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• Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals dealing with injuries, Budda Baker’s contract extension, preparing for cold weather and more

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images News and notes from around the web on your Arizona Cardinals. Happy Sunday morning one and all. The Arizona Cardinals are heading to the east coast to take on the Carolina Panthers today. Meanwhile, I am on my way for a family vacation, so we will get things updated as we can throughout the day and week, but I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and great nex...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Joe Jiménez

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Jimenez had one of those crazy-good reliever seasons in 2024. 2024 wasn’t great for most guys to don a Braves uniform, but that definitely did not apply to Joe Jimenez, who sparkled in the first year of his three-year deal with the Braves, smashing his prior career best in fWAR and putting a pretty generic 2023 behind him. How acquired Th...2024
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• Braves News: Bryan De La Cruz Signs with Atlanta, Sean Murphy Season Review, More

Photo by Brennan Asplen/Getty Images Atlanta welcomes a familiar name to fulfill outfield depth. In the midst of what has been a quiet offseason for the Braves, Atlanta made a somewhat relevant addition to their outfield depth. The Braves signed former Marlins and Pirates outfielder Bryan De La Cruz to a non-guaranteed, one-year deal on Sunday. The nature of the deal, along with De La Cru...2024
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• 2024 Season in Review: Sean Murphy

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Atlanta’s star catcher got injured on Opening Day and never really found himself afterwards. After a highly successful first season in Atlanta following his offseason trade and extension, Sean Murphy appeared primed for another bump up in workload and, perhaps, a monster season. But, he strained his oblique on Opening Day, sidelini...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Travis d’Arnaud

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images In the end, we didn’t know that d’Arnaud’s 15th homer of the 2024 season would end up being not just his final one of the year, but also his final one as a member of the Atlanta Braves, at least for the time being. Following a 2023 season that fell below the standards that Travis d’Arnaud had set for himself during his time with the A...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves trade for Sean Murphy in three-team deal

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images For the second time in as many years, the Braves benefit from a blockbuster deal with the A’s Braves Franchise History 1966: Voting 4 to 3, the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to review Wisconsin’s suit to block the Braves’ move to Atlanta, thereby retaining baseball’s “umbrella” under antitrust laws. 2022: Three other catchers are on ...2024
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• Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals dealing with injuries, Budda Baker’s contract extension, preparing for cold weather and more
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Joe Jiménez
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves trade for Sean Murphy in three-team deal
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• POLL: Should the Braves trade Drake Baldwin?

Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images The young catcher’s prospect shine is brighter than it’s ever been. Should the Braves capitalize on his perceived value, or hold onto him as a potential cornerstone? At the onset of the offseason, the Atlanta Braves seemed well-positioned to trade their prized catching prospect, Drake Baldwin. They had Sean Murphy under contract through at lea...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Eli White

In a year when he was also named Gwinnett’s Most Valuable Player, Eli White found a semi-consistent role at the major league level as a defensive replacement. Amid the chaos that was Atlanta’s 2024 season, Eli White got a shot to contribute at the major league level. Did he actually take that shot and contribute? Well, sorta, but he was never really given an opportunity to be a full everyday playe...2024
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• Ray Kerr and Royber Salinas return to the Braves on minor league deals

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The two pitchers are both injured with questionable returns for 2025. The Atlanta Braves transaction page shows that pitchers Ray Kerr and Royber Salinas have re-signed with the Braves on minor league contracts. Both pitchers were free agents after Atlanta declined to keep them on the 40-man roster earlier this month. Kerr appeared in 10 games, with two st...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Chadwick Tromp

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The team’s third catcher in 2024 could see a bigger role in 2025. Chadwick Tromp produced an outstanding offensive season at Triple-A and was an effective fill-in with the Atlanta Braves in April and May. Now, the organization’s third catcher may be in line for an increased role with the big-league club after the team made a somewhat surp...2024
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• Winners and Losers from Seahawks 16, Cardinals 6

