ANDRELTON SIMMONS RUMORS
Braves to call up Simmons, the shortstop of the future, for Friday’s game
By Anthony Caruso III
The Capital Sports Report
Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer
The Atlanta Braves shortstop of the future has arrived.
The Braves will be calling up prospect Andrelton Simmons before Friday’s game. He will be coming from the Double-A Mississippi Braves to the Atlanta Braves.
He is 22-years-old and is expected to hold down the shortstop position for a very...
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Braves Bring Up Shortstop Simmons
On his way
The Atlanta Braves made a significant roster move. Wednesday night, after a 10-7 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, rookie shortstop Tyler Pastornicky was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett. The move was made to make room for the 22 year-old, stellar defensive shortstop, Andrelton Simmons. The Braves purchased Simmons’ contract from Double-A Mississippi, where...
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Braves send rookie SS Tyler Pastornicky to minors
The Atlanta Braves have optioned rookie shortstop Tyler Pastornicky to Triple-A Gwinnett, announcing the move following Wednesday night's 10-7 win over St. Louis.
Andrelton Simmons, who is hitting .292 at Double-A Mississippi, was called up and is expected to take over the starting job.
General manager Frank Wren said Simmons has ''special talents'' at shortstop...
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Braves switch shortstops; demote Pastornicky, promote Simmons
The Atlanta Braves completed a much needed shortstop switch after Wednesday's win over the Cardinals, demoting incumbent Tyler Pastornicky to AAA Gwinnett and promoting Andrelton Simmons from AA Mississippi to the majors.
Pastornicky had struggled both offensively and defensively in the majors after winning the starting job in Spring Training. This year, he had just a .605...
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Andrelton Simmons Assigned to Minors
It appears as though, after a spring’s worth of uncertainty, the Atlanta Braves have decided on an Opening Day shortstop, with the news this afternoon (courtesy David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution) that the club has assigned defensive wunderkind Andrelton Simmons to minor-league camp, leaving Tyler Pastornicky with the job.
To which level, precisely, Simmons...
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April 02, 2012
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April 02, 2012
FanGraphs Audio: Dave Cameron
Episode 155
Having recently returned from a week-plus in the American Desert, managing editor Dave Cameron joins this edition of FanGraphs Audio for his usual Monday appearance. Topics discussed: Alcides Escobar, Andrelton Simmons, and defensive aging curves; the SABR Analytics Conference, what happened there; and assorted current baseballing events (including Yoenis Cespedes, Bryce...
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March 19, 2012
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March 19, 2012
Andrelton Simmons making his case to be the Braves starting shortstop
Entering spring training, the presumptive replacement at short for Alex Gonzalez was 22 year old Tyler Pastornicky. Given how the spring has unfolded, that may not in fact be the case. Andrelton Simmons, a 22 year old from Curacao (home of former Brave Andruw Jones and current starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens) has turned heads with flashy defense and a strong arm, and hasn’t...
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March 15, 2012
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March 15, 2012
Scouting Comparison: Andrelton Simmons vs. Tyler Pastornicky
With a glaring hole at shortstop, the Atlanta Braves are poised to hand the position over to an untested rookie who has consistently exceeded scouts’ expectations. Tyler Pastornicky worked his way up through the Braves’ system, peaking with a .314/.359/.414 line across two levels in 2011. But while Pastornicky looks like the man for 2012, he has a top-flight prospect...
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March 02, 2012
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March 02, 2012
Prospect Simmons wants Majors debut in 2012
Andrelton Simmons knows that he needs a little more time to develop his offensive skills at the Minor League level. But the highly regarded shortstop prospect hopes to reach the Majors before this season is complete.
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February 27, 2012
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