Mauricio Dubon won the NL utility Gold Glove, his third in the award's five seasons, as he hits free agency. He's reportedly open to a multi-year return to Atlanta, so the front office now has a very shiny reason to make the call. 🧤
Raisel Iglesias, the Braves' 2026 All-Star closer, has elected free agency and can sign with any team. He leaves after going 1-2 with a 2.55 ERA and 34 saves in 59 games. Atlanta now has a ninth-inning vacancy to fill. 🔒
Kyle Farmer's hometown homecoming was mostly a bench seat: 14 games, 19 PAs, a .222/.211/.278 line and -0.1 fWAR. The Braves won 94 games without him, and a 2027 return would likely be on a minor league deal. 🪑
Ted Turner, the former Braves owner who put them on TBS and built "America's Team," is on the Contemporary Baseball Era ballot for the 2027 Hall class. He needs 75% from a 16-person panel; results come December 6. 🏛️
Braves founding-era owner Ted Turner is on the Hall of Fame's Contemporary Baseball Era ballot, one of eight managers, executives and umpires up for the Class of 2027. A 16-member panel needs 75% to elect him, with results due Dec. 6. 🏛️
Free agency opens Monday at 5 PM EST, and the Braves have 11 players hitting the market, including Mahle, Dubón, Iglesias, Kim and Smith. No landing spots yet. Mahle and Dubón are the most obvious reunion candidates. 🔎
Braves offseason "ballot" lays out the 2027 to-do list: a right-handed bat for left field (Arozarena, Suzuki, Happ or a trade) to pair with Yastrzemski, plus rotation help. Sale, Grant Holmes and Elder are the only dependable internal options. 🗳️
Mauricio Dubon won another utility Gold Glove, though his defensive numbers were modest: +3 FRV at shortstop, +1 in center, +0 in the outfield corners. The bigger question is that the award has no clear qualifying criteria, and it's the only Gold Glove decided purely by data. 🧤
Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller predicts the Braves could re-sign Tyler Mahle on a one-year, $20M deal. It's only a projection. Mahle posted a 1.86 ERA over 11 starts for Atlanta after the deadline, and the rotation behind Chris Sale still has question marks. 🎯
Braves defense bounced back in 2026, and Matt Olson and Mauricio Dubon each took home a Gold Glove for the second straight year. Dubon covered the field wherever needed while Olson anchored first base. 🧤
Braves offseason kicks off: free agency opens at 5 PM EST Monday, with Mauricio Dubon, Raisel Iglesias and Tyler Mahle set to hit the market. Matt Olson and Dubon also took home Gold Gloves. 🧤
Braves signed 17-year-old Cuban catcher Anthony Calderon for $350,000, their first international signing of the offseason. Paired with Jorwin Pulido, Jose Nelo and draftees like Jack Brenner, it shows a clear push to restock catching depth behind Drake Baldwin. 🧢
Braves have 911 projected starter innings on paper, but the real need is roughly 200 dependable, high-quality ones, ideally without starving the offense. Uncertainty over the CBA and Alex Anthopoulos's payroll limit leaves the offseason blueprint unclear. 🔍
Matt Olson and Mauricio Dubón each took home a second straight Gold Glove, the Braves' only winners. Olson led all MLB first basemen in Fielding Run Value (+12) and Outs Above Average (+12). Dubón's versatility across the diamond earned his utility honor. 🧤
Matt Olson and Mauricio Dubon took home Gold Gloves. Olson's fourth came with +12 Outs Above Average, tops among first basemen. Dubon's third came in the 91st percentile in OAA, playing all over the diamond. Michael Harris fell short to Pete Crow-Armstrong. 🧤
Matt Olson picked up his 4th career Gold Glove, with his defense at first base earning the honor in the 2026 Rawlings awards announced on ESPN. Braves' glove man keeps the hardware shelf stocked. 🧤
Matt Olson just collected his fourth career Rawlings Gold Glove, announced Sunday on ESPN. Atlanta's first baseman keeps turning routine scoops into hardware, and the award season is off to a very Braves start. 🧤
Braves reportedly re-signed 26-year-old infielder Jordan Groshans to a minor-league deal, per Ari Alexander. He posted a .915 OPS across Double-A and Triple-A in Atlanta's system in 2026. Depth piece, with a quietly loud bat. 🧢
Tyler Mahle, acquired from the Giants in an August 2 trade for Anthony Molina, elected free agency Oct. 29. He finished 2026 at 7-10 with a 3.99 ERA in 27 starts, so the Braves' rotation now has a Mahle-sized question. ⚾
Spencer Strider's 2026 was another lost year: oblique and elbow injuries limited him to eight starts and 39 innings, with a 126 ERA- and 0.1 fWAR. He's signed through 2028 at $22M a year, and his outlook is murkier than ever. 🩹
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