Coming into the season, the Braves had two prospects that were featured on nearly every top 100 prospect list, AJ Smith-Shawver and Hurston Waldrep. Per Baseball America, both were ranked in the top 50 less than two months ago. Smith-Shawver clocked in at #42 and Waldrep was #49. However, after some shaky starts to begin
The Braves have been without their All-Star catcher Sean Murphy since Opening Day after he suffered an oblique injury. Obliques are typically tricky and can take months to heal from, even minor ones. It’s been a long road back for Murphy, but he took a massive step in the right direction this week. Per Justin
The Braves biggest splash of the offseason came when they swung a deal for seven-time All-Star Chris Sale, sending Vaughn Grissom to the Boston Red Sox. This was one of those typical buy-low acquisitions that Alex Anthopoulos has become known for since taking over as general manager in Atlanta. Chris Sale dealt with a plethora
Hurston Waldrep was one of the headlines of Braves Spring Training. After being drafted in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft, he quickly rocketed through the system, finishing the year in AAA after just eight professional starts. The performance was good enough to earn him an invite to major-league camp, where the hype
Last week, I talked about the Braves next young star emerging on the farm in Owen Murphy. A 2022 first round draft pick, Murphy has been by far the most impressive prospect on the farm through the first month of the season. He owns a 1.13 ERA through four starts in High-A Rome with 37
The Braves might be 20-9, which is currently the best record in baseball, but they are 20-9 with some concerns. Ronald Acuña Jr, Matt Olson, and Austin Riley — three legitimate NL MVP candidates coming into the season — have frankly been below average players through the first month, and it’s been far worse of
Eddie Rosario will be remembered in Atlanta forever because of his heroics during the Braves 2021 World Series run. It was the kind of performance fit for Hollywood, which is ironic considering it was the Dodgers’ dreams he ultimately crushed on his way to NLCS MVP. That playoff run earned Rosario a two-year, $18 million
Given the Braves lost Spencer Strider for the season after essentially just one start, the pitching staff has been far better than anybody could have expected. Every single pitcher in Atlanta’s current starting rotation has an ERA+ of 103 or better and the highest FIP among the group is 3.64. The bullpen has also been
An argument could be made that the Falcons didn’t have a clear vision for this offseason, which is how they ended up handing Kirk Cousins $180 million in free agency and taking a quarterback in the top 10. However, what cannot be argued is the Falcons had a plan on draft night. Terry Fontenot was
The Braves pitching staff has been unbelievable in recent weeks, but the best general managers never stop adding throughout the season. You never know what can happen over the next six months, and the Braves should know that as well as anyone given three of their All-Stars have already missed significant time this year. According
