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• Braves Minor League Recap: Nick Montgomery goes deep for Augusta

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images That’s two big flies in two days for the young catcher There was plenty to love on Saturday for the prospects in the Atlanta Braves systems, with some intriguing action at each level. Hurston Waldrep made the start for Gwinnett, but no one outshined Jhancarlos Lara who despite command trouble forced 21 swing-and-misses and 9 strikeouts....2025
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• Braves Minor League Preview 4/19: Hurston Waldrep back on the mound

Hurston Waldrep | Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The headliner on Saturday has to be a start coming for Hurston Waldrep against the Phillies affiliate. Saturday has some interesting pitchers to watch in the Atlanta Braves system, led by Hurston Waldrep. Waldrep is the only big prospect, but Adam Maier and Rayven Antonio are both also worth a watch, and we still don’t know who is set t...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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• Braves Minor League Preview 4/13: Luis Arestigueta to make 2025 debut

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Augusta’s young rotation brings yet another exciting arm The Atlanta Braves will run out one of their better pitching days on Sunday, with three top prospects in action. Schedule Gwinnett Stripers at Norfolk Tides 1:05 PM ET Streaming | Stripers Radio Probable Starters GWN: Hurston Waldrep (1-0, 5.00 ERA) NOR: Cameron Weston (0-0, 3.12 ERA) The Gwinnett Strip...2025
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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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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ambioris Tavarez clubs first 2025 Home Run
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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 News: Roster cuts, split squad sweep, and more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. The Atlanta Braves wasted no time and made a series of roster moves on Tuesday, trimming it down to 56 players in camp. First up, pitchers Dylan Dodd and Hurston Waldrep were optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett. Then, fellow right-handers Enoli Paredes and Royber Salinas were reassigned to minor league camp. The #...2025
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• Braves News: Quantity for the bullpen, Hurston Waldrep, more

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Well it appears that Orlando Arcia is once again the clear shortstop for 2025 in Atlanta. He has a club option, so could easily be the shortstop next year as well. That said, I don’t think anyone is particularly thrilled with Arcia as the starting shortstop in this lineup, even as he is a service...2025
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• Braves bullpen strategy so far this winter has been more about quantity

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Braves have attacked their bullpen questions this off-season by embracing the variance. When it was announced on November 4th that Joe Jimenez underwent surgery to repair cartilage damage in his left knee and that he would miss most (maybe all) of the 2025 season, it became crystal clear the Atlanta Braves would be making a significant add...2025
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• What’s Hurston Waldrep going to do in 2025?

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Another guy who doesn’t have to contribute right now, but flew through the system last year anyway We talked about AJ Smith-Shawver yesterday. Let’s talk about Hurston Waldrep today. In some ways, there’s less to say about Waldrep. He flew through the system last year, but was downright horrible at the MLB level. He was also hurt, and didn’t do anything ...2025
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• Battery Power Top 30 Prospects: Best Tools, Pitchers

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Hurston Waldrep’s splitter is one of many standout pitches in the Braves system Yesterday we gave you our best tools amongst the position player prospects in our top 30 Atlanta Braves prospects list, and today we’re going to flip it around and look at pitchers. While the lack of depth led to many of the best tools being shared between the same handful of...2025
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• Will the Braves roll the dice with their bullpen?

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Lord, I was born a gamblin’ man... I used to travel a lot for work. Like 80% of the time. It was a lot. When you are out on the road like that, everyone thinks it must be a ton of fun – fun new cities, new experiences, new food, etc. In reality, there’s a decent shot you end up in Warsaw, Indiana in January where there are no museu...2025
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"AJSS would be my preference (barring whatever Spring Training brings), and the Braves still have Hurston Waldrep hanging out as well."

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"com/lTHRyPySgo— Bally Sports South (@BallySportsSO) February 14, 2024 Hurston Waldrep will be one of the most watched Braves pitchers in spring camp."

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"Jesse Chavez looks ever more ready to return to Atlanta following another strong outing, and Hurston Waldrep ended his season with Mississippi on a strong note."

• Braves Minor League Recap: Nick Montgomery goes deep for Augusta
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ambioris Tavarez clubs first 2025 Home Run
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• Braves News: Quantity for the bullpen, Hurston Waldrep, more
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects: 1-6

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Number one is exactly who you though number one would be We have come to the final installment of our 2025 top Atlanta Braves prospects, and the first thing I would like to do is thank everyone who followed along and who has contributed to the list. Without the staff here we couldn’t give you guys such in depth coverage of the Braves system, and with...2025
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• Baseball Prospectus ranks Drake Baldwin as Braves top prospect

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Another ranking and another top spot for the 23-year-old catcher. Baseball Prospectus is the latest organization to release their top prospect list this month, with their 2025 preseason Top 10 list featuring Drake Baldwin as the Atlanta Braves’ top prospect. Drake Baldwin's breakout 2024 season leads him to the top of our new look @Br...2025
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• Braves farm system ranked 28th by Baseball America

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images There is life in a farm system that has been ravaged by promotions and sanctions Baseball America has published their farm system rankings and the Atlanta Braves find themselves....closer to the bottom than last year. The Braves come in at 28th overall in baseball, down two spots from 26th last year. It’s important to note some of the reasoning behind the ranking ...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Sean Murphy crushes home run

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Sean Murphy’s first rehab outing went beautifully as he mashed a first inning home run for the Stripers The Gwinnett Stripers are back home for the first time in 2025, and Sean Murphy greeted Stripers and Atlanta Braves fans with a huge blast in the first inning of Gwinnett’s first win of the year. On the mound Hurston Waldrep held it dow...2025
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• Both starters pitch scoreless outings in split squad day

