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• Braves bring B-team lineup against Blue Jays

Matt Olson has been hitting the ball well. It will come together soon. | Brett Davis-Imagn Images Marcell Ozuna is off tonight and Stuart Fairchild and White get starts. The Atlanta Braves have struggled this season offensively, there is no denying it. However, they have seen an uptick in offense since Sean Murphy came back. Since his debut six games ago, the Braves’ offense has been the f...2025
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• Yankees series preview: ALDS rematch

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Royals travel to the Bronx to face the team that bested them in the post-season last year. Last fall the Royals made a surprise run at the post-season, eventually falling in the ALDS to a historical post-season rival, the New York Yankees. While the Royals retained much of their post-season roster, the Yankees had a lot of churn this off-season, and w...2025
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• Braves Minor League Update: Waldrep, Lara battle command

Hurston Waldrep | Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Two of the top pitching prospects in the Braves system got the ball on Sunday, but did so without their best command. Sunday was set to be an interesting day with Hurston Waldrep and Jhancarlos Lara on the bump down on the farm for the Atlanta Braves. While things didn't go as planned for either, we did get some high scoring games and a...2025
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• Which pending roster addition will help the Braves the most?

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves will get to full strength, or something resembling it, eventually. Hopefully. First, a digression (can it really be a digression if it comes at the very beginning?): having seen a lot of baseball seasons at this point, my pattern recognition-focused human brain always tries to relate, or contextualize, the current season in the...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Geraldo Quintero hits grand slam

Photo by Paul Abell/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images Quintero led Columbus to another win on Saturday night. With Didier Fuentes headlining the prospects in action on Saturday night, the Atlanta Braves system was able to get three wins with Fuentes improving over his opening start on the season. The offenses are starting to emerge a bit with three teams scoring six or more runs. (6-6...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Blake Burkhalter tosses six innings in double-A debut

Photo by Paul Abell/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images Burkhalter struck out three and got 10 swing and misses in his first start for Columbus Despite the Braves losing to the Phillies, it was a busy and productive day down on the farm as multiple teams came away victorious on Tuesday. There were also several individual performances worth highlighting. So, without further ado, let’s di...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Geraldo Quintero hits grand slam
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ambioris Tavarez clubs first 2025 Home Run

Photo by Diamond Images via Getty Images Tavarez has had a good start to 2025, and down in Double-A Columbus finally earned their first win. Tuesday was an exciting slate of games on the farm system for the Atlanta Braves, each level featuring some sort of unique result from the game. Two big comebacks, a home run from a player hoping to restore his prospect status, and a no-hitter (okay, ...2025
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• Braves Minor League Preview Tuesday 4/8

Luke Sinnard makes his pro debut. The pro debut of 2024 third round pick Luke Sinnard and a follow up to a great season debut by Hurston Waldrep are the highlights of the Braves farm system on Tuesday. Tuesday starts a new week for the minor leagues, which means all new opponents for the affiliates of the Atlanta Braves. It’s a promising day on the schedule, set up to have Hurston Waldrep ...2025
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• Searching for optimism after a 1-8 start

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s been brutal so far, but the core of the Braves offense has been more unlucky than bad. There almost aren’t any words left to describe how disastrous the start of the season has been for the Atlanta Braves. After playing just nine games, they’re already six back in their own division. Suffice it to say, the baseball gods showe...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Lucas Braun strikes out nine

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Lucas Braun and Logan Samuels were impressive for the system in a poor Saturday slate If you’re disappointed in the Atlanta Braves on Saturday and looking for a pick-me-up this morning, you might wanna just not look at the scores for these games. The system got swept. However, two pitchers had outstanding days. The usual suspect, Lucas Braun, struck out nine...2025
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• Braves Minor League Preview: Saturday April 5

Garrett Baumann | Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Previewing the second full slate of the season, which includes Garrett Baumann on the mound. Saturday is the second day of the season for all levels below Triple-A, and the Braves system is hoping to build upon a day where they took three out of four games on the slate. The highlights of the day are probably Garrett Ba...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Spencer Strider steals the show on Opening Day

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Strider’s 5 1⁄3 hitless innings highlighted a busy day on the farm For the first time all season we have all four minor league affiliates in action on the Atlanta Braves farm system, and we had plenty to be excited about on Friday night. Three of the four affiliates won, including a walk off in Gwinnett and an impressive showing from some young hitters do...2025
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• What do the Braves have up their sleeve at catcher?

