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• “Tarot! Tarot! Off to Opening Day, We Go!” (Braves pitchers edition)

Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images We’re continuing to get weird around here. Pulling tarot cards is an interesting exercise. The first part of it is finding the right question to ask. Like I said yesterday, you can’t ask yes/no questions, and you can ask multiple choice questions. You have to ask open-ended questions, but you also need to ask a specific enough question to divine an answer....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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• Milwaukee Brewers 2025 bold predictions and storylines to watch

Curt Hogg / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images BCB staff make bold predictions, pick storylines to watch with Opening Day on deck Our contributors at Brew Crew Ball are excited to get the 2025 season underway after an offseason that saw quite a bit of turnover across the league. Here are our bold predictions and storylines to watch for the Brewers in 2025. Bold...2025
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• “Tarot! Tarot! Off to Opening Day, We Go!” (Braves position player edition)

Photo by Tracy A. Woodward/The Washington Post via Getty Images Yep, we’re getting weird around here today. I got into Tarot because of Poldark. Mark, no one knows what that is. In my adult life, I’ve spent a good deal of time considering and reconsidering my … religious (?) beliefs. I won’t get into the details – this is a baseball site, after all – but to where it relates to our story he...2025
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• Braves 13, Cubs 4: Good thing these games don’t count

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs once again got embarrassed except that it just didn’t matter. The Cubs string of Spring Training futility continued today as they were throttled by the Atlanta Braves, 13-4 in front of 12.003 fans at Sloan Park this afternoon. The good news is that if all the wins the Cubs had at the start of Spring Training didn’t matter, then the...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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• 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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• 2025 Atlanta Braves positional season preview: Infielders

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images A return to form by the team’s starting infield would go a long way toward lifting the Braves back to the playoffs in 2025. Coming into the 2024 season, the Atlanta Braves’ infield looked to be among the best in the National League. Matt Olson was coming off a 54-homer campaign with a 161 wRC+. Austin Riley had produced three consecutive 30+ home run cam...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves trade for Matt Olson

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Olson’s arrival in Atlanta coincides with a franchise hero’s exit. Braves Franchise History 1954: Hank Aaron makes his first spring training start for the Milwaukee Braves in an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox. Aaron, taking advantage of an injury suffered by starting outfielder Bobby Thomson, raps out three hits, including a ...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 11, 2025
Francisco Alvarez (C - Mets) The Mets announced Alvarez will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing hamate surgery. This is a big blow for owners who have already drafted as Alvarez has slugged 36 home runs over the past 2 seasons and is seen as one of the better young hitting catchers in baseball. This does continue an injury trend for him tho as he played in just 110 games a year ago as he was hurt in...2025
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• Braves fall to Rays as Matt Olson drives in two runs

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Chris Sale got touched up a bit in the third and fourth innings before departing. The Braves fell to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday afternoon, 4-3. Chris Sale pitched well in the early going, but he gave up a rare lefty-on-lefty two-run homer to Brandon Lowe in the third to make it 2-0 Tampa Bay. In the fourth, Sale gave up a leadoff single (who was promptly thrown...2025
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"With that being said, none of this seems like a truly massive stretch and when you combine that with players like Austin Riley, Matt Olson, Sean Murphy and Michael Harris II performing at their usual levels, it’s understandable to imagine this team having a great season this year."

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"He is currently the fifth-highest paid player on the team behind Austin Riley, Matt Olson, Charlie Morton and Marcell Ozuna."

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"Ronald got hit just above the knee with a ball on a full count and Matt Olson also worked a full count before earning an RBI walk."

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"After the Atlanta Braves traded for Matt Olson on March 14th, 2020, and subsequently signed him to an 8-year, $162 million dollar extension, the expectations were officially set for his tenure with the team."

2021
"Matt Olson, Brandon Belt, Cody Bellinger? The Yankees’ increasingly risky options to replace Luke Voit"

2020
"Matt Olson hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th to give the A's a 7-3 win over the Angels in the first major league game with the new, unpopular extra-inning rule."

2019
"In an attempt to add some insurance to the offense with Matt Olson on the shelf, the Oakland Athletics have acquired Kendrys Morales in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays."

2018
" Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Week 23: Model that beat experts says start Jorge Polanco, bench Matt Olson "

2017
"Matt Olson, Jaycob Brugman and Franklin Barreto each slugged their first career big league homers Saturday as the Oakland Athletics took a 10-2 win over the Chicago White Sox in front of a sellout crowd on the day of Mark Buehrle's jersey retirement at Guaranteed Rate Field."

