{"id":658078,"date":"2026-04-02T04:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T04:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/658078\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T04:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T04:28:17","slug":"braves-news-draft-prospects-chris-sale-flu-game-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/658078\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves News: Draft prospects, Chris Sale flu game, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">We were reminded of three people we are lucky to have on Wednesday: Chris Sale, Drake Baldwin, and Matt Powers. Chris Sale wasn\u2019t his best self and had a major velocity dip to start the game, but he worked through 6.0 innings of 1 run ball to deliver a series victory for Atlanta. Drake Baldwin continued his torrid start to the season at the plate as he is having something closer to a sophomore surge than a sophomore slump early on in the season. Meanwhile, Matt Powers continues to be a tremendous asset to Braves fans as our very own draft expert, writing up an absurdly extensive and thorough update on college draft prospects who might be of interest for the Braves in the first three rounds and how they have performed so far in the first half of the college system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Braves News<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Our in-house <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/mlb-draft\/128176\/midseason-2026-atlanta-braves-mlb-draft-college-stock-update\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:draft expert Matt Powers gave a Braves-centric look at college draft prospects;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;draft expert Matt Powers gave a Braves-centric look at college draft prospects&quot;}\" class=\"link \">draft expert Matt Powers gave a Braves-centric look at college draft prospects<\/a> about halfway through the college season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/atlanta-braves-scores\/128462\/offense-does-enough-as-chris-sale-deals-in-braves-win-game-recap-highlights\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chris Sale completed his flu game with 6.0 innings of 1 run ball, sealing a series victory;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chris Sale completed his flu game with 6.0 innings of 1 run ball, sealing a series victory&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Chris Sale completed his flu game with 6.0 innings of 1 run ball, sealing a series victory<\/a> at home against the Athletics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Atlanta hasn\u2019t blown the doors off to start this season, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/atlanta-braves-scores\/128464\/athletics-series-recap-drake-baldwin-mauricio-dubon-bryce-elder-martin-perez-highlights-scores\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:they have taken care of business;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;they have taken care of business&quot;}\" class=\"link \">they have taken care of business<\/a> and won their first two series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">MLB News<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2026\/04\/royals-place-carlos-estevez-on-injured-list.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals placed Carlos Estevez on the IL with a foot contusion from being hit by a Michael Harris comebacker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Royals placed Carlos Estevez on the IL with a foot contusion from being hit by a Michael Harris comebacker&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Royals placed Carlos Estevez on the IL with a foot contusion from being hit by a Michael Harris comebacker<\/a> before giving up six runs to allow a Braves comeback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Baseball\u2019s top prospect<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/48370345\/sources-pirates-konnor-griffin-holding-contract-negotiations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Konnor Griffin is reportedly deep in talks with the Pirates on an extension;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Konnor Griffin is reportedly deep in talks with the Pirates on an extension&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> Konnor Griffin is reportedly deep in talks with the Pirates on an extension<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Fangraphs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fangraphs.com\/an-early-nerdy-look-at-the-challenge-system\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ben Clemens took a self-described nerdy look at the ABS system early in the season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ben Clemens took a self-described nerdy look at the ABS system early in the season&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ben Clemens took a self-described nerdy look at the ABS system early in the season<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We were reminded of three people we are lucky to have on Wednesday: Chris Sale, Drake Baldwin, 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