Sept 15 - Orioles designate RHP Carson Ragsdale for assignment Sept 17 - Braves claim Ragsdale off waivers Sept 22 - Braves designate Ragsdale for assignment Sept 25 - Orioles claim Ragsdale off waivers Nov 7 - Orioles designate Ragsdale for assignment Nov 13 - Braves claim Ragsdale off waivers

Striper and Clingstone great to hang 'em up.

Braves SPs to receive Rookie of the Year consideration: 2022: Spencer Strider - 2 2021: Ian Anderson - 5 2020: Ian Anderson - 7 2019: Michael Soroka - 2 2013: Julio Teheran - 5 2009: Tommy Hanson - 3 2008: Jair Jurrjens - 3 2002: Damian Moss - 5 1989: Derek Lilliquist - 4 1983: Craig McMurtry - 2

Atlanta Braves prospect and certified 6'8" giant Luke Sinnard has had an impressive debut season in professional baseball, capped off by a Fall Stars nod in the Arizona Fall League. open.substack.com/pub/bravesto...

Odd that an org known as a starting pitcher factory over the last 35 years has never had a starting pitcher win RoY. Soroka and Strider both finished second in the last few years.

BOOM! Congrats to Drake Baldwin for winning the NL Rookie of the Year Award, and congratulations to the Atlanta Braves for securing an additional draft pick in the 2026 amateur draft. When the kids show they are ready LET THEM PLAY.

From the Braves:

After minor league free agents declared this week the Gwinnett Stripers currently have 13 players.

RHP Ian Anderson is now a minor league free agent.

POLL: Which Zac(k/h) is most likely to an Atlanta Brave in 2026? A. Zac Gallen B. Zach Eflin C. Zack Littell D. Zach Neto

Old friend alert

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Vote for Braves OF prospect Patrick Clohisy foGame! Arizona Fall League All-Star Game! www.mlb.com/arizona-fall...

Lindsey with good info on the new Braves pitching coach.

ICYMI: Out: pitching coach Rick Kranitz In: pitching coach Jeremy Hefner Out: first base coach Tom Goodwin In: first base coach Antoan Richardson Also out: third base coach Fredi Gonzalez

Hey honey, wake up. New BA Braves top 10 has dropped. www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2026-a...

Atlanta Braves released RHP Nathan Wiles.

Easy pick up, especially with his second-half production. Also, we love Ozzie.

Good piece. The fundamental problem, I think, is for all the protestations to the contrary, there aren't *that* many teams in the league at any given time that prioritize winning above all else. The Dodgers do, and bless them for it. Far too many others would rather kvetch than compete.

Well, I'm glad at least he didn't make us wait until Thursday.

[Braves] Congratulations to Matt Olson on bringing home his third career Gold Glove Award!

Teams trailing entering the 9th in World Series winner-take-all games are 3–33 Wins: 2025 Dodgers 2001 Diamondbacks 1997 Marlins The Dodgers are the only road win

Congratulations to former Braves Freddie Freeman, Kirby Yates, Evan Phillips, and Justin Dean on earning World Series rings.

Mass exodus of Dodger fans when Blake Treinen’s name was announced. One fan in my section “are you FUCKING KIDDING ME DAVE” Why sit in parking lot traffic for 2 hours when ths Dodgers manager has conceded the game?

BA has their draft report cards out. www.baseballamerica.com/stories/atla...

The folks who invented baseball knew what they were doing.

You'll want to keep an eye on Diego Tornes 👀 At just 17 years old, he has an EV of 105.4 mph and an average EV of 88.1 mph 😳 Breakout prospect candidates for every NL team in 2026: buff.ly/YIgD3IP

Someone has been cleared to play. Go Bichette

Congrats to the Braves' Matt Olson on his Fielding Bible Award for 2025. Also congrats to former Brave Max Fried.

NEWS: Per a report from Bob Nightengale, the Atlanta Braves have signed catcher Austin Nola to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. In true Bob fashion, the tweet said Austin "Nolan"

I won't often write two blog posts in one day, but I went down a rabbit hole looking at this transaction and wanted to share. It included an owner a lot like Ted Turner, players arguing to be free agents, and one of the best catchers of his era. open.substack.com/pub/walkoffw...

#Braves first baseman Matt Olson, as expected, is officially a Rawlings Gold Glove finalist. His competition is Reds 1B Spencer Steer and Philadelphia Phillies 1B Bryce Harper

Sickness and other crap can't keep me down - completely. Today, let's dive into the outfield and DH. On the surface, the outfield looks set, but improvement is needed. What will the Braves do at DH is a bigger question.

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what in the hell just happened in Milwaukee

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Interesting.

MLB Pipeline has announced Atlanta's Prospects of the Year: CI David McCabe - .275/.376/.426, 14 HR, 132 wRC+ (led organization) RHP JR Ritchie - 2.64 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, .174 BAA, 140Ks in 140 IP

Of the following 2025 Braves that are free agents or pending free agents, which would you like back in Atlanta for 2026? Alexis Díaz Dane Dunning Raisel Iglesias Jarred Kelenic Ha-Seong Kim Marcell Ozuna Luke Williams

125 minor leaguers across all of baseball threw a single pitch 100 mph or harder this season, and Atlanta had a franchise-high FIVE on the list: Jhancarlos Lara (max 102.6), Rolddy Muñoz (101.6), Daysbel Hernández (100.3), Elison Joseph (100.12), Raudy Reyes (100.1)

In non-playoff baseball news, the Arizona Fall League slate kicks off today. Atlanta's prospects, playing for Glendale, have their first matchup on Tuesday at 4:30 PM ET. Also, news: RHP Jhancarlos Lara has replaced Drue Hackenberg on the Desert Dogs roster.

RHP Jhancarlos Lara has been added to the AFL roster.

Per David O'Brien, Díaz, Dunning, and Kelenic all elected free agency

"Cam Caminiti... pitched to a 2.08 ERA while boasting one of the top sliders in the lower minors. His slider is a sweeper with between 4-6 inches of ride and 10-11 inches of sweep. Caminiti also has an outlier HAA of -4.9 degrees, which helps to play up movement on the pitch."

Our 2025 MLB All-Rookie Team 🏆 More details: www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025...

MLBTR arb award estimates for Braves: Nick Allen 1.5M Joey Wentz 1.1M Vidal Brujan 800K Jarred Kelenic 2.4M Luke Williams 800K Alexis Diaz 4.5M Eli White 1.2M Dylan Lee 1.9M Jose Suarez 1.5M Dane Dunning 3M Jake Fraley 3.6M

I second this emotion from the AJC’s Ken Sugiura. The Braves’ should retire Brian Snitker’s number. It’s not just about his time as manager and winning a World Series. It’s about his near half-century in the organization. www.ajc.com/sports/2025/...

The end of the Jarred Kelenic saga is nigh!

This mirrors my thoughts. Brian Snitker absolutely was the right man at the right time when he took the reigns in 2017. The organization has been better for his involvement.