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Holmes and Anderson have value and I’m fine trying to find 26-man spots for them since they’re out of options. They might be pleasant surprises but that’s the issue — it’s gonna be considered surprising if one or both are major contributors for a full 162 whereas Fried and Morton and Jimenez...

Right now I think the Dodgers, Phillies, and Diamondbacks in the NL have objectively better rotations on paper given health risks and overall depth. The Braves have as much talent in the rotation as anyone but the potential variance in outcomes for them seems wider than these other contenders...

Of course every pitcher is an injury risk but there’s a difference in relying on pitchers with a recent history of injuries vs pitchers with a track record of making 30+ starts most seasons. We nursed Sale and ReyLo through last season with extra off days and both still wound up battling...

The Braves are simply carrying an extremely high risk pitching staff into a championship window season and as much as I like AA I just can’t buy the company line that they didn’t see any opportunities that were worth blocking Holmes and Anderson. They didn’t see any opportunities they were...

What’s crazy to me is that in 2022 and 2023, while they didn’t hit enough in the postseason, our offense was good enough to win if they performed to their capabilities but our rotation limped into the postseason and wasn’t good enough to give us a real chance. So AA addressed that last season by...

Much like there was no way the offense was going to be as good in 2024 as it was in 2023, it is highly likely that every one of our most important pitchers has a statistically worse season in 2025 than they did last season. Sale, Lopez, Schwelly, and Iglesias should all be expected to not repeat...

I think it’s pretty clear this is the roster we’re taking into Spring Training and AA will evaluate from there. If we’ve been focused on trades rather than FA for a while there’s less of a sense of urgency to get those deals done prior to camps opening since the players are still getting their...

I think the cost certainty actually makes him more tradeable. Mutual options are never exercised so they’re just accounting maneuvers to spread money out.

I think the closest thing to a leak AA would permit is high level “we’re interested in Player X” or we have a deal done with Player Y type stuff. So if the amateur social media reporters have actual sources I think that’s about all they get and extrapolate it to the extreme. Of course sources...

Stripers Report just said according to his sources the Braves talks on Cease have “intensified” and some progress has been made toward a deal. He said King’s name has come up but Cease is the #1 target. I have no idea how credible that is but I think he’s had some legit info before so take that...

I kinda wonder if Preller has the ability to make a significant trade right now with their ownership tied up in litigation over control of the team. Wouldn’t surprise me if he’s limited to the small additions he’s made recently but can’t do a major addition or subtraction without all of the...

Keith Law’s farm system rankings are out today and he has the Braves at 28th. He cites Atlanta’s years of contention-focused trades, some poor recent drafts, and the ongoing effects of the international signing sanctions as the reasons we’re so low but notes some of our international prospects...

He didn’t make Keith Law’s top 115 either after Law was previously pretty high on his fastball/splitter combo giving him a decent floor. Will be interesting to read the team reports when they come out to find out what has caused his stock to drop so drastically after last season.

In his latest update for The Athletic, Rosenthal says Kenley Jansen is focused on getting 53 more saves to reach 500. He said the Mets were interested before they resigned Stanek but there wasn’t a fit if they wanted Jansen to set up Diaz. So the question for the Braves is would you move...

I hope for Tyler’s sake he is back to 2021 level and gets another chance, but it’s difficult to see him fitting into our bullpen with Bummer and Lee already lefties ahead of him and Perdomo as another LH reliever returning from injury. Seems like the bullpen addition we need is more a proven...

Gotta be Holmes. Extra degree of difficulty with the curl.

Bowman says the Braves are among the teams interested in Ryne Stanek. Seems like a Braves type of reliever. His Statcast page is a little more impressive than his stats but he’s probably cheaper than other options and pitched well for the Mets last postseason.

AA hasnÂ’t traded for anyone on an expiring contract that I can recall aside from his trade deadline deals that cost little to nothing. He also has yet to pay a starting pitcher market value this close to FA and it would be surprising if he were able to get Cease to sign an extension when we...

Profar has virtually no career platoon split as a switch hitter so it will be very interesting to see what the Braves do if Kelenic gets off to a strong start in the 4-6 weeks Acuña is out to start the season. Obviously we’re not paying Profar $42M to platoon.

AA makes pretty clear in interviews that he doesn’t want to have a window and then have to rebuild. He wants a roster every year that’s capable of winning the division and getting into the playoffs where anything can happen. So I think that largely explains (doesn’t excuse) his inaction this...