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I'm getting a kick out of all the memes regarding Notre Dame's opt-out. I wonder what Rudy thinks about it. The arrogance is astounding. BYU got equally shafted and they're gladly willing to battle for the giant Pop-Tart.

It would make a lot of sense if he had played any SS since COVID seasons. As it is, he'd be a DH who could spell guys at all of the IF positions, but probably only 2B and 3B on an extended basis.

I will see your Boone and Jordan and raise you a Quilvio Veras and Reggie Sanders.

(1) Murphy had a long swing. Maybe he got dinged up over time and his bat slowed down. He's not the first player in the history of the game that hit a wall in his early-30s. That's when a lot of guys start tailing off a bit and Murphy wasn't brimming with raw tools. It sometimes hits those...

Murphy is in my pantheon of all-time Braves' favorites and I think he deserves HoF recognition, but (and everyone has a big but) Kent's numbers were better. Part of that is longevity, but as great as Murphy was in the early-1980s, he fell off pretty badly later. Still and all, Murphy is one of...

Braves claim RHP Anthony Molina from the Rockies on waivers and RHP Osvaldo Bido from the Athletics on waivers. Braves then DFA LHP Josh Walker. Roster is now at 40.

I'm a bit different than enscheff on the extension arguments, but I've always written that it isn't the individual extensions that are the problem. For the most part, they are reasonable and below market for a number of guys. Olson likes to play for the hometown squad, but he could have...

One of the ironies in the scouting/player development realm under Anthopoulos is that he appears to be doing fairly well with the lower-bonus international signees and missing on most of the high-bonus guys. Way too early to tell on Perdomo and Tornes from the last two classes, but Tavarez...

I think Anthopoulos gets a couple more seasons to see if his extension strategy optimally works, but I agree that he might not be the guy to do a teardown. Coppolella deserves all the heat he gets for his hyperactivity and questionable ethics, but he moved a ton of stuff and did manage to get...

I think this guy was in the deep discount bin on Friday: Braves sign minor league RHP Jacob Wallace.

Agree. There's just something about him that has always made me skeptical. Can't argue with the success thus far (2025 excluded), but it seems like he always has to feel like he's the cleverest guy in the room.

Is that near Khazakhstan?

I thought that because he grew up in Georgia that he was going to pay the Braves for the privilege of playing for the team he grew up following.

We don't have a lot of ammo to make deals like the Cards/Red Sox deal. Unless Anthopoulos signs a couple of veteran pitchers, he can't afford to deplete the depth in the upper minors regardless of whether they are 45s.

Snitker was Problem #1, but if Anthopoulos throws big money at a DH I'm going to classify him as Problem #1A. The team needs some flexibility and cycling guys through the DH position is a way to do that. If you sign a DH and don't trade Murphy, you're wasting money there as well. Get a legit...

There was a measure of arrogance in the manner that Anthopoulos approached last off-season. Arcia ran out of horseshoes and we were left with the worst hitter in MLB manning the SS position. Things maybe look different if Profar doesn't get caught sniffing metaphorical performance enhancing...

Matt, thanks for posting that. Some of the points in that article cropped up in other pieces on the internet but it's nice to see it all in one place. I think the Braves often put college relief pitchers in minor league rotations to give them innings. Kris Medlen was an example of that...

I don't think anyone would pick McCabe given the nature of bench construction in the current game. He'd really have to hit to warrant a place on the bench and he has only had a sprinkling of experience at the AAA level. I was surprised Burkhalter wasn't brought up in September seeing that he...

Dubon career OPS v. LHP: .762 (.748 in 2025) Harris II career OPS v. LHP: .714 (.645 in 2025) Maybe Harris II gets the day off against some LHPs.

Looks like Allen will take his Rafael Belliard tribute act to Houston. Bowman is making a big (everything he does is big) assumption as to Dubon being the starting SS.