At this point The Braves have 2 open spots and 3 people who could be put on the 60-day IL. If they decide to keep Ian Anderson on the minor league IL like last year then we have 4 open roster spo...
https://www.batterypower.com/2024/3/16/24103481/last-of-the-40-man-roster-spots
APPEAL PLAYS Baseball is unique in that there are a few rules which are only enforced when the defensive team specifically requests it. These are appeal plays. There are two situations where ap...
https://www.batterypower.com/2024/3/14/24100639/rules-roundup-appeal-plays
Last week, The Athletic posted their terrible offseasong rades and there was a bit of a commotion. In the comment thread of that particular post here in Battery Power Ivan The Great suggested a w...
https://www.batterypower.com/2024/2/13/24072284/grading-each-teams-offseason-objectively
We got another raft of rule changes from MLB for 2024. Some of them are tweaks to the 2023 changes; some are completely new. As usual, details are in short supply, so I’ve tweaked this informat...
https://www.batterypower.com/2024/2/11/24069374/rules-changes-for-2024
In this installment we'll look at something that seems basic but can be more complicated than people realize: lineups and how substitutions are done. THE LINEUP CARD Managers make out lineup ...
Everyone knows what a force play is, right? Maybe... Let's look at the rulebook definition of force., which is in the definitions section in section 2.00 and is quite specific: "A FORCE PLAY is a...
https://www.batterypower.com/2024/2/3/24060679/rules-roundup-force-plays
On September 19th 2021, Will Smith got the save against the Giants, a former team of his who would go on to win 107 games that year. This was an uplifting win to avoid the sweep and try and final...
https://www.batterypower.com/2024/1/29/24054418/one-last-year-as-top-dog
OK, I admit it, I'm a baseball rulebook lawyer. I just think that baseball rules are a fascinating topic; there are so many eccentricities and twists and turns. Not to mention that the book itsel...
https://www.batterypower.com/2024/1/27/24052770/rules-roundup-field-dimensions-and-layout
I got into a bit of a back and forth with someone on Twitter yesterday about how while yes, the Dodgers are absolutely upgrading their DH spot for 2024, it's not the massive upgrade that everyone...
https://www.batterypower.com/2024/1/9/24031416/ohtani-vs-martinez-2024
Thank you to all who voted and participated in discussions over the past few months. Isaiah Drake won the 25th and final spot. VOTES LAST ROUND Isaiah Drake 13 Luke Waddell 7 Seth Keller 3...
https://www.batterypower.com/2024/1/3/24024129/2023-community-prospect-list-the-final-list
The Atlanta Braves have a lot of starting pitching already on the roster. But I would like most of our prospects to have atleast one more year in Gwinnett. I figured that we would look at some of...
https://www.batterypower.com/2023/12/29/24019458/starting-pitching-and-the-ian-anderson-factor
Allan Winans claimed the 24th and penultimate spot. VOTES LAST ROUND Allan Winans 14 Seth Keller 5 Isaiah Drake 5 Luke Waddell 3 Cody Milligan 3 Daysbel Hernandez 1 John Gill 1 T...
https://www.batterypower.com/2023/12/22/24012229/2023-community-prospect-list-vote-for-25
Cedric de Grandpre edged out Allan Winans for the 23rd spot. VOTES LAST ROUND Cedric de Grandpre 13 Allan Winans 11 Seth Keller 5 Luke Waddell 4 Isaiah Drake 4 THE LIST SO FAR 1. AJ...
https://www.batterypower.com/2023/12/20/24009397/2023-community-prospect-list-vote-for-24
Recently I've been interested in the evolution of Dodd this season, because it has seemed to me that Statcast's possibly incorrect classification of his slider, cutter, & ??? pitches was making i...
https://www.batterypower.com/2023/12/19/24008083/a-bit-of-dodd-deep-dive
Garrett Baumann cruised to a win for the 22nd spot. VOTES LAST ROUND Garrett Baumann 18 Allan Winans 8 Luke Waddell 3 Seth Keller 2 Cedric de Grandpre 2 Isaiah Drake 1 THE LIST SO ...
https://www.batterypower.com/2023/12/18/24006296/2023-community-prospect-list-vote-for-23