The bullpen. The mystical place ​beyond the outfield wall where pitchers who may or may not play that day, watch the game. If all goes well, only a couple of those guys will be required to leave their seat. But they’re not out there for just the good days; in fact, some of them are out there specifically for the bad days. We’ve seen enough baseball this season to make an educated assessment of the bullpen; coincidentally​, we’ve also seen enough to have questions about the bullpen.

Don’t look now, but the Braves have won five of their last six ballgames. In that span, they’ve outscored their opponents 30-26, and that’s with a loss in which the opponent scored 12 runs. And they’re getting reinforcements...

“The two injuries left the Braves without a catcher, unless you count the emergency catcher, Pablo Sandoval. So the Braves called young William Contreras up for immediate action.”

Photo courtesy of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves & find us on Facebook at “The Daily Braves” As of today, 25APR2021, the Braves are tied for fourth place in the National League East with the Miami Marlins with a record of 9-12 (.429 win percentage). Twenty-one games into the Twenty-One season, … Continue reading What is Wrong With the Braves? →

Guillermo Heredia. Photo courtesy of AJC Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Before we get started, obviously they didn’t win the series with NOBODY you know; it’s just a statement trying to make light of the long list of players on the Injured List. Just a quick overview of who all is on the Injured … Continue reading Braves Win Cubs Series With Nobody You Know →

The Braves. Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Game four of the four game series with Miami is set for just past noon today. With a win the Braves would avoid slipping closer to the last-place Nationals. With a loss, the Braves would be swept twice in the four series’ of the young 2021 season. … Continue reading Acuña Tries To Avoid Sweep →

Nick Neidert. Photo courtesy of Beyond The Bases Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves The Marlins are looking to put away the series tonight at 7:20 p.m. Eastern. After a Game One extra-inning win & last night’s mollywhopping of Atlanta with the help of former-Brave Adam Duvall, they’re felling pretty confident about their chances to … Continue reading Braves Vs Marlins, Game 3: Marlins Preview →

Pablo López. Photo courtesy of Miami Herald Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves The Braves look to bounce back tonight from the extra-inning 5-3 loss at the hands of Miami last night. They’ll be batting off a familiar face, in Pablo López. Pablo López The last time Atlanta faced López was during last year’s postseason … Continue reading Braves vs Marlins, Game Two: Pablo López Preview →

Sandy Alcántara. Photo courtesy of Marlin Maniac Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Game one of the four-game set against the Miami Marlins, the other NL East postseason team from a season ago, is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. local time. It’s the beginning of the second series in the first homestand of the season. The … Continue reading Braves vs Marlins: Game 1 →

Alex Bohm touching home plate for the go-ahead run in Game 3. Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Swept by Phillies The opening series was all too familiar for Braves fans. As recently as 2019, the Braves were swept by Philadelphia in the opening series of the regular season. The Braves would go on to … Continue reading Opening Week, In Review →

Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Atlanta, Georgia; the capital of all things that Major League Baseball opposes, evidently. MLB & Rob Manfred are so repulsed with Georgia’s new voting bill that they’ve stripped Atlanta of their All-Star Game like a mollycoddled child. Notice I used “their” when referring to Atlanta, not “it’s”. Why? Because … Continue reading My Thoughts on MLB’s Decision to Move All-Star Game →

Follow us on Twitter & Facebook at @thedailybraves This pioneer of today’s big-boned MLBer has LIT UP pitchers this Spring Training. No matter how much stock you put into Spring Training stats, he’s batting like the Sandoval of yesteryear that became a National sensation & World Series MVP. Panda’s leading the Braves Spring Training batting … Continue reading Panda, Panda Panda. →

Follow us on Twitter & Facebook at @thedailybraves Ehire Adrianza. Photo courtesy of Talking Chop. It’s September 22nd, 2013; Andy Pettitte’s last start in Yankee Stadium. The San Francisco Giants are visiting. Andy Pettitte has a no-hitter going into the sixth inning. In steps a young rookie from Miranda, Venezuela by the name of Ehire … Continue reading The Quirky Career of Ehire Adrianza →

Follow us on Twitter & Facebook at @thedailybraves Longtime Braves Right Fielder, Nick Markakis has announced that he’s retiring from Major League Baseball after 15 years in the big leagues. It’s been reported that Kakes knew after last year’s National League Championship Series that he was done, he just didn’t tell anyone. Because, that’s Nick. … Continue reading Nick Markakis, Out of Young Harris →

Follow us on Twitter & Facebook at @thedailybraves One of the more popular questions coming into Spring Training was what the Braves plan was to replace the likes of Mark Melancon & still-unsigned Shane Greene. Well, the replacements happen to already be employed by the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at the guys who … Continue reading It’s the Bullpen, Baby! →

