We’re now just over one week until opening day in Washington, and the Braves have been busy making changes to their spring training roster. Having started with 66 players in major league camp, they’re now down to 42, with a
Read more
Tag: Spring Training
GB Baseball: Savouring the Atmosphere at the Warm-up Games
After much drama, and more stress than I would ever care to experience again, we have made it to Phoenix for the World Baseball Classic! Cancelled flights due to inclement weather, delays on our connecting flight to Heathrow and 13
Read more
Atlanta Braves Spring Training Storylines: Who will the Braves play in left field?
Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos’s shrewd dealings have meant that Atlanta has six of their eight starting positions locked down with young players on team-friendly deals. Sean Murphy, Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Michael Harris II, and Ronald Acuña Jr.
Read more
Atlanta Braves Spring Training Storylines: Who gets the first crack at the fifth rotation spot?
Pitchers and catchers have finally reported, marking an end to the long, barren offseason. As the excitement at Cooltoday Park gets underway, what are the key developments to look out for? Here are the first of a few storylines to
Read more
Spring Training All-Star Lineup
With less than one week until Opening Day on 1 April, we take a Bat Flips and Nerds look at the top performers in each position during Cactus and Grapefruit League play to give you the Spring Training All-Star Lineup.
Read more
Colorado Rockies: Spring Training Battle
Colorado Rockies: First base Last season, first base in Colorado was occupied by the now-retired Daniel Murphy (29 games), Josh Fuentes (26 games), Ryan McMahon (12 games) and Drew Butera (5 games). Amazingly, they were not the worst team in
Read more
NL EAST: Early Spring Training Battles
Hot on the heels of the excellent Bat flips and Nerds podcast previewing the NL East, here are a few things we have picked up over the first week of spring training. Atlanta Braves: The fifth rotation spot is up
Read more
Ranking The Top 10 Spring Training Storylines
This week, pitchers and catchers flock to Arizona and Florida as baseball once again awakens from its deep, long slumber over winter. Nothing beats those sounds of pitches smacking gloves and sights of pristinely kept fields baking in the early-year
Read more
Mets Lose Noah Syndergaard to Tommy John Surgery
Well, if you didnt think the situation regarding baseball could get a whole lot worse, it just did. It was announced on Tuesday evening that Mets starter Noah Syndergaard has torn his ulnar collateral ligament in his right arm and
Read more
LA Dodgers Spring Training: Early Impressions
Ah… spring training. A chance to get a taste of the new season! Teams are testing out their lineups, pitchers are tinkering with new pitches, and it’s a chance to see some new faces from the minor leagues, fighting for
Read more