Month: October 2020

Where he came from:

We have discussed him before. For more great Braves stuff see:

Like many minor league players hoping for a chance to break through, … Finish Reading

I don’t want to resort to name-calling, but there is only one thing you can call Mark Melancon: a Proven Closer. And I know it’s been a long decade, but can you remember a time where one pitcher provided this … Finish Reading

Whence and whither our American Ian Anderson?

As to the former, I wrote this a couple of weeks ago:

Anderson blazed through the minors like the second coming of Soroka — indeed, his prospect

Marcell Ozuna was signed in January after free agent Josh Donaldson left for the Twins. Here’s what I wrote about the signing at that time.

The signing couldn’t have worked out better for the … Finish Reading

This isn’t our typical Player Review. I just can’t do a typical player review for Tyler Matzek, my favorite story of 2020. Quotes from the story come courtesy of a 2014 piece written by Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post.… Finish Reading

If you’re late to the series, get caught up here:

• Part 1, Braves Payroll
• Part 2, Braves Rotation
• Part 3, Braves Bullpen
• Part 4, Braves Infield
• Part 5, Braves Outfield

Unlike so many contributors here, … Finish Reading

If you need to catch up, here are our first 3 parts to the series:

• Part 1, Braves Payroll
• Part 2, Braves Rotation
• Part 3, Braves Bullpen

After a 2020 season that saw a possible MVP year from Freddie Freeman … Finish Reading

If you’re behind in this series, here’s a link for part 1 and part 2.

As fresh as the wound of being bounced from the postseason still is, the band-aid of getting to talk about constructing the 2021 roster … Finish Reading