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Look, people, it’s called the offseason for a reason. It’s not here for our entertainment, though traditional and social media outlets have successfully conditioned fans to expect constant gratification.

Slow as it’s been, I would’ve thought I’d see more scrutiny of the one interesting thing to happen (almost) over…

Continue readingWill Sonny Gray Be a Brave?

I think if you’re looking at the Harold Baines induction as any sort of resetting of the Hall of Fame standard, then the Keltner is pretty much useless. The structure of the questions the Keltner asks is a good guide, but the questions themselves have to change.

I say this because there’s a lot of talk now about Andruw, Crime Dog,…

Continue readingHarold Baines’ Induction Means Every Team’s Borderline Candidate Should Be In

The Freeman post was getting long in the tooth.

Washington traded Tanner Roark to the Reds for a prospect. He was arguably their 4th starter. You’d have to think Washington is trying to upgrade a spot in the rotation.

Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos left the Winter Meetings this morning to attend meetings with…

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So far, the Braves have signed Josh Donaldson and Brian McCann on major league deals, they’ve tendered contracts to their entire 40-man, designated for assignment and subsequently traded Adam McCreery and Ricardo Sanchez, and signed some minor league FAs like Pedro Florimon.

It’s also important to note that while they chose…

Continue readingMid-Offseason Report