Last April, the Braves made waves by extending outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. and second baseman Ozzie Albies, locking up two vital pieces of the team’s core with consecutive team-friendly deals: Acuna: 8 years, $100 million Albies: 7 years, $35 million Both extensions came with a couple of option years apiece, meaning they could remain in
The 2019 Winter Meetings are behind us, and several top free agents have been signed. In fact, going by FanGraphs’ 2020 Top 50 list, eight of the top 10 free agents this year have signed with a team — including outfielder J.D. Martinez, who decided NOT to exercise his opt-out and Madison Bumgarner, who agreed
The 2019 season was an incredible year for numerous Braves’ prospects. From top to bottom, several players within the organization’s farm system boosted their stock and created excitement regarding their path to the major leagues. In this offseason series, we’ll take a look at the Braves’ prospects that flourished in 2019 and are set up
The Braves left San Diego Thursday without any new additions to the 2020 major league roster, though this week certainly provided it’s fair share of rumors, giving us all a bit more clarity as to what the team’s next move could be, as well as what it should be. In terms of the league
For all the grumblings of collusion and the growing assumption that most of Major League Baseball is comprised of stingy owners with little to no desire to compete, the current offseason has been quite entertaining. Contrary to last year, teams seem to be extremely eager to shore up their weaknesses, and so far, there hasn’t
GM Alex Anthopoulos gave us another little (but also big) piece of excitement on Wednesday when he signed veteran starting pitcher, Cole Hamels, to a one-year, $18 million deal — who is currently ranked 7th among all active starters in wins —Â leaving the Braves with just one more open slot in the starting rotation.Â
Since Day 1 of the current offseason, grumblings surfaced about what to do with reliever Shane Greene, who the Braves acquired in a deadline deal with the Detroit Tigers this past July. Greene’s projected 2020 arbitration salary ($6.5 million) coupled with a FIP roughly 1.5 runs above his ERA in 2019, led many to believe
The small dead period of Turkey Day kept the MLB mostly quiet over the last couple of days, though Monday featured yet another expected annual tradition: MLB’s non-tender deadline. And the Braves did the unexpected in the hours leading up to the 8:00 p.m. (EST) cutoff, announcing they would NOT tender fan favorite and do-it-all
For those of you that have kept up with the latest storylines regarding Major League Baseball’s proposal to restructure Minor League Baseball, you’ve probably noticed the stir it has created. The most striking report came back on October 18th, when Baseball America published the highly controversial plan laid out by Major League Baseball — one
The 2019 season was an incredible year for numerous Braves’ prospects. From top to bottom, several players within the organization’s farm system boosted their stock and created excitement regarding their path to the major leagues. In this offseason series, we’ll take a look at the Braves’ prospects that flourished in 2019 and are set up
