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• Three moves the Braves need to make this winter

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Atlanta has a big offseason ahead of them. These are the top moves they should consider making. The Atlanta Braves are in an enviable spot. Even though they weren’t able to win the NL East in 2024, and even though they were knocked out in the first round for the third year in a row, they still managed to make the playoffs for the seventh year in a row desp...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Darius Vines

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Darius Vines had his chance to grab a major league role in 2024, but played his way off of the 40-man roster instead Darius Vines turned in a not-altogether-horrible rookie campaign for the Atlanta Braves in 2023, but 2024 was a nightmare on every level. After being poised to join the shuttle between Gwinnett and Atlanta for the near future, he instead l...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Bryce Elder

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images At least we’ll always have his performance in Milwaukee? Let’s just ignore what happened when the Brewers got their rematch, shall we? The Atlanta Braves had an elite pitching staff that carried them to the postseason in 2024. The rotation in particular was absolutely off-the-charts good, as Atlanta was able to rely on their starters to carry them to most ...2024
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• Previewing the Starting Pitching Market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Earlier this week, we previewed a pretty weak market for shortstops. Today, we’ll take a look at the market for another position for Alex Anthopoulos to address - starting pitchers. (For a look at my preview for the Shortstop market for the Atlanta Braves this offseason, click here) Charlie Morton and Max Fried, inarguably the top two star...2024
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• Elegy for the 2024 Atlanta Braves

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The 2024 Atlanta Braves are no more. Let’s reflect on the season that was. They say, “All good things must come to an end.” They clearly weren’t talking about the 2024 Atlanta Braves. If they were, they might have said “All disappointing, crippled things must come to an end.” The Braves came into the 2024 season with more promise than eve...2024
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• Braves’ 2024 campaign ends with 5-4 loss to Padres

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The 2024 Braves died the same way they lived. Hey, what gives? Aren’t the MLB playoffs supposed to be unpredictable? If you watched the Braves’ 2024 campaign come to an end on Wednesday night in San Diego, that might feel like a hard sell right now, as the Braves once again lost a pivotal playoff game by letting a starting pitcher muddle ...2024
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• Braves release 2024 NL Wild Card Roster

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Chris Sale’s unfortunately-timed injury has resulted in Bryce Elder and AJ Smith-Shawver getting another opportunity here in the Postseason. The Atlanta Braves have officially revealed their roster for the NL Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres and as you would expect, Chris Sale is not on the roster. However, the Braves may have given us a very...2024
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• Atlanta Braves 2024 NL Wild Card roster breakdown

Brett Davis-Imagn Images How the Braves handle the Game 1 starter is the real wild card in this discussion I’m not sure I expected the Atlanta Braves to be here. This season has been filled with injuries and rainouts and interesting pitching strategy. It even featured some pestilence, but enough about the Phillies. Winning 89 games and gaining a playoff berth with this group of players is ...2024
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• Braves News: Atlanta Earns Playoff Spot vs. San Diego, Chris Sale Likely to Miss WC Round, More

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The Braves make the postseason for the seventh straight time. It would not be the 2024 Braves unless they made sure to accomplish one of their biggest goals of the season in the most dramatic way possible. The good news is that the Braves made the 2024 postseason, and will start the best of three NL Wild Card round vs San Diego Tuesday night. The un...2024
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• Ian Anderson, Bryce Elder, AJ Smith-Shawver among options to start Game 1 of NLWC for Braves, per report

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Atlanta may dig deep to find its Game 1 starter against the Padres. With Chris Sales seemingly unavailable for the Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres, the Atlanta Braves may reach into the depths of their 40-man roster for the starting pitcher of Game 1. MLB.com’s Mark Bowman speculated that Bryce Elder, AJ Smith-Shawver or Ian Anderson may be...2024
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• Amid plunging playoff odds, the Braves aren’t going to stop being themselves

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Call it pigheadedness or perseverance, but the nomenclature is irrelevant in the face of the Braves’ stoicism In Spencer Schwellenbach’s MLB debut, he held the Nationals scoreless for four innings, nursing a 1-0 lead as he worked around a one-out double in the fourth. The fifth, though, started to unravel for the young right-hander. A leadoff double and a h...2024
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: Drake Baldwin stands out with two home runs

