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

Since moving into a full-time role for the Atlanta Braves, Jarred Kelenic has seen his numbers improve significantly. Are we ready to buy-in? Jake returns from vacation to discuss the weekend series against the Yankees and the recent series against the Cardinals. What’s ahead for the Braves this weekend as they have a make-up game with the White Sox before heading back home.

Brian Snitker and the Atlanta Braves have had to deal with the injury to superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. That left a big hole in the leadoff spot. Jarred Kelenic has now stepped into that role. When Alex Anthopoulos brought Kelenic in, he didn’t foresee Snitker having to pencil Kelenic in at leadoff...

Garrett Spain (@BravesMILB) joins the show to discuss the state of the Atlanta Braves farm system. Nacho Alvarez appears to be knocking on the door, could we see him in the big leagues this season? We discuss everal prospects you haven't heard of that are ready to take off in 2024 for the Braves.

The Atlanta Braves once again mixed some timely hitting with great pitching and found the result they were looking for. Jarred Kelenic homered and drove in two runs to back Max Fried as the Braves topped the Yankees by a 3-1 score and secured a series victory in New York.

A lot of Atlanta Braves fans want a little more offense from Orlando Arcia. Will the Braves look for an upgrade at the shortstop position? Other questions surround the need to make a trade for an outfielder, and some of the hesitation to switch things up in the lineup. We have some other funs questions on this week’s mailbag episode as well as some from those able to join live.

Going up against the AL Cy Young favorite in Tarik Skubal, the Atlanta Braves offense bullied him for 4 innings and went on to win 7-0. Reynaldo López was able to grind through 5 scoreless innings to lower his league-leading ERA as the pitching staff got it’s 10th shutout of the year. We’ll take a trip Around the League and preview the huge weekend series against the New York Yankees.