Last year, Kirby Smart and his guys owned the draft. Georgia set multiple records; 15 Dawgs had their names called in 2022, a modern NFL record for a seven-round draft. Five of those guys came off the board in the first round, a record for single-school defensive players. Travon Walker was the first pick, really
The Braves have gotten a few big-time midseason additions from their farm, most notably in the form of Michael Harris II, who won NL Rookie of the Year last year, Spencer Strider, who finished right behind him, and Vaughn Grissom. Could they get another spark from Gwinnett? Braden Shewmake’s numbers over his last five games
The Falcons had a pretty solid-looking draft class after the 2022 season, but it’s still hard to get a read on the group as a whole. We simply haven’t seen enough of them. Fully evaluating a draft class takes about three seasons, but the Falcons have gotten some encouraging returns so far. I’ll be talking
This is the penultimate edition of this series, with my official predictions coming out right before the draft. I have no idea what the Falcons are going to do, but if I was in charge, this is how I would approach this draft. The Falcons, surprisingly, don’t have a ton of needs. My MO is
I’m really excited about the cornerbacks in this group, and they are my top priority with the 8th pick. The safeties leave a lot to be desired, but both positions would fill a need for the Falcons. I have some names on this list I’ve previously talked about in my offseason mock draft series linked
Jon Heyman had some very interesting notes about the Braves and Marlins today: Friday MLB notes: Harper, Soler, Reynolds, Lodolo, A’s etc.https://t.co/Wt3cjzIb0o — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) April 21, 2023 In this article, Heyman says that the Braves have TWICE tried to trade for Jorge Soler, and Marcell Ozuna would have been part of the return:
Madison Bumgarner was recently designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks, as Arizona ate the last two years of his five-year, $85 million deal. If he goes unclaimed, he’ll be a free agent: The Diamondbacks have DFA'd Madison Bumgarner, per @nickpiecoro pic.twitter.com/irlZys0Azc — Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 20, 2023 The Diamondbacks are actually.. pretty solid this
Nolan Smith is a name that’s gaining a lot of steam around Atlanta leading up to the draft. This is the last edition of this series before I do my personal mock draft based on what I want to see and my predictions for what I think the team will do, so I wanted to
It’s easy to keep up with some of the big-time names that have left the Braves in recent years, most notably Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson. They’re highly paid players on big-market teams. However, two guys from long ago have recently made huge strides and are looking like potential all stars — and you probably
There are multiple reports coming out that teams are willing to move up for Jalen Carter, especially at the ninth pick, which means the Falcons have the power to move back if they can convince teams that Carter is on their radar: Rumor: #Steelers are looking to trade up from the 17th overall pick to
