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TalkingChop 2 hours ago
Braves News: Japan takes World Baseball Classic Championship, roster move reactions, more
Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via News and notes from Tuesday The World Baseball Classic wrapped up on Tuesday night after a championship collision between Team USA and Japan. Japan won its third WBC Championship title after its 3-2 defeat over USA. Undefeated Team Japan secures its 3rd #WorldBaseballClassic title! pic.twitter.com/ehM62luyw9— World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) March 22, 2023 Japan was composed of several notable players, including two-way player Shohei Ohtani and pitcher Yu Darvish. The game came down to a matchup between Ohtani and...
TalkingChop 20 hours ago
Battery Power TV: Trying to make sense of Braves’ stunning decision at shortstop
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Roster moves leave the position in Orlando Arcia’s hands to start the season No Vaughn Grissom after a winter of prepping him. No Braden Shewmake after his late push. The Atlanta Braves will instead go with Orlando Arcia at shortstop to start the season. What happened? Grant McAuley and Cory McCartney try to make sense of the Braves’ stunning decision. Subscribe to the Battery Power YouTube channel and turn on notifications to get alerts on every new episode.
Kris Willis / TalkingChop 22 hours ago 
Sizing up the Braves’ roster after Monday’s surprising cuts
Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Monday’s moves pretty much answered every question for the Opening Day roster. The Atlanta Braves will enjoy their final off day of the spring Tuesday and with just over a week of Grapefruit League action remaining, the team’s roster is taking shape for Opening Day. The Braves answered many of the questions that were lingering Monday night with a surprising round of cuts that included not only Vaughn Grissom and Braden Shewmake, but also Jordan Luplow and Nick Anderson. Barring an unforeseen trade, those moves have siphoned much...
TalkingChop Mar 21, 2023
Daily Hammer Podcast: Wild Day of Roster Decisions
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Plenty of significant roster decisions were announced by the Braves on Monday. What a wild day of rester decisions for the Braves. Many of the best performing options of positions of need for Atlanta were sent to Triple A on Monday, an indication that the Braves are looking to keep as much talent on their 40-man roster as possible. However, especially at the short stop position, it seems puzzling that the best option was not given the nod as the guy in 2023 after plenty of build up during the offseason. Shawn Coleman looks at all of this...
TalkingChop Mar 21, 2023
Braves News: Braves send Grissom, Shewmake to Triple A, Kyle Wright makes Debut, more
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Orlando Arcia looks to be the starting shortstop in 2023. Monday was supposed to be rather significant due to Kyle Wright making his spring debut. That did happen, with the fact that he simply made it through the start healthy being the a true measure of success, which he did. However, the main news of the day was several significant roster decisions, including Vaughn Grissom and Braden Shewmake heading to Triple A. The Braves today optioned RHP Nick Anderson, INF Vaughn Grissom, INF Braden Shewmake, OF Jordan Luplow and OF Eli...
TalkingChop Mar 20, 2023
What’s going on with the Braves and their shortstop situation?
Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Your guess is as good as mine at this point! The most intriguing position battle of spring training this season for the Atlanta Braves has finally come to an end. After what suddenly turned into a heated battle in the past couple of weeks between the formerly-presumptive starting shortstop Vaughn Grissom and hot prospect Braden Shewmake, the Braves have decided to go with — wait for it — Orlando Arcia as their starting shortstop. Yeah, seriously. Both Grissom and Shewmake are going to be starting the season in Triple-A with both...
TalkingChop Mar 20, 2023
Update: Braves make key Spring Training cuts, including Grissom, Shewmake, Nick Anderson, Luplow
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The Monday night not-quite-massacre Update: The Braves have announced a ton of moves. The roster is way, way clearer now. The Braves today optioned RHP Nick Anderson, INF Vaughn Grissom, INF Braden Shewmake, OF Jordan Luplow and OF Eli White to Triple-A Gwinnett, & reassigned LHP Danny Young, C Ryan Casteel, C Joe Hudson and INF Yolmer Sánchez to minor league camp. Atlanta now has 32 players in camp— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) March 20, 2023 This is the Braves operating with maximum flexibility, again. Anderson, Grissom,...
Kris Willis / TalkingChop Mar 20, 2023 
Kyle Wright debuts, Vaughn Grissom collects three hits as Braves beat Rays
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Wright allowed four runs over 2 2/3 innings in his first action of the spring. Vaughn Grissom had three hits while Matt Olson homered again to help the Atlanta Braves grab a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Kyle Wright made his spring debut and retired Yandy Diaz and Wander Franco before allowing a solo home run to Brandon Lowe on a 3-0 pitch. He then allowed a single to Harold Ramirez, but got Manuel Margot to ground out to avoid any more damage. Wright retired Francisco Mejia on a grounder to start the second before Taylor Walls...
Kris Willis / TalkingChop Mar 20, 2023 
Rays vs. Braves Spring Training game thread
Photo by Michael Reaves/ Kyle Wright is scheduled to make his first appearance of the spring Monday against the Rays. Kyle Wright is scheduled to make his spring debut for the Atlanta Braves Monday afternoon when they host the Tampa Bay Rays at CoolToday Park. Wright has been slowed through the early parts of camp after getting a cortisone shot in his shoulder. Wright has been throwing on the backfields in recent days and the stated plan is for him to make a couple of Grapefruit League starts and then make another appearance in a minor league game before pitching in...
Kris Willis / TalkingChop Mar 20, 2023 
This Day in Braves History: March 20
Braves Franchise History 1915 - The Boston Braves break ground and begin construction of Braves Field. Owner James E. Gaffney wants the park to be built large enough that inside-the-park home runs can be hit to all fields. The field will open on August 18. 1954 - The Milwaukee Braves acquire shortstop Roy Smalley from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitcher Dave Cole. The move opens up the Cubs’ shortstop job for Ernie Banks. MLB History 1935 - The St. Louis Cardinals set a spring training record for attendance with 6,467 in a matchup against the Boston Braves. 1937 - the...
