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This player fits the Braves' rumored trade deadline plansThe Atlanta Braves are thriving early on this season, despite the injuries they have dealt with. They recently swept the New York Mets, who have the highest payroll in baseball. The team has a slight lead over the Miami Marlins, who are...

How would MLB teams stack up if standings were ordered by who scores the most early in games? Here are MLB standings based on first inning runs.Everyone knows a good start means nothing if you can't close the game. But getting hits off early and often doesn't hurt, either, and some MLB...

Braves Rumors: ESPN outlines Atlanta's trade deadline approachYes, the Braves are down two of their best starting pitchers in Max Fried and Kyle Wright, but don't expect them to rush to acquire high-end starters come late July. Ideally, by that time, both Fried and Wright will be off the...

MLB Rumors: The case for Cardinals trading Paul GoldschmidtThe St. Louis Cardinals are increasingly looked at as sellers at this year's MLB trade deadline. While over a month away, the Cards are nearly ten games under .500, and the third-worst team in the National League by record. They are f...

The Atlanta Braves might have something in AJ Smith-Shawver going forward as a starter.Although he did not factor in the decision, Atlanta Braves rookie right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver looked good in his first career big league start on Friday night.Smith-Shawver made his Major League debut ou...

Atlanta Braves trade targets at the forthcoming deadline could include either half-season rentals or guys to look to extend. Both could be viable options.Under Alex Anthopoulos' guidance, the Atlanta Braves have not shied away from making substantial trades. His M.O. in doing so, particular...

AJ Smith-Shawver, who started the season in Single-A, is making his first MLB start with the Braves on Friday. But what should fans expect?Just a couple of months ago, AJ Smith-Shawver was an exciting Atlanta Braves prospect taking the mound for Single-A Rome. On Friday, June 9, he'll take ...

Breaking down more possible Braves trade targets that Atlanta should be eyeing from sellers at the MLB Trade Deadline, this time from the Tigers.On the heels of an electric series sweep of the Mets in which they came from behind to win each game, the Atlanta Braves are riding high. That's n...

Today, we look at how MLB standings would play out if they were ordered by who was using their money the wisest so far this season.At the simplest form, building an MLB team is all about resource allocation. You can take various types of approaches. Spend big for proven talent and you should, al...

The Braves could completely derail the Mets season, a broken star is back in the minors, and the Red Sox made a move before tonight's Yankees game.Today's MLB rumors roundup looks at a pair of minor league moves made by the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox, as well as the state of t...

Jeff Francoeur is officially the MLB version of Gus Johnson calling games for the Atlanta Braves.The Atlanta Braves dug the long ball last night, as Jeff Francoeur was there in the booth to give us the necessary Gus Johnson exuberance we needed in the thrilling three-game sweep of the New York M...

Elly De La Cruz having a blast with the Cincinnati Reds definitely made baseball fun this week.Baseball is better when MLB teams that can stink like the Cincinnati Reds are no longertire fires.I don't know much about Elly De La Cruz other than he has had a great start to this big-league...