TalkingChop May 27, 2023
Braves News: Braves fall to Phillies in game two, AJ Smith-Shawver strong in Triple-A, more
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/ Your daily roundup of Atlanta Braves news and notes is here. Friday marked an anticlimactic day for the Atlanta Braves, who dropped game two of a four game series to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4. The Braves’ bats were hot, out-hitting the Phils 11-7. Austin Riley extended his hitting streak to nine games, while Marcell Ozuna and Michael Harris II each went deep. The pitching staff, however, issued seven walks. Three were issued by starter Jared Shuster, and Joe Jimenez, Lucas Luetge, and Collin McHugh each surrendered a...
TalkingChop May 18, 2023
Braves Mailbag: Rotation questions, AJ Smith-Shawver and more
Photo credit: Mills Fitzner Mailbag time!! A huge thank you to everyone that submitted questions for this week’s mailbag. If I didn’t get to your question, we will do it again soon. Let’s get right to it! How concerned should we be about A.J. Minter? How much do you think his struggles are related to the pitch clock? Glad you asked because we had a really good article looking at Minter’s struggles earlier this week. It is a little concerning when you see him struggling along with guys like Raisel Iglesias and Joe Jimenez, who still hasn’t quite settled in. I...
