The recent historic signing of Yoshinobu Yamamoto by the Dodgers prompted Tyler Kepner of The Athletic to dive into the history of Japanese pitchers that have made their way across the Pacific to pitch in the States. The Braves aren’t typically an organization known for dabbling in the market for Asian born players, but 15
Most expected the Braves to bolster their rotation this offseason. It hasn’t happened to this point, but it’s not for a lack of trying. The Braves were reportedly serious threats to the Phillies for Aaron Nola, who needed to up their offer to seven years, $172 million to retain him. Alex Anthopoulos has also said
Coming off an embarrassing loss to the Panthers that really put a dent in the Falcons playoff chances, Arthur Smith’s squad bounced back with their most impressive victory of the season against the Colts. The offense under Taylor Heinicke played a clean game and was the most explosive it’s been all season, scoring a season-high
A different Falcons team showed up on Christmas Eve against the Colts. With their backs against the wall and a new quarterback under center (again), Arthur Smith’s squad played a clean game from start to finish. The defense held Gardner Minshew and company in check. Jonathan Taylor couldn’t get anything going in the run game,
Christmas is here, which means it’s time for my annual Christmas wish list for the Atlanta Braves. It’s been a disappointing couple of years in Braves Country. Despite back-to-back seasons with 100+ wins, the Braves haven’t been able to figure it out in October, falling to the Phillies in the NLDS twice in a row,
The heat under Arthur Smith’s seat was at an all-time high following back-to-back humiliating losses to divisional opponents, including a defeat to the then 1-12 Panthers in which Smith’s offense only mustered seven points. Smith’s job security was the talk of the town heading into Week 16, which didn’t look like it would be the
As more dominos begin to fall in free agency, it’s starting to feel like the Braves aren’t even considering any of the top remaining starting pitchers on the market. If they’re going to add to their rotation, it feels like it will come via trade, and those conversations should really begin to heat up after
For the first time in franchise history, the Braves were a luxury tax team in 2023. Yesterday, the penalties were released for the eight teams that exceeded the luxury tax threshold, and the Braves were assessed about $3.2 million. BREAKING: Eight clubs broke the Luxury Tax threshold in 2023. Following are tax outlay amounts via
In a recent interview with Jeff Shultz of The Athletic, Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos sat down to talk about a number of intriguing topics. If you want to read the entire piece, follow the link. I highly suggest it. We’ll be breaking it down piece by piece and giving our thoughts on a number
The focus over the Falcons’ final three games will be squarely on Arthur Smith, and Arthur Blank recently added even more fuel to the fire with his non-committal remarks regarding Smith’s 2024 job status. All signs point to Smith coaching for his job. How the team responds will likely determine his future with the organization.
