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Framber Valdez Over Ranger Suarez? 3 MLB Free Agents Phillies Should Still Sign

The Philadelphia Phillies have been aggressive this offseason, but here are three more MLB free agents they should sign.

5 DAYS AGO • FOX SPORTS

Framber Valdez Over Ranger Suarez? 3 MLB Free Agents Phillies Should Still Sign

Pierce Johnson Landing Spots: 3 best fits for NPB All-Star after Braves decline $7M club option Pierce Johnson has made a career out of adapting first in Japan, where he became an NPB All-Star, and then in MLB bullpens, where he’s bounc...

DECEMBER 12 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

What’s Next: With Robert Suarez Off the Board to Braves, Closer Market Is Getting Thin

The Braves already brought back closer Raisel Iglesias this winter. Now, they’ll pair him with the reigning National League saves leader. He...

DECEMBER 11 • FOX SPORTS

What’s Next: With Robert Suarez Off the Board to Braves, Closer Market Is Getting Thin

Braves exercise options on Sale and Albies, turn down Johnson and Kinley

The Atlanta Braves exercised options on left-hander Chris Sale and second baseman Ozzie Albies on Thursday while declining options on pitchers Pierce Johnson and Tyler Kinley

NOVEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Club option declined Atlanta declined Johnson's $7 million option for 2026 on Thursday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Impact Johnson has posted a 2.91 ERA and 158:49 K:BB across 139 innings over the past two-and-a-half seasons for Atlanta, so it's a bit of a surprise the club passed on retaining him for a relatively modest sum. The 34-year-old should draw plenty of interest on the open market.

NOVEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Surging Braves rally past reeling Tigers for 6-5 victory

Nacho Alvarez Jr. hit the first two homers of his MLB career, then added a game-tying single in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves won their seventh straight game with a 6-5 v...

SEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press

Last Night in Baseball: Trevor Story Hit a Homer You Have to See to Understand

Trevor Story hit a Fenway homer that you need to see, the Reds had a wild comeback nearly stopped by a fence, Juan Soto has gone full Juan S...

SEPTEMBER 2 • FOX SPORTS

Last Night in Baseball: Trevor Story Hit a Homer You Have to See to Understand

Carson Kelly delivers the Cubs a wild 7-6 victory over the Braves

Carson Kelly hit a tying two-run homer in the eighth inning and a game-ending single in the 10th, sending the Chicago Cubs to a wild 7-6 victory over the Atlanta Braves

SEPTEMBER 1 • Associated Press

Bohm's eighth-inning sacrifice fly scores Schwarber and lifts Phillies over Braves

Kyle Schwarber scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on Alec Bohm’s sacrifice fly, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves

AUGUST 30 • Associated Press

Edward Cabrera strikes out 10 as the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1

Edward Cabrera struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings, and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1

AUGUST 26 • Associated Press

Jurickson Profar's go-ahead 2-run shot helps Braves rally past Guardians 5-4 for 3-game sweep

Jurickson Profar hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Atlanta Braves won their season-best fifth straight game, rallying past the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on S...

AUGUST 17 • Associated Press

Collects third win Johnson (3-3) picked up the win Thursday over the Marlins, giving up a hit and striking out one in a scoreless seventh inning.

Impact The right-hander held Miami in check with Atlanta down 6-5, and was rewarded when his squad took the lead for good in the bottom of the seventh. Johnson may have missed a chance to audition as the closer down the stretch when Raisel Iglesias didn't get traded, but he remains a key high-leverage option for Atlanta -- Johnson's been scored upon just once since June 13, posting a 0.48 ERA, 0.75 WHIP and 19:3 K:BB over his last 19 appearances (18.2 innings) with two wins and five holds.

AUGUST 8 • ROTOWIRE

Baldwin and Ozuna power Braves to 8-6 comeback win over Marlins

Drake Baldwin homered twice and drove in five runs, Marcell Ozuna also went deep and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Miami Marlins 8-6

AUGUST 8 • Associated Press

Nabs win Thursday Johnson (2-3) picked up the win in Thursday's 12-11 extra-inning victory over the Reds, striking out one in 1.1 perfect relief innings.

