With Chipper Jones on the DL for the first two weeks of the season, the Braves traded one of their top pitching prospects, J.J. Hoover, to acquire Reds third base prospect Juan Francisco. Hoover, whom Marc Hulet recently ranked as the 13th-best prospect in the Braves system, goes to Cincinnati in...
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PLAYERS:
J.J. Hoover,
Juan Francisco,
Chipper Jones,
Craig Kimbrel,
Paul Clemens,
Brett Oberholtzer,
Michael Bourn,
John Sickels,
Martin Prado,
Vladimir Guerrero
TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles
TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles
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#Braves newest, Juan Francisco, is wearing No. 25. Andruw's old number, last worn by Troy Glaus.
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