Guest Writer: Andy Simms of Freddie Freeman and Josh Donaldson look to power the Braves offense this season and vie against each other for MVP honors. Freeman and Donaldson look to power the Braves offense this season and push each other for MVP honors. Today we look at the most promising unit the Braves will [...]
Guest Writer: Andy Simms of Can the Braves pen rebound from a less-than-stellar 2018? In this installment of the positional review we take a look at the most maligned unit from last season’s N.L East Championship team: the Bullpen. While manager Brian Snitker has often come under fire for his usage of the bullpen over the [...]
Guest Writer: Andy Simms ofFilling the void: The one where the Nick Markakis hole was filled with... Nick Markakis... The biggest story of the off season for the Braves to date has been the lack of urgency in filling the void left behind when Nick Markakis became a free agent at the end of the season. [...]
Guest Writer: Andy Simms of As we approach the reporting deadline for pitchers and catchers to arrive in Orlando to kick off Spring Training 2019, there is no better time to review the state of the Braves highly-touted group of starters and the organizational depth behind them. First, let’s look at the projected members of [...]
There are 39 days remaining before pitchers and catchers report to Disney's Wide World of Sports complex. Today kicks off the first of a series of articles reviewing the Atlanta Braves by positional grouping: Catcher, Starting Pitcher, Relief Pitcher, Infield, and Outfield.The first installment of Braves Preview focuses on the Catcher position. Tyler Flowers (2018 [...]
Guest Writer: Andy SimmsIs the Braves' window opening or closing... or both? One of the most difficult decisions a GM has to make is when to "go for it." Roster construction is an art form, and manipulation of nuances like minor league options, Rule 5 Draft eligibility, Super Two considerations and the dreaded "extra year [...]
Guest Writer, Andy Simms, @ChattanoogaRage The Front Office tells us “Move along, nothing to see here.." Being a Braves fan is challenging. After 14 straight division titles from 1991-2005, “America’s Team” has fallen on hard times, much of it self-inflicted by a GM who was just trying to sustain success at all costs. That cost [...]
The NL East is looking a whole lot different this winter. Robinson Cano is checking out the other side of New York baseball with Edwin Diaz, who would've been the best free agent reliever this side of Craig Kimbrel, as they are set to join the Mets after a blockbuster trade. I’m forced to hate [...]
It’s February of 2018 and the Braves have 20-1 odds to win the division and 200-1 odds to win the World Series. Vegas put them behind Washington, New York, and Philadelphia to start the year. If you had put $20 down on Atlanta making the playoffs, you’d be $400 richer today. That’s $20 I would [...]
Let me start by stating this season was 100 times better than I thought it would be. To think the Braves could win the NL East at the beginning of the season would’ve been downright absurd. However, I think this Cinderella story is doomed from the start. I don’t see the Braves making it to [...]
