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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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• Atlanta Braves go on Home Run barrage as they beat the Cubs

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images The Braves’ offense went into overdrive as they beat the Chicago Cubs 13-4 The Atlanta Braves took on the Chicago Cubs in Arizona for Spencer Schwellenbach’s last start of spring training. The Braves deployed a lineup that looks like it could potentially be the opening day lineup against Brad Keller, who is non-roster invitee. To start the game, it looked like ...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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• Jesse Chavez is back! Also, Braves tie Orioles 5-5

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Uncle Jesse makes his (spring) Braves return as the Braves add yet another tie to their Grapefruit League record Listen, Jesse Chavez is back, and that’s all that matters. We ticked off a Braves Bingo square already. Hey, stop asking how he did. HE’S BACK, AND THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS. Spencer Strider was the biggest (non-Jesse) news of the day, making hi...2025
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• Sunday spring training game thread

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images The second tune-up of spring training for Spencer Strider Today’s an interesting day for Atlanta Braves spring training baseball for multiple reasons. The first of which is that Spencer Strider is getting the ball once again and it’s always a joy to watch this fella pitch the baseball. Here’s the lineup for today: The lineup itself looks very, very likely to...2025
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• Braves option Bryce Elder; Reassign Jesse Chavez, Craig Kimbrel, James McCann
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• Braves News: Nathan Wiles acquisition, major league roster selections, and more

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves continue to make moves, most recently acquiring right-hander Nathan Wiles from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations. The Tampa Bay Rays have optioned RHP Hunter Bigge and RHP Eric Orze to Triple-A Durham. Additionally, RHP Nathan Wiles has been traded to the...2025
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• Braves select Drake Baldwin, Héctor Neris and Enyel de los Santos to major league roster

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images As expected, Drake Baldwin will be getting his shot with the Braves right out of the gate to start the 2025 season. It may not be a surprise based on how spring training has gone when it comes to both performance and injury but the Atlanta Braves still dropped some significant roster news on us just now. The Braves have announced that they have promoted D...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 19, 2025
Drake Baldwin (C-ATL) appears likely to open the 2025 campaign as Atlanta's starting backstop. That is interesting news from a fantasy standpoint given Baldwin's status as the organization's top prospect. As a 23 year-old last season, he batted .276 with 16 dingers, 88 RBI, and 58 runs scored across 551 total PA at the Double-A and Triple-A levels. He showed strong command of the plate with a 13% ...2025
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• Braves News: Spencer Strider Sensational, Chris Sale Opening Day Starter, James McCann, more

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A busy Monday for the Braves Monday was a busy day for the Braves. Spencer Strider made his Spring debut and was absolutely dominant, a performance better than anyone could have imagined. While that may have been unexpected, Atlanta confirmed the expected in naming Chris Sale the 2025 Opening Day starter. And that was just in the ...2025
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• Braves add catcher James McCann on minor league deal, per reports

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Atlanta brings a new catching option late in Spring Training. Multiple reports this evening, including by Robert Murray, indicate that the Atlanta Braves are adding free agent catcher James McCann on a minor league deal. Source: Free-agent catcher James McCann and the Atlanta Braves are in agreement on a minor-league contract.— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurra...2025
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• Sandy León reassigned by the Braves

Photo by Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Getty Images The veteran catcher is the latest player to be sent to the minor league camp. The Atlanta Braves continued their Spring Training roster reduction earlier this afternoon by announcing that veteran catcher Sandy León was reassigned to their minor league camp. The #Braves today reassigned C Sandy León to minor league camp. Atlanta now has 3...2025
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"Notably absent: Drake Baldwin, who was not recalled to hang out on the bench."

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"Drake Baldwin also impressed, bringing the lumber to lead Rome to a win."

