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• Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap 4/17: Braun excellent, Montgomery homers.

Lucas Braun | Photo by Paul Abell/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images Nick Montgomery hit his first career home run on Thursday, while Lucas Braun threw a gem and Craig Kimbrel appeared to be a guy ready to be bumped up to Atlanta in the very near future. Thursday was a full slate down on the Atlanta Braves farm system, and it included multiple notable performances. Lucas Braun turned i...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Craig Kimbrel makes season debut

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Kimbrel’s return to the organization started with a scoreless inning in Columbus What a day it was for Atlanta Braves pitching prospects, with three of the mid-tier starters having terrific second outings. Blake Burkhalter, Herick Hernandez, and Luke Sinnard are all three among the leaders for players who could have ...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap 4/15

Sinnard excelled in his second pro start for GreenJackets It was a great day down on the farm across the board, but pitching dominated as Blake Burkhalter, Herick Hernandez and Luke Sinnard each turned in their best performances of the young season on Tuesday. It was exciting, so let’s dive in. (7-8) Gwinnett Stripers 9, (12-4) Lehigh Valley IronPigs 15 Eddy Alvarez, RF: 2-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 ...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 News: Marcell Ozuna delivers, Spencer Strider spectacular in Triple-A, and more

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. After a tie ballgame in the seventh and a rain delay, the Atlanta Braves closed the door on the Philadelphia Phillies in walk-off fashion, 4-2. The game-winner came off the bat of Marcell Ozuna, who blasted a two run home run in the bottom of the 11th. MARCELL WITH A TWO-RUN HOMER TO WALK IT OFF!#BravesCountry pic.twi...2025
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• Updates on Spencer Strider, Ronald Acuña, Jr., Craig Kimbrel

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images A bevy of former All-Stars could begin joining the Atlanta’s big league team starting next week Prior to tonight’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Atlanta Braves provided updates on a handful of players whose impact on the big league team could start as soon as next week. Braves manager Brian Snitker provided updates to reporters that injured...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Craig Kimbrel makes season debut
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• Braves News: Marcell Ozuna delivers, Spencer Strider spectacular in Triple-A, and more
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• Updates on Spencer Strider, Ronald Acuña, Jr., Craig Kimbrel
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• This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images “Welcome to the Show!” Braves Franchise History 1971: The Atlanta Braves defeat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 in the first opener ever played at Riverfront Stadium. 1997: In the second game in the history of Turner Field, rain forced the suspension of the Braves and Cubs in the seventh inning. Several players will spend the night in the clubhouse. The Brav...2025
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• Orioles series preview: A Wild Card rematch

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images These O’s ain’t Royal. Last October the Royals and Orioles faced off in the post-season for the second time in baseball history. Just like in 2014, the Royals emerged victorious with a surprising two-game upset sweep to advance to the ALDS. Both teams return much of the same rosters that faced off last fall, with expectations of return...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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• 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 One

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images You want takes? We’ve got takes. Plenty of ‘em, actually. It’s certainly been a while since we did one of these, right? Well, with Opening Day happening in just a few days time, I figured that this was as good of a time as any to bring it back and give y’all a taste of what’s on our minds as the season gets set to start. We’ve got a handful of our staf...2025
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• Braves option Bryce Elder; Reassign Jesse Chavez, Craig Kimbrel, James McCann

Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images An active day of roster moves as the Braves leave Florida. It has been an active day for the Atlanta Braves as they exit Florida and head to Arizona for their final two games of Spring Training 2025. After announcing the signing of Jesse Chavez this morning and then trading Ian Anderson this afternoon, the Braves made a series of oth...2025
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Atlanta Braves

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Spoiler alert: The Atlanta Braves blogger believes that the Atlanta Braves are going to be good this season. (Mhm. Just like last year!) Needless to say, 2024 did not go according to plan for the Atlanta Braves. If it had, then we may have been coming into this season with a bunch of gold-tinged merchandise after they had gotten done ...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Podcast: What? You Don’t Want To Hear About Our Teams?

The All-Star break has passed, I, Geoff have returned from vacation, and Grey is ready to talk trade deadline buzz. With that in mind we talk about some of the top names that could be moved, Joey Gallo, Trevor Story, Craig Kimbrel to name a few. We speculate on the potential for a fire sale in Chicago, and walk you through our thoughts on some recent callups and how their playing time will shake o...2021
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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"The Braves and right-hander Craig Kimbrel have agreed to a minor league deal, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic."

