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• 2025 Fantasy Catcher Rankings
One can pursue catchers in many ways and get you where you want to be. The elite group consists of William Contreras and you’ll pay a 2nd/3rd Round price to acquire him on draft day. The next tier offers plenty of great options, followed by a mid-tier with plenty of depth and solid production. It […] The post 2025 Fantasy Catcher Rankings first appeared on ....2025
• Brewers fail to reach settlement with William Contreras as two sides head toward arbitration hearing

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Contreras filed at $6.5 million while Milwaukee filed at $5.6 million With Thursday’s arbitration deadline, the Milwaukee Brewers managed to reach an agreement with five of their six arb-eligible players. Unfortunately, the lone player they failed to reach an agreement with also happens to be their most valuable player. William Contreras, who is in his first arbitra...2025
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• Brewers reach arbitration settlements with at least four players before deadline

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Nestor Cortes, Trevor Megill among big names to settle Thursday Entering Thursday, the Brewers had six players on the roster without a salary settled for the 2025 season. After the arbitration deadline, which was at 12 p.m. CT Thursday, that number has fallen to, at most, two. Nestor Cortes, Aaron Civale, Joel Payamps, William Contreras, Nick Mears, and Trevor Megil...2025
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• Digging into the Brewers’ 2025 ZiPS projections

Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Last year’s projections underestimated the Brewers Dan Szymborski’s 2025 ZiPS projections for the Milwaukee Brewers are live on FanGraphs as of Monday afternoon! The Brewers are an interesting team to project, with so much young talent on the roster, so let’s dig into what Szymborski’s projections show for ...2025
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• Who could be the next major trade candidate for the Brewers?

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images As the main trade candidates for the Brewers are now no longer on the team, who could be the next big name for them to trade? When it comes to rumors around the Brewers, one consistent rumor is always about who they are going to trade next. It’s been a regular part of following the team. In the last couple years, they’ve traded away Josh Hader, Corbin Burnes, and De...2025
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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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• 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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• 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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• Without the Braves, October baseball rings hollow

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Without Atlanta in the 2024 postseason it is hard to get excited the LCS. When the 2024 season ended in San Diego, with the Atlanta Braves losing 5-4 to the Padres, it almost felt like a relief. Is that weird? This season was one of the most frustratingly rewarding season in the history of the franchise - at least during its six decades i...2024
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• The state of the Brewers’ roster as we turn to 2025

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Taking an early look at Milwaukee’s payroll situation The Milwaukee Brewers’ season is, sadly, over. We’ll spend plenty of time this offseason going over the different situations that will be presented to the team’s front office, but let’s start off with an accounting of what the contract status is of the players who played a role in 2024, with a few guesses about w...2024
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• Comeback Crew: Brewers rally from eight-run deficit to win 10-9 against Diamondbacks

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images It was the biggest comeback for the Brewers since 2004 Box Score It felt like a day to turn off the Brewers game and focus on the Packers. The Brewers were down 8-0 after two innings, and had only scored in two out of 29 innings this series. Not only that, but they were on a streak of 15 straight innings without a run scored. However, they did not give up. The Brewe...2024
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• How the Brewers went from afterthought to National League contender

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Milwaukee leaned on internal improvement and have emerged as a surprising contender in the National League The Milwaukee Brewers were not expected to contend in 2024. They were hardly viewed as a threat in their own division. Now they possess the largest division lead in baseball, not just a mere ticket to the playoffs. Milwaukee is entrenched in a battle ...2024
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• Brewers eke out 5-4 win as starters struggle

Brewers second baseman Brice Turang | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images With just four hits, the Brewers win showdown against LA Box Score Somehow, the Brewers locked up an important 5-4 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers despite multiple miscues and allowing three runs in the first inning. There were so many moments that played against the Brewers- thrown out at home on a tag-up, not pr...2024
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Yankees

