The Atlanta Hawks introduced their new head coach in Lloyd Pierce during Monday morning’s press conference. Hawks GM Travis Schlenk recently said that the organization was looking for a young coach with a history of player development. The 42-year-old former Philadelphia … Continue reading Timing Pairs Pierce, Hawks
The centerpiece of the return in the Shelby Miller trade, Dansby Swanson, is set to make his major league debut Wednesday, August 16 at the Ted. This past off-season, the Atlanta Braves traded Miller (the centerpiece of the Jason Heyward … Continue reading Swanson is Coming! Swanson is Coming!
The Braves will have their highest pick in 25 years in this year’s draft, in which they pick third overall. Big Time Atlanta Sports was able to catch up with Braves GM John Coppolella at Braves FanFest last Saturday and raised the question about Coppolella’s draft strategy. He said they would take the best player available, but did say that they had a plan. “All things being equal we went with four high school kids last year,” said Coppolella. “I think we’d like to go college and we’d like to get a bat just because we are so pitching heavy. … Continue reading Coppolella On 2016 Draft
If you missed Kevin’s segment on 92.9 The Game in Atlanta with Matt Holmes on the Braves rebuild, we have the full audio here. You can read the article that Holmes and Pate talked about here. Continue reading Kevin Talks Braves Rebuild
The Braves “reconstruction,” which is really just a rapid rebuild, has been met with its fair share of individuals who have been less than supportive. So what if the Braves had kept everyone in 2014? How would the payroll look? … Continue reading What If Braves Didn’t Rebuild?
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