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Recently named to the Futures Game roster, Baldwin has quickly asserted his place among the system’s best July 4th week has come and gone, and it was an exciting group of games for the Gwinnett Stripers and the rest of the Atlanta Braves system. Drake Baldwin and Nacho Alvarez have stayed hot at the plate, and while some concerns are being exposed they...2024
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"Though the Braves lost their first game of the Spring on Sunday, and Bryce Elder did not have his best stuff in his first outing."

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"With Bryce Elder on the mound, the Braves looked to seize a series victory in game 2 against Kansas City."

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"The Braves have selected the contract of right-handed pitching prospect Bryce Elder in advance of tonight’s game, per a club announcement."

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"Bryce Elder and Texas baseball got off to a hot start last season but fizzled down the stretch."

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• A look at the Braves/Padres 2024 regular season series

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images If the Braves can repeat what they did in Petco Park in July, they could be heading to Los Angeles for the weekend. The Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres have already faced each other seven times here in 2024 and depending on how this series goes, it’ll take either the perfect baseball number of nine games or possibly ten to decide which one of these...2024
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• Braves News: Atlanta Earns Playoff Spot vs. San Diego, Chris Sale Likely to Miss WC Round, More
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• Atlanta Braves 2025 40-man roster preview - who will return from 2024?

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images With the 2024 regular season winding down here’s a look-ahead to 2025. As of September 17, 2024, the Atlanta Braves had 46 players on their 40-man roster. That’s 40 available players and six players on the 60-day IL. Every year there is a churn of the 40-man roster after the season ends, and this year will be no different. With several notable, long-t...2024
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• Braves News: Atlanta Earns Playoff Spot vs. San Diego, Chris Sale Likely to Miss WC Round, More
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Drake Baldwin doubles, reaches base thrice

Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images Baldwin kept his hot play up with another big game, but Gwinnett fell short The final weekend of the 2024 minor league season isn’t going too well for the only remaining Atlanta Braves affiliate, with them dropping their past two to Jacksonville. Fortunately Drake Baldwin is still bringing the lumber, putting together another team-leading per...2024
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• AJ Smith-Shawver starts for the Atlanta Braves as they take on the San Diego Padres

Smith-Shawver to start game one | David Banks-USA TODAY Sports AJ Smith-Shawver was recalled to the Braves and made the Wild Card roster to start game one. The Atlanta Braves will be facing the Sand Diego Padres in a matchup tonight that will decide game one of the Wild Card Series. The Padres will be bringing Michael King to the mound. King showed promise as a Yankee with a 3.38 ERA in fi...2024
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• Braves News: Atlanta Earns Playoff Spot vs. San Diego, Chris Sale Likely to Miss WC Round, More
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Nacho Alvarez Jr. homers for Gwinnett

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Alvarez Jr. drove in three runs in the Stripers’ win. Atlanta’s minor league affiliates went .500 on the night as Gwinnett and Augusta came away with wins while Mississippi and Rome were dealt a loss each on the night. (68-68) Gwinnett Stripers 7, (71-63) Nashville Sounds 1 Nacho Alvarez Jr., 3B: 1-5, HR, 3 RBI, R Alejo Lopez, 2B: 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R Just...2024
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• Braves News: Reynaldo Lopez Lands on Injured List, Crowded NL Wild Card Race, More

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Tuesday also brings to the Brewers to Atlanta. After a disappointing end to the weekend, the Braves got a much needed off day on Monday. Not all the news was positive with Reynaldo Lopez landing on the 15-day injured list, but that was a likely move after the Braves did not announce Lopez as a potential starter in their upcoming series against the Brewers. Bry...2024
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• Braves set to continue homestand with rematch against the Brewers

