List of All Articles with Tag 'braves'

Ronald Acuña Jr. absolutely unloaded on this moonshot, making MLB history in the process.Seemingly every time Ronald Acuña Jr. takes the field for the Atlanta Braves, he does something utterly spectacular.While Acuña is going to eclipse 30 stolen bases on the season befo...

Looking at the MLB standings by run differential reveals that the Astros deserve more credit, the NL Central is indecipherable and more.The MLB standings can still drastically change before the end of the season but after two months of play we have a good idea of which teams have it together and...

So far, so good with Dansby Swanson and the Cubs. The star shortstop is proving Chicago right for making a major investment in his future.Yes, Alex Anthopoulos saved a lot of money by letting Dansby Swanson walk. However, Swanson looks like a legitimate star with the Cubs, and that could make Br...

The Atlanta Braves have a lot of work to do at the MLB Trade Deadline, which is just under two months away. There are some trades they should make, and other they should avoid like the plague.The Braves are among the best teams in the National League for a reason, but if they are to represent th...

The Atlanta Braves are bound to play Charlie Culberson in a game at some point, right?It has been a minute since the Atlanta Braves recalled Charlie Culberson, but he has yet to debut for the team this season. What gives?Atlanta brought the veteran infielder up from Triple-A Gwinnett upon pl...

AJ Minter has struggled for the Braves at times but, as the team has also been stumbling, even the reliever is surprised the team is still succeeding.On the one hand, the Atlanta Braves can feel comfortable entering the month of June knowing that the club has a four-game lead over the Mets and M...

The Atlanta Braves are going to be buying at the MLB Trade Deadline, but what are their options for a dream trade, a smarter trade and a non-starter?Even with a pedestrian month of May, the Atlanta Braves are still very much in the driver's seat of the NL East and, by some calculations, the...

Atlanta Braves rookie starting pitcher Jared Shuster revealed a fairly obvious reason as to why he has played so well recently.The Atlanta Braves know how to develop their prospects into eventual everyday players for the major league team. We've seen it with third baseman Austin Riley and o...

The Atlanta Braves roster should look much, much different by July 1, if only because of some simply turnover and players returning from injury.As the trade deadline creeps closer, expect Alex Anthopoulos to exhaust all of his options prior to making a deal, which would require him to part ways ...

In one of the most shocking results of the season, the Atlanta Braves have dropped the first two games of their three-game series against the Oakland Athletics, the worst team in baseball.The Braves, amidst pitching injuries, will continue to lean on left handed Jared Shuster to stop the bleedin...

MLB Rumors: Will the Cubs trade Yan Gomes?The Chicago Cubs won on Tuesday night, ending the conversation (for now) over which rentals they'll trade at the deadline. However, sitting well under .500, it's a question that isn't going away.Yes, the Cubs reside in the weak NL Centra...

The Atlanta Braves are calling up one of their top pitching prospects in a stunning move to help their need for pitching, DFA'ing Lucas Luetge as well.Pitching as a whole has been a concern for the Atlanta Braves this season despite of the team's overall success. The rotation has been ...