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MLB Rank 2024: Top snubs, overrated and underrated players

Our ranking of the top 100 MLB players in 2024 is here! And you know what that means: It’s time to talk about what we got right — and wrong. We asked five of our voters — Buster Olney, Jeff Passan, Jorge Castillo, Bradford Doolittle and David Schoenfield — to take a look at our […]

Braves add veteran right-hander Reynaldo López on 3-year, $30M deal

The deal calls for López to make $4 million in 2024 and $11 million in the next two seasons. There is an $8 million club option for 2027, with a $4 million buyout. The 29-year-old López pitched for three teams in 2023, combining to go 3-7 with a 3.27 ERA and six saves over 68 […]

Braves acquire reliever Aaron Bummer, ship five to White Sox

The 30-year-old Bummer, whose 6.79 ERA this season was nearly twice his Fielding Independent Pitching number, will add to a deep Braves bullpen. Going back to Chicago are right-hander Michael Soroka — who was a candidate to be let go by Atlanta on Friday’s nontender deadline — left-hander Jared Shuster, shortstop Braden Shewmake, infielder Nicky […]

Braves re-sign Pierce Johnson to $14.25M, 2-year deal

Johnson, who provided the Braves with a hard-throwing option out of the bullpen after being acquired from Colorado, will make $7 million each of the next two seasons. The deal also includes a $7 million club option for 2026 with a $250,000 buyout. The 32-year-old right-hander lost the closer’s job with the Rockies, but he […]

Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Friday’s MLB games

For an in-depth look at what to expect in this daily article and for how to best utilize the information contained within, check out our handy primer here. Note: This file has been updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of […]

Braves hold off on announcing Game 3 starter vs. Phillies

Unless the team goes with an opener out of the bullpen Wednesday — which manager Brian Snitker said is an option — it appears either 12-game winner Bryce Elder or rookie AJ Smith-Shawver will get the nod against Aaron Nola. Elder, a first-time All-Star and mainstay of the injury-plagued rotation nearly the entire season, would […]

Braves add Daysbel Hernández, AJ Smith-Shawver to NLDS roster

The Braves decided not to use Kyle Wright, a 21-game winner a year ago who was slowed by injuries this season. The Braves put Wright, 28, on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain Saturday. Over the past three postseasons, Wright was 2-1 with a 3.93 ERA in five games (three starts). In […]

Braves get reliever Brad Hand from Rockies for minor leaguer

The Atlanta Braves acquired veteran left-handed reliever Brad Hand from the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, hours before the trade deadline, the team announced. Alec Barger, a 25-year-old reliever pitching in Double-A, is going to the Rockies. Hand, 33, had a 4.54 ERA in 40 appearances out of the Rockies’ bullpen, striking out 41 and walking […]

Fantasy baseball weekend watch: Surging Reds face off with hot-at-home Houston

The red-hot Cincinnati Reds, the talk of baseball while winning five in a row and 7-of-9 since they promoted top prospect Elly De La Cruz, continue what is a somewhat challenging 22-day stretch to conclude the month of June. This weekend, the Reds travel to Minute Maid Park to take on the defending champion Houston […]

Braves’ Bryce Elder OK with Pete Alonso’s post-HR taunting

After blasting a 448-foot two-run homer Tuesday, Alonso was recorded yelling toward Elder, “Throw it again! Throw it again, please! Throw it again,” in reference to the right-hander’s hanging slider. Elder, who leads the National League with a 2.26 ERA, told reporters that he did not hear Alonso yelling at him and later said he […]

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