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Braves will take on the Brewers at Truist Park starting Tuesday in a rematch of last week’s three-game series. The Atlanta Braves will continue their homestand Tuesday when they begin a three-game series against the NL Central leading Milwaukee Brewers. Atlanta scored a series win in Milwaukee by taking two of the three games as part of a stretch whe...2024
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• Takeaways from the Braves’ series win in Milwaukee

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The Braves finished July strong and look like they are finally starting to build some momentum. It was a rough start, but the Atlanta Braves finished off their seven-game road trip by winning four of the last five games, including a series win against the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. While the Wild Card race remains tight, the NL East deficit is ...2024
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• Braves add Soler and Jackson to roster, option Elder and Alvarez to Triple-A

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images The new (old) Braves are back in action for the series finale in Milwaukee. After pitching a great game in a 5-1 win over the Brewers on Tuesday, the Braves are sending Bryce Elder back to make room for their Trade Deadline acquisitions. The #Braves today reported RHP Luke Jackson and OF Jorge Soler to Atlanta after optioning RHP Bryce Elder and INF N...2024
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• Sean Murphy powers Atlanta to a 9-3 victory
Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves’ new catcher raked in big moments for the Braves. With Bryce Elder on the mound, the Braves looked to seize a series victory in game 2 against Kansas City. The Braves started off hot as their first four batters all hit a ball over 100 MPH, but it was a single from Austin Riley and a double from Sean Murphy that put the Braves on ...2023
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• Sean Murphy makes his presence felt in 5-4 walk-off Braves win over Reds
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta's new catcher had two doubles and a home run, with the dinger giving the Braves the extra-innings win in the 10th inning. Have yourself a night! Sean Murphy brought his A-Game to the plate tonight. The newest catcher for the Atlanta Braves had two doubles in the first nine innings of this game and then capped it off with a hom...2023
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• Braves bash Cubs in Max Fried’s return to the mound

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Fried tossed six scoreless innings while Atlanta launched three more homers. Max Fried made a triumphant return to the mound to help the Atlanta Braves to a big 8-0 win over the Chicago Cubs Friday at Wrigley Field. The Braves waited three months for the return of Max Fried and he got off to a good start with a perfect first inning. Fried’s first strike...2023
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• Cubs 4, Rockies 3: Sweep!

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs just need to keep winning, and good things will follow. Another day, another comeback win for the Chicago Cubs, and they continue to control their own destiny for the postseason. Patrick Wisdom’s two-run homer in the sixth gave the Cubs the lead, and they held on for a 4-3 win over the Rockies, sweeping the three-game series. The one-run win moved the ...2023
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• Braves activate Kyle Wright from injured list, option Dylan Dodd to Gwinnett
Photo by Matthew Grimes/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Wright will make his first start of the season Tuesday night against the Reds. As expected, the Atlanta Braves have activated Kyle Wright from the 15-day injured list and he will start Tuesday night’s matchup against the Cincinnati Reds. To make room on the active roster, Atlanta The #Braves today returned RHP Kyle Wright from his reh...2023
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• Bryce Elder gets his revenge as Braves blank Marlins, 6-0
Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Marlins got after Elder in Atlanta, so Elder got after the Marlins in Miami. His seven shutout innings helped to make sure the Braves returned to the win column. If last Wednesday's contest was a night to forget for Bryce Elder, then tonight's rematch against the Miami Marlins was one for the memory banks. Elder pitched seven str...2023
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• Ronald Acuña Jr.'s eventful night culminates in 14-4 Braves win over Rockies

Photo by Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images Ronald Acuña Jr. had four hits, scored four runs, drove in five runs and stole his 60th and 61st bases of the season and that still wasn't the most interesting part of his night. The Atlanta Braves have dominated the Colorado Rockies all season and they did so once again tonight. This time, Ronald Acuña Jr. had a huge night at the plate...2023
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• Spencer Strider deals as Braves beat Twins 4-1
Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Strider tossed seven scoreless innings and Atlanta’s offense came alive late. Spencer Strider turned in a strong performance and Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his 17th home run of the season to help the Atlanta Braves to a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. Strider pitched out of some immediate trouble in the first. He allowed a leadoff single to Edouard Julien ...2023
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• An Elder Statesman Finally Proves His Worth In Washington
Before we get to the action, as Jerry Bruckeheimer would say, I just want to point out how MLB schedules are the most ding-dang-dopey things. That's right, Triple D, but not as in Guy Frieri. It's almost like they held yesterday for any games that were rained out all year, then, during the year, they forgot they did that, so they had teams in August play nine games a week, and now we have a day wi...2022
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• A look at the current state of the Atlanta Braves bullpen

