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• Braves News: Alex Anthopoulos declares rotation will be offseason “point of emphasis”

There wasn’t a lot going on in the news when it came to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. Instead, we got more quotes from Atlanta Braves President/General Manager Alex Anthopoulos, who gave us an idea of where the Braves might go during the offseason. The architect of the current Braves roster spoke with the media […]...2025
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• Anthopoulos: Rotation To Be Offseason “Point Of Emphasis” For Braves
Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos met with reporters (including David O’Brien of The Athletic) on Monday. MLBTR already covered some of those comments on Ha-Seong Kim, Sean Murphy and Brian Snitker this morning. Anthopoulos also spoke about the rotation, which figures to be an offseason priority. The Braves didn’t make any rotation moves of note…...2025
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• Braves Notes: Murphy, Kim, Snitker
Catcher Sean Murphy has been playing through hip discomfort for the past three years, president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos told the Braves beat last night (link via Mark Bowman of MLB.com). While Murphy had been playing through pain that “would come and go,” per Anthopoulos, the issue reached a tipping point recently and prompted…...2025
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• Jurickson Profar’s 2024 was not a fluke

Jurickson Profar had a career season last year. He received a 3 year/ $42 million contract as a result. His career line through 2023, which was .238 AVG/ .322 OBP/ .383 SLG with a 92 wRC+ and bad corner outfield defense was pretty uninspiring. Alex Anthopoulos was adamant he had in figured out and the […]...2025
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• Did you want Ozuna and Iglesias gone more than getting the prospect return?

Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Let’s talk, or vent, if you like Marcell Ozuna and Rasiel Iglesias are still with the Braves right now and possibly for the rest of the season. Players can still be traded after the 31st, but there are more hoops to clear if they want to do that. I’m annoyed and most Braves fans are aggravated, and I don’t blame them. Braves GM: Alex Anthopoulos: We were not jus...2025
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• Austin Cox for Dane Dunning and thoughts from yesterday

Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Raisel Iglesias just says no to sliders, Marcell Ozuna didn’t say no to trades, and the Braves say no to allowing three run homers Let’s get some of the business out of the way before we dig into what happened and what didn’t happen yesterday. The #Braves today recalled LHP Austin Cox to Atlanta after optioning RHP Dane Dunning to Triple-A Gwinnett following las...2025
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• Did you want Ozuna and Iglesias gone more than getting the prospect return?
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• POLL: How should the Braves handle Sean Murphy?

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images They’ve made it clear that they won’t trade him now, but should they ever? Sean Murphy is a very good ballplayer. Anyone who says otherwise is just unreasonably salty about losing William Contreras in the trade to acquire him. At the dish, Murphy has a 126 wRC+, which is just shy of his 2023 mark of 130. Behind the dish, he rates a...2025
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• Trade Deadline Outlook: Atlanta Braves

On June 18, Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said Atlanta is "not selling." They've gone 7-11 and lost two of their three best starting pitchers to long-term injuries since then. They're 11 games under .500 and have dropped behind the Marlins in the NL East standings. The front office may not have wanted…...2025
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• A brief look at the Braves’ drafts under Alex Anthopoulos

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Anthopoulos enters his eighth draft as Braves general manager — here’s a look at how the first six have panned out It is still many, many years until we will know exactly how the Alex Anthopoulos era in Atlanta will shake out. No one will complain about the World Series title, but many bemoan the lack of hitting talent in the minor league system and love ...2025
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• The Braves are no longer aggressive at the plate

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images What was formerly MLB’s most aggressive and powerful offense is now a mediocre mess. In his interview for 680 the Fan a couple of weeks ago, Atlanta Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos made the claim that the “identity” of this Braves team has been their offense, and that they need to find a way to rediscover that. He’s right, of course. To be even ...2025
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• What will it take for the Braves to get back in it?

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Let’s dream about pipes. The maddening and hysterical nature of the 2025 Atlanta Braves season to-date has left them in an unthinkably deep hole. The maddening part – they’re nine games under .500, a full 15 games out of 1st place in the NL East and 9 games back in the Wild Card standings. The hysterical part – pretty much everything under the h...2025
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• Braves News: Fredi Gonzalez, Marcell Ozuna, More

Jason Getz-Imagn Images A blast from the past returns for the Braves. Fredi is back in a Braves uniform! Former Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez will now be the third base coach for the Braves for the remainder of the season. Matt Tuiasosopo will head to the minor leagues as a coaching instructor. While it may seem to be an odd move, I actually am a fan of it. Yes, there are plenty of extr...2025
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• Taking a look at the Atlanta Braves with Demetrius Bell of Battery Power

Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images I asked Demetrius Bell some questions about the Braves ahead of their series with the Washington Nationals Battery Power is one of the premier baseball sites in the SB Nation network. With the Braves coming to town, I wanted to pick one of their writers brains about the state of the 2025 Atlanta Braves, as well as their thoughts about the Nationals from afar. I tu...2025
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• Braves Prospect Spotlight: Luke Sinnard

Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves lack of fear around injured pitching prospects may have netted another gem In prospect talk we tend to focus on the best-of-the-best in any given system. This has validity, as those are the prospects that are most likely to be relevant names five years from now. However, sometimes it’s important to take a look at guys furth...2025
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• Braves still have a top-10 front office in all of baseball

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta’s slow start in 2025 hasn’t harmed the front office’s reputation across baseball — at least, not too much. Today’s an off-day for the Atlanta Braves and it’s also one of those rare days where nothing seems to be going on. No moves have been made, nobody’s gotten injured (or suspended) and nobody’s said or done anything that ma...2025
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• ZiPS projects Braves for another monster season in 2024

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Dan Szymborski’s annual ZiPS projections project the Braves to be among the best teams in baseball again in 2024 The Atlanta Braves have spent most of the offseason shoring up their bullpen and searching for help in the rotation. They reportedly flirted with Aaron Nola early on, but haven’t made a significant splash unless you consider the ...2023
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Room Service Pennant Race Awaits Red Sox in AL East
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"Shortly after the Atlanta Braves made the official announcement of their signing of OF Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million contract in free agency, Braves President of Baseball Operations and GM Alex Anthopoulos spoke to the media after getting the deal over the finish line."

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"As you all are well aware, the Atlanta Braves have an actual wizard for a President/General Manager, so if anybody can figure out a way out of this mess, it’s Alex Anthopoulos."

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"As Braves fans, we should know by now every move GM Alex Anthopoulos is calculated and evaluated with a fine-tooth comb to make sure it fits the organizational plan and process when building a roster."

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"The Atlanta Braves have won the National League East every year since 2018 thanks to a stellar young core of players, savvy moves by the front office led by Alex Anthopoulos, and getting a little bit lucky at times."

2021
"Braves’ president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos, who recently added a World Series victory to his resume, spoke with members of the media today about what the club has planned between now and their upcoming title defense in 2022."

2020
"The Atlanta Braves on Monday announced the promotion of general manager Alex Anthopoulos and a contract extension for manager Brian Snitker."

2019
"Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos said yesterday that he’s interested in acquiring a middle-of-the-order bat, as David O’Brien of The Athletic reports (subscription link)."

2018
"Details on the prospective move remain sparse, but David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweets that GM Alex Anthopoulos has indicated the club is lining up a “small, depth-type move."

2017
"I am confident that Terry McGuirk, John Schuerholz, Alex Anthopoulos and their staffs have and will put in place procedures to ensure that this type of conduct never occurs again and which will allow the Club to emerge from this difficult period as the strong and respected franchise that it has always been."

2016
"Blue Jays: Two enormous losses from last year's thrilling team: Ace David Price and can-do general manager Alex Anthopoulos."

2015
""We feel we added a number one starter and one of the best starters in the game right now," says Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos, via radio play-by-play man Mike Wilner."

2014
"In his pursuit of Russell Martin, Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos made his intentions clear in a message to the free-agent catcher's representative."

• Jurickson Profar’s 2024 was not a fluke
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• Did you want Ozuna and Iglesias gone more than getting the prospect return?
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• Austin Cox for Dane Dunning and thoughts from yesterday
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• Drake Baldwin hitting cleanup as Braves face Reds

Baldwin will hit cleanup today | Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Drake Baldwin will get the start and hit cleanup, and Ozuna is in the lineup again. The Atlanta Braves are taking on the Cincinnati Reds in a day game on the day after a busy trade deadline and a day before the MLB Speedway Classic. The lineup today was clearly in question before the deadline. With the way the Braves have bee...2025
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• Braves News: Wild one in Cincinnati, Alex Anthopoulos talks trade deadline, and more

Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. The Atlanta Braves finally got back in the win column after Thursday night’s 12-11 win at Great American Ballpark. The Cincinnati Reds put the Braves in a hole early, but Atlanta managed to get ahead in the 8th inning with a comfortable 11-3 lead. In typical 2025 Braves fashion, the Reds scored 8 in the 8th to tie the g...2025
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• Should the Braves buy for 2026 at the trade deadline?