Impact The right-hander was viewed as a potential closer candidate for the final two months of the season if Raisel Iglesias got dealt, but with Iglesias still in Atlanta after the trade deadline, Johnson will remain in a setup role. He put an impressive July in the books during which he posted a 0.75 ERA, 0.50 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB over 12 innings while notching one win and three holds in 12 appearances.

AUGUST 1 • ROTOWIRE

Ozuna's sacrifice fly in 10th gives Braves 12-11 win over Reds

Marcel Ozuna drove in Matt Olson with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 12-11 win over the Cincinnati Reds in a game that featured a total of 12 pitch...

AUGUST 1 • Associated Press

Collects ninth hold Johnson struck out one in a perfect sixth inning Monday to record his ninth hold of the season in a win over the Royals.

Impact The right-hander continues to provide Atlanta with reliable high-leverage innings. Over his last 15 appearances, Johnson has been scored upon only once, delivering a 0.59 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and 17:3 K:BB in 15.1 innings. With Raisel Iglesias a prime candidate to get shipped out at the trade deadline, Johnson could be in the mix for saves in August alongside Dylan Lee.

JULY 29 • ROTOWIRE

Collects ninth hold Johnson struck out one in a perfect sixth inning Monday to record his ninth hold of the season in a win over the Royals.

JULY 29 • ROTOWIRE

Rox blank Cards to end longest span between shutouts in Modern Era DENVER -- The other end of the last two Trade Deadlines paid off for the Rockies the last two games. On Wednesday, Tanner Gordon \-\- part o...

JULY 23 • MLB.COM

Braves should be trade deadline sellers, but they don't have much to offer Can the Atlanta Braves interest teams in a Marcell Ozuna at the trade deadline? Perhaps a nice Raisel Iglesias, or maybe a side of Pierce Jo...

JULY 16 • AJC.COM

Riding scoreless streak into break Johnson has a 2.67 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 36:10 K:BB through 33.2 innings this season with a win, a save and seven holds in 36 appearances.

Impact The 34-year-old right-hander is tied for second on Atlanta in holds, behind Dylan Lee's nine, and Johnson heads into the All-Star break having not allowed a run since June 7, posting a 0.97 WHIP and 11:3 K:BB in 10.1 innings over that scoreless stretch. If the struggling club decide to be sellers at the trade deadline and move closer Raisel Iglesias, Johnson could move into the ninth-inning mix over the final months of the season.

JULY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Surrenders walk-off homer Johnson (1-3) blew the save and took the loss Saturday against San Francisco. He allowed two runs on two hits while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning.

Impact The right-hander has taken the loss on back-to-back days, this time giving up a two-run homer to Matt Chapman that spoiled Bryce Elder's stellar outing. Johnson has now blown two of his three save opportunities in 2025. The 34-year-old has gotten a shot at closing games amid Raisel Iglesias' struggles, but he's posted a 6.23 ERA and 1.73 WHIP over his past 10 appearances.

JUNE 8 • ROTOWIRE

Matt Chapman hits 2-run HR in 9th to give Giants 3-2 win over Braves

Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 for their fourth straight win

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

Wild pitch leads to loss Johnson (1-2) took the loss Friday against the Giants, allowing an unearned run over one inning on one hit.

Impact After Dylan Lee recorded the first two outs in the ninth inning with the score tied 4-4, Johnson entered the game and gave up a single to Tyler Fitzgerald but promptly picked him off at first base. The right-hander wasn't so fortunate in the 10th, however -- with Fitzgerald at second as the phantom runner, Johnson watched him advance to third on a one-out groundout, then bounced a curveball well wide of the plate that Sean Murphy couldn't corral to bring home the winning run. Raisel Iglesias appears to be on very thin ice as Atlanta's closer, but performances like this don't make a compelling case for Johnson to replace him. Over his last seven appearances, Johnson has a 6.00 ERA, 1.83 WHIP and 6:2 K:BB in six innings with two losses and a blown save.

JUNE 7 • ROTOWIRE

MLB roundup: Giants score on wild pitch to edge Braves in 10th Tyler Fitzgerald, who was picked off to end the ninth inning, raced home as the 10th-inning automatic runner on a two-out, two-strike wild p...

JUNE 7 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Walk-off wild pitch sends Giants past Braves in 10th Tyler Fitzgerald, who was picked off to end the ninth inning, raced home as the 10th-inning automatic runner on a two-out, two-strike wild p...

JUNE 7 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

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