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Lindsay Crosby breaks down the MLB Players Association’s first CBA proposal, arguing it’s a reasonable starting point focused on competitive balance without reinventing MLB’s economic structure. Key items include raising the minimum salary, increasing the CBT threshold, shifting revenue sharing to include more local TV money, adding a “competitive integrity tax” tied to payroll spending, and expanding player benefits like the pre-arb bonus pool and Super 2 eligibility. Crosby also reads MLB’s initial response, disputes its framing, and predicts owners may float a salary cap but won’t risk missing games with future TV-rights negotiations looming.

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The Atlanta Braves are sending Bryce Elder to the Fenway Park mound to take on the Boston Red Sox in a rematch of a Saturday duel that he had with lefty Connelly Early. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game.

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The Braves own MLB’s best record and a huge division lead, sparking debate on whether they should go bigger at the late-July trade deadline. Lindsay Crosby reviews Alex Anthopoulos’ usual “cute” or money-driven deadline moves, argues Atlanta now has the farm depth—especially pitching—to consider a larger swing, and cites AA’s aggressive Toronto history. Potential targets discussed include Byron Buxton (no-trade clause), the costly long-control option of Yordan Álvarez, plus more realistic reliever/outfield fits like Ryan Zeferjahn, Andrew Kittredge, Eric Miller, Taylor Rogers, Seranthony Dominguez, and Lars Nootbaar, stressing the need to improve responsibly without gutting the pipeline.

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The Atlanta Braves are opening their midweek series in Fenway Park versus the Boston Red Sox with Spencer Strider on the mound opposite old foe Ranger Suarez, who joined Boston after multiple seasons in the NL East as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game.

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Lindsay Crosby argues ESPN overlooked Braves manager Walt Weiss in NL Manager of the Year talk despite Atlanta’s 100-win pace, highlighting Weiss’s aggressive bullpen and in-game tactics and noting FanDuel lists him as the betting favorite. She reviews NL award races and Braves All-Star cases, then previews the Fenway series, detailing Boston’s struggles to convert hits into runs, lineup changes, injuries, and Atlanta’s approach against a lefty-heavy starter slate.

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