2016
"3 KFAN and WGN Radio AM 720, announced today that their joint fundraising effort to support Matt Olson, the Isanti, Mi."

2015
"But there is good news: There are two players on this list on this year's Top 100: Josh Bell of the Pirates and Matt Olson of the A's."

2014
"Of the bunch, shortstop Daniel Robertson and first baseman Matt Olson are top-five prospects."

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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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• Battery Power 2025 Opening Day Roundtable: Part One
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• If I said Braves had a beautiful roster, are you willing to fight me?

Photo by Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Getty Images Despite a pretty quiet offseason, the Braves are looking good heading into Opening Day I have to say even after the culling of Travis d’Arnaud and a few relievers from last season, the Braves seem poised to win 90-plus games this season. Their starting five appears to be 2024 Cy Young winner Chris Sale, 25-year-old Spencer Schwellenbach of...2025
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• Braves continue camp cut-downs with Garrett Cooper and Connor Capel reassigned

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves have 37 players left in their big league camp. Tonight the Atlanta Braves announced two more cuts from their big league camp with Garrett Cooper and Conner Capel both being reassigned. The #Braves today also reassigned INF Garrett Cooper and OF Conner Capel to minor league camp. Atlanta now has 37 players in camp.— Atlanta ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves trade for Matt Olson
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• Braves News: Ronald Acuna Jr., Marcell Ozuna, Yasmani Grandal, More

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Braves News For Your Tuesday. As Spring Training progresses for the Braves, many continue to wonder how Ronald Acuña Jr. is progressing through his return from a second torn ACL. If batting practice is any indication, Acuna Jr. at times looks to be in midseason form. There is little doubt that Acuna Jr.’s power will be on full display once he returns. H...2025
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• Atlanta Braves go on Home Run barrage as they beat the Cubs
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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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• 2025 Atlanta Braves positional season preview: Infielders
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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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• Final musings on the Braves offseason
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• The 2025 Atlanta Braves season brings milestone anniversaries
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• If I said Braves had a beautiful roster, are you willing to fight me?
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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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• Braves batter bad World Series beaten combatant

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Austin Riley and Matt Olson went back-to-back with homers, which was pretty sweet! In what is a mildly inconsequential reassurance that 2024 was likely a mirage, the Atlanta Braves got off to a scorching start in this one with Austin Riley and Matt Olson going back-to-back in the bottom of the first, and then Jurickson Profar, Riley, and Garrett Cooper addi...2025
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• Like trying to replace an old love

Today was the first chance I had to look for some 2025 Topps. The weather has been ridiculous the past seven days between a big fat snowstorm, ungodly wind for days and now sub-zero temperatures. Even the times I could get away from work, all I wanted to do was stay inside somewhere. So, a week later, I've got 2025 Topps to show. I'm not even going to say I'm late. Running out in mid-F...2025
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• Rookies' homers lead A's past White Sox
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• A's offense keeps rolling in win over Tigers
Marcus Semien scored three times -- twice on Jed Lowrie RBIs -- and Matt Olson added his fourth homer in as many games, sending the Athletics to an 8-3 win over the Tigers on Monday at Comerica Park....2017
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• Kinsler brings the lumber, but Tigers fall to A's
Marcus Semien scored three times -- twice on Jed Lowrie RBIs -- and Matt Olson added his fourth homer in as many games, sending the Athletics to an 8-3 win over the Tigers on Monday at Comerica Park....2017
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• Atlanta Braves: Did Matt Olson live up to expectations?
After the Atlanta Braves traded for Matt Olson on March 14th, 2020, and subsequently signed him to an 8-year, $162 million dollar extension, the expectations were officially set for his tenure with the team. Matt Olson joined the Atlanta Braves and almost immediately had to confront one of the toughest tasks that has ever faced […] Atlanta Braves: Did Matt Olson live up to expectations? - To...2022
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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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• The Cubs should sign Nico Hoerner to a long-term deal
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports This could save the team lots of money in the long run. Nico Hoerner, finally healthy, is having the best year of his brief MLB career. In 101 games and 387 plate appearances, he is batting .304/.351/.429 with 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 12 stolen bases. He’s also solidified a claim as the Cubs’ starting shortstop, playing solid defense at th...2022
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• Athletics Trade Matt Olson To Braves
1:20pm: The Athletics have announced the trade of Olson to the Braves in exchange for Pache, Langeliers, Estes and Cusick. The deal is official. 1:16pm: The Braves are trading outfielder Cristian Pache, catcher Shea Langeliers, right-hander Joey Estes and right-hander Ryan Cusick to the A’s in exchange for Olson, Passan tweets. 1:09pm: The Braves and A’s…...2022
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• Preseason Prep - March 11, 2025
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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
Mariners Starting Rotation The Mariners' starting rotation is fascinating. Luis Castillo is the veteran with the most impressive resume, but he could turn out to be the worst starter on the team by the end of the season. He is certainly the oldest at 32 years old. In fact, every other Seattle starter is 27 years old or younger. The youth-infused rotation is buoyed by a pitcher-friendly ballpark an...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-February 15, 2025
Welcome Back! Around the League Alex Bregman-Red Sox-3B Alex Bregman signed a three-year, $120 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, including opt-outs after the 2025 and 2026 seasons. He reportedly chose this higher average annual value contract over longer-term offers from the Tigers and Cubs. Bregman is expected to transition to second base, a position he last played in 2018. This is going t...2025
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• Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part One