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images God knows you’re not here to read about the 2025 Braves, so let’s look to the future. MLB Trade Deadline week is here, and while the dam hasn’t fully broken, the transaction waters are definitely starting to flow. On Monday, the Rays traded C Danny Jansen to Milwaukee, and Chris Paddack moved in-division from Minnesota to Detroit. We’re still waiting o...2025
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• POLL: How should the Braves handle Sean Murphy?
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• Sean Murphy is an enticing trade candidate who shouldn’t get traded

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves currently have two very good catchers. If they still think they can win in the near future, that number needs to stay at two. Dating back for as long as I can remember, one thing that has remained remarkably consistent about the Atlanta Braves throughout all this time that’s passed between the divisional dynasty of the 90s ...2025
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• Braves won’t trade away any players under team control for 2026 and beyond, per report

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images That includes Chris Sale, who is still under contract for the Braves for the 2026 season. It’s extremely likely that the Atlanta Braves aren’t going to be one of the buyers for the upcoming Trade Deadline at the end of this month. The Braves went 0-2-and-BBQ in the 2024 NL Wild Card series and are very likely going to miss out on the...2025
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• A brief look at the Braves’ drafts under Alex Anthopoulos
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• Jurickson Profar’s 2024 was not a fluke
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• Sean Murphy is an enticing trade candidate who shouldn’t get traded
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• Trade Deadline Outlook: Atlanta Braves
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• The Braves are no longer aggressive at the plate
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• Braves News: Chris Sale, Ronald Acuna, series win, more

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Well the Braves secured a series victory over the Mets behind the reigning Cy Young winner and the former MVP. It’s big for Atlanta to get the series victory here and would be huge to secure the sweep tomorrow, after disappointingly missing the sweep on the Rockies. Still well below .500, the Braves have to stack wins an...2025
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• What will it take for the Braves to get back in it?
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• Fredi Gonzalez is back. Anything is possible*

Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images *As long as you used to play, coach, or work for the Braves, apparently. Monday was completely quiet as far as Atlanta Braves news was concerned — at least until the evening rolled around, which is when the lid came off after it became known that the Braves were making a mid-season change to their coaching staff. Out goes third base coach Matt Tuiasosopo...2025
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• Braves Prospect Spotlight: Luke Sinnard
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• The Braves need more from Austin Riley

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images The Braves need their star third-baseman to play like a star again. Between the start of 2021 and the end of July 2022, Austin Riley was one of the best hitters on planet earth. In those 1100 plate appearances, Riley posted a .924 OPS, a 148 wRC+, 62 HRs, and a .560 SLG%. From August 2022 to present day, Austin Riley has 1500 plate appearances and has posted an .8...2025
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• Austin Cox for Dane Dunning and thoughts from yesterday
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• Braves News: Fredi Gonzalez, Marcell Ozuna, More
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• The Braves need more from Austin Riley
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• Final musings on the Braves offseason

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Might be more “rant” than “musings,” if we’re being honest. The offseason is over, friends. The long, dark, oppressive, evil winter has passed, and spring is finally here. Starting tomorrow, we shall unite once more for a singular purpose – to collectively slander Brian Snitker’s bullpen management decisions for 6 months in a row. Bats will crack, mitt...2025
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• Battery Power 2025 Opening Day Roundtable: Part Two

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images As the whole “Part One” thing implied, we weren’t done dishing out the takes on Monday. We’ve got some more takes ready for you! This is the second part of our two-part Opening Day roundtable concerning our beloved Atlanta Braves. If you missed the first one, click this link so you can catch up. For now, we won’t waste any more of your time so let’s hop ...2025
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• What should the Braves expect from Craig Kimbrel in 2025?

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images 10 years across baseball and one new ballpark later, Craig Kimbrel is back with the Braves. Let’s try to figure out how this is going to work! So, Big Red’s back in town for the Atlanta Braves? Uh, am I the only one who called him Big Red? Naturally, I visited his Baseball-Reference page for the sole purpose of figuring out which wacky nickname he has ...2025
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• What’s left for the Braves after signing Jurickson Profar?

