Guessing random Atlanta Braves players from the past: Stick around
Play along with our daily Atlanta Braves trivia. Use five provided hints to guess the former Braves player.
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The daily trivia game ‘Immaculate Grid’ has been a fun and exciting challenge for baseball fans. We wanted to create something similar related to the Atlanta Braves. Welcome to House That Hank Built’s latest series: Guessing random Atlanta Braves players from the past! Take the opportunity to participate in our daily guessing game every morning at 3:00 pm EST. Missed yesterday’s? Play here.
We will give you five hints at a random player who donned an Atlanta Braves jersey and see if you can guess from there! Have fun and no
Hint #1 (Career Length): This player spent a total of 16 seasons in the MLB. During this time, he made appearances for the following teams: Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves.
Hint #2 (Jersey Numbers): During his 16 seasons in the big leagues, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 54, 35, 12, 20, 21, 9, 24, 28, 4, 22 and 33. He wore 20 with the Braves.
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The dominoes have slowly started to fall for big name trade targets and free agents this winter, and while the Atlanta Braves have mostly done minor acquisitions so far this winter, they might have just emerged as one of the favorites to land one of the biggest names on the trade market this offseason.
According to Bob Nightengale, the Braves and Baltimore Orioles are considered the front runners to land Chicago White Sox ace Dylan Cease. The 27-year-old pitcher has two years of team control left on his contract before he enters free agency, and the Braves are hot in the mix to add him to their starting rotation via trade.
Nightengale, who said the White Sox have been shopping Cease, also mentioned that the team was reportedly “disappointed” with the Los Angeles Dodgers trade aquisition of Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow, as the Dodgers sent the young, talented pitcher Ryan Pepiot to the Rays as part of the Glasnow trade, which the White Sox had interest in during earlier trade discussions with the Dodgers.
Cease, a native of Milton, GA, had a bit of an underwhelming season in 2023, going 7-9 across 33 starts with a 4.58 ERA and 1.418 WHIP. However, he had a career best season in 2022, putting up a 2.20 ERA and 1.109 WHIP while finishing second in AL Cy Young voting. The Braves also have a great pitching staff that can help him get back to his 2022 level.
Cease’s young age along with his extra year of team control makes him a valueable trade assett this offseason. However, if the Braves and Orioles truly are the leaders to land him, the biggest problem is that the Orioles easily have better prospects to offer in exchange for Cease than the Braves, as the White Sox will likely ask for a high price in trade talks for the young pitcher.
Even with Baltimore’s questionable ownership descions, the Orioles, who finished first in the AL East with a 101-61 record despite a $63 million payroll in 2023 , may have emerged as the biggest threat to the Braves in talks to acquire Dylan Cease. Only time will tell if Alex Anthopoulos will be willing to give up the prospects and trade capital that will likley be required to get Cease to Atlanta.
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The daily trivia game ‘Immaculate Grid’ has been a fun and exciting challenge for baseball fans. We wanted to create something similar related to the Atlanta Braves. Welcome to House That Hank Built’s latest series: Guessing random Atlanta Braves players from the past! Take the opportunity to participate in our daily guessing game every morning at 3:00 pm EST. Missed yesterday’s? Play here.
We will give you five hints at a random player who donned an Atlanta Braves jersey and see if you can guess from there! Have fun and no ch
int #1 (Career Length): This player spent a total of 14 seasons in the MLB. During this time, he made appearances for the following teams: Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.
Hint #2 (Jersey Numbers): During his 14 seasons in the big leagues, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 24, 14, and 1. He wore 24, 14 and 1 with the Braves but was best known for wearing number 14.
Do you think you know it already? If so, jump to the last slide to check your answer. If not, use the next page for more hints.
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