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• Braves Minor League Recap: Drake Baldwin homers on weather impacted day

Drake Baldwin | Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Weather has a big hand on Sunday’s minor league action, but in the games we did get to see Drake Baldwin’s first homer of the season gave fans something to get excited for. Sunday’s biggest story was easily the weather. Gwinnett and Rome had games cancelled by the weather, Augusta’s game was shortened by it, and Mississi...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Spencer Schwellenbach strikes out 8

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images Schwellenbach dominated early in a Rome win It was a solid day for the pitching prospects in the Atlanta Braves system, with a trio of talented arms taking the mound on Saturday. Hurston Waldrep pitched a gem for Mississippi, but it was Spencer Schwellenbach who led the system in strikeouts and whiffs. (9-11) Gwinnett Stripers 2, (10-10) Me...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Isaiah Drake triples, leaves with injury

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Excitement turned to concern as Isaiah Drake pulled up with an apparent hamstring injury in the fifth inning of Augusta’s loss If you’re a fan of offense then it probably wasn’t a pretty day for you, as the Atlanta Braves were off and their affiliates didn’t exactly make up for it in any huge way. This doesn’t apply to Ethan Workinger...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ian Mejia strikes out nine for Mississippi

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Mejia allowed just one run over 6.1 innings. While there were a few noteworthy performances from Braves minor leaguers on Wednesday, it was overall a rough go of it for most of the squads down on the farm. With that, let’s dive into yesterday’s action. (9-8) Gwinnett Stripers 2, (7-10) Memphis Redbirds 1 Sandy Leon, DH: 1-1, HR, RBI, 2 BB...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Cade Kuehler turns in a another dominant outing

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Cade Kuehler was impressive in Tuesday’s start for Augusta. The Atlanta Braves minor league affiliates were inconsistent yesterday. In their two wins they combined to score 13 runs, in their two losses they scored just three combined runs. Their 2023 starting pitcher draftees were more than strong combining to allow one unearned run across...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Spencer Schwellenbach carves up Renegades

Spencer Schwellenbach | Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images In his second outing of the season Braves top prospect Spencer Schwellenbach was dealing on Sunday. Sunday saw Spencer Schwellenbach toss a gem for Augusta in his second start of the season. Schwellenbach allowed just one unearned run and three base runners over five and a third innings. We also got to see Huascar Yno...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Isaiah Drake triples, leaves with injury
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Mississippi sweeps double header

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Cody Milligan swiped four bases in two games for the Double-A Braves The weather has been cruel to Rome early this season, so with them once again sidelined the Atlanta Braves had only three affiliates in action. Gwinnett got torched by their former center fielder Drew Waters in a blowout loss, but Mississippi redeemed the day with tw...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Adam Maier makes pro debut

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Sometimes dreams really do come true It’s been more than two years since Adam Maier threw a pitch in a competitive game, but finally fans of Atlanta Braves baseball got the chance to see him make his long-awaited professional debut. Maier may have run into trouble early but settled into a fine outing as Augusta took another win. (5-3) Gwin...2024
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• Braves News: Isaiah Drake shines in Spring Breakout, Morton’s mixed bag, more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday The Braves’ prospects fell to the Red Sox, as expected, but Spring Breakout did provide the opportunity for a few of Atlanta’s prospects to show a glimmer of promise. Isaiah Drake hit a triple and was dynamic running the bases in his two opportunities, Nacho Alvarez showed his patience at th...2024
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• Braves fall to Red Sox 8-2 in Spring Breakout showcase

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Isaiah Drake was the standout for Atlanta, stealing a base and getting an RBI triple The Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves sent their top prospects to Fort Myers for their spring breakout game to showcase their top prospects. Atlanta struggled on both sides of the ball, but some of their young players still stood out. Boston takes an ...2024
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• Braves vs Red Sox Spring Breakout Game Thread

