Orlando Arcia was DFA'd today to make room for Ronald Acuña on the active roster. 69 wRC+ since the start of the 2024 season and, with his defense falling off and no value as a pinch-runner or a pinch-hitter, there wasn't much for him to do. (btw, 2 new episodes on the Hammer Territory pod today)

I'm a big fan of Atlanta's deal with Jurickson Profar, even though there's obviously risk given his sudden breakout last year. My analysis for subscribers to @theathletic.bsky.social: nyti.ms/3WUnR7N

the braves made a move the winter silence is over, and we have a new hammer territory podcast from last night to break down the jurickson profar signing

ICYMI, I wrote a piece on the Braves payroll situation. TL;DR - they won't reset the luxury tax because there is no real incentive to do so, and they probably have somewhere around $35-50M to spend this offseason www.batterypower.com/2024/12/30/2...

Episode 115 of the Hammer Territory Podcast is live now, with @scottcoleman55.bsky.social joining me to dig into the Braves mailbag before free agency heats Up 🎧 Spotify: spoti.fi/3y7cPlV 🎧 YouTube: tinyurl.com/5n7hkr5p 🎧 Apple: apple.co/3UKrYCr

Episode 114 of the Hammer Territory Podcast is live now, discussing the Braves’ interest in Walker Buehler, AJ Minter, and the relief pitching market in free agency with @scottcoleman55.bsky.social 🎧 Spotify: spoti.fi/3y7cPlV 🎧 YouTube: tinyurl.com/5n7hkr5p 🎧 Apple: apple.co/3UKrYCr

If you are new here and looking for Braves fans, then this is a great place to start go.bsky.app/Uw9JUY9

To anybody who's new around here: Hi! We're gonna try to be a bit more lively around here since it's (finally) looking like more baseball folks are coming over. Anywho, I recommend y'all bookmark this post since we'll be reviewing players up until the New Year. www.batterypower.com/2024/11/1/24...

we've got a new hammer territory episode today on the departure of travis d'arnaud + the potential of charlie morton pitching in 2025 + other news/notes on the braves

Notably, ESPN's Jeff Passan mentions in his piece today that Charlie Morton "intends to pitch next season at 41" and projects "a one-year deal with a contender." Also mentions the Braves with Nick Pivetta. We talked about a ton of starting pitching names on the most recent Hammer Territory pod.

I'm joined by @scottcoleman55.bsky.social for a new episode of the Hammer Territory podcast in our usual Sunday time slot. It's live now, discussing the starting pitcher FA market and potential Braves targets. 🎧 Spotify: spoti.fi/3y7cPlV 🎧 YouTube: tinyurl.com/5n7hkr5p 🎧 Apple: apple.co/3UKrYCr