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1 (realistic) free-agent target to fit every team

December 28, 2024

At this point in the offseason, every team could still use some help -- and plenty of top free agents remain available. But taking into account age, position, skill set and projected cost, who is the perfect fit for each club? To answer that question, we enlisted the help of

How can Braves improve roster before spring?

December 26, 2024

This story was excerpted from Mark Bowman's Braves Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

A look at 1 weird moment from McCann's career

@Spokes_Murphy
December 26, 2024

Baseball is the best. At times, baseball is also kooky. The 14 newcomers on the 2025 Hall of Fame ballot can testify to that. In celebration of these Cooperstown candidates, let’s look back at one fun moment from each player’s career.

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Everything to know about Braves' 2025 ticket info

December 25, 2024

ATLANTA -- Attending Braves games has continued to be a must-do for Atlanta sports fans. More than three million people have flocked to Truist Park to see a game each of the past three seasons. There are various ways fans can reserve tickets to see the Braves next year. Information

1 stat for every team to marvel at from 2024 season

@SlangsOnSports
December 27, 2024

Part of what makes baseball the best are the feats and amazing stats accruing left and right, every single day. We chronicle them throughout the year, but there’s no better time than before the calendar flips to take a look back. It’s hard to pick just one per team after

Every team's longest home run of 2024

@bmags94 and @ssc627
December 26, 2024

At the end of the day, a home run's distance has no impact on its usefulness. From the shortest (which, in 2024, traveled 318 feet) to the longest (480 feet), it's still just a run on the board, give or take a few baserunners. But let's be real -- moonshots

Each team's prospect whose stock improved most in '24

@SamDykstraMiLB
December 25, 2024

Kristian Campbell entered 2024 as a supplemental fourth-round pick the previous July who had fashioned a nice pro debut. He ended it as the No. 10 prospect on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list, not to mention its Hitting Prospect of the Year and the MiLB Breakout Player of the

Injuries & Moves: Munoz added to 40-man roster

December 4, 2024

This page will be updated throughout the offseason, with all the latest Braves signings, news and transactions.

12 holiday gifts for MLB stars under the tree

@AndrewSimonMLB
December 24, 2024

Wednesday is Christmas, so let’s bring joy to the baseball world by handing out some gifts. Below are a dozen presents, each procured with a bountiful 2025 in mind, and each waiting to be unwrapped by a lucky recipient (or two, or three). Now let’s take a look under the

12 players who reached big-time milestones in 2024

@SlangsOnSports
December 24, 2024

Every season is another chance for MLB’s incredibly talented players to show us all that they can accomplish. Entering the year, it’s always fun to anticipate which career milestones might be reached or surpassed in the upcoming round of 162 games. But over the course of the season, there are

Revisit one signature win for every MLB team from 2024

December 23, 2024

From stunning comebacks to thrilling walk-offs to dominant pitching performances, every team had its share of memorable triumphs in 2024. But what was each club’s signature win of the season?

Predicting every team's No. 1 prospect a year from now

December 24, 2024

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How will Acuña's return affect Braves' 2025 lineup?

December 19, 2024

This story was excerpted from Mark Bowman’s Braves Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Every team's best single-game performance of 2024

@bmags94
December 22, 2024

There was no shortage of storylines in the 2024 season, which featured some of the best individual seasons and performances that baseball has ever seen -- we're looking at you Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge. Which single-game performances were the best? We asked each of our 30 beat writers which

The 10 signature players of the 2024 season

@williamfleitch
December 23, 2024

2024 was a thrilling, downright giddy year of baseball, with historic individual seasons, riveting playoff chases, hair-raising postseason games and a World Series with the biggest stars in the sport. But to our eyes, there were 10 players who made their mark on the sport more than any other, 10

Will Braves make a long-anticipated splash?

December 16, 2024

This story was excerpted from Mark Bowman’s Braves Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Braves sign De La Cruz to potentially help fill OF need

December 15, 2024

ATLANTA -- One year after gambling on Jarred Kelenic, the Braves are doing so with Bryan De La Cruz in a much more economical manner. De La Cruz signed a one-year non-guaranteed contract with the Braves on Sunday. Financial terms weren’t provided. The 27-year-old slugger will be given a chance

Prospect stats of the year -- each team’s best of 2024

@SamDykstraMiLB
December 19, 2024

We don’t only deal in tools around here. Performance (i.e. what players do with those tools) matters, too. Stats form much of baseball's vocabulary. It’s part of how we tell the stories of the game. Look no further than the 2024 Major League season, when Shohei Ohtani recorded the first

Q&A: Snitker discusses Braves, NL East competition entering '25

December 12, 2024

This story was excerpted from Mark Bowman’s Braves Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

What's next for the Braves after a quiet Winter Meetings?

December 11, 2024

DALLAS -- Juan Soto returned to the National League East. Max Fried got his expected riches elsewhere. And the Braves exited this year’s Winter Meetings with the same needs they had when the annual event began on Sunday. The most significant development for the Braves may have been Nathan Eovaldi’s

Braves take RHP Pilar, SS Cairo in Rule 5 Draft

December 11, 2024

DALLAS – Arms were on the menu during Wednesday afternoon’s Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings. A total of 15 players were taken in the Major League phase of this year’s Rule 5 and 11 of them were pitchers. It started when the White Sox took right-hander Shane Smith

Braves set to turn the page after Fried departs

December 10, 2024

DALLAS -- Max Fried's expected departure was far less dramatic than the exit of any previous Braves star. The 2021 World Series hero will forever be an Atlanta sports legend -- but at no point during this offseason was there reason to think he would remain with the only organization

Braves' goal the same despite Mets adding Soto: 'Win the division'

December 9, 2024

DALLAS -- Now that the Mets have agreed to a record-setting deal that could keep Juan Soto in their lineup through the 2039 season, there is greater anticipation about how the Braves might fill some significant voids. Free-agent right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has been on the Braves’ wish list since the

Here's Pipeline's first full 2025 mock draft

December 10, 2024

The 2025 Draft may still be seven months away but it's also in the news. MLB Pipeline released its initial Draft Top 100 late last week and MLB staged the Draft Lottery on Tuesday evening at the Winter Meetings.