One year has made a big difference in Chipper Jones' outlook. Jones is feeling optimistic about his health as he moves closer to his 18th season with the Braves. Despite two knee surgeries in the last two years, the last link to the Braves' 1995 World Series championship is not ready to talk about ending his career.
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February 01, 2012
15. Adam MilliganThe 23 year-old Milligan is a supremely talented individual....but he just cannot stay healthy. This season for Lynchburg, Milligan had a .902 OPS and 35 extra base hits, but only played in 64 games. The prior season, while playing for Myrtle Beach, Milligan struggled due to a shoulder injury and played in just 23 games with a .653 OPS. The most games Milligan has...
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February 02, 2012
Braves right-hander Tommy Hanson says his right shoulder is feeling good and he expects to be on a regular routine for the start of spring training.
Hanson enjoyed a strong first half of the 2011 season. He made only five starts after the All-Star break due to persistent pain in the shoulder. A small tear was found in his right rotator cuff that did not require surgery.
He resumed...
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January 31, 2012
The Atlanta Braves finished last year in second place in the NL East with a record of 89-73. They missed the playoffs by one game, while losing the last five straight games and went 8-18 in the month of Sept. For the Braves they have great young pitching, it's a matter of keeping everyone healthy and getting enough offense. There has been more subtraction then additions as four...
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February 01, 2012
Jaye Chapman is a guy who I think is going to be seriously considered for a slot in the major league bullpen this spring. Chapman had a fantastic season, split between Mississippi and Gwinnett. Between the two levels, he struck out 77 while walking 31 in 68 1/3 innings. While the walk rate is a little high, it's not at the point of someone like Billy Bullock's, which is just...
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January 31, 2012
Brandon Beachy turned in one of baseball’s most surprising performances this past season. After rising through the Atlanta Braves’ minor league system in 2010, Beachy wrestled the fifth starter slot away from Mike Minor in 2011. The undrafted Beachy shocked the baseball world, posting a 28.6% strikeout rate, 3.19 FIP and 3.16 xFIP en route to 2.8 win season. While his...
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January 31, 2012
For #30-21, click here20. Kyle KubitzaKubitza, a third round pick in 2011, immediately showed flashes of brilliance during his professional debut in Danville. The 21 year-old OPSed .880, and showed a very complete game, with 24 walks in 190 plate appearances, nine stolen bases (caught three times), and a .164 ISO. One thing that concerns me is the one home run he hit, but he never...
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February 01, 2012
ATLANTA — One year has made a big difference in Chipper Jones' outlook. Jones said Tuesday he is feeling optimistic about his health as he moves closer to his 18th season with the Braves.
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January 31, 2012
I am way behind on these. I know, I suck. Going to get a few of these done today and tomorrow to get back on track.The Braves acquired Bourn on July 31st last year from the Houston Astros for a quartet of minor leaguers, none of whom the team will really miss: Jordan Schafer (a center fielder who failed in multiple stints in the majors), Juan Abreu (live-armed reliever who never...
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January 31, 2012
While hitting with Jason Heyward over the course of the past month, Chipper Jones has gained a sense that the the 22-year-old right fielder is poised to return to his 2010 form.
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January 30, 2012
The Braves Country Caravan, featuring Michael Bourn, Freddie Freeman and Eric O'Flaherty, bench coach Carlos Tosca, current Braves broadcaster and Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton and former Braves pitcher Greg McMichael, talked to a group of around 100 baseball and softball players from Mays, Therrell and South Atlanta high schools.
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January 31, 2012
I like Peter Gammons, and I like Jason Heyward. Naturally, anytime anything occurs involving both of them and I run across it, that item will end up on this blog.
Had I not made the trip over to Baseball Musings today I would have missed this. Gammons wrote on MLB.com about Heyward’s injury affecting his swing last season.
In June, batting .234, Heyward went on the disabled...
Bill Shanks visits with Craig Kimbrel as he was on the Braves' caravan on Tuesday in Macon.
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February 02, 2012
Atlanta Braves
Tim Hudson
Jair Jurrjens
Tommy Hanson
Brandon Beachy
Mike Minor/Julio Teheran
Miami Marlins
Josh Johnson
Mark Buehrle
Ricky Nolasco
Carlos Zambrano
Anibal Sanchez
New York Mets
Johan Santana
R.A. Dickey
Jon Niese
Mike Pelfrey
Dillon Gee
Philadelphia Phillies
Roy Halladay
Cliff Lee
Cole Hamels
Vance Worley
Joe Blanton
Washington Nationals
Stephen Strasburg...
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