Category: 2020-21 Offseason

This was the year of the Baby Braves. With the Braves run of division titles running on fumes, some trades and free agent signings gone wrong that left some holes in the roster, and pretty much the only time of … Finish Reading

The 2004 Atlanta Braves season is remembered most, and not fondly, for one particular trade that has stung Braves fans for years.

No, I’m not talking about the Chris Reitsma deal.

In December of 2003, … Finish Reading

If you’re just catching up to the series, here are the first 3:

• 2000 Atlanta Braves
• 2001 Atlanta Braves
• 2002 Atlanta Braves

After a brutal exit in the NLDS against the San Francisco Giants in 2002, the Atlanta Braves wasted … Finish Reading

With the benefit of hindsight, we can view the 2002 season as something in a broader narrative — the good old days, of course, but also the first of four straight years that the Braves lost in the NLDS, the last … Finish Reading

I used to have talks with Jackie Robinson not long before he died, and he impressed upon me that I should never allow myself to be satisfied with the way things are. I can’t let Jackie down—or my people, or

We continue the series on to 2001. I think this is where the long run of success Atlanta had started to be more reliant upon under-the-radar free agent signings that turned into steals, some bad trades by JS started to … Finish Reading

Let’s go back to a simpler time, when new computers were finally guaranteed enough memory to store entire dates, people partied like it was last year, and Bush vs. Gore meant something other than deciding what to watch on Cinemax … Finish Reading

Today’s post, “Braves and Orioles Hypothetical Trades”, is part 12 in our series focusing on teams that could be sellers or have some expiring contracts that could be attractive options for the Braves. If you’re just catching up, here are … Finish Reading

Yesterday, the Braves went 2 for 4 by inking A.J. Minter and Max Fried to 2021 contracts and avoiding arbitration. Unfortunately, the Braves, who are a file and trial team, could not reach agreements with Dansby Swanson and Mike Soroka… Finish Reading

Today’s post, “Braves and Pirates Hypothetical Trades”, is part 11 in our series focusing on teams that could be sellers or have some expiring contracts that could be attractive options for the Braves. If you’re just catching up, here are … Finish Reading