The Road to Atlanta is a podcast devoted solely to the minor league system of the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Braves prospects. You can find our work over at Talking Chop and soon on our flagship website which we will announce once it's finished. Enjoy!
34 Available Episodes (34 Total)Average duration: 01:00:43
Mar 09, 2018
Episode 33 - Talking Braves prospects with special guest Kiley McDaniel
01:04:55
In this episode of Road to Atlanta, the R2A crew were joined by none other than current prospect analyst emeritus and former member of the Braves front office Kiley McDaniel. We covered a WIDE range of prospects and topics in both covered the Top 32 prospect list that Kiley put out earlier this week as well as delving deeper into the system as well. Kiley's dog wanted to be on the show, too so she made several guest appearances. Enjoy!
Jan 16, 2018
Episode 32 - A pre-2018 in-depth look at the Braves farm system with JJ Cooper
01:16:03
In this week's episode, we had a very special guest as Baseball America's JJ Cooper joined us to talk Braves prospects and minor league baseball in general. We covered a WIDE range of topics to our favorite players from Rome's rotation this past year, Acunapalooza, the penalties on the Braves', his thoughts on the catcher and 3rd base positions in the minors, and a whole lot more. This one ran a bit long in the best possible way. Enjoy!
Jan 08, 2018
Episode 31 - Talking baseball and the minor league grind with Braves outfielder Lane Adams
00:48:47
In this episode of Road to Atlanta, Gaurav takes leads on a really fun interview with Braves' outfielder Lane Adams. Lane discusses the changes he has made as he has made his way to the majors, his offseason routine, a lot of other baseball stuff, and then we came with the hard hitting questions about the UGA/OKLA game and his thoughts on bat flips. Enjoy!
Dec 15, 2017
Episode 30 - Projecting prospects and talking Braves with Dan Szymborski
00:43:17
In this week's episode of Road to Atlanta, special guest, advanced stats guru, and digital dandy Dan Szymborski joined us on the podcast. We could have easily talked to him for hours and not cover everything, but Dan talked about how his minor league projections work, the benefits and shortcomings of those projections, and gave us a sneak peek at some of the Braves' ZiPS projections including a certain #1 prospect. Enjoy!
Dec 01, 2017
Episode 29 - Talking baseball with special guest LHP Max Fried
00:30:17
In this week's episode of Road to Atlanta, you don't have to suffer through listening to us ramble too much as Max Fried stopped by to chat with us. Max was incredibly generous with his time as we talked about injury recovery, managing expectations, pitching, dealing with the grind of the offseason, as well as reflecting on his career thus far. Enjoy!
Nov 22, 2017
Episode 28 - The Braves punishments and narrating our pain
00:52:18
In a special, somewhat NSFW episode of Road to Atlanta, Gaurav, Garrett, Matt, and Eric get together to discuss the punishments handed down to the Braves. It was somewhat an airing of grievances as we narrated our pain and sadness, we also talk about what the Braves lost, what they didn't lose, and what the best path forward is. Enjoy!
Nov 07, 2017
Episode 27 - Offseason Prospect Q&A with Eric and Gaurav
01:17:44
In this episode of Road to Atlanta, Garrett had to sit out due to illness that he brought back from the Great White North so Gaurav and I took a TON of listener questions covering a lot of different topics including our thoughts on Austin Riley, the ongoing MLB investigation, prospect who could be tradable (or not), and a lot more. Enjoy!
Oct 06, 2017
Episode 26 - Discussing the Rise and Fall of John Coppolella
00:49:21
In this episode of Road to Atlanta, we discuss the scandal that has surrounded the Braves this week including the resignation of John Coppolella and the MLB investigation into the Braves' international signings. We air out our frustrations a bit as well as talk about what we think is the best path forward. Enjoy
Aug 29, 2017
Episode 25 - Talking Rome Braves Baseball with special guest Kevin Karel
01:01:02
In this week's episode of Road to Atlanta, Rome play by play announcer and all-around great guy Kevin Karel stopped by for a bit before having to get on the road to talk some Rome Braves baseball and the prospects within. We only skimmed the surface of what is a very talented Rome team and we could have easily gone hours with Kevin, but there is still lots of good tidbits in here on some of our favorite prospects including Cristian Pache, Bryse Wilson, Izzy Wilson, Drew Lugbauer, and others from previous years as well. Enjoy!
Aug 24, 2017
Episode 24 - Talking Prospects and the Danville Braves with special guest Nick Pierce
00:48:18
In this week's episode of Road to Atlanta, we are joined by Danville play by play broadcaster and all-around great guy Nick Pierce to talk prospects. In particular, we dig deep on the Danville roster as Nick shares his insights into the players on the roster as well as the various goings-on in rookie ball. Enjoy!
Mar 09 | 01:04:55
Episode 33 - Talking Braves prospects with special guest Kiley McDaniel
Jan 16 | 01:16:03
Episode 32 - A pre-2018 in-depth look at the Braves farm system with JJ Cooper
Jan 08 | 00:48:47
Episode 31 - Talking baseball and the minor league grind with Braves outfielder Lane Adams
Dec 15 | 00:43:17
Episode 30 - Projecting prospects and talking Braves with Dan Szymborski
Dec 01 | 00:30:17
Episode 29 - Talking baseball with special guest LHP Max Fried
Nov 22 | 00:52:18
Episode 28 - The Braves punishments and narrating our pain
Nov 07 | 01:17:44
Episode 27 - Offseason Prospect Q&A with Eric and Gaurav
Oct 06 | 00:49:21
Episode 26 - Discussing the Rise and Fall of John Coppolella
Aug 29 | 01:01:02
Episode 25 - Talking Rome Braves Baseball with special guest Kevin Karel
Aug 24 | 00:48:18
Episode 24 - Talking Prospects and the Danville Braves with special guest Nick Pierce
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