Outfield Fly Rule

Update:
RELIEF PITCHER
Locks: Iglesias, R. Suarez, Bummer, Lee, Kinley
IL: Jimenez, Wentz, Young

Last 3 spots:
1. Jose Suarez 70%
2. Joel Payamps 60%
3. James Karinchak NRI 60%
4. Dylan Dodd 45%
5. Hayden Harris NRI 25%
6. Ian Hamilton 15%
7. Daysbel Hernández 15%
8. Austin Pope NRI 10%

Update:

STARTING PITCHER
Locks: Sale, Strider, López, Holmes
IL: Schwellenbach, Smith-Shawver, Waldrup, Wentz

Last spot:
1. Bryce Elder 45%
2. Martín Pérez NRI 25%
3. [SOMEONE NOT CURRENTLY IN THE ORG] 10%
3. JR Ritchie RNI 10%
4. Jose Suarez 5%
5. Carlos Carrasco NRI 5%

LHP Joey Wentz has a torn ACL and will likely miss all of the 2026 season.

#Braves starter Joey Wentz left today's game on a cart with an apparent knee injury, coming after a collision at first base. He walked into the clubhouse under his own power and is considered day-to-day.

Also, stop bunting in spring training, yeah?

Ozzie.

We love him.

Heading to the golf course in a little bit, but man oh man, this pitching matchup has me all in my feels this morning!

JT!! Maple Maddux!! 🥹

Update:

OUTFIELD
Locks: Acuña, Harris, Yastrzemski
Dumbass: Profar

Last two spots:
1. Eli White 95%
2. [SOMEONE NOT CURRENTLY IN THE ORG] 45%
3. Ben Gamel NRI 25%
4. José Azocar NRI 25%
5. Brewer Hicklen NRI 5%
6. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. NRI 5%

Brookman was a MiL Rule 5 selection in December.

Burgess was an UFA signing by the Tigers in 2023. He missed all of 2024 with a left meniscus tear, then was released last spring before Atlanta scooped him up.

Dos Passos was a mid-sized bonus int'l signing and played in the FCL last season.

The #Braves Spring Breakout roster pool is out. They'll narrow down this 40-man pool to just 23-27 on March 18, for some reason

Players acquired by Alex Anthopoulos late in spring training:

2018 - Aníbal Sánchez, Peter Bourjos, Ryan Flaherty

2019 - Josh Tomlin, Matt Joyce

2021 - Jeff Mathis

2022 - Kenley Jansen

2023 - Charlie Culberson, Scott Blewett

2024 - Adam Duvall, Jesse Chavez

2025 - Alex Verdugo, Jesse Chavez

The first cuts of the spring, along with RHP Hunter Stratton, who was optioned last week.

Murphy and Baumann will likely anchor the rotation in double-A Columbus to start the season.

"Sign a big free agent outfielder", they said. "What's the harm in it", they said.

The Braves' vaunted character research missed big time on this chump.

I suspect now we know why the Braves picked up Dom Smith on a minor league deal.

Braves Top Prospects The Official Site of Major League Baseball

ICYMI, MLB Pipeline dropped their top 30 Braves prospects yesterday.

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6. Dylan Dodd 25%
7. Daysbel Hernández 25%
8. Hayden Harris 20%
9. Austin Pope NRI 5%
10. Muñoz/Lara/Scott/Hernández/Guerra 0%
11. Hunter Stratton 0% OPTIONED

Update:
RELIEF PITCHER
Locks: Iglesias, R. Suarez, Bummer, Lee, Kinley
IL: Jimenez, D. Young

Last 3 spots:
1. Jose Suarez 50%
2. Joel Payamps 50%
3. Joey Wentz 45%
4. James Karinchak NRI 45%
5. Ian Hamilton 35%

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Update:

STARTING PITCHER
Locks: Sale, Strider, López, Holmes
IL: Schwellenbach, Smith-Shawver, Waldrup

Last spots:
1. Bryce Elder 45%
2. Joey Wentz 25%
3. Martín Pérez NRI 10%
4. JR Ritchie RNI 10%
5. Jose Suarez 5%
6. Carlos Carrasco NRI 5%
7. G. Baumann, O. Murphy NRI 0%

Let's do an update.

INFIELD
Locks: Albies, Dubón, Mateo, Olson, Riley
IL: Kim

Last spot:
1. Brett Wisley 25%
2. Kyle Farmer NRI 25%
3. Nacho Alvarez Jr. 20%
4. Dominic Smith NRI 15%
5. Luke Williams NRI 15%
6. Aaron Schunk NRI 10%
7. Tristan English NRI 5%
8. Lodise/Gil/Waddell/Jarvis 0%

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I like the idea of Acuña hitting grand slams, I hope the Braves carry that strategy into the regular season.

A-listish line-up today, on the tubes.

This letter written by Max Scherzer’s daughter, Brooke, to the Blue Jays, hoping they would re-sign her dad 😭😭😭😭😭

Amazing! Baseball is the best 🥺

(emaysway / IG)

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PASSAN: Atlanta is in agreement with left-hander Chris Sale to a 1-year, $27M contract extension with a club option for the 2028 season.

BOWMAN: the 2028 option is at $30M.

The Atlanta Braves today announced the launch of BravesVision, a multimedia platform owned and operated by the organization that will become the official local television home of the Braves beginning with the 2026 baseball season. BravesVision will usher in a new era of broadcasting, where the Braves organization will have full oversight of the production, sales, marketing, and distribution of its telecasts. BravesVision will produce more than 140 games, as well as extensive pre-game and post-game programming, throughout the 2026 regular season and give fans across the organization’s six state territory multiple options to watch Braves games without blackouts.

Braves hold on to top the O's 10-7.

Starter Garrett Baumann throws 2 perfect innings to start his Grapefruit season and the offense pounds out 13 hits.

Grand slam 💣 for Jorge Mateo in the 6th gives Atlanta an 8-run inning and a 10-3 lead.

Braves up 2-0 against the Orioles thanks to back-to-back RBI from Dominic Smith and Eli White.

Ready for the regular season.

Mateo, Yastrzemski, White, Heim, Gamel, Farmer, Wisely, English, Williams. Carrasco on the mound.

First game of spring on deck!

Diego Tornes started his pro career with a bang.

While his next pro home run will be his first, he showed the coveted combination of power and speed in the DSL.

He's one of 10 prospects we're excited to watch on the Florida backfields: buff.ly/1pmdsMj