Minter wants to be Braves’ high-leverage option
As Braves manager Brian Snitker evaluates who might serve as his closer, A.J. Minter has made it clear he wants to be the guy who is consistently called upon to handle high-leverage threats that develop in late innings.
Braves’ Top 30 prospects list
Who do the Braves have in the pipeline? Get scouting reports, video, stats, projected ETAs and more for Atlanta’s Top 30 Prospects on MLBPipeline.com’s Prospect Watch.
Reasons for optimism for each MLB club
On this opening week of Spring Training, all 30 Major League teams have one thing in common: optimism. Here’s an optimism cheat sheet for each of them.
Acuna: ‘I’d like to stay in the leadoff spot’
When the Braves re-signed Nick Markakis in January, they began leaning toward putting Ender Inciarte in the leadoff spot and moving Ronald Acuna Jr. to the cleanup role. But manager Brian Snitker said Acuna may still get his wish to stay at the top of the lineup.
Freeman pleased with Braves’ offseason deals
Freddie Freeman spent the offseason sharing excitement about the possibility that Josh Donaldson would not end up being the Braves’ only significant offseason addition.
Braves open camp with eyes on the prize
As the Braves open camp, they’ll provide a glimpse of how much they have progressed since claiming an unexpected division crown last year. Freddie Freeman, Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ozzie Albies will once again be in a lineup that has been enriched by the addition of Josh Donaldson, the former American League MVP Award winner […]
Quiet offseason shouldn’t nix Braves’ potential
As the Mets, Nationals and Phillies have made multiple upgrades, Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos has thus far limited his offseason activity to giving Josh Donaldson a record one-year deal and bringing to fruition the desires of Brian McCann and Nick Markakis to play for the Braves.
Braves unwilling to meet Marlins’ ask for J.T.
The Braves made it clear that, individually, each of their prospects was available in exchange for J.T. Realmuto. But they were not willing to provide the volume of prospects or the MLB-experienced asset sought by the Marlins, who ended an offseason-long saga by dealing the All-Star catcher to the Phillies on Thursday.
Hour 4: Live From Athens
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Hour 3: Live from Athens
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