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"Craig Kimbrel designated by Orioles"

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"Don’t think any Cubs closer has had that since Craig Kimbrel."

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"11:11am: The Dodgers and White Sox are in agreement on a trade sending outfielder AJ Pollock to Chicago in exchange for reliever Craig Kimbrel, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB."

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"1:21 pm: The White Sox are acquiring star closer Craig Kimbrel from the Cubs, reports Michael Cerami of Bleacher Nation (Twitter link)."

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"Cubs barely survive a bullpen meltdown, but they have a Craig Kimbrel problem"

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"While it once seemed all but inevitable that perennial All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel would be moving on from the defending World Series champion Red Sox, the momentum has shifted to the point where it would no longer be all that surprising to see the power righty return to Boston."

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"Red Sox pitcher Craig Kimbrel is away from spring training camp in Fort Myers while his infant daughter has surgery."

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"Seven innings earlier, Matt Holliday forced extras with a game-tying homer off Craig Kimbrel -- the first Fenway blown save in the Boston closer's career."

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"The Rangers struck early against David Price and late against Craig Kimbrel en route to a 7-2 victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday night at Fenway Park."

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"The Braves traded closer Craig Kimbrel and outfielder Melvin Upton Jr."

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"Major League Baseball recognized this season's top relief pitchers Wednesday, announcing Kansas City's Greg Holland and Atlanta's Craig Kimbrel as the recipients of the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award and the Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award, respectively."

• Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap 4/17: Braun excellent, Montgomery homers.
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Craig Kimbrel makes season debut
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• Braves News: Marcell Ozuna delivers, Spencer Strider spectacular in Triple-A, and more
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• Updates on Spencer Strider, Ronald Acuña, Jr., Craig Kimbrel
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• This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat
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• Orioles series preview: A Wild Card rematch
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Juan Francisco from the Reds

Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1939 - Phil Niekro is born in Belmont County, Ohio. He made his major league debut in 1964 with the Milwaukee Braves and won 318 games over a 24-year career before being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997. 2012 - The Braves acquire infielder Juan Francisco from the Reds in exchange for pitcher J.J. Hoover. Francisco will a...2025
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• Final musings on the Braves offseason
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• The 2025 Atlanta Braves season brings milestone anniversaries

Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images Greg Maddux, Chipper Jones, Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman are had momentous moments. The 2025 season is chock full of expectations on the field, but it is also a milestone year as the Atlanta Braves will host the All-Star Game for the first time since 2000 and for only the third time since the team moved to Atlanta. The All-Star...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Craig Kimbrel makes season debut
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• Braves Minor League Recap 4/15
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• What do the Braves have up their sleeve at catcher?
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• Battery Power 2025 Opening Day Roundtable: Part One
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• Braves News: Ian Anderson, Jesse Chavez, Spencer Strider, more

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It was a day for good-byes and hello agains. The Braves continued to finalize their Opening Day roster while adding depth to the organization when it comes to pitching on Sunday. Ian Anderson was traded to the Angels for Jose Suarez, while the Braves signed familiar face Jesse Chavez to a minor league deal. Moving Anderson was likely u...2025
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves positional season preview: Bullpen

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Atlanta’s bullpen has been a source of strength and stability over the past couple of years, but there’s more uncertainty for their relief corps in 2025. In the past two years combined, Atlanta Braves relievers rank in the top five in ERA (fifth), FIP (second), K% (first), and BB% (third). It’s been undeniably one of the top bullpens in baseball ever...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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• Final musings on the Braves offseason
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• The 2025 Atlanta Braves season brings milestone anniversaries
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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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• BCB After Dark: Closer of the Century?

