{"id":611454,"date":"2026-03-07T09:36:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/611454\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T09:36:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:36:46","slug":"atlanta-braves-news-roster-cuts-spring-training-victory-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/611454\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves News: Roster cuts, spring training victory, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Atlanta Braves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/atlanta-braves-spring-training\/126930\/braves-cut-five-more-from-camp-including-jhancarlos-lara-and-alex-lodise\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">continued trimming down the roster<\/a> Thursday, announcing five more cuts. Jhancarlos Lara was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett, while Austin Pope, Jim Jarvis, Alex Lodise and Luke Waddell were reassigned to minor league camp. After these moves, there are 54 active players in camp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">None of the moves come as much of a surprise as the Braves begin the gradual process of shaping their Opening Day roster. With several established players already locked into big-league roles, many of the early cuts were expected to come from the group of younger depth pieces and non-roster invites still getting their first looks in big-league camp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Spencer Strider and the Braves were victorious during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/atlanta-braves-news\/126940\/strider-reaches-high-velocity-in-win-against-blue-jays\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thursday\u2019s 9-5 win<\/a> over the Toronto Blue Jays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The full 40-man Spring Breakout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/atlanta-braves-prospects\/126944\/full-braves-40-man-spring-breakout-roster-predictions-27-man-cam-caminiti-didier-fuentes-john-gil-tate-southisene\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roster<\/a> is here! Cam Caminiti, JR Ritchie, and John Gil headline the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/atlanta-braves-news\/126931\/spring-breakout-rosters-40-man-cam-caminiti-jr-ritchie-john-gil-prospects-mlb-pipeline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. and Ozzie Albies compete against each other in the World Baseball Classic this afternoon, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/atlanta-braves-game-information\/126901\/ronald-acuna-jr-and-venezuela-set-to-face-off-against-ozzie-albies-and-the-netherlands-in-the-world-baseball-classic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u2019s<\/a> everything you need to know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Atlanta Braves continued trimming down the roster Thursday, announcing five more cuts. 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