If nothing else, Ian Anderson has established himself as a dominant postseason pitcher. He has ice in his veins and no moment is too big for this young gun. His World Series game 3 no-hitter was nothing short of phenomenal, … Finish Reading
Tyler Matzek once rolled his ankle. It wasn’t a big deal. Maybe a 2 week setback, tops. And yet, the ankle rolling put him on a 6 year journey of resilience that peaked with the greatest relief pitching appearance in … Finish Reading
Luke Jackson —excuse me, that would be World Series-winning setup man Luke Jackson — is a 30-year old right-handed pitcher from Fort Lauderdale. He was selected by the Rangers out of high school with the 45th overall pick in the … Finish Reading
Expectations were low for Ender Inciarte coming into 2021, and he met them. Injuries and ineffectiveness limited him to 89 plate appearances before he was released on July 29th.
The .215/.276/.316 batting line he posted reinforced the notion that his … Finish Reading
After essentially no competitive at-bats in 2020, and coming off a .278/.340/.474 BA/OBP/SLG line at AA Mississippi in 2019, 22 year old Cristian Pache was called upon in 2021 to fill the outfield spot opened by the retirement of Nick … Finish Reading
Bryse Wilson finally came to the end of his run with the Braves this year. He was traded to Pittsburgh with minor league pitcher Ricky DeVito for Richard Rodriguez on Deadline Day. I’ll get to some thoughts on the trade … Finish Reading
Thanks to all the regulars and the lurkers that have made Braves Journal the bar to be at for these last 2.5 decades. Without both, we would not be able to continue providing content to the best group of Braves … Finish Reading
Max Fried was in an interesting spot coming into the year. He’d seemed to enjoy his breakout season in 2020, but what to make of a breakout performance over a 60-game mini-season? He’d been undeniably great in 2020, but he … Finish Reading
It only seemed fitting that I would take this player review, to be honest.
For anyone who follows me on Twitter, I am an unapologetic Dansby Swanson apologist. To start with, his biological brother is my fraternity brother. I’ve been … Finish Reading
The Braves got good news from a player’s perspective and absolutely horrible news from a PR/humane perspective:
