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Max Scherzer has theorized that baseball's new pitch clock will allow pitchers to dictate the pace of games. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item .icon__subnav-arrow{-webkit-transform:rotate(-90deg);-ms-transform:rotate(-90deg);transform:rotate(-90deg);margin-right:0;width:11px;height:11px;float:none;}/*!sc*/ For Braves catcher Sean Murphy, defense comes first He made his MLB debut in 2020 with the San Francisco Giants . To put that in context, Tyler Flowers ranks eighth in franchise history with an 11.6 fWAR, despite having totaled just 349 games with the Braves. 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Atlanta Braves History: Greatest Players of the 1980s Honorable mentionsBruce Benedict was a strong defensive asset who logged the fourth-most innings as a catcher in franchise history Greg Olson was the primary catcher when the Braves made their surprising run to the 1991 World Series And no list of Braves catchers would be complete without at least mentioning Biff Pocoroba. The Oakland Athletics are close to trading catcher Sean Murphy, MLB.com executive reporter Mark Feinsand reports. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .icon{display:inline-block;-webkit-align-self:center;-ms-flex-item-align:center;align-self:center;line-height:20px;}/*!sc*/ Eddie Prez, 1995-2001 and 2004-05Key fact: Owns a franchise-best 1.250 OPS (minimum 25 at-bats) in NLCS games. .groqnz .ad-body-container .ad-body-inner-container::before{color:#dddddd;content:"ADVERTISEMENT";display:block;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:0.694rem;line-height:13px;position:absolute;top:17px;text-align:center;width:100%;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-items--spillover{display:none;}/*!sc*/ article > header{padding:0 16px;}/*!sc*/ The 2019 Atlanta Braves have played 161 games during the regular season, won 97 games and lost 64 games. 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