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6 days ago | 
sportstalkatl.com | Chase Irle
The Braves just released their lineup card for Friday’s series opener at Truist Park against the Twins, featuring a couple of notable additions. Friday Night Reds!#BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/FacGbAOJnc— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 18, 2025Marcell Ozuna is back in the lineup after missing the Toronto series with a minor hip injury.
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6 days ago | 
sportstalkatl.com | Chase Irle
Sean Murphy’s 2024 campaign, marred by injuries and inconsistent play, left many questioning his standing entering this season. Those concerns were only exacerbated by an injury suffered in Spring Training after taking a 95 MPH fastball right to the ribs. It kept him out for the first week of the season, but his return to the lineup has provided a much-needed boost for the Braves offense. Murphy has already slugged four home runs in just eight games, one shy of Austin Riley for the team lead.
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6 days ago | 
sportstalkatl.com | Chase Irle
The Braves season is off to a dismal start with few bright spots, but there are a couple of notable names on the farm worth monitoring that have begun 2025 on a blistering pace. Lucas Braun (MLB.com’s #10 Braves Prospect)Braun had a helluva season in 2024, ending the year in Mississippi, where he posted a 2.38 ERA over 13 starts. He pitched more innings than any other prospect and recorded a strikeout to walk ratio approaching 4.00.
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6 days ago | 
sportstalkatl.com | Chase Irle
Earlier this week, All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey was placed on the trade block, as it was reported the two sides would work on finding a destination for seven time Pro-Bowler. Unlike the rumors surrounding star pass rushers like Myles Garrett or Micah Parsons, this one actually has some serious legs, with CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones speaking as if the Dolphins moving Jalen Ramsey is a certainty. “And now Ramsey has played his final game for Miami,” Jones wrote.
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6 days ago | 
yardbarker.com | Chase Irle
In total, Craig Kimbrel has punched out six of the eight batters he’s faced since joining the Clingstones. The stuff looks crisp, and he totaled 23 pitches last night, which is about all that is needed for a reliever to be considered stretched out. The Braves might want to give him a look against some better competition in Gwinnett before calling him up to Atlanta, but a potential promotion to the major-league club could be in the cards as early as next week.
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6 days ago | 
sportstalkatl.com | Chase Irle
The offense is the current focal point of the Braves early season struggles, but the bullpen has been equally as abysmal. They just haven’t had many leads to protect, so their flaws are more easily overlooked. Atlanta’s relief core ranks 27th in WAR at -0.5, with an ERA of 4.18, which is good for 20th in the league. This unit needs more proven arms after losing A.J. Minter and Joe Jimenez, and the Braves are hoping Craig Kimbrel can help remedy the problem.
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6 days ago | 
sportstalkatl.com | Chase Irle
Last week, the Braves made a puzzling decision by optioning AJ-Smith-Shawver to Gwinnett to make room in the rotation for Spencer Strider. Smith-Shawver didn’t exactly come out of the gates hot. After a solid first outing in San Diego, he followed it up with a rough one against Miami. But he bounced back nicely in his third start, tossing five innings of two-run ball with seven strikeouts—an encouraging performance that had Braves Country hopeful he was turning the corner.
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6 days ago | 
sportstalkatl.com | Chase Irle
Teams don’t start off 5-13 because one facet of the club is failing. Every aspect of the Braves has underwhelmed, but none more so than the offense, in large part because they are getting absolutely nothing out of their outfield. Michael Harris II has been one of the worst players in baseball through the season’s first 18 games, at least with the stick. He’s slashing .179/.208/.299, good for an OPS+ of 42, which is 58% below league average.
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1 week ago | 
sportstalkatl.com | Chase Irle
There’s no question this is the worst 18-game start in Braves franchise history. Previous clubs might have posted a worse record, but they didn’t have World Series expectations coming into the season. Adding insult to injury, the only significant player the Braves signed during the offseason was popped for PEDs after playing just four games, and one of team’s best starting pitchers in Reynaldo Lopez might already be lost for the season. It’s been horrendous in all aspects.
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1 week ago | 
sportstalkatl.com | Chase Irle
According to Robert Murray, Hector Neris has signed a minor-league contract with the Angels following a short stint with the Braves. Free-agent reliever Hector Neris and the Los Angeles Angels are in agreement on a minor-league contract, according to the teams transactions page. — Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) April 17, 2025The pipeline between the Angels and Braves continues. It’s amazing how many players go back and forth between the two organizations, but there are obvious connections.
