Here is the North Port Report for Wednesday, with details on Spencer Strider's latest outing and the transactions made by the Braves after today's spring training win.
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Here is the North Port Report for Wednesday, with details on Spencer Strider's latest outing and the transactions made by the Braves after today's spring training win.
News from when I was recording a podcast about the Augusta GreenJackets:
The #Braves optioned LHP Hayden Harris to Triple-A Gwinnett and reassigned RHPs Carlos Carrasco, Elieser Hernández and James Karinchak to minor league camp, giving them 50 active players in camp.
NEW POD: Here is who is impressing, and who still has work to do, from Braves spring training
That's confirmed - nothing changes for you this year
It will not. This is a separate package for in-market folks only, although I believe you can buy just this by itself.
INBOX: Braves officially announce Braves.TV pricing of $99.99 per season or monthly for $19.99, with discounts for A-List/Premium members of up to 30%
The Braves don’t just need wins on the field in 2026.
After a frustrating year for fans - from injuries to ticket prices to broadcast uncertainty - there are some easy ways Atlanta could rebuild goodwill.
BravesVision, affordability, and the fan experience:
Here is The North Port Report for Tuesday, including details on Atlanta's terrible loss on the road in Dunedin versus the Blue Jays and JR Ritchie's curveball development
#Braves lineup in Dunedin vs Blue Jays
SS Luke williams
RF Ben Gamel
3B Kyle Farmer
DH Brewer Hicklen
LF DaShawn Keirsey Jr.
CF Josè Azocar
C Sandy León
2B Cal Conley
1B Drew Compton
JR Ritchie gets the ball at 1:07 PM ET on MLB Network & the Atlanta Braves Radio Network
Joey Wentz will miss the entire 2026 season with a torn ACL, leaving the Atlanta Braves to once again lean on its pitching depth.
Where do the Braves turn now — José Suarez, JR Ritchie, Martín Perez, or an outside add?
Breaking it down for premium subs:
Here is today's edition of The North Port Report, discussing the impressive offensive show on Monday by Atlanta's starters and the unfortunate news of Joey Wentz's season ending torn ACL.
NEWS: Braves starter Joey Wentz is out for the season with a torn ACL, suffered against the Rays on Sunday when there was a collision at first base on a bunt attempt.
He'll be the third starter to go on the injured list this spring when the move is officially made
INBOX: The Gwinnett Stripers will have 51 of their home games aired on Gray TV's Peachtree Sports Network this season.
A smaller subset of games will be on Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network in the Carolinas
NEW POD: Didier Fuentes looks great in spring, while James Karinchak and Joel Payamps are battling with Jose Suarez for the final bullpen spot and is Jurickson Profar's contract the worst in Braves history?
#Braves lineup at home versus Twins
2B Jorge Mateo
DH Drake Baldwin
1B Matt Olson
3B Austin Riley
LF Mike Yastrzemski
RF Eli White
CF Michael Harris II
C Jonah Heim
SS Mauricio Dubón
Carlos Carrasco gets the start at 1:05 PM ET on Braves.TV and the Atlanta Braves Radio Network
The Braves are betting on pitching depth in 2026.
Instead of adding a veteran starter after injuries to Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep, Atlanta is trusting its internal options.
Is that the right call?
Breaking down the ceiling and the risk:
Here is the weekend's North Port Report, including details of the dominant return of Didier Fuentes to game action and everything we know about Joey Wentz' leaving the game with a knee injury
#Braves starter Joey Wentz left today's game on a cart with an apparent knee injury, coming after a collision at first base. He walked into the clubhouse under his own power and is considered day-to-day.
Also, stop bunting in spring training, yeah?
MLB has shown they don't really care about fining teams for not following that rule, so at this point, I'm no longer shocked when a team has a roster full of backups
#Braves lineup on the road in Port Charlotte versus the Rays
2B Luke Williams
1B Dom Smith
SS Jorge Mateo
RF Ben Gamel
3B Kyle Farmer
LF DaShawn Keirsey Jr
C Sandy León
DH Aaron Schunk
CF José Azocar
Bryce Elder gets the ball at 1:05 PM ET on Braves Radio Network - no TV today
Here is Friday's edition of The North Port Report, with details on Reynaldo López and Martín Perez facing the Twins in Ft. Myers and a roundup of how Braves players performed in the WBC
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Replacing Jurickson Profar might not mean finding a new left fielder.
The Braves could instead upgrade the Smith/Farmer DH platoon with a late-spring free agent or a trade target like Ryan Mountcastle.
Breaking down the options:
#Braves lineup for today's road game versus the Twins
SS Jorge Mateo
1B Dom Smith
C Jonah Heim
DH Brewer Hicklen
3B Kyle Farmer
RF DaShawn Keirsey Jr
LF Luke Williams
2B Aaron Schunk
CF Jose Azocar
Reynaldo López gets the ball in Ft. Myers at 6:05 PM ET on Gray TV
It's pretty rough, yeah.
NEW POD: Spencer Strider continues to improve, while Mike Yastrzemski looked good against some MLB-caliber lefties on Thursday and Dom Smith's fighting for the DH spot
From Braves Today contributor Taylor, is Jurickson Profar going to go down as one of the worst contracts in team history? Let's talk about the contenders for the 'honor'.
Happy to do it!
Oh of course not, because they're working on vibes over there and those aren't good ones
To be fair to Taylor, there were some people who were being VERY smug and saying Strider was washed last Saturday because he was throwing 92 in his first start of spring
Taylor's audience was the Braves fans who were in twitter fights last week with bad faith actors about it
Is hasn't been above 50k since February 11th! That's like a million years ago in this new hellscape we live in