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Eleven Braves Left Two Days Before the Season Did
ESPN's Wednesday-night Atlanta preview named six of the players who would elect free agency the next day. Eleven elected, and the other five it never mentioned.
The Winter's Opening Advice on Ronald Acuña Jr. Is to Do Nothing
The national offseason read on Atlanta puts shortstop ahead of Ronald Acuña Jr., and when it reaches him the advice is to pick up the $17 million option and wait. Neither that read nor Ken Rosenthal's mentions that his last postseason home run came in 2020.
Atlanta's Offense Fell Off Before Tim Hyers Arrived
The argument about Atlanta's hitting coach is being made with four seasons of offense. Tim Hyers has coached two of them, and the collapse everyone is citing belongs to the man he replaced.
Braves Haiku of the Day
Three hundred thirteen
rows, and none say Atlanta.
The fifth has no rows.
— Ray Piedmont · Braves
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The Bases Atlanta Left Standing Still
Atlanta hit more home runs, slugged higher and carried more isolated power than either club playing for the trophy, and it scored six more runs than the American League champion. It still finished behind both of them in wOBA and wRC+, and the reason is on the basepaths.
Atlanta's Winter Began on the Transaction Wire
The Braves have changed their 40-man roster five times since elimination, two of them on Thursday, when a third name left the organization altogether. October housekeeping is normally invisible, and this year it is running against a contract that expires on December 1.
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The Dodgers Got One Hit Too
Atlanta went 1-for-23 with runners in scoring position in the Division Series. Los Angeles went 1-for-16 in the same four games and starts the National League Championship Series on Sunday.
I Got the Homers Exactly Backwards
I was right that Atlanta had no offensive edge and wrong about what would cover for it. The second one is why the season is over.
Friday Never Existed
Tyler Mahle gave Atlanta 6.1 innings and one earned run in an elimination game and lost it. I spent three mornings this week auditing the wrong ledger.
Tilted Metrics
Braves
Only New Arrival
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6.58 ERA
Mitchell Parker, the only name added to Atlanta's 40-man since the free agents filed, arrives off 22 relief outings in Washington.
Claimed off waivers Nov 2; his 2026 line, 39.2 IP, 1.49 WHIP
Braves
40-Man Roster
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11 OF 35
Only 11 of the 35 names on Atlanta's 40-man are position players; 24 are pitchers, and five roster spots sit empty.
40-man as read Nov 5; six position players filed Oct 29
Braves
Opening Day
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140 DAYS
Atlanta opens 2027 on the road at Dodger Stadium, with the first spring game 23 days before that.
Thursday Mar 25, 2027, counted from Nov 5
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