8+ hour, 12+ min ago (117+ words) The Atlanta Braves' current trajectory this offseason could lead to a very questionable reunion with Marcell Ozuna. After a disappointing showing in 2025, arguments for another reunion with Ozuna seemed to fall by the wayside. There was talk of rotating Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy at DH as well as some other, less costly free agent replacement options being floated as well if Atlanta decided they needed a full-time DH. However, something seems to have changed. In the wake of trading for Mauricio Dubon. If the repeated hints from Braves insider Mark Bowman and other have been dropping are right, the idea that the Braves could bring back Ozuna seems to be gaining momentum after all....

12+ hour, 17+ min ago (340+ words) Round six of the Geraldton softball season belonged to Marlins in women's division one, with the side claiming two important wins that lifted them right back into the spotlight." Round six of the Geraldton softball season belonged to Marlins in women's division one, with the side claiming two important wins that lifted them right back into the spotlight Their 15-14 triumph against Rams on Friday had the crowd buzzing, and they backed it up with an 8-1 victory over Suiside later in the night to underline their growing confidence and firepower Taryn Purcell was central to both results with her reliable pitching and heavy bat, while Miley Gould, Zoe Purcell and Karla Amos all played key roles across a pair of strong team performances Martians also picked up their first win of the year in the same grade, beating Pi's Panthers 8-6 in…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago (375+ words) Payamps fell out of favor with the Milwaukee Brewers during the 2025 season and became a late-season addition for the Braves. The reliever would make only two appearances for the Braves, pitching 2.2 innings and giving up one earned run. With all of this in mind, opting to bring Payamps back isn't a bad idea; the issue is the fear that this is a sign of things to come. Over the last two years, the Braves have attempted to patch the bullpen by focusing on overlooked players and reclamation projects. Atlanta cannot continue to employ this offseason strategy if the team is serious about returning to viable contention in the 2026 season. Atlanta's current bullpen simply isn't going to get the job done. One current fix the franchise could explore is moving back starter Reynaldo Lopez into a relief role. However, even after…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago (282+ words) If you're the type who likes to take those "Name all the members of the 2025 Philadelphia Phillies" quizzes to see how many obscure players you can name, then I will be really impressed if you can come up with Donovan Walton. The utility player was purchased from the Mets in June, played 50 games at Lehigh Valley, and then joined the big-league team as an injury replacement. In his short stay with the Phillies, he appeared in two games (both wins!), recorded one hit, one RBI, and scored one run. .125/.125/.125 AVG/OBP/SLG, 0 HR, 1 RBI, -0.1 bWAR The Phillies were undefeated in games that Walton appeared in. How many other players can say that? (Maybe they should have included him on the postseason roster. Heck, Brandon Marsh only had one more hit than Walton did in the NLDS.) For what it's worth,…...

15+ hour, 3+ min ago (151+ words) ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves and right-hander Joel Payamps agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million deal on Monday in another move to retain a veteran member of the team's bullpen. The Braves signed Payamps off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers late last season. Payamps, 31, allowed one run in 2 2/3 innings with Atlanta and finished the season with a 6.84 ERA overall in 30 games. Payamps has a 3.41 ERA with 10 saves in seven seasons. He set a career high with six saves for Milwaukee in 2024. The agreement with Payamps is Atlanta's second move in less than a week to keep a veteran right-handed reliever. The Braves re-signed closer Raisel Iglesias to a one-year, $16 million deal announced Wednesday. Atlanta has had a busy start to its offseason. The team on Wednesday also acquired Mauricio Dub'n from the Houston Astros for Nick Allen....

15+ hour, 31+ min ago (150+ words) FILE - Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Joel Payamps (31) throws to home plate during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, May 11, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. The Braves signed Payamps off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers late last season. Payamps, 31, allowed one run in 2 2/3 innings with Atlanta and finished the season with a 6.84 ERA overall in 30 games. Payamps has a 3.41 ERA with 10 saves in seven seasons. He set a career high with six saves for Milwaukee in 2024. The agreement with Payamps is Atlanta's second move in less than a week to keep a veteran right-handed reliever. The Braves re-signed closer Raisel Iglesias to a one-year, $16 million deal announced Wednesday. Atlanta has had a busy start to its offseason. The team on Wednesday also acquired Mauricio Dub'n from the Houston Astros for Nick Allen....

16+ hour, 17+ min ago (684+ words) A 20th round draft pick, not much was expected of Hartman. But he showed up and showed out in 2025 How was he acquired? Hartman was selected with Atlanta's 20th round pick in the 2024 draft, using the 611th overall selection on the outfielder from Holy Trinity Academy out of Alberta, Canada. He was given a signing bonus $337,500, which was understandably significantly higher than his slot value. What were the expectations in 2025? When it was announced the Braves had actually signed all 20 selections in their 2024 class " including Hartman " it came as a bit of a surprise. Simply put, the odds of signing a young, talented position player in the final round of a draft are incredibly slim as most opt to go the collegiate route and improve their draft stock. However, through some crafty financial maneuvering, the Braves were able to lure Hartman away from…...

17+ hour, 46+ min ago (389+ words) Freddy Peralta is in his walk year with the Milwaukee Brewers. It's fair to wonder if they'll end up moving him the way they did with Corbin Burnes in 2024. If they do, the New York Yankees could be a landing spot for Milwaukee's ace. The Athletic's Jim Bowden named the Yankees, as well as the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, and Toronto Blue Jays, as potential suitors. When it comes down to it, an ace earning $8,000,000 should be a hot commodity this winter, and any team looking to contend is likely to check in. In the case of the Yankees, who will be down their own ace to start 2026, Gerrit Cole, as well as Carlos Rodon, Peralta would be more than enough to step in for the two veterans. According to Bowden, for a deal to get…...

18+ hour, 17+ min ago (833+ words) Is there something here? We all got pretty excited about Dylan Dodd a few years ago. 2024 was better (derogatory), and the Atlanta Braves seemed committed to him as a starter. But the outlook remained the same - he looked like a depth piece. Dodd was drafted in the third round in 2021. A casualty of the COVID-affected season, he was already 23 years old. Dodd was a depth piece at this point. Everything screamed pedestrian at this point when you looked at him from a rotation perspective. Dodd crashed and burned in both the minors and the majors as a starter in 2023, and again, wasn't much better in the minors in 2024 (he made one relief appearance for the big-league Braves that year). But the immediate usage showed that Atlanta no longer saw him as a rotation piece. They moved him to the bullpen,…...

19+ hour, 36+ min ago (365+ words) Ronald Acu'a, Jr. is a superstar who's had a career marred by injury. Despite suffering his second ACL tear in three years in 2024, the Atlanta Braves' right fielder made an incredible resurgence, netting himself not just the 2025 Comeback Player of the Year award, but a place in the starting lineup of the All-Star Game." Acu'a had just his fifth-best season of his career by WAR with 3.1, which serves as a testament to just how incredible he's been in his eight-year career. Acu'a's defensive WAR and defensive runs saved (DRS) were the lowest they've ever been in 2025, with two errors on 171 total chances." When compared to Acu'a's other All-Star and MVP-level seasons, his 2025 production could appear to be disappointing, but he's again just one year removed from the second catastrophic injury of his career. Acu'a's best season to date was in…...