TalkingChop Mar 20, 2023
Braves News: Team USA reaches WBC Finals, Michael Soroka Scheduled to Start Wednesday, more
USA TODAY NETWORK Sunday was a fun day of offense for team USA. Trea Turner cannot be stopped. While this is certainly not an ideal development for the rest of the NL East if we were in the midst of the 2023 season, it is a welcome occurrence for team USA Baseball. After sending Team USA to the semifinals with a go ahead Grand Slam on Saturday, Turner went deep two more times on Sunday to help the United States beat Cuba 14-2. Team USA now awaits the winner of Mexico and Japan on Tuesday night in the WBC finals. Of course, while the World Baseball Classic continues to...
TalkingChop Mar 19, 2023
Braves outright Jackson Stephens to Triple-A
Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/ The righty clears waivers; his eventful offseason continues Jackson Stephens has had a whirlwind time of it over the last 15 months. After pitching in the Mexican League in 2021, the Braves snapped him up on a minor league deal in early 2022. He didn’t make the Opening Day roster out of Spring Training that year, but he made just one appearance at Triple-A before he was added to the 40-man roster and became a lower-leverage fixture in the Atlanta bullpen. Stephens’ 2022 went about as well as you could expect for a guy who...
Kris Willis / 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...
Kris Willis / TalkingChop Mar 19, 2023 
This Day in Braves History: March 19
Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Braves Franchise History 2018 - The Braves send top prospect Ronald Acuña jr. to the minors even though he is hitting .432 with four home runs during the spring. Acuña will make his major league debut on April 25 in Cincinnati. MLB History 1940 - The Triple A Kansas City Blues defeat the Washington Senators 22-5 while collecting 23 hits and totaling 46 total bases. 1951 - Tigers player representative Fred Hutchinson suggests that players should have a say in choosing a new baseball commissioner. 1960 - Catcher Sammy White retires...
TalkingChop Mar 19, 2023
Braves News: USA beats Venezuela, shortstop competition, more
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/ Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Team USA won a wild game against Ronald Acuna and Venezuela in which each team had to come back from 2+ run deficits. A grand slam from Trea Turner turned the tables for Team USA in the eighth inning. On the Braves’ side of things, there has been some interesting buzz around the potential of Braden Shewmake potentially being in contention for the Opening Day starting shortstop spot, despite Vaughn Grissom being widely considered the favorite and seemingly not having done anything...
TalkingChop Mar 18, 2023
Battery Power Podcast Episode 391: Position player preview, shortstop battle, and more
Photo by Jim McIsaac/ The Atlanta Braves open the 2023 regular season in less than two weeks, with the anticipation building in earnest. In recent days, the Battery Power Podcast has previewed the bullpen and starting rotation, with the position players arriving in a special Saturday evening time slot. Battery Power’s Scott Coleman and Brad Rowland discuss the following on Episode 391: The Braves have an interesting battle happening for the No. 5 spot in the starting rotation, just as Kyle Wright is set to begin his Grapefruit League stint on the mound Overall, the...
TalkingChop Mar 18, 2023
Arcia homers as Braves Dodd-er along, beat Phillies 5-1
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Arcia had two hits, Dodd limited the damage to just a solo homer to lead off the game On a day where Braves fandom underwent a series of paroxysms regarding the possibility that the shortstop competition playing out this spring was between Vaughn Grissom and Braden Shewmake, it was the other shortstop on the roster, Orlando Arcia, that went and had himself a big game. Dylan Dodd, meanwhile, continued to do what he’s done all spring, and cruised through a backup-laden Philadelphia lineup en route to a 5-1 Braves win. Let’s start with...
TalkingChop Mar 18, 2023
Braves vs. Phillies / USA vs. Venezuela Game Thread: 3/18/2023
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The Braves host the Phillies in North Port, while Team USA battles Ronald Acuña Jr. and Team Venezuela battle in the WBC quarterfinals stage We’ve got double-barreled baseball action of relevance to Braves fans on tap for Saturday night. Kicking off at 6:05 pm ET, the Braves will play host to the Phillies in Grapefruit League Action in North Port, FL. Dylan Dodd will start for the Braves and continue his quest to either head north with the team out of Florida, or at least move up in the “okay we need a starter, who’s it gonna...
Kris Willis / TalkingChop Mar 18, 2023 
Vaughn Grissom, Braden Shewmake in battle for starting shortstop job
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Maybe this battle is closer than was first thought. There is just a little over a week remaining in the Grapefruit League season and there are still several spots that are up for grabs. Vaughn Grissom came into the spring as the odds on favorite to be the Opening Day shortstop and was thought to be competing with Orlando Arcia. However, 2019 first round pick Braden Shewmake is apparently making a late push. Shewmake has seen a lot of playing time of late and has held his own. Brian Snitker told MLB.com’s Mark Bowman Saturday that...
Kris Willis / TalkingChop Mar 18, 2023 
Kyle Wright to make spring debut Monday
Photo by Mark Brown/ Wright is still expected to be ready for the start of the regular season. As spring training starts to wind down for the Atlanta Braves, it seems they are close to getting some key players back from injury. Kyle Wright, who was slowed through the early part of camp after receiving a cortisone shot in his shoulder, told the Atlanta Journal-Contstitution’s Justin Toscano Saturday that he will make his spring debut Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays at CoolToday Park. Kyle Wright said he’s scheduled to make his Grapefruit League debut on Monday....