Photo by Rio Giancarlo/Getty Images The Seahawks are back above .500. It wasn’t easy, and it’s almost never easy against the Arizona Cardinals, but it was still a win for the Seattle Seahawks. Even the best Seahawks teams had to grind out 19-3, 17-7, 20-6, 14-9 type of games regardless of quality of their NFC West opponent, so 16-6 is just another chapter in the book. This was another vi...2024
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• Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals dealing with injuries, Budda Baker’s contract extension, preparing for cold weather and more
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• Winners and Losers from Seahawks 16, Cardinals 6
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• Jets vs Cardinals: How Do The Jets Pull Out A Win?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Time for a Jets road trip The New York Jets are in Arizona today for a bout with the first place Arizona Cardinals. How can the Jets emerge with a victory over the Cardinals? Offense The Jets should have one of their best offensive games of the year, as the Cardinals defense does not match up well with the Jets offense. The Jets offensive weakness is t...2024
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"Sean Murphy reached on an error by Turner and then moved to second on an infield single by Orlando Arcia."

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"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 the board in the top of the first."

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"The Braves have acquired catcher Sean Murphy from the A’s, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN."

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"Tampa Bay announced that receiver Scotty Miller and cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting have been designated to return from injured reserve."

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"Sean Murphy’s the lone member of last season’s group still remaining, and the promising 25-year-old figures to get the most playing time…"

2019
"Top prospect Sean Murphy may not be far from MLB readiness after a strong showing in Double-A in 2018, but the only two catchers on the 40-man roster at the moment are Josh Phegley and Chris Herrmann."

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"The Oakland A's future battery of left-hander Jesus Luzardo and catcher Sean Murphy took center stage Monday in Double-A Midland's 7-1 win against Frisco."

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"Two of their prized prospects, Logan Shore and Sean Murphy, were in fine form Friday afternoon in Arizona Fall League action."

2016
"Oakland Athletics minor league pitcher Sean Murphy died Monday at the age of 27."

• Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals dealing with injuries, Budda Baker’s contract extension, preparing for cold weather and more
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• 2024 Season in Review: Sean Murphy
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Travis d’Arnaud
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves trade for Sean Murphy in three-team deal
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• POLL: Should the Braves trade Drake Baldwin?
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Eli White
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• In 2024, Jacob Stallings stopped being a backup catcher

Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Stallings played himself into the starting job — and a new contract. You’re reading the 2024 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at the season had by every player to play for the Rockies in 2024. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Re...2024
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• Ray Kerr and Royber Salinas return to the Braves on minor league deals
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Chadwick Tromp
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• Winners and Losers from Seahawks 16, Cardinals 6
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• Braves News: Bryan De La Cruz Signs with Atlanta, Sean Murphy Season Review, More
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• POLL: Should the Braves trade Drake Baldwin?
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Chadwick Tromp
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• Winners and Losers from Seahawks 16, Cardinals 6
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Luke Jackson

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The friendly neighborhood sliderman returned to Atlanta’s bullpen at the Trade Deadline, but probably didn’t do enough to return in 2025 Returning to the mound as an Atlanta Braves pitcher for the first time since 2021 after being acquired at the Trade Deadline, Luke Jackson made 16 relief appearances for his new-old team. Also ...2024
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• Jets vs Cardinals: How Do The Jets Pull Out A Win?
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• Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals dealing with injuries, Budda Baker’s contract extension, preparing for cold weather and more
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Joe Jiménez
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• Winners and Losers from Seahawks 16, Cardinals 6
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• Previewing the outfield market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images So far, we’ve taken a look at the starting pitching and shortstop markets for the Braves. Today, we’ll dive into the options for upgrading LF. The Atlanta Braves cleared up what was a pretty muddy OF/DH picture last week by trading Jorge Soler to the Angels for SP Griffin Canning. While it was surprising to see it done on the literal firs...2024
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• Previewing the Jets’ Opposition: Arizona Cardinals

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The New York Jets try to put together back to back wins on Sunday against the Cardinals The New York Jets broke their five-game losing streak against the Houston Texans last Thursday night, but they need to start stacking wins if they want to get back into postseason contention. Keeping the momentum going this week won’t be easy. They’ll need to beat a 5...2024
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• Braves decline options on Travis d’Arnaud and Luke Jackson, per report