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• Braves News: Nathan Wiles acquisition, major league roster selections, and more
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• Braves Select Drake Baldwin, Hector Neris, Enyel De Los Santos
The Braves announced Friday that they have selected the contracts of top catching prospect Drake Baldwin and veteran relievers Hector Neris and Enyel De Los Santos. All three have made the Opening Day club and are now on the 40-man roster. Atlanta doesn’t need to make any corresponding moves, as the recent returns of their…...2025
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• Braves select contract of top catching prospect

The Braves announced Friday that they have selected the contracts of top catching prospect Drake Baldwin and veteran relievers Hector Neris and Enyel De Los Santos....2025
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• Braves add catcher James McCann on minor league deal, per reports
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• Sandy León reassigned by the Braves
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves positional season preview: Catchers

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves will begin the 2025 season without either of their primary starters from last year. In the World Series Championship season of 2021, the Atlanta Braves used seven different catchers when injuries decimated the team’s depth. It was so bad that current Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt played in 26 games after being ac...2025
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• Atlanta Braves 2025 Spring Breakout Preview

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports And so begins prospect season 2025 The prospects are about to take center stage for the Atlanta Braves, as Spring Breakout comes to CoolToday Park as the Braves take on a host of Detroit Tigers prospects. Despite last season’s game not going so well for the duo, the spring breakout game set the stage for breakout campaigns from pitchers Owen Murphy and Sp...2025
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• Spencer Schwellenbach dominates and Austin Riley hits a bomb, as Braves beat the Yankees

Spencer Schwellenbach looked good against the Yankees | Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Schwellenbach had ten strikeouts to only one walk in 6.0 innings and Austin Riley hit a HR. The Atlanta Braves took on the New York Yankees away as spring training is coming to a close. Spencer Schwellenbach was on the bump against a lineup that featured the reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge. Schwellenbach startin...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 15, 2025
Keibert Ruiz (C-WSH) has enjoyed a productive spring in which he's hit .269 with 3 homers and 8 RBI across 29 PA. He underwhelmed in 2024 on the heels of a 2023 in which he seemed to turn a corner with a .260 average, 18 homers, 67 RBI, and 55 run scored across 562 PA. As a 25 year-old in 2024, Ruiz batted just .229 with 13 dingers, 57 RBI, and 46 runs scored, with his wRC+ dipping to just 71 afte...2025
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• Marcell Ozuna crushes his second bomb of spring training as Braves fall to Nationals

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Drake Baldwin also delivered an RBI single as he continued to have a productive spring Marcell Ozuna made his presence felt at the plate for the second time so far here in spring training, as his no-doubter of a home run was the biggest highlight on a bright and sunny day of spring training action for the Atlanta Braves at CoolToday Park. Ozuna’s homer c...2025
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• What caused Drake Baldwin’s allergic reaction?

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Serious answers only. In case you missed it, Drake Baldwin was scratched from yesterday’s Spring Training contest with an unspecified allergic reaction. In his stead, Sandy Leon continued his reign of terror on Grapefruit League pitching. The Braves, though, have still not indicated what exactly prompted Baldwin’s absence. That’s wher...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 4, 2025
Yankees Back Half of the Rotation is Suddenly Uncertain While the Top of the Yankees rotation looks as solid as ever, injuries have made for some opportunities at the back half. Clark Schmidt has yet to pitch in the spring due to a back injury and has been limited to bullpen sessions although he is expected to get into a game soon. Schmidt had a breakout half-season last year with a 2.85 ERA / 3....2025
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• Sunday Notes: Braves Prospect Drake Baldwin Opted For Diamonds Over Ice
Plus Walker Buehler on evolving, Seby Zavala on Bryan Woo and Michael Kopech, Roman Anthony, Charles McAdoo, Dae-Sung Koo, facts and stats galore, and more....2025
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• Ian Anderson and Grant Holmes both deliver pristine performances in spring action

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images They both pitched three innings and the Marlins couldn’t touch either of them today. Both Ian Anderson and Grant Holmes brought the heat to the ballpark today — they both looked very good as each of them pitched three great innings for the Atlanta Braves against the Miami Marlins in spring training action today. Anderson got the ball to start today’s contest and i...2025
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• Spencer Schwellenbach dominates and Austin Riley hits a bomb, as Braves beat the Yankees
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• Marcell Ozuna crushes his second bomb of spring training as Braves fall to Nationals
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• Wednesday spring training open thread

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images We’re getting closer and closer to Opening Day It’s game time once again! Unfortunately, there’s no type of video for today’s game between the Atlanta Braves and the Baltimore Orioles, but there is radio. Tune in to WIFN 1340/103.7 FM in the Atlanta area if you’d like to tune in to today’s action. Here are the lineups: As you can see, Drake Baldwin e...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Who’s on first?

