#Luke Jackson

We're still over a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to camp in Florida and Arizona, but it's not much more than that. One major item from the offseason remains and we'll get to that in just a second. The week began with news that former Braves general manager John Coppolella has been reinstated despite having been slapped with a…

Here's what you need to know about the Dodgers and Atlanta Braves in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series, which begins Saturday: (All times PDT; all games televised on TBS) Game 1: Saturday, 5 p.m. at Truist Park Game 2: Sunday, 4:30 p.m. at Truist Park Game 3: Tuesday, TBD at Dodger Stadium Game 4: Wednesday, TBD at Dodger…

Max Fried looks to continue his dominance against the Mets on Monday night. While the Mets are greatly improved from 2021, we still like the Braves southpaw to twirl a gem in what looks like a low-scoring pitcher's duel against Chris Bassitt. The New York Mets have the best record in the National League after earning a 10-6 win over the…

It's a doom and gloom forecast, but let's assume the Atlanta Braves will watch all eight of their free-agents-to-be move on. They'll waive goodbye to Dansby Swanson, Kenley Jansen and Adam Duvall. Robbie Grossman will sign elsewhere, Luke Jackson too, along with Jesse Chavez - actually, we'll see you back in a Braves uniform after next season's…

Let's kick off my 2023 off-season stuff with a look at several positions the Diamondbacks will have to cover. I will take a look at candidates in free agency. We start with the hottest vacancy: closers. For this article we have to assume that we don't have any in-house candidates that are a lock to fill in the closer role. We know the profile Mike…

The Major League Baseball playoffs start on Friday. Here's how I see each postseason series playing out, including my World Series prediction. Tampa Bay Rays (No. 6 seed) vs. Cleveland Guardians (No. 3 seed): Winner: Guardians. Entering Wednesday, the Guardians are 25-6 in their last 31 games. They are clicking on all cylinders. Their starting…

The Washington Nationals (51-45) and Atlanta Braves (59-40) hook up in Game 3 of a four-game set at SunTrust Park Saturday at 7:20 p.m. ET. Friday: The Braves won 4-3 on 3B Josh Donaldson's walk-off, bases-loaded single in the ninth to even the series (the Nationals won 13-4 Thursday). In the top of the ninth, Nationals CF Victor Robles tied it at…

The Major League Baseball playoffs roll on Thursday with the start of the National League Division Series in Los Angeles and Atlanta. All eight teams still standing have reasons to be optimistic about their chances of bringing home a championship. The road to the World Series should run through Los Angeles in the NL and Houston in the American…