Headlines

  • Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin
  • Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib
  • Tucker Barnhart To Retire
  • Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline
  • Reds Release Jeimer Candelario
  • Dave Parker Passes Away
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Offseason In Review Chat Transcript: Atlanta Braves

By Anthony Franco | March 22, 2023 at 9:58am CDT

MLBTR is conducting team-specific chats in conjunction with each organization’s Offseason In Review posts. Click here to view the transcript of today’s chat with Anthony Franco about the Braves’ offseason.

Share 0 Retweet 5 Send via email0

Atlanta Braves MLBTR Chats

Mets Option Francisco Alvarez
Main
Brewers Notes: Burnes, Voit, Hiura, Bullpen
View Comments (12)
Post a Comment

12 Comments

  1. kiddhoff

    2 years ago

    Wow!

    3
    Reply
  2. Braves4Ever2025

    2 years ago

    No offense but if you have to say the offense is comparable between Contreras and Murphy IF Murphy gets a boost being in Atlanta AND Contreras doesn’t replicate a .344 average on balls in play then the offenses aren’t comparable at all.

    By this logic their defenses are also comparable if Contreras blocks more balls and Murphy throws out fewer base runners.

    Lmao at the mental gymnastics people use to justify this Contreras for Murphy swap as an upgrade. It’s a lateral move at best.

    Still waiting on that Matt Olson boost moving to the Atlanta lineup. Maybe once you get that one locked in your favor we can talk about Murphy seeing a boost too.

    1
    Reply
    • bhambrave

      2 years ago

      Why such a sourpuss?

      3
      Reply
    • Joeyg2033

      2 years ago

      First of all Contreras and defense are oxymorons. Good stick, horrible defense by any metric. Murphys defense with the rule changes are going to help immensely.
      As for Olson, what part of 162gp, 34hr and 103rbi has your panties in a wad?

      2
      Reply
      • Braves4Ever2025

        2 years ago

        All I posted about Matt Olson was Atlanta did not boost his numbers like the popular opinion suggested at the time of his trade.

        Oakland: 39 HR, 110 RBI, .270 avg, .912 OPS
        ATL: 34 HR, 103 RBI, .240 avg, .800 OPS

        Everyone was talking like he was a lock for 45 HRs moving to Atlanta.

        I got nothing against his actually line. It wasn’t bad. But if conventional thinking is Oakland to Atlanta sees a boost in offense we’re already 0-fer-1 with that assessment.

        It’s mind boggling we see the same people saying the exact same thing for Murphy. It’s like you guys don’t learn your lesson whatsoever.

        Who knows what the actual 2023 season holds. All I know is if you’re going to start making predictions, there’s nothing to indicate Murphy will get a boost going to Atlanta. If he does, great! But building that in to expectations is just wishful thinking. I can just as easily wishful think my way to Contreras being a gold glove defender, but there’s no substance to back that up. Same as there’s no substance to back up Murphy getting an offensive boost.

        All I’m saying is to stop with the biased assessment for Murphy. It’s trendy to call him a great catcher and attach some mythical offense boost to his resume with him in the Atlanta lineup, but there’s 0 basis for it.

        So stop. It’s nauseating. The offense between Contreras and Murphy is not comparable no matter how bad some of you want to believe it. It’s actually insulting to Contreras.

        1
        Reply
        • king_tut

          2 years ago

          Bitch_and moan…bitch_and moan…that’s all you do. You must be fun at party’s.

          1
          Reply
        • king_tut

          2 years ago

          B*tch and moan…b*tch and moan…that’s all you do. You must be fun at party’s.

          Reply
        • Joeyg2033

          2 years ago

          Murphy was the most sought after player this past off season. Is that because most gm’s are morons? He is by most experts considered outside of Realmuto and maybe Rutschman, the top catcher in baseball. Now is that fantasy? Or do you know something they don’t? As for Olson, last year was an adjustment year. He will kill it this year. Mark it down.

          1
          Reply
        • NashvilleJeff

          2 years ago

          @MJ: “So stop. It’s nauseating.” So is reading your non stop insults directed at the many who disagree w/your biased opinions. Murphy’s a huge defensive upgrade over Contreras. Acknowledging that fact doesn’t mean Braves fans hate Contreras. Let’s see which catcher provides more value by season’s end. Contreras WAR will be propped up by his offense, Murphy’s by his defense. The Braves don’t lack for impact bats. Top notch catcher defense is far more important to them than half a dozen more homers from a bad defender at the position. Btw, did you ever notice Braves pitchers shaking Contreras off last season? They did—-a lot. They were reluctant to throw low in the zone pitches, especially breaking balls, because they were tired of watching Contreras chase them to the backstop. Murphy will improve the pitching staff. I’ll miss Wild Bill at DH (where he was selected as an All Star sub), but not behind the plate. If the league stops throwing Contreras meatball fastballs, his numbers are going down anyway. He takes some of the ugliest swings at sliders in the ML.

          Reply
        • expired

          2 years ago

          LOLBravesFans

          Reply
  3. expired

    2 years ago

    Murphy is the most overrated catcher in the league.

    Reply
  4. expired

    2 years ago

    Solid 84 win team

    1
    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib

    Tucker Barnhart To Retire

    Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline

    Reds Release Jeimer Candelario

    Dave Parker Passes Away

    Griffin Canning Diagnosed With Ruptured Achilles

    Pirates Reportedly Have Very Few Untouchable Players At Trade Deadline

    Griffin Canning Believed To Have Suffered Achilles Injury

    Mariners Looking For Corner Infield Bats; Ownership Willing To Bump Payroll

    Wander Franco Found Guilty Of Sexual Abuse

    Mariners Place Rowdy Tellez On Release Waivers

    Max Meyer To Undergo Season-Ending Hip Surgery

    Whit Merrifield Announces Retirement

    White Sox Sign Noah Syndergaard To Minor League Deal

    Corbin Carroll Placed On IL With Wrist Fracture

    Hoops Rumors Has The Latest On NBA Draft, Free Agency

    Mets Option Francisco Alvarez

    Reds To Promote Chase Burns For MLB Debut

    A.J. Puk Undergoes Elbow Surgery; Gabriel Moreno Diagnosed With Fractured Finger

    Recent

    Rockies Designate Sam Hilliard For Assignment, Select Austin Nola

    Orioles Select Jacob Stallings, Designate Emmanuel Rivera For Assignment

    Pirates Trade Hunter Stratton To Braves

    Rangers Select Billy McKinney, Transfer Tyler Mahle To 60-Day IL

    Marlins Claim Nick Nastrini

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Poll: What Will The Twins Do At The Deadline?

    Brewers Select Anthony Seigler, Designate Daz Cameron For Assignment

    Reds Select Sam Benschoter

    Michael Fulmer Elects Free Agency

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
    • Luis Robert Rumors
    • Alex Bregman Rumors

     

    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version