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Earlier on Monday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves completed a no-brainer of a move when they exercised the club option for Marcell Ozuna and locked him in for another season. It sure seemed like Travis d’Arnaud would also be locking in as well, especially considering that it had been reported and assumed that d’Arnaud would be having his op...2024
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• Elegy for the 2024 Atlanta Braves

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The 2024 Atlanta Braves are no more. Let’s reflect on the season that was. They say, “All good things must come to an end.” They clearly weren’t talking about the 2024 Atlanta Braves. If they were, they might have said “All disappointing, crippled things must come to an end.” The Braves came into the 2024 season with more promise than eve...2024
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• Sean Murphy powers Atlanta to a 9-3 victory
Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves’ new catcher raked in big moments for the Braves. With Bryce Elder on the mound, the Braves looked to seize a series victory in game 2 against Kansas City. The Braves started off hot as their first four batters all hit a ball over 100 MPH, but it was a single from Austin Riley and a double from Sean Murphy that put the Braves on ...2023
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• Sean Murphy makes his presence felt in 5-4 walk-off Braves win over Reds
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta's new catcher had two doubles and a home run, with the dinger giving the Braves the extra-innings win in the 10th inning. Have yourself a night! Sean Murphy brought his A-Game to the plate tonight. The newest catcher for the Atlanta Braves had two doubles in the first nine innings of this game and then capped it off with a hom...2023
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• Braves bash Cubs in Max Fried’s return to the mound

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Fried tossed six scoreless innings while Atlanta launched three more homers. Max Fried made a triumphant return to the mound to help the Atlanta Braves to a big 8-0 win over the Chicago Cubs Friday at Wrigley Field. The Braves waited three months for the return of Max Fried and he got off to a good start with a perfect first inning. Fried’s first strike...2023
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• Fried and Strider both have scoreless outings as Braves sweep split squad games
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Matt Olson, Austin Riley and Michael Harris II each went deep as well. Simply put, it was exactly what you want to see from your regulars during spring training Both Max Fried and Spencer Strider had a productive day on the mound in their respective outings. The top two pitchers in Atlanta’s rotation each racked up three scoreless innings as the Braves f...2023
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• Braves Acquire Sean Murphy, Brewers Acquire William Contreras In Three-Team Trade
The Braves have acquired catcher Sean Murphy from the A’s, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. It’s actually a three-team trade, per Passan, with William Contreras going to the Brewers and Manny Pina to the A’s. Right-handed pitching prospect Freddy Tarnok will be going from Atlanta to Oakland, per Robert Murray of FanSided. The A’s will…...2022
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• Braves hit five homers in 10-3 romp over Royals
Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Matt Olson and Austin Riley hit back-to-back homers in the first inning and the Braves never really looked back as they easily took Game 1 of their weekend series against the Royals. If you tuned in tonight wanting a close, competitive baseball game, like the kind the Braves played three nights in a row when sweeping the Reds earlier this week... this game ...2023
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• Sean Murphy, Travis d’Arnaud ready to get to work for the Atlanta Braves
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Sean Murphy and Travis d’Arnaud should give the Braves one of the best catching tandems in the league. The Atlanta Braves shook up their catching ranks this offseason with a big three-team trade whey they landed Sean Murphy from Oakland. While catcher was an area of strength for the team in 2022, Murphy is regarded as one of the best defensive catch...2023
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• Austin Riley, Travis d’Arnaud lead Braves past Phillies
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta scored Austin Riley homered twice and Travis d’Arnaud came through with a big hit late to help the Atlanta Braves outlast the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5. The Braves’ offense got started quickly against Aaron Nola in the first. Matt Olson singled and then came all the way around when Austin Riley lined a 459 foot home run to l...2023
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• Nate's Great Against the Pads - July 3, 2024
Nathan Eovaldi, SP (TEX) The Padres entered Tuesday's game with a league-leading 123 wRC+ against right-handed pitching. Well, Eovaldi spit all over that metric with a dominant performance. The veteran righty held San Diego scoreless on one hit and no walks in seven innings. He struck out six and was pulled from the game after throwing 92 pitches. Eovaldi has the upside to strike a lot of batters ...2024
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• NL Week 8 Strategy-May 11, 2024
In The Field SS Nick Ahmed was placed on the 10-day IL with a left wrist sprain. The Giants called up SS Casey Schmitt in a corresponding move which means he is likely to fill in while Ahmed is out. SS Dansby Swanson (knee) was placed on the 10-day IL on Friday. He is eligible to return on May 18. DH Matt Carpenter joined the Cardinals on Saturday. He is likely to see some at-bats against right-...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - February 28, 2024
Bargain Bats w/ Barrel Rates Higher than Juan Soto (13.0%)NONE of these hitters are more valuable than Soto, nor will they ever be. However, for mid and late-round grabs at power potential, these hitters have value. NOTE: League average Barrel Rate for top 200 hitters is 8% and each of these bats swung 5%-10% higher in '23. Matt Wallner OF, MIN: 18.8% Barrel RateLiving on the right side of the pla...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - February 24, 2024
RPs w/ Rosterable Ratios (+ Two NL Hitters) Relief pitching is a combustible commodity (they're the RBs of fantasy baseball) but using late picks on the proper RPs can help to fortify your pitching. RPs with high SwStr%* and K/9 can add helpful 2x a week dominance. A Rosterable Ratio RP may not provide many saves, but they can add surprisingly high strikeout totals and sneaky wins here and there t...2024
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• Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals dealing with injuries, Budda Baker’s contract extension, preparing for cold weather and more
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• Braves News: Bryan De La Cruz Signs with Atlanta, Sean Murphy Season Review, More
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• POLL: Should the Braves trade Drake Baldwin?
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• ZiPS remains bullish on the Braves roster heading into 2025