Follow us on Twitter & Facebook at @thedailybraves The Braves rotation is stacked 1-4, barring injury or setback. Those four starting pitchers (once Soroka returns) are: Soroka, Fried, Morton, & Anderson; in whatever order Snitker decides. That’s not what this is about, we can cover that some other time. Today is about that 5th starter. … Continue reading The Braves Back-End Starter: The Case for Everybody →

Follow us on Facebook & Twitter at @thedailybraves Shea Langeliers. Games have started for the Braves Spring Training Camp. They started the Florida slate with last season’s World Series runners-up, the Tampa Bay Rays. Kyle Wright got the nod on the bump for Atlanta. He threw 1 & 1/3 inning, and it wasn’t a strong … Continue reading Braves Spring Training: Game 1 →

Follow us on Twitter & Facebook at @thedailybraves The Braves have reportedly signed third baseman Jake Lamb. Giving him all of Spring Training to showcase his abilities & determine where he’ll fit in on this 2021 roster. WHO HE WAS Lamb debuted in MLB with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2014. He was drafted by the … Continue reading Braves Sign Jake Lamb. Who is he? →

Follow us on Twitter & Facebook at @thedailybraves Photo courtesy of The New York Times The annual PECOTA projections have been released. The computer system that factors projected lineups, starting pitching rotations, bullpens, & schedule to project divisional races spit out projections for all of MLB’s year-end rankings has the Braves as the fourth ranked … Continue reading PECOTA Projects Braves to Finish Fourth →

Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Photo courtesy of Beyond the Box Score The Braves have done it. They brought back the Braves’ favorite non-homegrown bat. The Master of the ‘Mix It Up’. The second base side-step connoisseur on homerun trots. The cameraman for the best selfies in the game. The biggest wad of chew … Continue reading The Big Bear Is Back →

Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Drew Waters. Photo courtesy of Talking Chop. With less than a month until Spring Training (barring a change of heart from the Player’s Union) the Braves have not addressed the gaping hole on the left side of the field. A fairly large hole left behind by non-tendering Adam Duvall, … Continue reading What Our Current Roster Can Do →

Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Photo courtesy of Around the Foghorn Pablo Emilio Juan Pedro Sandoval “Kung Fu Panda” signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Braves on Sunday, a contract that becomes worth $1 million if he’s promoted to Atlanta. The 34-year old Sandoval is capable of playing third base, first base, … Continue reading Braves Bring Back Kung Fu Panda →

Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Photo courtesy of Tomahawk Take The Braves agreed to one-year deals with both Max Fried & A.J. Minter. Last year’s Cy Young candidate Max Fried signed a one-year deal worth $3.5 million on Friday, avoiding arbitration. The 2012 seventh overall draft pick is part of this coming year’s three-headed … Continue reading Braves Re-Sign Two Lefty’s →

Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Photo courtesy of http://www.si.com This past week, the Mets made major waves throughout baseball by trading for Francisco Lindor & Carlos Carrasco. Lindor is a shortstop who’s MLB career has been spent in Cleveland. He helped power them to the World Series in 2016 when they fell to the … Continue reading Mets Add Superstar & Arm →

Another week has came & went without Atlanta adding bats for next year’s lineup. Even after MLB announced that National League ball clubs shouldn’t expect to have the designated hitter. Not unexpected however, free agents signed this early are usually on the expensive end of the league’s contracts. That’s just not Alex Anthopoulos’ MO. He … Continue reading No Bats Added Yet →

Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Photo courtesy of New York Daily News Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro has died at the age of 81 after a battle with cancer, the Atlanta Braves announced on Sunday. “Knucksie” played twenty-four seasons in MLB, twenty with the Braves. Niekro debuted in 1964 with the Milwaukee … Continue reading Phil Niekro Passes Away →

Photo courtesy of Talking Chop Follow us on Twitter at @thedilybraves According to Gabriel Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Braves manager Brian Snitker said Ender would come with the big league ball club to Spring Training to “compete for a job”. Well, yeah. He’s owed $8 million this coming season before a $9 million club … Continue reading Inciarte to Compete to Play for Braves in 2021 →

Photo courtesy of USA Today FTW Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Three straight division titles in the past three years will put more pressure on division foes than they’d care to admit. Atlanta’s dominance was expected, but not as early as it started. The Braves won the first of their three titles when they … Continue reading Braves Dominance Sparks NL East Arms Race →

Photo courtesy of Tomahawk Take Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves This past week, the Atlanta Braves opted not to extend a contract to left fielder, Adam Duvall. Duvall was an All-Star & homerun derby participant with the Cincinnati Reds. The first Louisville alumnus to earn an All-Star selection in their history. Duvall was acquired … Continue reading Braves Nontender Duvall →

Photo courtesy of Morganton News Herald Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Last Tuesday, Alex Anthopoulos & the Braves signed former Atlanta Braves & Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Charlie Morton to a 1-year/$15 million contract. The $15 million is the same amount he would’ve made had his option been exercised with the Rays. So basically, … Continue reading Braves Advance Their Rotation →

