In lieu of an article last week, today’s piece covers the last two weeks – while the Braves have had the division effectively sewn up for a while, we’ve still got a lot to cover. Overall Record: 100-56, 1st place
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Last Week in Atlanta – Week 18
The Braves took on a couple of superlatives this week – the greatest two-way player ever to play the game in Shohei Ohtani, and the most handsome player in the league in Dansby Swanson. Obviously both are dangerous – but
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Last Week in Atlanta – Week 2
Sweeps against the Reds and the Royals leave the Braves atop the National League – It’s been a pretty good week in Atlanta! Here are our picks of the highs and lows of the week. Overall Record: 12-4, 1st place
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Now the dust has settled, who won the Sean Murphy trade?
On 14 March 2022, the Oakland Athletics were “excited” to land Braves’ top prospects Cristian Pache and Shea Langeliers in the deal which sent stud first baseman Matt Olson to Atlanta. Martin Gallegos, Oakland’s beat reporter for MLB, described Pache
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Atlanta Braves: Bold Prediction 2023
When the toll of constantly looking over their shoulder finally cracked the New York Mets, they saw the 2021 World Series champions assume the division lead on the final day of September and watched them clinch the pennant. Despite avoiding
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A’s Offseason Deals yet to Inspire Confidence
Recently, I put together a round-up of the most note-worthy deals to have been struck so far during the offseason. Conspicuous by its absence was any mention of the deals that have been made by the Oakland A’s though. While
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Fantasy Baseball Friday: Breakouts
Gav wrote about sleepers last week at each position. Guys going outside the top 200, per FantasyPros ADP, that are being undervalued. This week we’re looking at breakouts. Breakouts are a bit different from sleepers in that, yes they are
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