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Atlanta keeps adding catching depth in curious fashion. What exactly are the Atlanta Braves up to at catcher? As Sean Murphy progresses in his rehab assignment at Triple-A, his return to the 26-man roster look likely to happen within the next 7 to 10 days. The fractured rib he sustained after being drill by an errant pitch in Sprin...2025
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• How Juan Soto’s postseason on-base streak explains his value

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Juan Soto’s unbelievable playoff run tells you everything you need to know about his value. During the disastrous final game of the 2024 MLB season, after a year of miraculous feats, the great Yankees 26 year old right fielder Juan Soto was able to surprise with one more accomplishment. On his way to the plate for his first at bat, a chyron popped up unde...2024
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• Alex Verdugo allergic to batting gloves: Yankees outfielder says he's been dealing with issue since 2021

Verdugo's tattoos could be contributing to his allergic reaction, too...2024

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"Alex Verdugo is one of the most prominent names still lingering on the free agent market, and it doesn’t sound as though he’s been close to coming off the board at any point."

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"Alex Verdugo defends Yankees fans who tried to grab ball from Mookie Betts: 'That's kind of New York'"

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"The Yankees have traded for Padres slugger Juan Soto, sources told ESPN, adding him to a potent outfield mix that includes Alex Verdugo and Aaron Judge."

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"Alex Verdugo on Dodgers' 2020 World Series title: 'A 60-game season, it's still hard to judge to this day'"

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"- The fan who hit Boston Red Sox left fielder Alex Verdugo with a baseball thrown from the Yankee Stadium stands has been banned for life from attending big league games."

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"Boston's return includes outfielder Alex Verdugo, sources said."

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"Alex Verdugo, right fielder, Los Angeles Dodgers While a crowded outfield situation could limit Verdugo’s opportunities, the Dodgers are a World Series contender."

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"He is the highest-ranked Dodgers prospect at his position as determined by MLB Pipeline, and his name isn't Walker Buehler or Alex Verdugo."

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"Cody Bellinger and Alex Verdugo both began the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City in the Pacific Coast League."

2016
"Thanks to breakout players (right-hander Jose De Leon, first baseman Cody Bellinger), fast-developing 2014 draftees (righty Grant Holmes, outfielder Alex Verdugo) and products of a nine-figure 2015 international spending spree (righty Yadier Alvarez, outfielders Yusniel Diaz and Starling Heredia), this system is loaded."

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"Pitcher Zach Lee and outfielder Alex Verdugo were named the Dodgers' Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher and Player of the Year, respectively, on Thursday."

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• Braves Minor League Recap: Geraldo Quintero hits grand slam
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Blake Burkhalter tosses six innings in double-A debut
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ambioris Tavarez clubs first 2025 Home Run
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• Braves Minor League Preview Tuesday 4/8
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Lucas Braun strikes out nine
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Spencer Strider steals the show on Opening Day
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• Braves Minor League Preview: Friday, April 4

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Spencer Strider and Sean Murphy rehab while the rest of the full season squad gets their seasons started Minor league baseball is fully back as each full season level gets started tonight. Gwinnett will be blessed by Spencer Strider who is on the mound making his second rehab start of the season. Schedule (0-0) Winston-Salem Dash @ (0-0) Rome Emperors - 6...2025
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• What do the Braves have up their sleeve at catcher?
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• How will the Braves replace Jurickson Profar?

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Who will Atlanta turn to as a replacement for the suspended outfielder? There is no such thing as too much depth. In baseball, that is usually said related to pitching, but unfortunately for the Atlanta Braves, that will also come into play for the team’s outfield through at least mid-season. With the stunning suspension of prized free agent addition J...2025
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• Searching for optimism after a 1-8 start
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2025 season

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals walks to the on-deck circle | Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Time to figure out which of the RR writers has the juice! Last year, the Royals went to the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade. This year, they have an opportunity to advance past the Division Round for the first time in a decade. The offseason wasn’t nearly as busy...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Blake Burkhalter tosses six innings in double-A debut
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• If I said Braves had a beautiful roster, are you willing to fight me?

Photo by Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Getty Images Despite a pretty quiet offseason, the Braves are looking good heading into Opening Day I have to say even after the culling of Travis d’Arnaud and a few relievers from last season, the Braves seem poised to win 90-plus games this season. Their starting five appears to be 2024 Cy Young winner Chris Sale, 25-year-old Spencer Schwellenbach of...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 21, 2025
Alexis Diaz, CIN Diaz has struggled mightily this spring, allowing 5 ER's in 2.1 IP with 5 BB's, 1 HBP and just 1 K across his 3 appearances. It was almost a given heading into spring training that Diaz would be the Reds closer in 2025, but that is very much in question right now, and there's even a possibility that he opens the season in the minors. Diaz already showed significant decline last...2025
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• Remaining opportunities to help the outfield this off-season

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Will the Royals add to this bunch? The Royals had a pretty good offense last year, finishing sixth in the American League in runs scored despite a September swoon. But that performance was largely carried on the strength of an MVP-season by Bobby Witt Jr. and solid hitting from catcher Salvador Perez and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Meanwhile, the o...2025
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• Sources: Red Sox trading Betts, Price to Dodgers
The Boston Red Sox have agreed to trade star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan. Boston's return includes outfielder Alex Verdugo, sources said....2020
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• Alex Verdugo on Dodgers' 2020 World Series title: 'A 60-game season, it's still hard to judge to this day'

