Braves Today

Free agency opens at 5 PM as Atlanta faces 11 free agents and must balance retention vs. replacement. The show breaks players into priorities, focuses on whether Mauricio Dubón should get a $23.15M qualifying offer, and urges prioritizing Tyler Mahle for dependable innings. Raisel Iglesias is a conditional return at the right price and role, while Joe Jiménez, Martín Pérez, and Brent Suter are depth/incentive options. Among position players, the Braves likely move on from Ha-Seong Kim, Kyle Farmer, Dominic Smith, and Rowdy Tellez, with Lane Thomas only as cheap bench insurance.

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Here's a replay of a podcast appearance Lindsay did with Paul Holden of Locked On Rockies, discussing the CBA, a potential Braves trade for shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, and how Walt Weiss is a different manager between his Colorado tenure and now in Atlanta

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Lindsay Crosby tackles three major mailbag topics: why the Braves’ Sean Murphy–William Contreras trade made sense at the time despite hindsight and Contreras’ defensive improvement; what Jurickson Profar’s early Venezuelan Winter League play can and can’t indicate, plus his likely roster outlook amid clubhouse concerns; and a Halloween-themed segment assigning candies to Braves players and staff, including Bryce Elder as candy corn.

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The Brewers win their first World Series, triggering the Braves’ offseason and key MLB dates ahead of a possible Dec. 1 lockout. Lindsay Crosby breaks down Atlanta’s club options, free-agent priorities (including Dubón, Mahle, Iglesias), payroll realities, and roster needs: dependable rotation innings, a more diverse on-base offense, and late-inning bullpen help—plus three possible offseason blueprints.

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The Braves need rotation innings and will evaluate relievers Ray Kerr and Didier Fuentes as potential starters in spring training, but moving them could weaken a bullpen that may also lose Raisel Iglesias. Lindsay Crosby breaks down what each pitcher’s arsenal, command, and durability must show to succeed beyond one inning, highlighting Kerr’s varied mix and limited post-UCL workload and Fuentes’ upside with a developing changeup and starter-level volume questions. He outlines workable usage models—Fuentes starting with Kerr in a hybrid role, pairing them as a piggyback, or stretching both out and letting spring decide—while stressing Atlanta shouldn’t project both into the Opening Day rotation or use these experiments to avoid adding external pitching.

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