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Owen Murphy gets the start in the inaugural spring breakout game The top Atlanta Braves prospects will take the field Saturday afternoon, getting their chance to make their mark as part of MLB’s spring breakout series. 2022 first round pick Owen Murphy will be starting on the mound for Atlanta, a big accomplishment for the 20 year ...2024
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• Spring Breakout: How to Watch Braves vs Red Sox

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach has garnered attention from within the organization and leads the Braves prospect team. It’s an exciting day on the farm for Braves fans, who will get a chance to watch the top prospects in the system in the inaugural spring breakout game. This will be a chance for many players who have not had a chance to showcase their skills in...2024
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• Braves News: Spencer Strider Splendid once Again, Ronald Acuna Jr. Progressing with Recovery, more

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports A busy day for the Braves. It is well known that Spencer Strider is incredible. However, Strider is focused on confirming this truth any chance he gets when he is on the mound this Spring. Strider went five innings with 9 k’s and no runs allowed on Monday, continuing his awesome streak of performances. Already considered one of the best pitchers in the game...2024
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• Luis Guanipa headlines Braves spring breakout roster

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Braves fans will get their first look at the top outfielder in the system The inaugural spring breakout is quickly approaching, and major league baseball has released all 30 teams’s rosters for the event. This is an exciting time for fans of minor league baseball and prospects, though the Atlanta Braves didn’t necessarily send their best pitching prospects to ...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Spencer Schwellenbach strikes out 8
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Isaiah Drake triples, leaves with injury
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ian Mejia strikes out nine for Mississippi
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Cade Kuehler turns in a another dominant outing
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Hurston Waldrep, Spencer Schwellenbach make season debuts

Hurston Waldrep | Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Two of the Braves top overall prospects made their season debuts on Sunday, with Waldrep in Double-A and Schwellenbach in High-A. Sunday looked to be a promising day with both Hurston Waldrep and Spencer Schwellenbach making their season debuts, though one was excellent and the other struggled. A pair of guys in c...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Adam Maier makes pro debut
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• Braves Organizational Depth Preview: Third Base

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports A look at the Braves internal depth behind Austin Riley at the hot corner. The Atlanta Braves are set at third base for the foreseeable future with Austin Riley locked up to a longterm extension, but should they need someone to fill in this article will give a little preview of the available options. 40-Man Roster Outlook Austin Riley is a pretty sure t...2024
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• Braves News: Isaiah Drake shines in Spring Breakout, Morton’s mixed bag, more
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• Fried, Braves schlep through another Spring defeat

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Fried was fine and got BABIPed, the offense did normal things before the backups took over, you get the idea We all know about the dog days of summer at this point, but do they have a spring equivalent? Like maybe the crab days of spring, because the constellation Cancer is most visible in the Northern Hemisphere in March? We’ll worksh...2024
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• Braves Spring Training Prospects Update

Credit: Garrett Spain - Battery Power Recapping the performance of Braves prospects in camp so far With opening day inching closer and closer, we take a look at how some of the Braves prospects of note are faring during spring training. Nacho Alvarez Jr. Alvarez got off to a hot start this spring, establishing himself as one of the Braves better prospects over the first week of camp. Since...2024
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• Hurston Waldrep impresses, and the B-Squad stay hot as Braves tie Pirates

Luis Liberato had himself a day | Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Luis Liberato played hero with his bat, Fried struggled in the fourth, and Waldrep showed his tenacity The Atlanta Braves and former Cy Young Award runner up Max Fried took the field against the Pittsburg Pirates today. The Atlanta Braves are down to forty-two players left at camp and the back-up position battles are still go...2024
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• Smith-Shawver changes it up, Olson goes yard in 4-3 Spring loss to Twins

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Smith-Shawver’s changeup had a great afternoon on Monday in Fort Myers AJ Smith-Shawver had a rough first Spring Training outing, but emphasized his changeup to great effect in an eventual 4-3 Grapefruit League loss to the Twins on Monday afternoon. Smith-Shawver threw just 48 changeups in the majors last season (a rate below 11 percent...2024
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• Braves Spring Training Prospects Update

