It didn’t take long for Hurston Waldrep to make himself a household name across Braves Country after he was drafted in the first round last year. A former star for the Florida Gators, Waldrep impressed the entire organization in his first taste of professional baseball, turning heads at every stop with a fastball that could
Ozzie Albies fractured his right big toe last week after he was hit by a pitch. Initially, it sounded like he would miss at least a few weeks, if not over a month, but it’s become clear over the last few days that it may be much shorter than that. As of yesterday, he was
Somehow, Matt Ryan was one of the more polarizing athletes ever to represent the city of Atlanta. Many believe he should be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Others could never accept that not only did he replace Michael Vick, one of the most beloved athletes in Atlanta history, but he also outperformed Vick at every
Ever since their run to the Eastern Conference Finals a few years ago, it has been all downhill for the Hawks. The team has taken a step back with each passing season, the head coach and general manager both decided to step away due to a dysfunctional culture, and the few big swings the team
The Braves are without three All-Stars right now, but positive updates came to light on all three of them over the weekend. Spencer Strider may be out for the entire season, but they are expecting a quicker recovery after undergoing internal brace surgery rather than the much more common Tommy John surgery. The cause of
Following last night’s loss to the Texas Rangers, the Braves optioned starting pitcher Darius Vines back to Gwinnett, making room for Bryce Elder, who will start on Monday against the Miami Marlins. Bryce Elder is being recalled to start Monday against Marlins. #Braves optioned Vines after tonight’s game. Will give extra rest to other starters.
The Braves traded a slew of top prospects a couple of offseasons ago. The blockbuster deal brought All-Star catcher Sean Murphy to Atlanta, but the Braves also dealt arguably the best prospect in their entire system for relief pitcher Joe Jimenez. Admittedly, I was not a fan of the trade when it went down. While
Because of trades and graduations, the Braves farm system has not been highly regarded for quite some time, but that hasn’t stopped them from producing young stars year after year. This season, everyone expects AJ Smith-Shawver and Hurston Waldrep to eventually make some sort of impact, with several other prospects set to also get an
The Texas Rangers arrived on Friday to begin a three-game set at Truist Park, a quality early season test for the Atlanta Braves against the defending World Series champions. However, it’s not the good teams the Braves have struggled with through the first three weeks. Atlanta has already played three teams that have competed in
The epidemic of pitching injuries in the game of baseball is something that has to be addressed, but it’s much easier said than done because the cause of these injuries is up for debate. Some point to the newly implemented pitch clock or the ban on sticky stuff, but most agree the emphasis on velocity
