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• Braves Mailbag: Offensive struggles, Marcell Ozuna extension, AJ Smith-Shawver and more

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images This week’s mailbag discusses Atlanta’s recent offensive struggles, a Marcell Ozuna extension, AJ Smith-Shawver and much more A big thank you to everyone who took time to send in questions for this week’s Atlanta Braves mailbag. If I didn’t get to yours, we will do this again soon. Let’s get to it! I realize hitters have slumps, but aren’t those of Ronal...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Hurston Waldrep has strong outing

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Waldrep’s up-and-down 2024 continues as he allowed no earned runs over 5 2⁄3 innings. There have been a lot of rough outings for the Atlanta Braves 2023 first round pick, but on this day Hurston Waldrep was the clear best player in the system as he shut down the Pensacola lineup in a win. Up in Gwinnett Dylan Dodd went for the Stri...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: AJ Smith-Shawver tosses five scoreless

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images The young righty struck out five in his stellar performance. It was a jam-packed day down on the farm with games from the morning all the way into the night. So, let’s dive into it. (13-14) Gwinnett Stripers 5, (10-18) Durham Bulls 0 (Game 1) J.P. Martinez, LF: 2-3, 2B, 2 R David Fletcher, 2B: 2-3, RBI Yuli Gurriel, 1B: 2-3, RBI, R AJ...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Lucas Braun turns in his best start of the season

Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Atlanta Braves minor league affiliates did enough to pick up two wins in their three games yesterday. Two of their three starters turned in gems, while some top prospects had strong showings. (12-10) Pensacola Blue Wahoos 5, (7-15) Mississippi Braves 3 F/10 Nacho Alvarez 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K Drake Baldwin 0-5, 4 K Luis De Avila, SP,...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Riley Frey strikes out 9

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Frey struck out nine and walked no one in a win for the GreenJackets There’s no baseball quite like Sunday baseball, and to cap off the week all four Atlanta Braves affiliates had tightly contested daytime matchups. Mississippi scraped through for a hard-fought one run victory, while down in Single-A Augusta came out on top of a slug fest. (12-14) Gwinne...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. doubles twice

Credit: Garrett Spain - Battery Power Kilpatrick came up in two huge situations in an extra inning win for the Emperors It was a bit of a dreary Saturday if you were a starter for an Atlanta Braves affiliate, as the lack of standout performances contributed to an overall 1-3 day. Still the offenses had some juice to them, especially in Rome and especially in the bat of Kevin Kilpatrick Jr....2024
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• Braves Mailbag: Offensive struggles, Marcell Ozuna extension, AJ Smith-Shawver and more
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• Braves News: Solid Friday on the farm, extra-innings loss, more

Photo by Casey Sykes/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday The Braves may have lost Saturday, but they got yet another strong pitching performance from their starter, as Charlie Morton went 7.0 innings of shutout ball. The team has now gotten 36.2 innings out of the five starters on the roster over the last five games, which is just tremendous. Max Fried’s 9.0 inning Maddu...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: 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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"The other options include Nacho Alvarez, who is seen more as a shortstop, and John Gil, who has only played in the DSL after signing last January."

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"Baldwin led off the inning with a double and Nacho Alvarez was not far behind with one of his own to get a run on the board."

• Braves Mailbag: Offensive struggles, Marcell Ozuna extension, AJ Smith-Shawver and more
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Riley Frey strikes out 9
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy near perfect, strikes out 10

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images Owen Murphy continues his tour of dominance through the South Atlantic League It was an exciting evening of Atlanta Braves minor league baseball, as the system took a sweep behind some marvelous pitching performances. None of those exceeded Owen Murphy, who has gotten better in every start this season and produced one of the most impressive ...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: J.P. Martinez continues to sizzle

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images J.P. Martinez had three hits Tuesday night to lead the Stripers The Atlanta Braves minor league associates had a day of two extremes. In three of their games they scored seven or more runs, but in their other game, they were shutout. They had a strong showing against a former All Star, but the organization’s 2023 draft picks had their...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

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: Mississippi sweeps double header
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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: Hurston Waldrep has strong outing
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Garrett Baumann puts up another stellar outing for Augusta

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Baumann struck out five across six innings for the GreenJackets. All but one minor league squad lost on Friday as Augusta rode a solid outing by Garrett Baumann to a win. (12-12) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (10-15) Norfolk Tide 5 Phillip Evans, 1B: 2-4, RBI Luis Liberato, RF: 1-3, 2B, R Zach Logue, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Box Score Thin...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy near perfect, strikes out 10
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• Braves Minor League Recap: J.P. Martinez continues to sizzle
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Hurston Waldrep, Spencer Schwellenbach make season debuts
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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 Minor League Recap: Hurston Waldrep has strong outing
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• Braves Minor League Recap: AJ Smith-Shawver tosses five scoreless
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Lucas Braun turns in his best start of the season
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Riley Frey strikes out 9
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• Braves Minor League Recap: J.P. Martinez continues to sizzle
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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: 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: Riley Frey strikes out 9
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. doubles twice
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• Braves News: Solid Friday on the farm, extra-innings loss, more
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy near perfect, strikes out 10
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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
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Isaiah Drake triples, leaves with injury
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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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