Reynaldo Lopez pitched 2.0 scoreless innings | Brett Davis-Imagn Images The starters of both games in split squad play were great. The offense came alive in the game with most of the projected starters in the lineup. The Atlanta Braves had a split squad day with part of the team playing at their spring training home against the Rex Sox and the rest of the squad playing the Pirates away. Th...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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• Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: Hurston Waldrep tosses six strong innings at Gwinnett

Hurston Waldrep | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Hurston Waldrep and Jacob Shafer turned in big starts on Sunday, with each one allowing just one run. Sunday saw a pair of great starts in the system, as Hurston Waldrep allowed just one run over six innings and Jacob Shafer continued his dominance over Low-A with one run over five innings. Jhancarlos Lara also made a start, but his results were m...2024
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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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• Sights and sounds from the first day of Braves Spring Training

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Spring Training has begun for the Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers held their first workout of the spring Wednesday in North Port. There is no better time of the year for a baseball fan. Up the steps from the #Braves dugout at CoolToday Park. First workout of Spring Training happens on Thursday. Should be just a few...2024
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• Braves promote top pick Hurston Waldrep to Rome

Photo by Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images The Braves sent their top pick in the draft to High-A after just one start with Augusta. After just one start in Augusta the Atlanta Braves have promoted their top pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, Hurston Waldrep, to High-A Rome. Waldrep was the headliner to this news, but he is being joined by Jared Johnson and Cory Acton in Rome. ROSTER MOV...2023
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• Braves reportedly willing to pay for free agent starter

Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports No Braves player currently makes more than $22 million annually, but the team is reportedly willing to go above that for the right free agent starter. MLB Free Agency is off to a slow start, but that shouldn’t be terribly surprising. Unlike the NBA and the NFL, Major League Baseball’s offseason is a more deliberate affair and the free agent market won’t like...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Michael Soroka strikeouts out nine

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Soroka was efficient with his pitches and struck out nine batters in 4 2⁄3 innings. The Atlanta Braves love to draft pitching, and that focus paid off on Saturday evening as the affiliates all had fantastic pitching performances (if you choose to ignore the GreenJackets existing tonight). Michael Soroka was on the mound for Gwinnett and struck out ni...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: Waldrep strikes out eight in Augusta debut

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images The 2023 Braves first-rounder showed up and showed out in the full-season professional start of his career. Waldrep struck out eight batters, Drew Lugbauer homered three times and Augusta split two games on Friday in what was a full day for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates. (48-58) Gwinnett Stripers 5, (50-56) Indianapolis Indians 1 Daniel Robertson,...2023
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• Hurston Waldrep to debut with the Gwinnett Stripers tonight

The Braves top draft pick will debut at Triple-A tonight. | Photo by Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Atlanta’s top draft pick from this year’s draft will start at Triple-A tonight. The Atlanta Braves chose Hurston Waldrep in the first round of the year’s draft and seven weeks later, the right-handed pitcher out of the University of Florida will make his debut at Triple-A tonight ...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Nick Montgomery goes deep for Augusta
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ambioris Tavarez clubs first 2025 Home Run
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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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• Braves News: José Quintana rumors, AJ Smith-Shawver, and more

Photo by Drew Hallowell/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. We’re another day closer to the first spring game for the Atlanta Braves, and rumors are continuing to buzz. A recent report from MLB insider Héctor Gómez revealed that the Braves are among teams interested in starting pitcher José Quintana. 36-year-old Quintana is also drawing int...2025
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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 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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• MLB Pipeline ranks Cam Caminiti as Braves top prospect

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Caminiti was Atlanta’s first round pick this season It’s certainly been widely stressed that the Atlanta Braves do not have a particularly good farm system, but it may have come as a shock when MLB Pipeline released their new top 100 and new top 30s and the Braves didn’t have a single player land in the top 100. You can check out thei...2024
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• Braves vs Blue Jays Spring Training game thread

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Reynaldo Lopez will make his second spring start and Hurston Waldrep is expected to make his spring debut following Lopez. Reynaldo Lopez gets the start today, as the reporting seems to indicate that the fifth starter job is his to lose to start the season as long as he looks solid. Reynaldo allowed 1 run over 2.0 innings with 0 Ks in his first spring ...2024
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• Braves farm system ranks 26th in Keith Law’s updated rankings

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Athletic’s Keith Law released his updated farm system rankings for the 2024 season Friday and the Atlanta Braves are in the lower third coming in at No. 26. It isn’t that surprising given that the Braves had just one prospect on Law’s Top 100 list in 2023 first round pick Hurston Waldrep. Atlanta has traded everyone, almost. There’s ...2024
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• Hurston Waldrep, Ignacio Alvarez among Baseball Prospectus’ Top 101 prospects

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images Hurston Waldrep makes a huge leap into the Top 30 of Baseball Prospectus’ annual Top 101. Prospect list season officially began Tuesday with the release of Baseball Prospectus’ annual top 101 list. The Atlanta Braves were shutout in last year’s offering, but had two prospects make the cut this time around. 2023 first round pick Hurston Waldrep debuted...2024
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• Brian Snitker on Braves’ offseason, coaching staff and more

Kyle Schwab-USA TODAY Sports Brian Snitker discussed the Braves offseason and the departures from his coaching staff Tuesday at the Winter Meetings. Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker met with the media Tuesday at the Winter Meetings in Nashville and discussed the team’s offseason and the outlook heading into the spring. The Braves began the Winter Meetings by acquiring outfielder Jarre...2023
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