Locked On Braves - Daily Podcast On The Atlanta Braves Locked On Podcast Network, Grant McAuley, Jake Mastroianni

Max Fried delivered a career-best 13 strikeouts as he held the Boston Red Sox in check for seven innings and the Atlanta Braves broke out the bats in an 8-3 win on Tuesday at Fenway Park.

The Atlanta Braves like taking high-upside college arms early in the MLB Draft, which is why Mississippi State’s Jurrangelo Cijntje makes the most sense. We’ll discuss other college players who stood out during the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament like North Carolina’s Vance Honeycutt. How did Max Fried and the Braves offense fair against the Red Sox on Tuesday, and what to look for with Spencer Schwellenbach in his second big league start.

As we get close to the trade deadline, we look at some possible mock trades for the Atlanta Braves to fill holes in the rotation and outfield. Randy Arozarena has been a consistent contributor for the Tampa Bay Rays for years, could he be the answer in the outfield for Atlanta? What would it cost? The Braves head to Boston where Max Fried will try to continue his no-hit ways to get the road trip off on a good start.

The Atlanta Braves got a series win over the Oakland Athletics over the weekend with the offense showing some positive signs. Hurston Waldrep was moved up to Triple-A Gwinnett where he shined in his 2024 debut there with 11 strikeouts. The Braves get a chance to catch their breath with an off day on Monday, but then it’s time to get this thing in gear.

The Atlanta Braves got a well-pitched game and utilized some timely hitting to claim a 3-1 victory on Sunday and take the weekend series from the Oakland Athletics at Truist Park.

With the struggles of the Atlanta Braves offense continuing, many are starting to place blame at the feet of hitting coach Kevin Seitzer. In this mailbag episode, Jake answers questions about the struggling offense and whether or not their are enough interesting prospects to trade for a starting pitcher and outfielder at the deadline. We’ll also look towards the weekend series against the Oakland Athletics, another winnable series for the Braves – will they get it done?