Category: Braves News
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Prospect Bryce Elder looks to put it all together in third MLB start
April is soon coming to an end and the Braves have yet to win a series this season. The pitching was sharp this past Friday in the series opener against the Marlins, but last night it was another frustrating loss due to six earned runs from the bullpen. With five relievers used in that 9-7 […]
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Travis Demeritte to make Braves debut tonight
Coming off its first off day of the 2022 season, tonight the Braves enter a three-game, weekend series with the Marlins at home. And for those of us who follow the organization’s farm system, tonight’s projected starting lineup marks a return for a familiar player – outfielder Travis Demeritte. As the tweet above shows, it’s […]
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M-Braves 2021 star Brooks Wilson undergoes Tommy John surgery
Part of that championship Double-A Mississippi Braves club last season, righty Brooks Wilson very rarely was hit, let alone hit hard. As a 25-year-old in 2021, Wilson struck out a whopping 73 batters in 44 innings with the M-Braves, a ridiculous average of 15.1 K/9, which among all minor league pitchers — starters and relievers […]
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Prospect Bryce Elder pegged as tonight’s Braves starter
The Braves starting pitching has been far from ideal so far in 2022. Early exists for both Max Fried and Ian Anderson in the Reds series, plus a three-inning stinker by Huascar Ynoa on Monday night against the Nationals, has Atlanta in a bit of a bind. So, as a result, the team made some […]
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Ian Anderson, Ronald Acuna Jr. represent Braves as The Ringer’s 25 best under 25-years-old
We still have some lists and rankings coming down the pipe, as back last Wednesday the guys at The Ringer published their annual Top 25 Under 25 post. The list of 25 players featured a rather obvious choice in Nationals outfielder Juan Soto, as well as guys like Cristian Pache and Mike Soroka as honorable […]
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Braves sign Delino DeShields to minor league deal
The Braves 2022 regular season has begun but GM Alex Anthopoulos is still making moves. On Friday Atlanta signed outfielder Delino DeShields to a minor league contract. DeShields was immediately assigned to Triple-A Gwinnett following the signing, suggesting that prospect Drew Waters’ hamstring issue is a bit more serious than originally thought. Waters hasn’t played […]
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Former Brave Alex Jackson traded to Brewers
Former Braves back-up catcher Alex Jackson is on the move again. On Wednesday the Marlins and Brewers hooked up for a trade that sent Jackson to Milwaukee in exchange for infielder Hayden Cantrelle and pitcher Alexis Ramirez. The move stemmed from the Brewers originally-planned back-up catcher Pedro Severino getting suspended for 80 games because […]
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Jackson Stephens to debut for Braves system, starting tonight for Gwinnett
The Stripers have a new arm in its starting rotation, and his name is Jackson Stephens, who the Braves signed to a minor league deal back in January. The right-handed Stephens is slated to start Gwinnett’s game tonight versus Memphis, the third contest of a six-game series to begin the 2022 minor league season. If […]
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Kyle Muller earns Opening Day start for Gwinnett
The Stripers made a rather easy decision on Tuesday afternoon, leading up to its 2022 season-opener versus Memphis – the team is giving the opening day start to left-handed prospect Kyle Muller. Ranked as the top Braves prospect in my Braves 2022 Offseason Top 35, the 24-year-old Muller is coming off perhaps the best year […]
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Braves rank third in ESPN’s first 2022 power rankings
Today marks the first day of opening week for MLB, as this coming Thursday, Atlanta Braves baseball finally returns. Yep, that’s right. Just two more Spring Training games for the Bravos, a quick flight back home to Truist Park, and then it’s time to get ready for the Cincinnati Reds on Opening Day. A preview […]
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