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images A local baseball hobbyist’s hunch on various Braves-related projections I’m no data scientist. I don’t know how to code. There are brilliant, world-class mathematicians who have spent decades developing and honing projection systems, and those systems are well-respected by many of baseball’s brightest minds. These systems are accounting fo...2025
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• Projecting the 2025 Braves Opening Day roster

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Not one, but two, different options for Atlanta’s first 26-man roster of the 2025 season. Atlanta Braves full-squad workouts begin one month from today, but much to the chagrin of Braves fandom, the organization has been stunningly quiet this offseason when to comes to making moves that - on the surface - move the needle on the quality of...2025
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• Jarred Kelenic crushes a three-run homer as Braves clamp down on Colorado, 5-2

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images All the Braves do is win — on Ludacris Night, at least. Southern hospitality was not on the cards for the Colorado Rockies tonight. The Atlanta Braves rode a big first inning all the way to a 5-2 series win over the Rockies as their rude welcome to Atlanta continued for another night. As I mentioned in the opening sentence, the Brav...2024
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• 1st Basemen to Target for 2021 Fantasy Baseball
'Member the days when I told you that you needed a top 1st basemen and you shouldn't look for sleepers at this position? Don't remember? Prolly for best, leave more room in your brain to remember an excuse for why you didn't exercise. Previously, I’d tell you to go to my top 20 1st basemen for 2021 fantasy baseball (not clickbait at all) and draft some top guys and stop fooling around with sleeper...2021
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• Most Disappointing Oakland A's Players in Spring Training so Far
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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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• Braves News: Measured messaging, roster depth, top tools in the system, more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Well the Braves’ season informally started, as pitchers and catchers reported, with most of the team now present at Spring Training. In stark contrast to last year’s chorus of “World Series or bust”, the team appears to be taking a more measured tone of confidence after a struggle of a 2024 seas...2025
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• “The confidence is still there,” but “no statements” from the Braves as spring training begins

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves once again have high expectations but the squad isn’t doing the grand proclamation of “World Series or bust” here in 2025. Today is the day that keeps a lot of people warm during the long and cold winter that is baseball’s offseason. That’s because today is the day in particular where pitchers and catchers for the Atlanta B...2025
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• Assorted thoughts on the Braves’ commitment to Jurickson Profar

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Did the Braves wiggle out of their comfort zone? Does it matter? I considered titling this post, “So Profar, So Good,” but, that seemed to make little sense at this juncture, and that was a headline-in-the-sand I’m not willing to cross at this point. Did the Atlanta Braves do well by signing Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million de...2025
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• Michael Harris II homers and puts the winning ball in play as Braves walk off Nationals, 3-2

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images You're not going to want to watch this one again but nobody around here is going to complain about another Braves win. A win's a win! The Atlanta Braves didn't exactly look like worldbeaters for long stretches of this game but they were able to keep the train on the tracks long enough for the Washington Nationals to eventually throw the ...2024
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• This might end up being the best Braves lineup in franchise history
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Atlanta Braves as a franchise have had some fantastic offenses dating back to their days in Boston. This might be the best in that long, long line. Yesterday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves walloped the Los Angeles Angels 12-5. This included a six-run barrage in the fourth inning that ultimately put the game out of reach at 9-1 at that point. The baseba...2023
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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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• Sean Murphy makes his presence felt in 5-4 walk-off Braves win over Reds
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