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images The Brewers welcome the AL East-leading Yankees to Milwaukee In Milwaukee this weekend, two division leaders will face off in one of the premier matchups of the weekend. The Brewers welcome the Yankees to American Family Field this weekend in what will be an exciting series. When these two teams met last year, the Brewers took the series 2-1 in New York. H...2024
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• MLB surprises, disappointments and more from the month of April
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Braves are rolling, but what about the rest of the league? When I was in high school, my best baseball bud was Conor. In addition to being the most-skilled player I had ever shared a field with, he luxuriated in baseball lore and fandom in a way that I, who had only actually learned about baseball a few years prior, found it hard to catch up with. Th...2023
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• BCB After Dark: Memories of 2022
Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks for your favorite moment of the Cubs 2022 season. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the swingin’ spot for night owls, early-risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We hope you had a good weekend. Or at least a better weekend than the Mets had. We have a few good tables available this evening. If you need...2022
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"Nestor Cortes, Aaron Civale, Joel Payamps, William Contreras, Nick Mears, and Trevor Megill (ordered from most service time to least) were the names on that list at the start of the day."

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", KCOF: Aaron Judge, NYYOF: Juan Soto, NYYOF: Jarren Duran, BOSDH: Yordan Álvarez, HOUSP: Tarik Skubal, DETRP: Emmanuel Clase, CLE Sporting News 2024 NL All-Star Team C: William Contreras, MIL1B: Bryce Harper, PHI2B: Ketel Marte, ARI3B: Matt Chapman, SFSS: Francisco Lindor, NYMOF: Jackson Merrill, SDOF: Jurickson Profar, SDOF: Mookie Betts, LA and Corbin Carroll, ARI (tie)DH: Shohei Ohtani, LASP: Chris Sale, ATLRP: Ryan Helsley, STL and Raisel Iglesias, ATL (tie)"

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"The error put Christian Yelich on second base, where he scored on a single by William Contreras."

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"For the second consecutive season, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was elected to the American League All-Star team as a pitcher and hitter, while brothers William Contreras and Willson Contreras will both start for the National League."

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"The Braves made a change behind the plate, optioning catcher William Contreras to Triple-A and selecting the contract of veteran backstop Jonathan Lucroy."

2020
"The All-Star catcher and his brother William Contreras, a top catching prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization, went out to their driveway and showed off their unique routine."

2019
"While Austin Riley, Cristian Pache and William Contreras will be getting a second taste of big league Spring Training, Kyle Muller, Joey Wentz and Ian Anderson will be experiencing it for the first time."

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• Digging into the Brewers’ 2025 ZiPS projections
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• 2024 Season in Review: Sean Murphy
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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 MVBrewers #1: William Contreras

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images For the second consecutive year, Contreras wins team MVP We’re concluding our rankings of the Brewers’ 10 most valuable players in 2024 with catcher William Contreras. Contreras finished the season with 4.9 bWAR and 5.4 fWAR, both good for best on the team. The selection of Contreras as the team MVP shouldn’t come as a surprise, as Contreras led the team in not on...2024
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• Which Royals should win Gold Gloves?

Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Several Royals could take home some defensive hardware, but which are most deserving? Rawlings announced the finalists for this year’s Gold Glove awards. These finalists include four Royals, with each having a chance to win their first Gold Glove. An aside: it’s silly that they present these players as “finalists.” That implies that there’s another round of voti...2024
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• 2024 Season in Review: Sean Murphy
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• POLL: Should the Braves trade Drake Baldwin?
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 28

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images More good results on Saturday have the Braves on the precipice of completing a feverish comeback to slip into the playoffs It was a tightly contested Saturday night of games, but the Atlanta Braves did their part and took care of business thanks to a walk off from Travis d’Arnaud. That was enough to make the day a win for the Braves, but ...2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 21

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images Folks, it’s getting real bleak! After dropping yet another game here in 2024 where the other team scored at least four runs, the Atlanta Braves were once again in the awful position of relying on other teams for help. One of these teams was the Chicago White Sox and another was the Philadelphia Phillies. Folks, this is a dire situation that we’re in as Bra...2024
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• Brewers put on a fireworks show in Labor Day rout of Cardinals

