Hudson's surgery complicates matters

The Braves say right-hander Tim Hudson is expected to be ready for spring training after having surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back. The surgery on Monday was performed by Dr. Stevan Wray in Atlanta. The Braves say Hudson has had discomfort in his back the past two seasons. The surgery was scheduled after the pain became worse during his offseason workouts. Braves general...

Martin Prado and Jason Heyward have felt the full range of emotions from fans over the past two seasons. They were the prized and beloved break-out players in 2010 and the hated and despised epitome of the failures achieved in 2011. Both players had abysmal 2011 seasons that neither want to experience again. It may be safe to say, if they have seasons as bad as 2011, they may...

I will make a confession to you: I am an Atlanta Braves’ fan. I have been a fan since I was a child. I enjoyed watching the Braves when they were terrible and uncompetitive and struggled with Dale Murphy as their best player. I, like every Braves’ fan, was excited to see them win the pennant in 1991 and begin “The Streak” of postseason appearances and National...

This is the final post in my three post series on Martin Prado. I want to give a special thanks to people who read this blog and comment. I would not have undertaken this task if it were not for your fandom and loyalty to the Braves. Thanks for sharing your input and your opinion with me. I have to address a comment that was made in relation to my story about the Braves potentially...

Interest in Alex Gonzalez is heating up. Photo: APAs reported earlier today, the San Francisco Giants are in discussion to sign former Atlanta Brave SS Alex Gonzalez. Gonzalez, with a career line of .247/.291/.399, does not have much of a bat but generally possesses an above average glove at short. Gonzalez faced a number of injuries in the middle of the last decade and, entering...

A-GONE? Gonzalez looks like he will be leaving the Braves. The Giants are interested. (Photo by Curtis Compton/AJC) With baseball’s winter meetings just a couple of days away, the hot stove is already heating up with plenty of rumors. The latest one has free agent shortstop Alex Gonzalez signing with the Giants. ESPN Deportes reporter Fernando Alvarez tweeted this afternoon...

#33 Randall Delgado Atlanta Braves DOB: 2/9/1090 Previous Rank: N/R ETA: 2012 Delgado was the Braves’ strongest pitcher down the stretch, posting a 2.83 ERA in seven starts.  His ratios in Atlanta were trash, but they were far better in Double-A and Triple-A.  His ERA across two stops was under four and he nearly struck out a guy an inning over 139 innings pitched.  He walked...

The Braves say right-hander Tim Hudson is expected to be ready for spring training after having surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back. The surgery on Monday was performed by Dr. Stevan Wray in Atlanta. The Braves say Hudson has had discomfort in his back the past two seasons. The surgery was scheduled after the pain became worse during his offseason workouts.

The Braves say right-hander Tim Hudson is expected to be ready for spring training after having surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back.

The Braves say right-hander Tim Hudson is expected to be ready for spring training after having surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back.

The Giants are negotiating with free agent shortstop Alex Gonzalez, reports Fernando Gonzalez of ESPN Deportes (passed along via Jim Bowden's Twitter account).  The Giants had been rumored as candidates to sign such bigger-name free agent shortstops as Jose Reyes or Jimmy Rollins, but with relatively little payroll space to go around, the other school of thought was that...