For the third time in his career, Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson has won the Gold Glove Award. It’s the first time the slugger has taken home the hardware since winning the award in 2018 and 2019 with the Oakland Athletics. While Gold Glove voting has a reputation for being funky over the years, … Read more
Matt Olson had himself a fantastic season as an individual in 2025. His all-around excellence led to him being arguably the best first baseman in all of baseball in 2025 and now the hardware is starting to roll in for Olson. He’s already been named as a nominee for the All-MLB team and is also … Read more
The number of MLB managerial openings grew on Monday, with the somewhat unexpected news that Padres manager Mike Shildt is retiring. While this likely does not have a major impact on the Braves process to fill their own opening, it is one more attractive job for potential candidates to consider. As we all know, Alex … Read more
The Atlanta Braves had their ups-and-downs in September, but ended the month 14-11, buoyed by 10-game winning streak during the last-half of the month. The Braves starting pitching trio of Spencer Strider, Chris Sale and Bryce Elder pitched in five games a piece (Sale’s relief of Charlie Morton’s start on the season’s final day provide … Read more
All of the sudden, the Braves are an absolute juggernaut when they play on Sundays. After what seems like a few seasons of struggling with Sunday games, the Braves have now won 6 times over the past 7 games that finished on a Sunday. Its a nice course reversal from earlier this season, as ending … Read more
Well the season is pretty clearly in the dumps at this point, but there are some encouraging signs looking forward. Michael Harris is now in the middle of his second really strong month at the plate. His walk rate is still essentially non-existent, which is a problem, but he is hitting the ball hard and … Read more
On Wednesday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves fell to 5-13 on the season after they dropped a 3-1 matinee affair against the Blue Jays. The return of Spencer Strider was a solid one, as he went five innings, struck out five batters and only gave up two runs on five hits and a walk. All in … Read more