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is the Cubs’ closer of the century—so far. It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the cold. We’ve got a warm table waiting for you. We can check your coat. The show will start shortly. Bring your...2025
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason

Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports Here’s what to expect in the Wild Card round. Once again the Major League Baseball postseason is upon us and once again the Cubs will be watching from home like the rest of us. In what is becoming one of my least favorite annual traditions, I bring you this Cubs fan’s guide to each round of the postseason. If yesterday’s stunning doubleheader between the B...2024
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• Outside The Confines: 51/51

Photo by Chris Arjoon/Getty Images Shohei Ohtani goes where no ballplayer has gone before. The White Sox rot from the head. A look ahead to the end of the season and the Mariners had some issues. Good morning. This Ohtani fellow is good, but he’s no Babe Ruth. After all, the Babe was a great pitcher too. Now if Ohtani learns to pitch next season, them maybe we can consider him the greates...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Andruw Jones clubs 10th Braves grand slam of 1997

Photo by SPX/Diamond Images via Getty Images They were doing some serious boppin’ back in ‘97. Braves Franchise History 1921: The Reds and the Braves tie a major league record as their infields combine for 28 chances. The Reds won the game 7-3. 1997: Andruw Jones hits the Atlanta Braves’ 10th grand slam of the season to set a new National League record. 2001: The Braves acquire Julio Fr...2024
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• This day in Braves History: Ronald Acuña Jr. becomes the second-youngest player to record a 30-30 season

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images This won't be the only club that Ronald Acuña Jr. joins over what's already been a very good career. Braves Franchise History 1914: The Giants lose their fifth-straight game in a 3-2 loss to Cincinnati. The loss allows the idle Braves to move into a tie for first place. Herbie Moran (who was playing his last game for Cincy before being sold to the Bra...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The Yankees bid farewell to John Sterling

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images The iconic radio voice of the team announced his sudden departure this week. On Monday, with no preamble, the Yankees announced that their long-time radio play-by-play announcer John Sterling was calling it a career, and his last game in the booth was behind him. The 85-year-old called 5,420 regular season games over his long career. Sterling cited the s...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The 90-win East Division foes are largely intact from last year and look to make another postseason run The Philadelphia Phillies finished 14 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East standings, but came away victorious in the Division Series over the NL East champs for the second straight season. Philadelphia spent most of the offseason doubling down ...2024
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• Yanks tie it off Kimbrel in 9th, beat Sox in 16th
The Yankees needed this one, and they would have played all night to get it. An RBI single to center by Didi Gregorius was the go-ahead hit for the Bombers in a thrilling 4-1, 16-inning victory over the Red Sox on Saturday at Fenway Park. Seven innings earlier, Matt Holliday forced extras with a game-tying homer off Craig Kimbrel -- the first Fenway blown save in the Boston closer's career....2017
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• Yankees tie it off Kimbrel, beat Sox in 16th
The Yankees needed this one, and they would have played all night to get it. An RBI single to center by Didi Gregorius was the go-ahead hit for the Bombers in a thrilling 4-1, 16-inning victory over the Red Sox on Saturday at Fenway Park. Seven innings earlier, Matt Holliday forced extras with a game-tying homer off Craig Kimbrel -- the first Fenway blown save in the Boston closer's career....2017
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• Sale's gem spoiled as Red Sox fall in 16
The Yankees needed this one, and they would have played all night to get it. An RBI single to center by Didi Gregorius was the go-ahead hit for the Bombers in a thrilling 4-1, 16-inning victory over the Red Sox on Saturday at Fenway Park. Seven innings earlier, Matt Holliday forced extras with a game-tying homer off Craig Kimbrel -- the first Fenway blown save in the Boston closer's career....2017
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• Benintendi's flare lifts Sox past Rangers
The Red Sox needed a few extra innings to do it, but they overcame a blown save by Craig Kimbrel to take the first of a three-game series with the Rangers on Monday night, beating Texas 7-5 in 11 innings at Globe Life Park. Boston has won five games in a row and seven out of eight....2017
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• Betts delivers in 10th as Sox outduel Jays
Mookie Betts came through with a three-run double in the top of the 10th inning, and along the way, he helped provide some protection to Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel and manager John Farrell....2017
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• Braves deal Kimbrel, Upton to Padres in blockbuster deal
The Braves traded closer Craig Kimbrel and outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. to the Padres on Sunday in exchange for outfielders Cameron Maybin and Carlos Quentin. A Major League source revealed Atlanta will also acquire two highly-regarded prospects -- right-handed pitcher Matt Wisler and outfielder Jordan Paroubeck -- and the 41st pick in June's Draft....2015
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• Red Sox strike out 20, cap sweep of Rangers
The Rangers arrived in Boston as the hottest team in the Major Leagues. They left after being swept by the Red Sox, culminating with a 6-2 defeat in Thursday's soggy finale of a three-game series. Drew Pomeranz turned in one of the most powerful performances of his career to earn the win, holding heavy-hitting Texas to four hits and two runs while walking one and equaling a personal best with 11 s...2017
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• Red Sox strike out 20, cap sweep of Rangers
The Rangers arrived in Boston as the hottest team in the Major Leagues. They left after being swept by the Red Sox, culminating with a 6-2 defeat in Thursday's soggy finale of a three-game series. Drew Pomeranz turned in one of the most powerful performances of his career to earn the win, holding heavy-hitting Texas to four hits and two runs while walking one and equaling a personal best with 11 s...2017
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• SAGNOF: What Do I Even Know
It's officially the last week of fantasy baseball season which means for anyone who is out of title contention, fantasy baseball research season begins. For today's SAGNOF, I am going to open myself up to personal torture and I will try to rank closers for next season. For this exercise, I tried to give each team a projected saves leader based on guys who I expect to be on the roster for next seas...2021
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• Fantasy baseball owners shouldn’t reach for Indians’ James Karinchak

