 campaign continued on Wednesday afternoon in a 9-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The offense, which had begun to show some signs of life, was held to just one hit, as the revolving door at the back of the rotation continued to rotate. Spencer Schwellenbach was on
The blockbuster move of the Braves offseason came in a trade with the Red Sox, and it could end up being one of Alex Anthopoulos’ best trades as general manager. That’s saying something, considering all of the good AA has accomplished in Atlanta, but the early returns are heavily skewed in the Braves’ favor. Chris
The Braves are going to be very active ahead of this year’s MLB trade deadline. Alex Anthopoulos is always looking to buy, and the team now has major holes to fill with Ronald Acuña Jr. and Spencer Strider out for the season. The 2021 blueprint is there for the Braves. The roster wasn’t in nearly