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Three home runs account for all of the runs scored. Box Score It may have been a day game in Milwaukee, but the fireworks came out anyway. The Brewers scored nine runs, all off of three home runs. The end result was a 9-3 rout of the Cardinals. All it took was five batters for the Brewers to take the lead. After Jackson Chourio and Jake Bauers drew walks, ...2024
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• 2024 Season in Review: Sean Murphy
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• Brewers eke out 5-4 win as starters struggle
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• Questions (and some answers) from the first three weeks of the Brewers’ season

Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports What have we learned so far? The Milwaukee Brewers are off to a good start, at 11-6 and leading the NL Central at the end of play on Wednesday, despite dropping their first series of the year this week against San Diego. Their offense, even after a couple of down days, has looked far better than almost anyone expected. What can we glean from the team’s first thr...2024
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• 2023 Braves Season in Review: Sean Murphy

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Sean Murphy’s incredible first season as a Brave was only slightly marred by xwOBA underperformance and a small swoon in September The Braves’ big offseason move ahead of the 2023 season was the surprising three-team trade that netted them Sean Murphy. In the same way that pretty much everything came up aces for the Braves over the co...2023
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• A very early look at the 2024 Cubs roster and payroll

Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images ... in the wake of the shocking news of the signing of Craig Counsell to manage the team. MLB free agency has begun. Players who are free agents can now sign with any team. Incidentally, here is a complete list of this offseason’s free agents, and as I have in the past, I’ll be posting individual articles about some of them and how they might meet the Cubs...2023
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• Who to root for in October as a White Sox fan

Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Our club has long been eliminated from postseason contention, but that doesn’t mean you should abstain from watching baseball in October October is one of my favorite months. Most people love it because of Halloween or pumpkin spice everything. But me, I’m here for one thing above all else: Postseason Baseball Unfortunately for White Sox fans, our team will not ...2023
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• Blake Perkins delivers in the 10th, giving the Brewers a 3-2 win over the Pirates

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images The rookies continue to come up clutch for the Brewers What started as a story about a pitchers duel quickly turned into a night with a focus on the Brewers rookies. Time and time again, the Brewers have seen their rookies put into high-pressure moments and deliver. Tonight, there was some clutch base running along with some timely hitting, providing the B...2023
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland Athletics preview, Monday 4/17, 8:40 CT
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Cubs open a series against a team that’s had a rough start to its 2023 season. OAKLAND — I’m in San Francisco for a few days visiting my dad, so I’m going to attend the first two games of this series. Monday notes... IT’S BEEN A WHILE: This is by far the earliest calendar date that the Cubs have played the Athletics. The earliest of any of thei...2023
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• Ohtani named AL All-Star as pitcher and hitter

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• Cubs 3, Brewers 2: The comeback Cubs do it again

Mike Tauchman scores the eventual winning run in the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports This game had just about everything, and the best part: A Cubs win! Wednesday’s game at Wrigley Field reminded me why I love baseball so much. Gorgeous weather. Meaningful baseball between two rivals for a playoff spot. Back-and-forth, great pitching, lousy pitching, good f...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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• 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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• 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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• Ronald Acuña Jr, Matt Olson, Austin Riley take home Silver Slugger Awards

