It's been exactly 13 months since the Atlanta Braves acquired left-handed starter Chris Sale from the Boston Red Sox. Initially, it appeared to be an even trade, maybe even one that favored the Red Sox because of the potential of infielder Vaughn Grissom,

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The Atlanta Braves made the postseason for a seventh straight season after getting into the playoffs through a wild-card spot with a record of 89-73. Although the Braves made the postseason, they were swept by the San Diego Padres in the wild-card series.

Chris Sale gives his speech at the BBWAA awards dinner after taking home the 2024 NL Cy Young Award, thanks his family, teammates and more

It also proves that the trade market could be the route to go to find the right arm to improve a team’s pitching staff. And with the success that Alex Anthopoulos has had in recent years finding both staters and relievers via the trade market.

MLB Network is continuing its annual tradition of ranking the “Top 10 Players Right Now” at each position. Using rankings based on past performance, various offensive and defensive metrics (including both advanced statistics and traditional numbers) and analysis by the MLB Network research team,

It’s an exercise that generates fierce debates and often results in agreements to disagree. But that’s what makes determining the best players at each position in baseball so great. As has been its annual custom the past several years,

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The Atlanta Braves have the makings of a fantastic starting rotation, but there are some question marks at the back end. Chris Sale, Reynaldo López, and Spencer Schwellenbach are locks for spots, and so is Spencer Strider when he returns from elbow surgery.

MLB Network is continuing its annual tradition of ranking the ... AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, NL honoree Chris Sale and Pirates phenom Paul Skenes took spots Nos. 2-4 on this list, while lefties Cole Ragans and Framber Valdez also made the top ...

A number of Arizona Diamondbacks have shown up in the positional rankings being rolled out by MLB network. Previous rankings included Ketel Marte for second base (first) Gabriel Moreno at catcher ...