Braves News
Austin Riley can’t be stopped
The Braves top third base prospect posted 4 more hits in a doubleheader on Wednesday and walked twice last night as he continues to light the minors on fire. Should Riley keep this hot start up the Braves could have an interesting decision to make very soon at third base.
Dan Winkler is the real deal
Winkler’s career may have gotten off to a rotten start thanks to some elbow injuries but he’s now become a major contributor out of the Braves pen. The former Rule 5 pick is making a case to be an All Star this season after being nearly untouchable so far.
Atlanta Braves 2018 MLB Draft Targets: Nolan Gorman
Arizona third baseman Nolan Gorman has turned heads in high school with his light tower power, and it seems the Braves are interested in the young infielder. Here is Garrett’s write-up of one of the players connected most to the Braves in mock drafts.
Superlative Braves performances, so far, hitters edition
There have been some really strong performances from members of the Braves’ offense this season, so Ivan decided to write about them
MLB News
Is “bullpenning” the way of the future or just a wild experiment?
The Rays are trying something that seems crazy to the casual baseball fan by starting their closer in the first inning. This is done in an attempt to hopefully have your best pitcher face the hardest part of the opposing team’s lineup but is it a sustainable strategy?
The Red Sox activated Dustin Pedroia from the DL
The Red Sox are already really good and now they get one of their longest tenured players back from the disabled list in Dustin Pedroia.
The Orioles really need to trade Manny Machado
This piece talks about basically what everyone is thinking: that the Orioles should have already traded Manny Machado and they REALLY need to trade him now that they are functionally out of the race for a playoff spot and he is about to leave for free agency.