The Dodgers traded Verdugo and others for Mookie Betts in Feb. 2020...2022
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• Fan who hit Verdugo banned from all MLB parks

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• Dodgers To Acquire Mookie Betts, David Price
The Dodgers and Red Sox have once again agreed to a trade that will send outfielder Mookie Betts and lefty David Price to the Dodgers, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Red Sox will include $48MM to cover half of the remaining salary on David Price’s contract. In this updated version of the deal, Alex Verdugo, minor league shortstop…...2020
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• Sources: Red Sox trading Betts, Price to Dodgers
The Boston Red Sox have agreed to trade star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan. Boston's return includes outfielder Alex Verdugo, sources said....2020
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• Sources: Yanks get Padres' Soto in 7-player deal

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• Yankees fan banned for life after ‘reckless’ Alex Verdugo incident

The Yankee Stadium fan who threw a ball that hit Red Sox left fielder Alex Verdugo on Saturday night has attended his last game in The Bronx....2021
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• Sources: Red Sox trading Verdugo to Yankees

The Yankees acquired outfielder Alex Verdugo from the Red Sox in exchange for a package of prospects in only the seventh trade between the rivals in the last half-century....2023
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 21, 2025
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• Top Dynasty Keepers – Looking At Duran, Lewis And Winder
Welcome back to another edition of Top Dynasty Keepers! Now more than a month into the season, major league teams are having to make adjustments on the fly due to underperforming players or injuries, or both. For the Red Sox, lack of performance from the outfield has them making an adjustment by recalling Jarren Duran. Entering Firday night, the Sox were receiving little production from the trio...2022
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• Alex Kirilloff to the Races
It's only appropriate that on Kentucky Derby weekend Minnesota rookie outfielder and hotshot phenom mega-prospect slash heartthrob Alex Kirilloff had a little home run derby of his own Friday night going 2-for-4 with his first two career home runs and four runs batted in. That deserves a second Mint Julep! Don't mind if I do. Derby Day is all about waking up at 6AM and wearing your fanciest hat, o...2021
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• Buy Alex And Take Kirilloff Your Next OF Purchase
(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH OR $13/MONTH WITH AN EXTRA WEEKLY PODCAST.) Kinda just want to quote all the delicious bits of tid I wrote in my Alex Kirilloff fantasy this offseason. Can I do that? It's so good! Okay, here's a few quick quotes, "Alex Kirilloff caught fire... in a Hot Girl Summer...in case you didn’t hear...I'm a...guy." Hmm, those quo...2021
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• The other fantasy fallout from Boston's big trade
Beyond Betts and Price, it's the other pieces in Tuesday's big trade that may end up having the most meaning to fantasy managers. Here's Tristan H. Cockcroft's take on Joc Pederson, Alex Verdugo and more....2020
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• Braves Minor League Preview 4/6: Didier Fuentes set to make 2025 debut

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Following up his Spring Breakout showcase, Fuentes has gained some yees heading into the season The first full Sunday of afternoon Minor League Baseball is here, and the Atlanta Braves are sending out some exciting pitching prospects to make their season debuts. Double-A Columbus will still be shooting for their first ever win in franch...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Vandalizing history

Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Department of Defense dishonors a hero before reversing course. The pitching injuries are stacking up. The Orioles set a record and no one noticed. A high school baseball powerhouse. Good morning. No comments today. I know most of you would be respectful, but better safe than sorry. The Department of Defense temporarily removed a article praising...2025
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• Royals Review holiday mailbag

Photo by Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images You give the gift of questions about the Royals! December can be the most wonderful time of the year for baseball fans. Michael Wacha realized there’s no place like home for the holidays, and the Royals acquired Jonathan India as a present without a bow. But since then, baby, it’s cold outside. It has been a silent night for Royals f...2024
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• 2024 World Series: Predicting the winner of Yankees vs Dodgers in the Fall Classic

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Which team will emerge victorious from this heavyweight fight? The highly anticipated 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees is set to kick off tonight at 8:08 pm on FOX. The Yankees, unquestionably the most popular and most successful franchise in Major League Baseball, are making their first World Series appearance si...2024
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• Braves squander Strider’s 10-strikeout performance in 5-3 loss to Red Sox
Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images It was going well for the Braves until it wasn’t on Wednesday. For as chaotic as the series’ first game was on Tuesday, Wednesday’s matchup between the Braves and Red Sox started every bit as quiet, with Spencer Strider and Red Sox starter Brayan Bello—in his return from the paternity list, congratulations to him—each tossing five scoreless frames befo...2023
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• Mookie Betts fuels speculation over future by 'liking' Red Sox posts on social media
The Red Sox traded Betts, the former AL MVP, to the Dodgers in February as part of a multi-player deal that netted them Alex Verdugo and top prospects Jeter Downs and Connor Wong....2020
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