After being designated for assignment again, it appears that Charlie Culberson is finally leaving the organization following a literal up-and-down season. Charlie Culberson elected free agency. — Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) August 3, 2023 Culberson has been designated for assignment more times than he has seen the field in 2023. He had been on the Braves
The Braves have acquired another bullpen arm from the Rockies after picking up Pierce Johnson from Colorado last week. This time, they’ve traded for former All Star Brad Hand. Trade: The Atlanta Braves are acquiring left-hander Brad Hand from the Colorado Rockies, according to a source familiar with the deal. Alec Barger goes to the
The Braves haven’t been burned by too many trades during Alex Anthopoulos’s tenure, and I wouldn’t consider the Mark Melancon trade to be a bad one by any means. Melancon wasn’t with the Braves during their World Series run, but he was still a quality bullpen piece and pretty well-liked among Braves fans after being
I’d be pretty surprised if the Braves don’t make some sort of trade before Tuesday. As we’ve seen in the past, things can move pretty quickly leading up to the deadline. The Braves are in a weird spot; they should get Max Fried and Kyle Wright back at some point, but they still may need
Shohei Ohtani is the talk of the town leading up to the trade deadline, and for very good reason. The Angels may end up trading Ohtani, but personally, I don’t think it happens. They could get insane value for him, but the fanbase would riot. Additionally, any team trading for his services would risk giving
The Braves had a very on-brand draft in 2023, once again targeting signable college pitching. That method has had a lot of success, most notably in 2020 when they came away with Spencer Strider, Bryce Elder, and Jared Shuster. Now, the Braves snag a guy oozing with potential in Hurston Waldrep, a big part of
A player that a lot of Braves fans have been high on is getting some love from Baseball America. Ignacio “Nacho” Alvarez was a fifth round pick in 2022 out of Riverside Community College, and he may be one last parting gift from former Director of Scouting and current Astros GM Dana Brown. Let's assess
The Braves have wasted no time getting their top draft picks signed to the organization, and the numbers so far have been promising: The Braves signed 1st rounder Hurston Waldrep to a $2,997,500 deal. Slot value for the 24th pick is $3,270,500. — Carlos Collazo (@CarlosACollazo) July 13, 2023 The Braves signed 3rd rounder Sabin
The Braves welcomed three new prospects to the system, and there’s a lot to like about each of these guys. With the 24th pick, the Braves got, in my opinion, a total steal in Florida RHP Hurston Waldrep. From MLB.com: The right-hander has a legitimate three-pitch power mix, with all three offerings having the potential
Max Fried finished up his rehab start with the Gwinnett Stripers today, and it’s very clear he will need a few of these before returning to ramp up his workload. The Braves are taking things slowly with Fried, and I can’t say that I blame them. Max Fried in his first rehab start: 1.1 IP,
