With most sports fans dialed into Monday night’s CFP National Championship game between Alabama and Ohio State, Bob Nightengale shared some exciting news regarding MLB in his post at USA Today just before kickoff. Rob Manfred: MLB teams should plan for spring training to start on time, full 162-game season to be played https://t.co/MCH7NB88CT —
Last November was a busy month for the Braves as the team signed a pair of veteran starting pitchers whose careers have taken very different paths over the last few seasons. Left-hander Drew Smyly was acquired first on November 16th on an affordable one-year, $11 million deal, then righty Charlie Morton eight days later for $15 million (also
Another player was claimed to another National League East team on Saturday when outfielder Kyle Schwarber signed a one-year, $10 million deal with the Nationals. This happens just a day after the Mets acquired shortstop Francisco Lindor and righty Carlos Carrasco in a blockbuster trade with Cleveland. Right now, the NL East is shaping up to be
It’s that time of the year, and with nothing much happening as far as MLB action, many of us have been focusing on this year’s Braves prospect class. This week Chase and Jake released our full 2021 Braves Top 30 list, so with SportsTalkATL’s rankings officially complete, it’s time to start analyzing all of the young
It’s a new year, and Spring Training is now less than two months away, but of course, the Braves still have some holes to fill. Just like at the start of 2020, GM Alex Anthopoulos now has a crucial decision to make regarding another key player on a one-year deal from the previous season. Last
It’s no secret… third base was a weakness for the Braves last season. With Austin Riley as the primary starter there (45 starts at 3B), followed by Johan Camargo (10 starts) and a one-time appearance at the end of the year from Pablo Sandoval, Atlanta collectively managed -0.5 fWAR from their third base group — the
Our latest 2021 Braves Top 30 Prospect List is almost complete, and it is filled with all kinds of interesting storylines. There are the newcomers, including players selected in the 2020 MLB Draft, as well as numerous guys that have spent several seasons as ranked prospects. However, one thing they all have in common is the hope
With the offensive core from the 2020 campaign mostly still intact, the Braves enter the new year with a very familiar position-player group (at least on the starting front). However, whether 2021 is a full 162-game season or one that more resembles last year’s shortened one, the Braves bench will no doubt play a crucial role in
Today we continue our series making the case to bring back each of the 17 Braves set to hit the free-agent market this offseason. This time, we’re looking at 31-year-old right-handed reliever Shane Greene. Part of GM Alex Anthopoulos’ bullpen upgrade back on deadline day in 2019, Greene was acquired from the Tigers in exchange
Today we continue our series making the case to bring back each of the Braves set to hit the free-agent market this offseason, this time looking at 35-year-old right-handed reliever Mark Melancon. I’ll admit, the trade that landed Melancon back at the deadline in 2019 initially looked a bit over the top. A top-20 prospect within the