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Braves will be playing their 7th game in 6 days tonight, including their 2nd elimination game. Let’s take a look at the availability of their relief corps. It’s been some kind of week for the Atlanta Braves. In case life has thrown you under some proverbial rock, I’ll give you a somewhat brief recap. Hurricane Helene postponed two pivotal games vs. ...2024
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• Brian Snitker: “Smith-Shawver wasn’t the issue, we’ve just got to score”

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Snitker wasn’t particularly upset with Smith-Shawver. Rather, he would’ve preferred to have seen his lineup show some life in Game 1. Despite dropping Tuesday night’s NL Wild Card series opener to the San Diego Padres and subsequently finding themselves one loss away from elimination for the second time this week, Atlanta Braves Brian Snitker is still ...2024
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• Braves Mailbag, September 16

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images You asked, I answered. First off, I’d like to thank everybody who asked questions and sent them in. It really means a lot that y’all continue to come to the website and that you stay engaged with this place, at that. It’s something I don’t take for granted at all and also it’s fun for me since these were really good questions and I could honestly yap abou...2024
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• Braves Mailbag: Buying or selling, Max Fried, and more

Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The first part of this week’s mailbag centers on whether the Braves should be buyers or sellers at the Trade Deadline, the minor league system and much more It has been as rough a stretch for the Atlanta Braves, the likes that we haven’t seen since 2017. While the team has struggled to put together wins, the good news is, there is still plenty of ...2024
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• Bryce Elder’s rough evening and absent offense sinks the Braves, 9-1 in game 2

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Bryce Elder continued to struggle, failing to make it more than 3 innings, while the offense is in a really rough spot at the moment. The Braves were hoping Bryce Elder could lead the way to tying the four game series and crucially eat some innings, with the Monday double-header looming. Things did not go according to plan in the top of the first, as Bry...2024
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• Braves News: Pierce Johnson to the IL, blow out loss, more

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday The Braves lost as their pitching, primarily Bryce Elder got shelled on Saturday night. Elder continues to struggle to miss bats, issue far too many walks, and allow far too many home runs for his profile as a pitcher, so it remains a question of how viable he is at the major league level. That being said, even with a...2024
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• Bryce Elder returns to the rotation as Braves host Marlins

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The 2023 All-Star is clearly looking to make his comeback to the starting rotation a permanent one. For the second time this month, the Atlanta Braves and the Miami Marlins are set to lock horns with each other. This time, the series is taking place here in Atlanta as the Braves are looking to get started on winning their fourth seri...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Seattle Mariners

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Will the Mariners find their way back into the Postseason in 2024 after missing out in agonizing fashion last season? It's time to talk about the Seattle Mariners, who figure to once again be an intriguing team that very much has a chance to forge its own destiny in the immediate future. Our Atlanta Braves won't have to wait too long to face off against...2024
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• Braves Mailbag: Rotation strength, what to expect from Ian Anderson and more

Photo by Bryan Cereijo/Getty Images Part 1 of our mailbag focuses on the Braves rotation. Is it really a strength and will Ian Anderson be a factor in 2024? Thanks again to everyone who took the time to send in questions this week. We got so many good ones that I am going to split this into two parts, the second of which will run Saturday. Let’s get to it! The Braves rotation for 2024 has ...2024
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• Early explosion and efficient Elder expedite 11-5 Braves win
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves had a dominant win from start to finish against Milwaukee. With a pitching rematch of last Sunday’s game between Elder and Teheran, the Braves looked to secure another series win over Milwaukee. After Elder worked around a leadoff single for a scoreless inning, Ronald Acuna did Ronald Acuna things to lead off the bottom of...2023
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