Braves News: Nacho Alvarez, Spring Training, more

Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday

Well we are so close that you can almost smell the start of baseball, as pitchers and catchers report on February 12th, otherwise known as THIS WEDNESDAY! I know we are all excited to see the sport we love return to even preseason. Unfortunately, pitchers and catchers reporting tends to be more of a symbolic than practical return of the sport, as not much public-facing happens until spring training games ramp up. Here is your annual friendly reminder not to read into who arrives when (as long as they are on time) and to take the “best shape of his life” reports with a healthy grain of salt. Happy baseball season, folks!

Braves News

Our own ABSinceWayBack took a look at Nacho Alvarez and his prospective playing time for the 2024 season, as it looks like Orlando Arcia is the clear guy at shortstop.

MLB News

Check out our new in-house MLB trivia game hosted at the main SBNation.com site.

Longtime glove wizard in center field, Kevin Kiermaier is joining the Blue Jays’ front office as a special assistant.

Rumors have been present of a cost-saving move for the Padres all offseason, but it has yet to materialize, as reliever Robert Suarez is now reportedly the most likely candidate for such a sale.

In further news regarding the Padres, they seemingly have had quite a high ask from Dylan Cease, at least with some teams.

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