JOSE CONSTANZA RUMORS

Maybe I am a pessimist. Maybe I am cynical. Maybe it is too close to the collapse that kept the Atlanta Braves out of the playoffs last season. Maybe our poor start to Spring Training made me a little nervous. Whatever you think may be going through my mind, today’s loss to the hapless New York Mets does nothing but increase my uneasiness. I posted a Rant a couple days...

I honestly do not know why I am surprised by some of the moves that the Atlanta Braves make sometimes. They announced their 25 man roster today and there was a surprise, to say the least. What was expected was Tyler Pastornicky, Randall Delgado, and Yohan Flande to make the team. Pastornicky seperated himself over the final two weeks of the Spring. Delgado struggled at times...

Jose Constanza helped energize the Braves last August with his ability to reach base and his speed. His performance appeared to give him a head start on making the team in 2012. But Constanza has struggled this spring, leaving room for two other backup outfielders Jordan Parraz and Luis Durango to play their way into the race for a spot on the opening day roster. With backup outfielders...

By Andrew Hirsh After a successful MLB debut last season, Jose Constanza entered Spring Training with the inside track to land the Braves’ final bench spot. And while he is still in a good position to win the job, the competition for that roster spot has grown increasingly fierce. Emerging out of no where in 2011, Constanza quickly became a fan favorite, filling in admirably...

FOXSportsSouth.com invites you to meet the Braves as we continue a month-long look at our team, player-by-player. We'll revisit 2011 and project what 2012 might look like. Luis DurangoPosition: OF Height: 5-9; Weight: 155 BatThrow: SR Hometown: Panama City, Panama Experience: Fourth season 2011 in review: Durango spent most of last season at the Triple-A level, hitting .257...

The Braves signed Luis Durango this offseason as a minor league free agent, and invited him to spring camp. Looking at Durango's skills overall, he reminds me a lot of someone else that will be in camp, but on the 40-man roster: Jose Constanza. Durango has gotten brief cups of coffee in the majors over the last three seasons with the Padres and Astros, and has really only shown...

Jose Constanza is a very polarizing figure among Braves fans. Some erroneously believe that he should have gotten more playing time down the stretch. Some correctly believe that all he can be is an extra outfielder due to his good speed and little else in his game. Constanza will go into camp competing for the fifth outfielder slot (yes, fifth outfielder....remember, Matt Diaz and...

Why didn't the Braves play Jose Constanza more at the end of the season? Should Atlanta move Martin Prado to shortstop? Beat reporter Mark Bowman answers these questions and more in the latest Inbox.