The Braves had three marquee free agents coming into the winter and have now watched all three — Max Fried, Charlie Morton, and A.J. Minter — sign with other clubs.

ATLANTA — New Atlanta Braves pitching prospect Raudy Reyes won’t turn 17 until August and has a fastball that’s touched 102 mph. Even in this velocity-obsessed era in baseball, when triple-digit heaters aren’t the rarity they were years ago, topping 100 mph at age 16 remains stunning.

So that Charlie Morton has gone, the Atlanta Braves will be keenly looking at their starting pitchers. The team will have to do the maths.

Training is fast approaching, and the Atlanta Braves have yet to sign a single player to a guaranteed major-league contract. Meanwhile, Alex Anthopoulos has a number of critical pieces walk right out the door without much resistance.

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After hinting at significant adds, Alex Anthopoulos has only lost players this winter, and now another Brave has chosen a division rival in free agency.

The Atlanta Braves is in flux with the loss of Max Fried and Charlie Morton. Could a trade with the New York Yankees help stabilize the starting staff?

"On paper, the Braves starting rotation could be one of the best in baseball. However, Spencer Strider is returning from an internal brace procedure that cost him almost all of the 2024 season and won't be ready for Opening Day. Meanwhile, Chris Sale and Reynaldo López carry quite a bit of injury risk."

The Atlanta Braves need to add a starting pitcher and they may poach from the Boston Red Sox to bring in Nick Pivetta.

The Atlanta Braves should be considered one of the favorites to land Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty in free agency.

Right-handed starter Spencer Schwellenbach arguably already broke out during the 2024 campaign. But Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer expects even bigger thing

Who the Atlanta Braves should add to their starting rotation to replace Max Fried and Charlie Morton has been a hot debate the past several weeks. Two former ML