Good evening, friends. Spring Training is underway for the Atlanta Braves, and there will be baseball games in the near future. As such, it is time to ramp up some preview content, as Talking Chop has been doing all week. That effort includes Episode 276 of the Talking Chop Podcast, which arrives on a Saturday evening.
TC’s Brad Rowland and Scott Coleman discuss the following:
- Checking the recent transaction wire, including Dansby Swanson losing his arbitration case and details on Mark Melancon’s contract in San Diego
- Atlanta’s Spring Training roster is out with a few interesting prospect names
- Jason Kipnis is now in the fold and he could help the bench
- Speaking of the bench, a deep dive into Atlanta’s available options, including Kipnis, Ender Inciarte, Johan Camargo, backup catchers and much more
- What do the Braves need to do to help the bench?