The Braves signed first baseman Lyle Overbay to a minor league deal on August 20th. Friday night they traded for infielder Jeff Baker. Both are solid veteran players acquired to shore up the bench, which hasn’t been great this season. …
The Braves are in fine shape as we approach the final days of August and in to September. The odds of yet another September collapse are slim, as they were last season. This team looks different, though, than last year’s …
On Wednesday AJC beat writer David O’Brien asked if the Braves can afford to re-sign Michael Bourn? And can they afford not to re-sign him? On that first question, I’m not so sure. Bourn could very well want a Carl …
According to Baseball Reference, the Braves’ run prevention has been better than their run production. Their ERA+ (ERA adjusted to league and park where 100 is average) is 109, which means it’s 9 percent better than league average. Their OPS+ …
Many media outlets come out with weekly Power Rankings. Generally I do not find them all that useful or interesting. They are usually sort of based on overall record, sort of based on teams’ talent levels, sort of based on …
