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Owen put together an absolutely sensational start to the season, pitching one of the best games amongst all minor leaguers, before being betrayed by his elbow.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / October 10

Who will be the Spencer Schwellenbach of the 2025 Braves?

The Braves have had one of the worst farm systems in baseball for some time by industry rankings standards, but somehow, the club continues to pump out elite talent.

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Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / June 1

Braves 2023 first-round pick earns promotion to Gwinnett

The Braves pitching extends further than just the majors. All of their top prospects have been excellent through the first two months of the season. Unfortunately, Owen Murphy and AJ Smith-Shawver recently suffered injuries.

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Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / May 30

Atlanta Braves #5 prospect undergoes Tommy John surgery

The injury bug has ravaged the Braves to this point in the season. Most notably, Ronald Acuña Jr.and Spencer Strider — arguably the Braves best two players — are out for the year.

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25 minor league teams with names as ridiculous as they are real

Some professional sports teams have somewhat odd names. However, no professional team can hold a candle to some of the minor league team names out there.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / May 30

Owen Murphy Tommy John, Schwellenbach starts in familiar story, more

Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Owen Murphy is getting Tommy John surgery and that is an interesting case study for the Braves’ recent organizational draft strategy of investing more in pitchers than hitters.

Atlanta Braves News / Atlanta Braves on SI / May 29

One of Atlanta’s Top Pitching Prospects to Have Tommy John Surgery

The Atlanta Braves are losing one of their best young pitchers. And it’s a shame, too, because he was on a heater. MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo broke the news this afternoon that pitching prospect Owen Murphy is set to have Tommy John surgery and will miss the reaminder of 2024 plus some time in 2025.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / May 14, 2024

Owen Murphy is going nuclear for the Braves on the farm

To begin the season, the Braves had two prospects that stood out above the rest in AJ Smith-Shawver and Hurston Waldrep. Both took part in Spring Training and looked impressive in their respective outings.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / May 4, 2024

Sean Murphy update, extra inning thriller in LA, and more

Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves have been without catcher Sean Murphy for a month, after he suffered an oblique strain on March 29.

Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / May 3, 2024

Rising prospect wins South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Month

Last week, I talked about the Braves next young star emerging on the farm in Owen Murphy. A 2022 first round draft pick, Murphy has been by far the most impressive prospect on the farm through the first month of the season.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / May 1, 2024

Atlanta suffers series loss, Owen Murphy stuns in High-A, and more

Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. The Atlanta Braves had another tough night out West and dropped the series to the Seattle Mariners after Tuesday’s 3-2 loss.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / April 30, 2024

Braves Prospects Stock Watch: Owen Murphy turns in fabulous April

Murphy’s arrow is pointing up after he finishes April with 37 strikeouts in 24 innings The first month of minor league baseball is in the books, and for the first time this season we’re going to take a look at the movers in the Atlanta Braves system.

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Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / April 21, 2024

Braves top prospect emerging as potential budding star

Because of trades and graduations, the Braves farm system has not been highly regarded for quite some time, but that hasn’t stopped it from producing young stars year after year.

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