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Bench construction can be a challenge, but I don't see a guy like Allen belonging on the bench. Alvarez can't play SS for any length of time, but he (and Brujan) can man the position for a game or two. AAA has become the equivalent of the NFL practice squad so I think the goal should be to put...

I wondered why Brebbia was still on the team. He's tank-a-riffic!

Is Stratton's middle name "Tankathon?"

FA SS market is pretty threadbare. I'm of the impression that Anthopoulos does not want to trade any of the young pitchers (totally justified) so that probably limits what he can do on the trade market. Kim's a pretty big ticket but he's an upgrade if he can stay healthy. I still can't...

Player option at $16MM for 2026. Kim vs. Allen in a kal-if-fee to see who gets to be starting SS.

Not surprised that the Braves didn't put in a waiver claim on Kiner-Falefa (he ended up in Toronto), but he's someone I think they should look at in the off-season. Strong defense and versatile in the field. Not much of a hitter, but a better hitter than Nick Allen.

Any word on who might join the Braves' big league roster starting today? I think it's limited to three players. I can remember during the Braves' down years in the 1980s, they would call up six or seven guys. I think MLB put a stop to that practice because for teams out of the running, the...

Wasn't he a two-sport stud? I thought I read when he was drafted that he had a couple of scholarship offers to play QB at what are now FBS schools.

Curious to see how Rattler does. I thought he was a steal in the 2024 draft given where he was taken, but that doesn't always translate.

Totally forgot about that angle. Braves would probably have taken Jacob Shumate Part Deux with the pick.

Does O'Brien write anything other than digital fellatio when writing about the Braves?

Quantrill's Baseball Savant page looks terrible. Braves have done a pretty good job with reclamation projects, but I can't see them wasting a 40-man spot with him.

FIFY.

Forgot about him. Agree 100%. Great minor league numbers and it's important to see if that translates even in a lost season.

He was so auspicious, I should have remembered his name. I remember that we had high (or at least semi-high) hopes for guys like Lillibridge, Brayan Pena, and Brandon Jones. Alas, we must have been high. For his deserved place in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Bobby Cox always seemed to need to...

There are 40-man issues with guys who still don't have to go on the 40-man until after 2026 and I don't know the front office's plans vis-a-vis how much space they want to leave open for free agent acquisitions. It's not like they don't have a half-dozen guys they can just give their walking...

I will see your Ledezma and raise you a Brett Lillibridge.

I totally whiffed on Gotay playing for the Braves. I had lost track of when the Braves dipped due to the dreaded (in John Schuerholz' terms) "economics of baseball." If you want to stump your pals, you can grab guys off those teams from the playoff drought from 2006 to 2009 for questions...

They have just missed the boat on a number of the bats they've drafted, Conley for one. They've hit big-time with Harris and Baldwin (to this point) and Alvarez, although he looks a bit like Grissom, is probably going to be a major league player. I don't think they thought guys like Conley and...

Yes. I think team performance can contribute to a post-season award (think 1991 MVP going to Terry Pendleton over Barry Bonds), but I think it has become increasingly less likely. I think Baldwin checks more boxes than his competition. If Waldrep ends the season with an ERA under 1.00 with 10...