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Three Braves players took home Silver Slugger Awards and they also won the new team honor. Awards week continued Thursday night with the announcement for the winners of the 2023 Silver Slugger Awards. The Atlanta Braves entered the night with six finalists and came away with three winners. Ronald Acuña Jr. won his third career Silver Sl...2023
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• Braves’ offense slugs four homers to complete sweep of Milwaukee
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Olson, Ozuna, and Riley use the long ball to lift Atlanta over the Brewers The Atlanta Braves clinched their first series sweep since the All-Star break with an 8-6, come-from-behind win against the Milwaukee Brewers. AJ Smith-Shawver got the start and found himself in some early trouble in the first. Christian Yelich walked to start the game and then advance ...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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• Atlanta Braves Relives Boston Days By Adding Sean Murphy
Finally, a trade! No team but the A's could make Sean Murphy into the impetus for a three-team trade with eight players involved. Sean Murphy to the A's; Oakland gets Kyle Muller, Esteury Ruiz, Freddy Tarnok, Royber Salinas and Manny Pina; Milwaukee gets William Contreras, Justin Yeager and Joel Payamps. Braves turning William Contreras into Sean Murphy, presumably at DH and catcher, is such a why...2022
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• Traded Sean Murphy, William Contreras both 2023 top-10 catchers

The three-team trade between the Braves, Brewers and A's not only sets up Sean Murphy and William Contreras as top-10 fantasy baseball catchers, but the Braves once again have two such players on their roster....2022
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• Chris Sale wins Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year Award

Photo by Kevin D. Liles./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Chris Sale and Raisel Iglesias were also named as pitchers for The Sporting News NL All-Star Team, as well! Despite the fact that the World Series hasn’t even started yet, that hasn’t stopped award season from kicking off and the first organization to announce their winners is the Sporting News. They’ve also announced their All-Star team...2024
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• Brewers rally for huge 5-3 win over Mets in NL Wild Card Series, force game three on Thursday

Mark Hoffman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Chourio, Mitchell come up with huge homers as bullpen shuts down Mets’ bats Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers fought their way back from an early deficit to take down the Mets in a potential elimination game at American Family Field on Wednesday night, as rookie phenom Jackson Chourio slugged a pair of homers and Garrett Mitchell hit the go-a...2024
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• 2024 NL Central Preview: A division where it is truly anyone’s game

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports From Chicago to even Pittsburgh, the NL Central is truly up for grabs in this upcoming season. Let's not beat around the bush, here: The National League representative for this season's World Series very likely won't come out of the Central Division. While it's certainly true that we do live in a baseball world where anything is possible as long as you make t...2024
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• Marcell Ozuna ranks 83rd on MLB Network’s Top 100 players

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Marcell Ozuna enjoyed a bounce back 2023 campaign. Over the next few weeks, MLB Network will be rolling out their list of the Top 100 players right now. The first installment was revealed Tuesday night and Atlanta Braves DH Marcell Ozuna checked in at No. 83. It has been a wild ride of late for Ozuna, who signed a four-year, $65 mil...2024
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• A very early look at the 2024 Cubs roster and payroll
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• The Postseason is quickly becoming the “Travis d’Arnaud Show”

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The Braves catcher has estabilshed himself as one of the best postseason performers in baseball. When the trade for Sean Murphy proved to be the most significant move of this past offseason for the Braves, it likely was a surprise move to many. Atlanta was coming off a 2022 season in which it featured arguably the best catching duo in baseball with Travis d’Ar...2023
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• These Braves players are the biggest surprises halfway through the 2023 season
Orlando Arcia has exceeded almost everyone’s expectations thus far this season | Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images As a team, Atlanta is who we thought they were as the calendar flips from June to July. But these players have surprised us with their performances as the season’s halfway point nears. Heading into the last week of June, the Atlanta Braves have 50 wins - best...2023
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• Brewers 3, Cubs 1: A battle of two bullpens
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Justin Steele and Brandon Woodruff pitched a tight matchup for six innings... but the Cubs’ pen couldn’t hold the lead. Today, the complaint department is open. Here’s mine: Why is it, that when an opposing hitter is literally trying to make an out, the Cubs pitcher can’t throw strikes? That’s what happened to Javier Assad in the eighth inning after a l...2023
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• 2019 Atlanta Braves Draft Review
Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta utilized a huge pool to rake in talent including 2022 Rookie of the Year Michael Harris II The 2019 draft was an astonishingly productive class for the Atlanta Braves, already producing key contributors to a division title run. From young stars to trade pieces to still developing prospects it was one of the best the Braves have put ...2023
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