Photo by Mark Taylor/Getty Images The issues surrounding baseball stadiums. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reveals his contract demands. The decline of first base. The Mariners’ front office are criticized and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Jeff Passan looks at the issue of two major league teams playing in minor league stadiums this season. He examines what it means for the Athletics...2025
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• Braves release Spring Breakout 2025 rosters

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The young players get a chance to shine in just under two weeks time. 10 days from now, the Atlanta Braves will participate in the now-annual Spiring Breakout series of games, where each team plays one spring training game where the focus is placed squarely on the top prospects on each organization. Each tea has officially released their r...2025
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• Top catching prospect Drake Baldwin knocking on the door in 2025

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Baldwin discussed his rise from third-round pick to becoming Atlanta’s top prospect. Despite no longer ranking among the top farm systems in the game, the Atlanta Braves continue to produce prospects with significant upside on a regular basis. Many of those players have become important cogs in the machine on a perennial postseason c...2025
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• A look at shortstop trade options for the Braves

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It’s not Orlando, but I hear Tampa is nice... I’ve spent the last couple of summers learning how to grill. Of course, I had grilled before all of that, but I was like I really want to learn how to grill. So I bought this nifty book to learn more about the science behind grilling, and I started finding a few things a month to spend the...2025
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• Braves have two prospects in 2025 FanGraphs Top 100 Prospect List

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images FanGraphs thinks really, really highly of Drake Baldwin in particular. Prospect ranking list season is still going and today FanGraphs released their Top 100 Prospects list for 2025. As you would expect, the Atlanta Braves have at least one representative on this list with the obvious name of Drake Baldwin. The promising catcher is joined ...2025
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• Battery Power Top 30 Prospects: Best Tools, Position Players

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Nacho Alvarez is one of five hitters that graced our top 10 prospects, and is our pick for the best hit tool in the system. We had many of you in our Q&A session on Friday asking for a best tools segment relating to the top 30 prospects list. Fortunately, we already had one planned out and voted on by the in the chamber to run this week. To start out we ar...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: JR Ritchie perfect in season debut
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Ritchie struck out seven over three perfect innings to lead Augusta to a win The Atlanta Braves system had a lot of action on Saturday evening, and JR Ritchie was the star of the show with his performance in Augusta. Drake Baldwin also impressed, bringing the lumber to lead Rome to a win. (2-11) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (9-5) Memphis RedBirds 5 Box Score...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Mike Soroka throws six shutout innings
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Soroka helped lead Gwinnett to just its third win of the season. The Atlanta Braves minor league system continued to sputter after a 1-3 day which included a heartbreaking walk off loss in a well-pitched game. Outside of that they lost two games where they allowed 8 in each with their only win coming in a game that featured a former MLB All Star. (3-1...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Chavez dominates again in rehab outing

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Jesse Chavez is looking ready to make his return to Atlanta’s bullpen, and has six strikeouts in 3 1⁄3 innings in Gwinnett The day was not flush with offensive performances, as the Atlanta Braves affiliates combined for one run in three games outside of extra innings, but the pitching at both levels had its upside. Jesse Chavez looks ever...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Jesse Chavez makes rehab appearance at Gwinnett

Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images As the minor league season draws to a close, the Atlanta Braves minor league had just two games in action last night, winning and losing one. It was a day that featured some veterans and some new faces to the organization, mainly second round pick Drue Hackenberg. (64-73) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (68-70) Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 2 F/7 Joe Dunand 2-3, 1 K A...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Michael Soroka throws a shutout

Photo Credit: Jeff Morris Soroka took advantage of a shortened contest to get a complete game in a dominant performance It was a solid day on the farm for the Atlanta Braves top prospects, and while no longer a prospect Michael Soroka led the way with a complete game shutout in a Stripers win. Vaughn Grissom also continued to show out for Gwinnett, and down in High-A Rome Hurston Waldrep m...2023
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• Braves Minor League recap: Jared Shuster tosses seven scoreless in Gwinnett win

