TalkingChop Mar 19, 2023
Max Fried sharp as Braves beat Twins
Photo by Julio Aguilar/ Fried allowed just one hit over 6 1/3 innings against Minnesota Max Fried looks ready for the regular season as he turned in a dominant performance to help the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins Sunday. The Braves didn’t waste any time jumping out to an early lead against Kenta Maeda. Ozzie Albies started the game with a deep fly to right field that just went inside the foul pole for a lead off home run. The blast was Albies’ third of the spring and he has hit safely in six consecutive games. Atlanta added another run in...
TalkingChop Mar 15, 2023
Astros vs. Braves Spring Training game thread
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Spencer Strider gets the start for Atlanta. The Atlanta Braves return to CoolToday Park Wednesday for a Grapefruit League matchup against the Houston Astros. Spencer Strider is scheduled to make his fourth appearance of the spring for Atlanta while Houston will go with right-hander Bryan Garcia. Ozzie Albies is in the lineup for the second straight day leading off while serving as the DH. He will be followed by Matt Olson, Austin Riley, Sean Murphy and Michael Harris. Braden Shewmake gets another start at shortstop and will hit...
TalkingChop Mar 14, 2023
Ozzie Albies, Ehire Adrianza homer as Braves blowout Phillies
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta’s offense rakes in Tuesday’s game against the Phils The Atlanta Braves jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in a 15-5, Grapefruit League win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The bats came alive early for the Braves in the first as Marcell Ozuna doubled off the top of the wall in center, bringing home Ozzie Albies and Vaughn Grissom for an early 2-0 lead. Kevin Pillar and Sam Hilliard followed with back-to-back singles, the latter of which scored Ozuna to make it 3-0. Pillar would come home on a ground out by...
TalkingChop Mar 11, 2023
Tigers vs. Braves Spring Training game thread
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Charlie Morton will be making his second start of the spring. Charlie Morton will make his second start of the spring Saturday when the Atlanta Braves take on the Detroit Tigers at CoolToday Park. Morton made his spring debut last week where he allowed a solo home run in 2 2/3 innings against the Yankees. Right hander Matt Manning will get the start for Detroit. Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson, Austin Riley and Sean Murphy are all in Saturday’s lineup for Atlanta. Braden Shewmake will get the start at shortstop while Eli White, Forrest Wall and...
TalkingChop Mar 9, 2023
Braves Spring Training split squad game thread
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Let’s play two! The Atlanta Braves are back in action Thursday with split squad games against Puerto Rico’s World Baseball Classic team and the Toronto Blue Jays. Max Fried will get the start in North Port against Puerto Rico while Spencer Strider will make the trip to Dunedin to take on Toronto. The Braves will roll out most of their regulars for the home game. Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson, Austin Riley, Sean Murphy, Michael Harris and Vaughn Grissom are all in the lineup. Kevin Pillar will get the start in right field while Braden...
TalkingChop Mar 1, 2023
Braves Organizational Depth Preview: Second Base
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The Atlanta Braves have little depth at second base, but an incumbent star that hopes to get healthy and return to form in 2023 We kicked off our organization-wide look at how each position stacks up in terms of depth a few days ago with catcher. As we make our way around the horn, today we’ll take a look at a position with one player figuring to hold the spot down for the foreseeable future, with a plethora of fill-in options in both the near and far future. 40-man roster Second base is Ozzie Albies’ barring some drastic set of...
TalkingChop Feb 25, 2023
Braves News: Ozzie Albies update, Kevin Kraus promoted to Braves PA announcer, more
Photo by Todd Kirkland/ Play ball! The offseason storylines have officially come to and end as the Atlanta Braves begin play in the Grapefruit League today against the Boston Red Sox. In one of his final stories of the offseason, Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Ozzie Ablies underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder in October. Albies has been able to perform his usual tasks on the field but out of an abundance of caution, he will DH in the league opener. He is expected to take over at second base the first week of March....
TalkingChop Feb 24, 2023
Ozzie Albies underwent offseason shoulder surgery
Photo by Casey Sykes/ Albies is expected to be ready for op Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies endured multiple injuries during the 2022 season that limited him to just 64 games. He missed roughly two and a half months after suffering a broken foot June 13 against the Nationals. He returned in mid-September but suffered a fractured finger in just his second game back that ended his season. Albies is in camp, but his ramp up has been slowed after offseason shoulder surgery according to a report by Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Per the...
TalkingChop Feb 23, 2023
Braves News: Vaughn Grissom, mailbag, more
Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Well spring training is happening in earnest and we got some live BP videos today with some of the Braves’ stars on both sides of the ball. Spencer Strider doing Spencer Strider things this afternoon. Ozzie Albies was among a handful of strikeouts for the righty. Doesn't feel like February in #Braves camp. pic.twitter.com/Z0umgVkKBi— Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) February 22, 2023 Ronald Acuña Jr. vs. Max Fried ended a little differently in their second encounter....
