I’ll be the first to admit this this ranking of Tim Hudson is probably a little low and perfectly illustrates how colossally underrated he is in fantasy leagues. I didn’t really jump back on the Hudson bandwagon until the end of 2010. I think lingering injury concerns from his 2008 and 2009 seasons still suppress his value in the minds of most (that’s what happened to me) and the rest of the general public gets caught up in his lack of strikeouts. The fact of the matter is that Hudson is a very reliable pitcher…with one caveat; his strikeout rate last year (6.61 K/9) was a 10-year high. If he can’t replicate that rate and throw well over 200 innings again, his 158 strikeouts last year will become an even more damning number. I think something in the 140-150 range is a good estimate.
Best case scenario: He’s the industry standard for low-K pitchers so another stellar season
Similar players: Doug Fister (DET), Justin Masterson (CLE), Mike Leake (CI...
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January 25, 2012
If you haven't purged the final game of an epic collapse from your memory, you'll remember the Braves' lineup looked like this on that fateful September day:
Michael Bourn, CF
Martin Prado, LF
Chipper Jones, 3B
Dan Uggla, 2B
Freddie Freeman, 1B
Brian McCann, C
Matt Diaz, RF
Jack Wilson, SS
So now, look ahead to Opening Day 2012. The Braves' lineup will look something...
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January 24, 2012
Before they were Americas Team, they belonged to me.
Growing up in Marietta, Ga., the Braves were a huge part of my childhood. They first came to me through the steady tones of Ernie Johnson Sr., thanks to my dad, who always had the game on in the car or the house or in his basement workshop.
It didnt matter that they were mostly terrible, they were our team, the guys who deserved...
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January 24, 2012
Before they were America's Team, they belonged to me.
Growing up in Marietta, Ga., the Braves were a huge part of my childhood. They first came to me through the steady tones of Ernie Johnson Sr., thanks to my dad, who always had the game on in the car or the house or in his basement workshop.
It didn't matter that they were mostly terrible, they were our team, the guys...
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January 24, 2012
The rumored trade that was the most exciting happening of the offseason for the Atlanta Braves was finally put down on Saturday night. The Colorado Rockies acquired Marco Scutaro from the Boston Red Sox for a player who isn’t going to be the next Roy Halladay. At best, the Red Sox dumped the salary of Scutaro to fill another hole on their team, with the addition of Cody Ross...
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January 23, 2012
Can the Braves compete with Tyler Pastornicky at shortstop? Who will be Michael Bourn's backup? Beat reporter Mark Bowman answers these questions and more in the Inbox.
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January 22, 2012
The Cleveland Indians have signed Julio Lugo to a minor deal with an invite to Spring Training,
Dionisio...
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January 22, 2012
The Atlanta Braves know quality baseball and quality people.It's no surprise that on Saturday night, when the Braves held an event recognizing both, that two members of the Georgia Tech family, Baseball Head Coach Danny Hall and pitcher Mark Pope, were honored.The event, the 46th Annual Eddie Glennon Gamboree, held at the Atlanta Marriott Century Center, is sponsored by the Braves...
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