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Shuster struck held the opposition to just two hits on the day for the Stripers. Despite one game getting rained out, it was a successful day for Atlanta’s MiLB affiliates as the three teams in action swept their games. Jared Shuster dazzled, Joe Hudson homered twice, David McCabe drove in three and Jhancarlos Lara struck out eight in a talent-filled day. ...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Franklin homers in return; Ritchie leaves with injury
Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images It’s been 377 days since Jesse Franklin V last suited up, and in his first game back he made a bang with a long home run It was a busy day on the farm for the Atlanta Braves, with a few injury-related items headlining the action. Travis d’Arnaud made his second appearance in his rehab stint with Gwinnett, and down in Mississippi Jess...2023
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• Braves 2023 Minor League Preview: Augusta Greenjackets
JR Ritchie | Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Low-A affiliate in Augusta may have the most interesting pitching staff in the Braves system. As we’ve reached March we’re closing in on the start of another season of Minor League Baseball for the Braves, as that season opens on March 31 this year - at least for Triple-A, as the rest of the minors get underway on April 6. With that ...2023
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• Battery Power 2025 Opening Day Roundtable: Part Two
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• Braves vs Tigers Spring Training Game Thread

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Reynaldo Lopez will get his final spring tune-up today before the season starts. Bryce Elder will follow Lopez, after the original plan had been for Ian Anderson to fill that role. Elsewhere in the lineup, it seems to be primarily the roster depth getting the starts today, with Drake Baldwin and Jarred Kelenic the only members of the projected Opening Day l...2025
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• Chris Sale pitches four scoreless innings in final spring start of 2025

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images AJ Smith-Shawver also pitched four innings. They weren’t scoreless. Chris Sale made his final start of spring training here in 2025 and the good news is that he made it through just fine and appears to be ready to go for the Atlanta Braves on Opening Day in six days time. Sale pitched four innings today, with each of them being of the...2025
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• Braves select Drake Baldwin, Héctor Neris and Enyel de los Santos to major league roster
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• Braves vs. Phillies Spring Training Game Thread

Photo by Mark Taylor/Getty Images It’ll be mostly regulars on the hitting side, but a reliever game on the pitching end for the Braves Another day, another Spring Training contest. Opening Day is coming up soon, though. The Braves will start mostly regulars in the lineup, albeit with Chadwick Tromp catching in lieu of Drake Baldwin. The Phillies have just Alec Bohm making the trip over in ...2025
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• Spencer Schwellenbach dominates and Austin Riley hits a bomb, as Braves beat the Yankees
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• Marcell Ozuna crushes his second bomb of spring training as Braves fall to Nationals
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• Top 30 Braves Prospects Who could Debut in 2025

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves have a number of players, especially on the pitching end, who could make their debuts this upcoming season. The grind for pitching is a never-ending battle for any major league team, and the Atlanta Braves have now found themselves in a position where they have a large contingent of starters nearly ready to make the leap to earni...2025
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• Braves have two prospects in 2025 FanGraphs Top 100 Prospect List
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• Battery Power 2025 Top 30 Prospects: Biggest Risers

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Drake Baldwin was one of many players who improved his stock in 2024 Many of you have been following along with our preseason top 30 Atlanta Braves prospect list rollout, and this year I decided to tack on some pieces to the end that will hopefully help explain some more of our viewpoints on players and how the list evolved since 2024. I will be going over an arti...2025
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects: Honorable Mentions

Photo by Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves have started to build out depth in the system, with multiple top 30 honorable mentions with helium heading into 2025 The long offseason is finally drawing to its close, with football fans outside of Kansas City and Pennsylvania begging for better days to look forward to. Well, if you like the Atlanta Braves you should be in ...2025
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: Nacho Alvarez hits two home runs

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Gwinnett swept their series last week behind the bats of Alvarez and Drake Baldwin The minor league season is quickly coming to a close, as the two lowest level Atlanta Braves affiliates will be playing their final regular season home series of the season this week. At the upper levels the near-MLB players are starting to find their stride, as Nacho Alvarez and...2024
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• Braves prospects weekly spring training recap
Photo Credit: Mills Fitzner Dylan Dodd has impressed in two fantastic performances this spring My front garden is starting to stir and that means it must be spring training time, and that means it’s almost my favorite time of the year: Minor League baseball season. We are a few weeks away from minor league opening day, but many of the Atlanta Braves’s top prospects have been active so far ...2023
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