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images A big addition leaves the Braves with a few more holes to fill before spring training. The Atlanta Braves finally — finally! — made an offseason splash on Thursday, signing outfielder Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million deal. Profar solidifies the Braves’ outfield picture heading into 2025, where he could form one of the game’s top outfields ...2025
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• David Price Rental Makes Jays' Dream of Taking Down Yankees, AL East a Reality
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• Troy Tulowitzki Blockbuster Does Nothing to Change AL Playoff Picture
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• Rolling Blue Jays Looking Every Bit the Offensive Juggernaut We Expected
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• Sam Hilliard could be the hidden gem of the offseason for the Atlanta Braves
Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hilliard has done a nice job filling in for the injured Michael Harris. The Atlanta Braves are hot out of the gate with 13-4 record have an early two-game lead over the Mets in the NL East. A fast start has not been the norm for this team over the last few seasons, but is a welcome change and doesn’t come without adversity, as the ...2023
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• Why the Atlanta Braves will repeat as National League East Champs in 2023
The Atlanta Braves have won the National League East every year since 2018 thanks to a stellar young core of players, savvy moves by the front office led by Alex Anthopoulos, and getting a little bit lucky at times. Five straight division titles is hard for any organization to accomplish, let alone one that has […] Why the Atlanta Braves will repeat as National League East Champs in 2023 - T...2022
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• Braves penalized for int'l signing violations
Commissioner Rob Manfred issued the following statement today: "My office has completed a thorough investigation into violations of Major League Rules by the Atlanta Braves. The Braves cooperated throughout the investigation, which was conducted by MLB's Department of Investigations. The senior Baseball Operations officials responsible for the misconduct are no longer employed by the Braves. I am ...2017
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• Braves penalized for int'l signing violations
Commissioner Rob Manfred issued the following statement today: "My office has completed a thorough investigation into violations of Major League Rules by the Atlanta Braves. The Braves cooperated throughout the investigation, which was conducted by MLB's Department of Investigations. The senior Baseball Operations officials responsible for the misconduct are no longer employed by the Braves. I am ...2017
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• 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves’ sacrilegious-to-some style of hitting may have reached its apotheosis in 2023, with an unexpected twist I want to start this by saying that I don’t have any firsthand insight regarding the workings of the Atlanta Braves organization. I’ve never talked with, much less been in the same vicinity as Kevin Seitzer. Sure, Kris is down at the ballpar...2023
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• Atlanta Braves Relives Boston Days By Adding Sean Murphy
Finally, a trade! No team but the A's could make Sean Murphy into the impetus for a three-team trade with eight players involved. Sean Murphy to the A's; Oakland gets Kyle Muller, Esteury Ruiz, Freddy Tarnok, Royber Salinas and Manny Pina; Milwaukee gets William Contreras, Justin Yeager and Joel Payamps. Braves turning William Contreras into Sean Murphy, presumably at DH and catcher, is such a why...2022
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• Moves by Jays, A's and Mariners have fantasy impact
The Hot Stove did not take a break for Thanksgiving weekend, as Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos kept it roaring from north of the border. Not to be outdone by their American League competitors, the Mariners came back to work with a vengeance on Monday, and plucked one of the elite free agents from the market. Here is the fantasy spin on the most recent movement....2014
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• Blockbuster Josh Donaldson Trade Shows Jays All-in for 2015, A's Retooling Again
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• Austin Cox for Dane Dunning and thoughts from yesterday
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• Drake Baldwin hitting cleanup as Braves face Reds
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• Should the Braves buy for 2026 at the trade deadline?
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• POLL: How should the Braves handle Sean Murphy?
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• Sean Murphy is an enticing trade candidate who shouldn’t get traded
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• Braves won’t trade away any players under team control for 2026 and beyond, per report
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• Braves GM Drops Bold, All-Caps Message About Trading 8-Time All-Star
Braves president Alex Anthopoulos shuts down trade rumors, making his words as clear as possible during Atlanta's playoff push....2025

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• Sean Murphy is an enticing trade candidate who shouldn’t get traded
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• What should the Braves expect from Craig Kimbrel in 2025?
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• Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part Two

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Diving into 5 more projections before the Braves first spring training game. For part one, click here. Baseball is a beautiful, wonderful, stupid sport. It’s famously the most random major sport in the US, and it doesn’t take much searching to find numerous examples of its unpredictability. Chris Sale went 18-3 in 2024 as he domi...2025
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• Braves look to fortify their roster with MLB’s Winter Meetings starting very soon

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Winter Meetings are finally upon us and we could see Alex Anthopoulos and Atlanta’s front office making some big moves over in Dallas This Sunday marks the beginning of the annual Winter Meetings for Major League Baseball. The four-day long gathering of front office members, agents and some players is a major event that takes place each offseason and...2024
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• Braves fire Kevin Seitzer, Bobby Magallanes and Sal Fasano, per report

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta will be on the search for two new hitting coaches this offseason after previously stating that the whole staff would be returning. Last week, when Atlanta Braves President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Alex Anthopoulos and manager Brian Snitker were asked by the media as to whether or not the coaching staff would be ...2024
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• Braves expect to return entire coaching staff in 2025

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Running it back with the coaches next season, it seems. Braves manager Brian Snitker and Alex Anthopoulos met with the media for the first time since the season concluded in San Diego and spoke on a number of topics, one of which was the future of the coaching staff after a disappointing and injury-riddled 2024 campaign. According to both, the plan is for the entir...2024
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• Chris Sale could be the answer to a lingering question for Atlanta’s rotation

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images The Braves have been in search of another starter for their rotation all offseason and now they’ll be hoping on a healthy and productive Chris Sale to fortify their starting rotation. Two of the biggest questions surrounding the Atlanta Braves this offseason were “Will the Braves be able to trade for another starting pitcher?” alongside “Will they have...2023
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