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Familiar issues plaguing Jarred Kelenic’s offense

From the moment the Braves traded for Jarred Kelenic, it was always going to be a process to help him reach his full potential. This a player who was taken 6th overall out of high school.

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What’s the Braves panic meter after recent slide?

The Braves are amid one of their most frustrating stretches in recent memory. They’ve lost five of their last six and are coming off an embarrassing three-game sweep at the hands of the rival Dodgers.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / 6 hours ago

For the 2024 Atlanta Braves’ offense it is deja vu all over again

How soon we forget that at this point in the season, the 2023 Braves were playing a lot like the 2024 Braves are this year. That provides reasons for optimism for the team’s offense.

MLB News / SportsTalkATL / 2 hours ago

White Sox trade targets that make sense for Braves

The White Sox’s fall from grace should be studied. Once viewed in a similar light as the Braves, featuring a young team appearing on the cusp of something special, they have quickly reverted back to being one of the worst teams in all of baseball not even a half decade later.

Shohei Ohtani News / FanNation Fastball / 1 hour ago

Shohei Ohtani Just Put Together an All-Time Series Against the Atlanta Braves

The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Atlanta Braves over the weekend, finishing it off with a 5-1 win on Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers took it to the Braves for all three games in what could be a National League Championship Series preview.

Atlanta Braves News / FanNation Braves Today / 1 hour ago

COLUMN: Braves Fans Shouldn’t Panic After That Road Trip

The Atlanta Braves stumbled last week. The Braves went 1-5 on their most recent road trip, a swing across the West Coast, only winning one game against the Seattle Mariners and then getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

MLB News / FanNation Braves Today / 1 hour ago

After Tough Road Trip, Including Dodgers Sweep, Braves Tumble in Updated Power Rankings

The Atlanta Braves have not had a good week. Finishing their most recent road trip with a 1-5, Atlanta’s coming off of a sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers and now find themselves in unfamiliar territory - in 2nd place, sitting two and half games back of the Philadelphia Phillies, who are 9-1 in their last ten games.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / 1 hour ago

Alex Cora has fond words for Chris Sale ahead of series with Braves

Coming off their worst stretch of baseball in what feels like years, the Braves head back to Truist Park to take on the Red Sox for a two-game set beginning on Tuesday.

Sean Murphy News / SportsTalkATL / 19 minutes ago

Sean Murphy takes another step forward in recovery

The Braves were swept for the first time all season in Los Angeles, wrapping up a western road trip in which they lost five of six games. This is a team that appears in need of a jolt of energy, particularly offensively, and they may get one in the coming weeks.

Jarred Kelenic News / SI.com / 42 minutes ago

Braves' Jarred Kelenic Got His Cleats From Unlikely Source

The Seattle Mariners' decision to trade Jarred Kelenic to the Atlanta Braves this offseason came as quite a surprise given the apparent up-and-coming status of both the Mariners and Kelenic.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / 2 hours ago

This Day in Braves History: May 6th

1951 - The Boston Braves are no-hit in the second game of a doubleheader 3-0 by Pirates pitcher Cliff Chambers. Chambers walked eight batters and also threw a wild pitch.

Ronald Acuna Jr. News / Talking Chop / 3 hours ago

Atlanta Suffers Sweep in Los Angeles, Ronald Acuna Jr. Finding Form, more

One of the toughest road trips for the Braves in quite a while. On one hand, the Braves do not fair well when visiting Seattle or Dodger Stadium. On the road, they are 2-6 against the Mariners and 6-21 against the Dodgers since 2014.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / 5 hours ago

Braves act the speed bump, get swept out of L.A. with 5-1 loss

The Braves suffer their first sweep and three-game losing streak of the year as Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers disposed of them without much effort Well, mark this down, retrospectively, as one of the not-uncommon Atlanta Braves West Coast Road Trips From Hell.

MLB News / FanNation Braves Today / 16 hours ago

Braves Drop Finale to Dodgers for First Sweep of Season

The Atlanta Braves fell victim to the longball and dropped the final game of the series 5-1 versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, getting swept for the first time on the 2024 season.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / 5 hours ago

Duvall, Tromp get starts against southpaw Paxton as Braves look to avoid sweep

The Dodgers are also throwing a bunch of right-handed batters against Max Fried Unsurprisingly, the Braves are starting Adam Duvall and Chadwick Tromp on Sunday afternoon.

Bryce Elder News / SportsTalkATL / 18 hours ago

Is it already time to replace Bryce Elder?

Bryce Elder came into Saturday night’s game with a 1.50 ERA in two starts since being called up from AAA Gwinnett, but the billion dollar Dodgers lineup posed a much more significant threat than the Marlins and Guardians.

Tyler Matzek News / SportsTalkATL / 19 hours ago

Have we reached the end of the line for Tyler Matzek?

There probably aren’t five players with bigger moments in Braves franchise history than Tyler Matzek. The hard-throwing lefty made the ground at Truist Park shake following his dazzling performance in Game 6 of the 2021 NLCS a few years ago, coming in with the tying runner on and striking out the side.

Pierce Johnson News / SportsTalkATL / 20 hours ago

Pierce Johnson has encouraging comments on IL stint

Yesterday, the Braves placed reliever Pierce Johnson on the IL with elbow inflammation and added Jackson Stephens to the active roster. Any elbow related injury is going to raise some concerns.

Pierce Johnson News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 4

Braves right-hander lands on injured list

He did miss most of the 2022 season due to forearm tendinitis, so his recent injury history does have a prominent arm-related issue.

Sean Murphy latest injury update

Braves acquire veteran reliever in trade

Two Braves fall down Baseball America’s list of top 100 prospects

Which pitchers have the most strikeouts in MLB postseason history?

The '2022 MLB strikeout leaders' quiz

Atlanta Braves News / FanNation Braves Today / May 4

Braves Infield Prospect Off to Hot Start in AA Mississippi

The Atlanta Braves are set, for the most part, when it comes to position players in the major leagues. Atlanta's in the rare position of having a fully locked in position player core, with all eight defensive starters under team control for multiple seasons after this one.

Jimmy Herget News / MLB Trade Rumors / 21 hours ago