Credit: Garrett Spain - Battery Power Recapping the performance of Braves prospects in camp so far We are well underway with spring training now, and as always Atlanta Braves prospects have had their opportunity to show out in big league camp. Many of the top names in the system have gotten a good chunk of playing time to preview Atlanta’s future. Nacho Alvarez Jr. Nacho Alvarez has been t...2024
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• Spencer Strider and Dylan Dodd shine, Braves B-squad explodes in split squad action

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Spencer Strider showed off his new curveball in one game, while Forrest Wall worked hard in cementing his roster spot in the other The Atlanta Braves played their first set of split squad games on Thursday, with Dylan Dodd making his 2024 Spring Training debut taking on the Rays on the road, and Spencer Strider leading things off on t...2024
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• Braves News: First spring game, infield preview, more

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Michael Harris looked very ready for the season on Saturday, as he homered and doubled. Spencer Strider looked good as well, with his usual strikeout-heavy results through two innings, featuring his new breaking ball that he says he will take into the season. One player I want to focus on is Nacho Alvarez, however, ...2024
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• Recap: Spencer Strider looks sharp, Michael Harris homers in Braves 6-5 win over the Rays

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Braves had a couple of their regulars look strong, get a win in their opening spring training game. Michael Harris II did his best Ronald Acuńa Jr impersonation Saturday afternoon, hitting a leadoff homer on the first pitch of the game, while Spencer Strider looked sharp in the Braves 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday afternoon. The game wasn't televis...2024
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• Braves farm system ranks 26th in Keith Law’s updated rankings

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Athletic’s Keith Law released his updated farm system rankings for the 2024 season Friday and the Atlanta Braves are in the lower third coming in at No. 26. It isn’t that surprising given that the Braves had just one prospect on Law’s Top 100 list in 2023 first round pick Hurston Waldrep. Atlanta has traded everyone, almost. There’s ...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Spencer Schwellenbach strikes out 8
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Hurston Waldrep, Spencer Schwellenbach make season debuts
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy dominates in Emperors opener

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images Murphy pitched into the seventh as Rome won their first ever game as the Emperors It was a glorious Friday for Atlanta Braves fans, as up at the big league level they won an exciting home opener. Then down at the minor league level the final three affiliates had their opening days, giving us our first full slate of baseball of 2024. There we...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Alan Rangel dominates with 12 K’s

Alan Rangel | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Alan Rangel pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, striking out 12 to highlight the performances on the Braves farm. Sunday saw Alan Rangel pitch his best start of the season, seven one-hit shutout innings with 12 strikeouts. We also got to see Lucas Braun make his High-A debut, Sabin Ceballos hit his first pro homer, and ...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Darius Vines whiffs seven

