Braves Re-Sign Boscan and Huber

Jean Boscan, a veteran of 13 Minor League seasons, was still vulnerable to a prank from precocious youngster Freddie Freeman. View full size photo » It's not the kind of high profile signing that gets people excited, but the Braves added to their organizational depth today by retaining two of their own Minor League free agents, catcher JC Boscan and right handed reliever Jon Huber. Boscan, who has played all but 2 of his 13 professional seasons in Atlanta's organization, has never appeared in the Major Leagues. He spent the majority of 2009 playing for AA Mississippi, appearing in 73 games and hitting .260 with a .656 OPS. He has spent nearly his entire career as a backup, attaining his career high in plate appearances, 401 as a 19 year old playing for Macon in 1999 and has only averaged 259 plate appearances a season for his career. But, he give a team value with suberb defense and excellent mentoring capabilities. He will enter next season as a 30 year old and wi...