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Photo by Emilee Chinn/Cincinnati Reds/Getty Images News and Notes as the Braves begin their first full week of Spring Training. On Friday, general manager Alex Anthopoulos spoke at length about the Braves offseason. He mentioned that the one need the Braves had not really addressed was the loss of Joe Jimenez (potentially our for season with knee injury.) But there … [Read more...] about Braves News: Buck Farmer, Jarred Kelenic, more

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Photo By Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2003 - The Braves and Greg Maddux avoid arbitration with a one-year, $14.75 million deal which is the largest one year contract in league history. Maddux will go 16-11 with a 3.96 ERA in 218 1/3 innings in what will be his final season in Atlanta. MLB History 1891 - The American Association withdraws … [Read more...] about This Day in Braves History: Greg Maddux signs one-year $14.75 million deal with Atlanta to avoid arbitration

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images I hope you’re enjoying your Sunday! Here’s the random clip: … [Read more...] about Sunday 2/16 Open Thread

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Braves have added another reliever on a non-guaranteed contact. The Braves strategy of signing as many relievers to minor-league deals as possible continued Sunday evening as they signed local kid Buck Farmer as a non-roster invitee, per Justin Toscano of the AJC. Braves have brought RHP Buck Farmer into camp as a non-roster invitee.— … [Read more...] about Braves sign Buck Farmer to minor-league deal