Chop Cast

The Braves still appear to be a little hungover but they broke the losing streak with a dominant performance against Philly (and honestly should've won the last game but whatever.) We're not worried though...for the most part. Definitely need to get into a rhythm again before the postseason starts. Griffin, Sam, and Will discuss the Braves remaining schedule and look over the very interest...

What the title says. Griffin and Will discuss the record-breaking 2023 Braves and their path to winning a 6th NL East Division in a row, but primarily focus on the current postseason race for the whole MLB.

The dog days of summer truly have felt monotonous...but in a good way. The Braves have lulled us to sleep with how easily they've been winning games. The team is firing on all cylinders right now and it's very impressive to watch, but honestly makes it a little difficult to talk about because everything seems to be going smoothly. Griffin, Sam, and Will find some things to talk about thoug...

The Braves lineup and [mostly] bullpen are both firing on all cylinders right now, but the rotation has been kinda stinky. Griffin and Will briefly go over some stellar performances of some of the guys in the lineup and bullpen and then direct their attention to what's going on with the rotation right now and how they think it should be fixed.

So...not much happened. Watch Griffin and Sam be sad about a pretty stale trade deadline.

Yes, we lost a series to the White Sox at home. Am I worried? No, not at all. We should be fine. HOWEVER, we do have some needs in the bullpen now with some recent injuries. So, Griffin and Will discuss some trade targets, who we'd have to give up for them, and what we're wanting out of the deadline. Also, Griffin shares a trade idea that could VERY REALISTICALLY bring in Shohei!??!!?!?

We are now at the All-Star break and the Braves are ALREADY at 60 wins!!! This team is a well-oiled team of destruction. They have had 12 series wins in a row, the most home runs before the All-Star break by any team in MLB history, and have the 2nd most players from one team selected to the All-Star Game (8) in MLB history—just nuts. Griffin, Sam, and Will reflect on the last month of series wins...

Griffin and Will talk about the recent win streak and discuss Spencer Strider's recent woes.

This episode starts with some live commentary from Griffin and Sam of the 10th inning against the Tigers. What was supposed to be a super happy episode was dragged down a little bit courtesy of Raisel Iglesias serving up batting practice. BUT STILL, what a week it was for the Braves as they sweep the Mets all with comeback victories. Griffin and Sam also talk a little bit about the resurgences of...

Interesting week. However, it seems like the Braves have started to climb their way out of their slump. Griffin and Sam talk about each series, Soroka's return (recorded before he was quickly sent back down), Michael Harris II's struggles, and AJ Smith-Shawver's first appearance.

This has definitely been the toughest stretch for the Braves so far this year. It feels like we lost A LOT (which we certainly lost more than normal) but we got a few series wins against some good teams. Scraping together that last win against the Dodgers was HUGE. Griffin and Will go over the past couple series and take a deep dive into a few overperforming players (*cough* Ozuna *cough*) and a c...

Max Fried and Kyle Wright are out for at leat 2 months...which sucks. Now the Braves have to figure out how they're going to fill those 2 holes in the rotation. Also, Ozuna has CONTINUED to hit the ball!?!?!?!?!?? Should we trade him? Should we keep him? Griffin, Sam, and Will ramble about all of these questions.

This was one of our favorite episodes in a while! We look at Elder's stats and project whether this is a flash in the pan or if it's legit, Griffin breaks out some wicked stats on A.J. to prove his point, briefly discuss Kyle Wright going back on the IL, and OZUNA...HITTING???? Great episode. You should listen.

Ouch...rough series with the Astros. Should've at least won two of those games but our bullpen kinda blew up. Also, Ozuna can no longer be a Brave. He is a negative on this team.

There was way too much to talk about in this episode so we (mainly Griffin) just kinda rambled about everything that's happened so far in the season, but you guys...this team IS SO GOOD!!! Very few holes...except one absolutely gaping one...Marcell Ozuna. He needs to be DFAd and we talk about why. P.S. Next week's episode will be much more structured, and hopefully, we'll have the whol...

ONE MORE WEEK UNTIL OPENING DAY!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!?!?!?!?!? Unfortunately, Griffin will be out of the country for Opening Week :( :( :( BUT in this episode, Griffin and Will talk a little bit about the WBC Final, the strange move of Grissom and Shewmake to AAA, the intense battle for the 5th spot in the rotation, and give a few predictions for the Braves, MLB awards, and postseason. (Also, th...

We're back after a long hiatus. Griffin and Sam go over some early Spring Training performances, make some predictions, and talk about some of the new rule changes. (Spoiler: we believe the pitch clock should at least be extended.)

I have no idea how this didn't get posted when it was supposed to be but here it is now. A nice look into the past I guess. We talk about Duvall and some trade ideas.

Yes, yes. We missed the Dansby signing. We didn't have many chances to talk about it with our messy schedules during the holidays, but, honestly, we saw it coming and we're not too terribly concerned overall. Anyway, the BIGGEST concern right now to us is what will happen with Max Fried. There have been a lot of trade rumors revolving around him right now and that terrifies us. Yes, we could get s...

Man, this is a tough one. I really still don't know how to feel about it. I guess only time will tell. Listen to Griffin and Will's immediate thoughts on the 3-team trade.

Trea Turner turned down an extra $30 million from San Diego to go to Philly...that's gross. Oh, well. I never thought we were going to get deGrom but I'm glad he's off the Mets (even though they already filled in his role with Verlander). What will the Turner signing mean for Dansby, though? Will we pay a little more than we should for him or will the Dodgers throw all the money in the world at hi...

There haven't been many moves happen in the first week of free agency, however, the Braves have made 2 of the first couple signing by resigning Jesse Chavez to a minor league deal for one more go of it and signing former stud reliever, Nick Anderson, to a very club friendly split deal. Very happy with both signings, but I'm definitely excited for more to come. Griffin, Sam, and Will go over Anders...

UGGGGHHHHHHHHH noooooo whyyyyyY???? I guess there's always next year. Got a ring still freshly in our pocket anyway. Griffin and Sam cover that abysmal NLDS, talk about the playoff format, and give a little preview of the Braves who are now free agents and what we think will happen with them.

Braves will face off against the Phillies in the NLDS, and boy am I eager to watch us destroy them. Phillies take the spot of 2nd most hated baseball franchise for the Chop Cast team and I'm sure they sit in a similar spot for all of Braves country. Hopefully, this will be a quick 3 or 4-game series win for the Braves but regardless tensions are gonna be high. Game 1 is going to be PIVOTAL for the...

The Braves swept the Mets in basically a take all or nothing series and get the last needed win of the season in Miami somehow behind the arm of Jake Odorizzi. God, I love this team. We go over that series and make a few postseason predictions.