As a Braves’ fan, have you ever been curious to see just how good or bad the team has been over the years at developing homegrown talent?… or what about the impact the organization has felt from previous trades or free-agent departures that at the time you thought would be detrimental to the organization’s future?
Despite such a strong showing during the first half of the 2019 season — in which the Braves’ bullpen featured the second-best ERA (3.69) in the majors — GM Alex Anthopoulos was forced to bring in reinforcements due to a complete meltdown after the All-Star break. In the span of 20 days (July 12-31), the
With hopes of reviving his Major League career in what will be his age-47 season (his 47th birthday is in May), Bartolo Colon is at it again after laying low in 2019. Late Friday night, Katherine Acquavella of CBS Sports reported that Colon had signed a one-year deal with the Monclova Acereros of the Mexican
We have yet another offseason list, as MLB Network’s research and production team released their annual Top 100 Players Right Now. The Braves were represented well again this year, with four players named for the second-straight season. At first glance, four may not seem like such a great turnout, but trust me… it is compared
This has been quite an eventful MLB offseason thus far, and the action continued on Monday when Joel Sherman from the NY Post reported that the league has rolled out a significant playoff expansion that could be here as soon as the 2022 season. https://t.co/RDTj5m8cBd EXCLUSIVE: MLB is planning a radical change to their postseason
Already, the Braves are forced to send one of their starting rotation members to the injured list, as Chase Irle reported here on Wednesday that 36-year-old lefty, Cole Hamels, had injured himself while training at home in Texas. The Braves are hopeful he will only miss the first three weeks of the 2020 regular season.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 will forever be remembered inside the world of baseball, as the day Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich — writers with The Athletic — released a damning article (subscription required) that served as the first report of the Houston Astros’ blatant cheating. A total of 311 wins, an AL MVP award (by Jose
As a player who has accomplished quite a bit in his 14-year big league career, Nick Markakis’ contributions may not necessarily be measured or quantified by the numbers he posts in 2020. It’s true, there isn’t currently a clear path for the 36-year-old to receive many plate appearances this season, as the Braves have a
Since Tuesday evening’s blockbuster trade that sent superstar outfielder Mookie Betts and veteran starting pitcher David Price to LA, there has been a lot of hype surrounding the Dodgers and how much better they are than the rest of the National League. And for a good reason, as the team has won two of the
During his 10 seasons in Philadelphia, Cole Hamels — or Hollywood as many call him (is that really a thing?) — pitched in three All-Star games, finished within the top-10 in the NL Cy Young vote four times and managed seven seasons of 30+ starts (not counting the 20 outings he tallied with the Phils
