The Braves gave Josh Tomlin a role with few expectations, and he lived up to them. Pitching mostly in long relief, Tomlin got 4 outs or more in 25 of his 50 relief appearances. He put up a 3.74 ERA, … Finish Reading
Category: 2019 Player Reviews
2019 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Kyle Wright
2019 was a forgettable season for Kyle Wright, as he took a step back and not just in his short MLB stint; Wright was nowhere near as effective in AAA as he had been in 2018. Aside from his … Finish Reading
2019 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Anthony Swarzak
Who is he?
Originally drafted in the second round all the way back in 2004, The General, Anthony Swarzak, came to the Braves in a “bad contract” swap at the end of May with Jesse Biddle and Arodys Vizcaino… Finish Reading
2019 Atlanta Braves Player Review, Austin Riley
On May 15th, Austin Riley’s dreams came true. After raking for a month and a half, where his entire game was coming together, the Braves promoted Riley to the big leagues. When he was promoted, his strikeout rate was … Finish Reading
2019 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Jerry Blevins
A month into the 2019 season the Oakland Athletics shipped Jerry Blevins to the Braves for cash considerations. Fast forward 16 days, and he was DFA’d by the Braves. Fast forward 4 more days, and his contract was purchased by … Finish Reading
2019 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Jeremy Walker
Who is he?
A 5th round pick out of small Gardner-Webb University, Jeremy Walker was mostly deployed as a starting pitcher during his first 3 years with the Braves organization. He was also, to put it mildly, largely forgettable as … Finish Reading
Three Flags Flying, Episode 2 and 2019 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Tyler Flowers
We had a great start to our podcast with a whole lot of you listening and giving us great reviews! We really appreciate it! In our 2nd episode, we discuss players to be protected from the Rule 5 Draft, the … Finish Reading
2019 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Adam Duvall
Who is he?
Adam Duvall came to the Braves at the 2018 trade deadline from the Reds in exchange for Lucas Sims, Matt Wisler and Preston Tucker. Most of us gave the trade a big thumbs up at … Finish Reading
2019 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Nick Markakis
Nick Markakis came into 2019 having just posted his first 2+ WAR season since joining the Braves in 2015. The 35 year old was not able to duplicate it.
Nick put up a typical Markakis line of .285/.356/.420, but his … Finish Reading
2019 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Matt Joyce
Back at the end of the regular season, I wrote a little about Matt Joyce‘s year. You can find it here:
Joyce played a much larger role than anyone envisioned due to injuries and … Finish Reading