Photo Credit: Mills Fitzner Vines was solid for Gwinnett, but that was the end of that pitching staff’s successes It wasn’t the nicest of days for the Atlanta Braves farm system, with the only win coming in a game that isn’t even streamed on MiLB tv. So, we’re left with a sour taste but a good performance from Darius Vines who continued an impressive return from a spring training shoulder ...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Jesse Franklin homers
Image Credit: Mills Fitzner The Braves affiliates played four double headers on Saturday It was a long afternoon on the Atlanta Braves farm system, with the system playing ten games including four double-headers. Gwinnett had an exciting walk off win but otherwise it was a poor day down in the minor leagues to be a Braves fan. (41-52) Gwinnett Stripers 2, (59-33) Norfolk Tides 1 Box Score...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Eli White leaves with injury
Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images White has been solid for Gwinnett, but has had some issues staying on the field of late The Gwinnett Stripers came away with a win on an otherwise rough night for the Atlanta Braves farm system, but they also suffered two key injuries. In good news Braden Shewmake is still hitting well, and Luis Guanipa has returned to the DSL lineup along with the first r...2023
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• MLB Draft Roundtable: 2022 Draft Review
Credit: Garrett Spain - Battery Power The Braves invested heavily in pitching last year’s draft We are entering July, and that means it is officially draft month for Major League Baseball. The Atlanta Braves will be drafting at 24th overall, but last season they picked 20th and had a slew of day one picks. As part of a short series I asked the minor league crew how they feel about how last...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Landon Stephens walks off a Mississippi win
Photo Credit: Mills Fitzner Stephens and Michael Soroka led wins for the upper levels It wasn’t the most exciting of days on the Atlanta Braves farm system, that is until a late charge by the Mississippi Braves led to a walk off bomb from Landon Stephens. Michael Soroka also put out a strong start, and down in the Dominican Summer League top signee Luis Guanipa continues to put up numbers....2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: JR Ritchie perfect in season debut
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Ritchie struck out seven over three perfect innings to lead Augusta to a win The Atlanta Braves system had a lot of action on Saturday evening, and JR Ritchie was the star of the show with his performance in Augusta. Drake Baldwin also impressed, bringing the lumber to lead Rome to a win. (2-11) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (9-5) Memphis RedBirds 5 Box Score...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Brooks Wilson makes his return
Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Wilson hadn’t pitched since 2021 after undergoing Tommy John surgery last spring Despite some not-so-exciting final scores, it was a night to rejoice on the Atlanta Braves farm system as we had two big injury returns. Brooks Wilson made his first rehab appearance for the Rome Braves while down in the Florida Complex League Roddery Munoz pit...2023
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• Braves Minor League recap: Jared Shuster tosses seven scoreless in Gwinnett win

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Shuster struck held the opposition to just two hits on the day for the Stripers. Despite one game getting rained out, it was a successful day for Atlanta’s MiLB affiliates as the three teams in action swept their games. Jared Shuster dazzled, Joe Hudson homered twice, David McCabe drove in three and Jhancarlos Lara struck out eight in a talent-filled day. ...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Braden Shewmake notches two hits
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Shewmake was the bright spot in an otherwise atrocious performance from the Stripers The Atlanta Braves had a day off on Thursday, and that made their minor league system the center of attention for the day. Unfortunately that turned into a frustrating evening as the system got swept thanks to some unexciting offensive performances. (2...2023
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• Braves Minor League recap: Waldrep strikes out eight in Augusta debut

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images The 2023 Braves first-rounder showed up and showed out in the full-season professional start of his career. Waldrep struck out eight batters, Drew Lugbauer homered three times and Augusta split two games on Friday in what was a full day for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates. (48-58) Gwinnett Stripers 5, (50-56) Indianapolis Indians 1 Daniel Robertson,...2023
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• Braves 2023 Minor League Preview: Augusta Greenjackets
JR Ritchie | Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Low-A affiliate in Augusta may have the most interesting pitching staff in the Braves system. As we’ve reached March we’re closing in on the start of another season of Minor League Baseball for the Braves, as that season opens on March 31 this year - at least for Triple-A, as the rest of the minors get underway on April 6. With that ...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Alan Rangel strikes out 10
Alan Rangel | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Braves system split four games on Sunday with the biggest performance on the day coming from Alan Rangel. Sunday saw everyone in the system in action on Mothers Day, and we witnessed a real gem from Alan Rangel while David McCabe continued to be very productive since the calendar flipped to May. Nashville Sounds 6, Gw...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Nacho Alvarez carries Rome to win
Credit: Garrett Spain - Battery Power Alvarez has now hit safely in five straight games as he drove in two of Rome’s three runs. It was a relatively forgettable day down on the farm for Atlanta’s MiLB affiliates, as only two of the six came away with wins on the day. (36-49) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (41-41) Omaha Storm Chasers 7 Vaughn Grissom, SS: 2-4, 2B Luke Williams, RF: 2-3, BB Jared S...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy Ks 8

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images Murphy is off to a hot start with two good outings in April It was a beautiful spring day for baseball on Saturday, but the Atlanta Braves affiliates didn’t have a ton of fun as they dropped three of four games. Hurston Waldrep struggled down in Mississippi, but there were still a handful of exciting performances. Owen Murphy and Adam Maier ...2024
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