Photo courtesy of SB Nation. Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves For the fifth time in as many years, Andruw Jones is on MLB’s Hall of Fame ballot. Last year, he received 19.4% of the overall vote. His Resume Jones’ MLB career spanned 16 seasons, 11 of which were with the Atlanta Braves. Andruw was … Continue reading Andruw Jones Highlights Braves HOF Ballot →

Photo courtesy of CBS Sports Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Freddie Freeman finally received the national recognition he’s been deserving for years now. The type of recognition Braves Country has showered him with for basically his whole career. The Braves first baseman beat out Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts & Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis … Continue reading Freddie Freeman, National League MVP →

Pictured: John (Coppy) Coppolella. Photo courtesy of MLB.com FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @thedailybraves Come along as I dive into three men, who all operated outside the written rules of Major League Baseball; what they did, how they were punished, & what their current status is in Major League Baseball. Those three men are John … Continue reading Coppy at Home While Cora & Hinch Manage MLB Ball Clubs →

Photo courtesy of ABC News FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @thedailybraves The Houston Astros extended a qualifying offer to free agent-to-be George Springer this Sunday. Their offer was worth $18.9 million. Qualifying offer, defined by Major League Baseball: “Clubs wishing to receive compensatory Draft picks for the loss of a free agent can make a … Continue reading Springer Should Be Offered 4-Year Deal →

Photo courtesy of Redbird Rants Marcell Ozuna bet on himself this season by signing a one year prove-it deal with the Braves. Much like Josh Donaldson last season, that bet paid off. Marcell paced the National League in homeruns. He even garnered some National League MVP consideration. It’s no coincidence that with Marcell behind Freddie … Continue reading Why Atlanta Should Re-Sign Ozuna →

Photo courtesy of Times Union Late Sunday evening, the Atlanta Braves 2020 postseason run ended in 4-3 fashion in Game 7 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers were Major League Baseball’s best team in 2020. They had the best regular season record, they scored the most runs in MLB, & had the lowest ERA … Continue reading BRAVES ELIMINATED →

Cincinnati Reds Game 1 starter, Trevor Bauer Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves The Braves are set to begin their 2020 MLB postseason run tomorrow at noon for Game 1 of a 3-game wildcard series against the Cincinnati Reds. Starting Game 1 for the Reds is the most outspoken player in Major League Baseball, Trevor … Continue reading “Who da Fook is that guy?” →

Photo courtesy of Sports Illustrated Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves The Braves took a huge series against the Washington Nationals this past weekend to extend their division lead over the Miami Marlins to 3.5 games. Atlanta took the series three games to one, with an aggregate score against the defending World Champions coming in … Continue reading In Review: Series vs Nationals →

Photo courtesy of HuffPost Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves The Atlanta Braves look to complete their first series win & sweep of the Red Sox at Fenway since the 2002 season. Since that sweep, the Braves are 7-14 in Boston. The Braves send Robbie Erlin to the bump to bring it home against Boston’s … Continue reading Braves Bring Their Brooms →

Photo courtesy of Baseball America Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves The Braves take on Philadelphia today in their series finale. The Braves are looking to avoid being swept. Huascar Ynoa will start on the mound for Atlanta, but why? Ynoa’s been okay, not great; certainly not good enough to continue to earn starts. He’s … Continue reading Series Finale, No Tucker →

Photo courtesy of St. Louis Post-Dispatch Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves The first overall pick by the Braves in the 1990 MLB Draft, Chipper would spend his entire career with the Atlanta ball club. Chipper was drafted as a shortstop, after pitcher Todd Van Poppel explicitly said that he would not sign with the … Continue reading Why Chipper is the greatest Atlanta Brave of All-Time →

Photo courtesy of Talking Chop Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves This afternoon it was officially announced that Braves top prospect Cristian Pache has been called up to the Atlanta Braves. This is a moment everyone in Braves Nation has been waiting for. With Ender’s recent struggles in this shortened season, the pressure has mounted … Continue reading Pache Called Up →

Photo courtesy of YouTube Follow the site by clicking the “follow” button at the bottom of this page & follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves The Bravos start a 2 game series today against the New York Yankees. Today’s starters are Touki Toussaint for the Braves & Jordan Montgomery for New York. Tomorrow’s Yankee starter … Continue reading Preview: Braves at Yanks →

Photo courtesy of 12Up Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Tonight’s starter, Touki Toussaint is a guy who’s been a highly touted prospect, a bit of a letdown at times, and now...he’s a big part in keeping the Braves rotation afloat in this crazy 2020. No matter who Atlanta brings into the rotation to fill … Continue reading Touki Time →

Photo courtesy of ATL All Day Follow us on Twitter at @thedailybraves Sean Newcomb takes the hill for Atlanta for his matchup against the Blue Jays & last year’s hot pitching commodity, Hyun Jin Ryu. The biggest question is, what will Newcomb’s control look like tonight? His stuff is high quality, he just needs to … Continue reading Preview: Game 2, Jays at Braves →