It’s finally official; for the fourth consecutive season, the Braves are NL East champions. The team secured its postseason fate with a 5-3 win over the Phillies on Thursday night, and in turn, guaranteed an NLDS matchup with the NL Central representative, the Milwaukee Brewers. Atlanta still has an inconsequential weekend series versus the Mets,
It would’ve been tough to top what Charlie Morton did in Game 1 back on Tuesday, but Max Fried did his best as the Braves beat the Phillies 7-2 last night, cutting its magic number to just one. The 27-year-old Fried lasted at least seven innings for the third consecutive start as he kept the
We got a taste of playoff baseball on Tuesday night as the Braves fended off its primary division foe with an exciting 2-0 win over the Phillies. The victory had it all, with the Atlanta offense stringing together key hits early, starter Charlie Morton pitching at peak form, and the bullpen putting on the finishing
Earlier this week, I kicked off this year’s Braves MiLB Team Awards with the system’s Cy Young, naming righty Bryce Elder as the top pitcher for 2021. Today it’s time to award an MVP… Braves 2021 Minor League Team Awards: MVP Shea Langeliers We always knew the Braves top pick from 2019 was
The 2021 regular season is coming to an end, both at the major and minor league levels. Last week I began a team awards series for the Braves, in which I named Charlie Morton as Atlanta’s Cy Young pitcher for this year. Today I will do the same for the Braves minor league system. Who
Here at SportsTalkATL we’re starting a series to hand out several end-of-season awards for the Braves 2021 season. Awards like Cy Young, MVP, Most Underrated Player of the Year and Most Improved Player of the Year are just a few of the different accolades we’ll address in these installments. Now, obviously the regular season is
The 2021 minor league regular season may soon draw to a close, but the Braves aren’t done making moves down on the farm. On Tuesday, both righties Daysbel Hernández and Brooks Wilson were moved from Double-A Mississippi to Triple-A Gwinnett. Tuesday Moves: Brooks Wilson and Daysbel Hernandez have been promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett. The Braves
We’re back a little late with the second installment of our monthly check-in series, but today we’ll look at how several Braves prospects performed during the month of August. This column will cover nos. 20-11. Let’s get started… For the last installment (covering nos. 30-21) click here. *stats below are from only the month
With a dozen different players accumulating at least 30 PA so far in 2021, the Braves outfield has been quite a revolving position group this season. And let’s be honest… the results haven’t always been that inspiring. No offense to these guys: but this year the Atlanta outfield has featured a lot of Guillermo Heredia
Many minor league teams have now crossed the 100-game threshold as the 2021 regular season is inching closer to its conclusion. As I have throughout the campaign here at SportsTalkATL (and at my personal blog, Braves Farm), now into September, I’ll look at how the Braves top 30 prospects performed during the recently-completed month. Be