Five things are pretty much certain heading into the 2021 fantasy baseball season: Liam Hendriks, Josh Hader, Aroldis Chapman, Raisel Igelsias and Edwin Diaz, in whatever order you like them, are considered the top five relievers. Beyond those, there are a slew of familiar names, such as Kenley Jansen, Brad Hand, Kirby Yates, Craig Kimbrel......2021
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• David Price Right at Home with Boston Red Sox Thanks in Large Part to Big Papi
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Yankees Try Building Without Opening Their Checkbook
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• Jose Abreu's Unanimous AL ROY Validates Big MLB Dollars Poured into Cuban Market
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• Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap 4/17: Braun excellent, Montgomery homers.
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• Updates on Spencer Strider, Ronald Acuña, Jr., Craig Kimbrel
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• This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Juan Francisco from the Reds
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• Braves News: Offseason Review, Opening Day Outlook, More

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Two Days Away We are two days away from Opening Day for the Atlanta Braves. It is a fun time to reflect on what has been a somewhat unexpected offseason. While also getting excited with anticipation of the potential that is there for the Braves this season (home runs still can happen in bunches like they did on Monday.) Health, timely hitting, and perh...2025
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• The 2025 Atlanta Braves season brings milestone anniversaries
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• Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap 4/17: Braun excellent, Montgomery homers.
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• What should the Braves expect from Craig Kimbrel in 2025?
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• With Alexander Canario gone, how many Cubs remain from the 2021 selloff?

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Here’s a look at all the players who were sent away and acquired in that flurry of deals nearly four years ago. News item: The Cubs have traded OF Alexander Canario to the Mets for cash considerations, sources tell ESPN. Canario, 24, was DFA’d by the Cubs last week.— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) February 25, 2025 Well. This isn’t the...2025
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• Spoiler Alert: The White Sox possess only one existential function, and they’re even failing at that

Artist’s imagining of Miguel Vargas’ post-collision injury. The South Siders go “full White Sox” in Baltimore and make history. Again The 2024 Chicago White Sox are so bad, they’re being used by other teams as an adverb. "the white sox have just gone full white sox" pic.twitter.com/1C5dgI5rvw— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) September 3, 2024 It’s not a pipe dream anymore; with 22 games rem...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The Yankees bid farewell to John Sterling
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• Sizing up the NL East heading into 2024

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves have won six straight NL East titles and still look like the cream of the division’s crop The Atlanta Braves have done most of their heavy lifting this offseason, but there are still some key players available and moves left to be made around Major League Baseball as the calendar plunges into January. The Braves themselves have...2024
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• Soxivus 2022: The Airing of Grievances
These two, man. | Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images With the dust settled on a devastatingly mismanaged White Sox season, a dozen South Side Sox writers come together to wail and moan over all the misdeeds I gotta lot of problems with you people, and now you’re gonna hear about it!— Jerry Stiller as Frank Costanza from Seinfeld’s “The Strike.” While ...2022
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