PEORIA, Ariz. – When the Braves selected Adam Maier in the seventh round of the 2022 Draft out of the University of Oregon, they handed a hurler with just 34 2/3 collegiate innings under his belt a massive overslot amount of $1.2 million to forego his remaining eligibility and begin

PHOENIX -- Drake Baldwin has had a busy 2024 already with stops in Double-A Mississippi, Triple-A Gwinnett and Peoria in the Arizona Fall League. That itinerary is about to add a few international stops. The Braves' No. 5 prospect was included in Team USA's Premier12? roster announcement on Monday. He

It’s always a good sign when a prospect gets better year after year, level after level. Braves catcher Drake Baldwin has been doing that dating back to his time at Missouri State. The left-handed-hitting backstop, now No. 5 on the Braves’ Top 30, performed capably in the shortened 2020 season

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ATLANTA -- If Ian Anderson was pitching like he did while producing a 1.26 ERA in eight career postseason starts, the Braves would have confidently handed him the ball to start Game 1 of their National League Wild Card Series against the Padres.

It felt like everywhere you looked in 2023, rookies were making key contributions. Johan Rojas was covering acres of ground for the Phillies. Corbin Carroll and Brandon Pfaadt were speeding around the bases and making clutch starts respectively for the D-backs. And perhaps most famously, Evan Carter was on the

Good pitching can be hard to find -- look at the flurry of activity at the Trade Deadline for evidence -- so clubs that can develop talents on the mound themselves can get a considerable leg up on the competition. Think of where the Phillies would be without homegrown talents

SAN FRANCISCO -- Cam Caminiti makes his debut on the Braves’ Top 30 prospects list at the top. Caminiti highlights the group of players taken in July’s MLB Draft who are already ranked among the Braves’ top prospects. The 17-year-old hurler was taken in the first round with the 24th

Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. The edition, rounding up the month of July, features intra-organizational no-nos, wild romps, unexpected mound dominance and, of course, much more. Keeping track of this type of thing is a team effort, so get

Jhancarlos Lara has been putting together a strong 2024 season for the High-A Rome Emperors, but on Wednesday, he pitched like a king. The Braves’ No. 12 prospect spun six hitless innings and tied his career-high with 12 strikeouts in Rome’s 4-1 win over Greensboro. He threw 54 of his

Rookies continue to make substantial contributions in the Majors, it just doesn't happen to be the same crop of them who commanded the spotlight earlier in the season. As a result, nine of the best newcomers vaulted onto the latest edition of MLB Pipeline's Rookie Hot List after not being

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ATLANTA -- In early June, Braves second baseman Nacho Alvarez Jr. was playing with Double-A Mississippi. It didn’t take long for the Braves’ fifth-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft to ascend to the Major Leagues. After starting second baseman Ozzie Albies went on the 10-day injured list with a

Fresh off the All-Star break, Drue Hackenberg showed off his Sunday best. The Braves' No. 9 prospect struck out 16 -- the most K's in any Minor League Baseball game this season -- over seven innings in Double-A Mississippi's 5-1 win over Pensacola at Blue Wahoos Stadium. Hackenberg bested the