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It shouldn’t be surprising, but after 2024, it feels somewhat dissonant It’s not surprising that the recently-released 2025 ZiPS projections for the Atlanta Braves seem the roster as a star-studded baseball production machine... but we all just lived through the 2024 season, where things definitely didn’t play out that way, and are al...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Luke Jackson
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• Takeaways from Braves-Marlins

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images It was a tough, hard-fought series with lots of twists and turns but the Braves did what they could to make sure the season isn’t over quite yet. Welp! The Atlanta Braves did their part over the weekend. While they didn’t pick up a sweep that likely would’ve been golden, they still at least picked up the series win over the Miami Marlins and...2024
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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 provide tl;dr of 2024 season with 9-0 loss to Dodgers

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Look, I’m just sayin’ — the Braves out-xBAed the Dodgers by .070 and had the only four barrels in the game, and lost 9-0 The Braves played a baseball game on Monday night, which they lost 9-0, to once again drop them out of a playoff spot (for the time being?). The flow of the game itself is, at this point, largely irrelevant. I’ll be...2024
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• Braves Mailbag, September 16

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

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr../Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Another series victory means that the Braves are still in a position to play for October. Somehow! You can say whatever you want about the Atlanta Braves at this current moment in time but one thing you can’t say is that they ain’t boring. With each loss being agonizing in terms of its effect on the Wild Card race and each win seemin...2024
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• Jonathan Gannon likes what he is seeing from his defense

Photo by Justin Tafoya/Getty Images Gannon is fired up for the season and so are his players For those who have been concerned about the Cardinals’ pash rush for two years, it may have come as a surprise that the second-year head coach is confident and “comfortable” with his current pass rushing personnel. "I'm comfortable" with the pass rush, according to #AZCardinals HC Jonathan Gannon...2024
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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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• The Braves took "rock bottom" as a challenge in the wrong way this past week

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports What on earth is going on with this team?! Yeah, let’s not beat around the bush here. This is quite easily the worst stretch of baseball that the Atlanta Braves have played since returning to relevancy back in the 2018 season. In every way that the Braves could fail at playing big league baseball this, they found a way to do so this past week. Sometimes i...2024
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