KRIS MEDLEN RUMORS & GOSSIP

Braves fans have been clamoring all season for Kris Medlen to join the rotation. It appears theyll finally get their wish after Medlen returns from a needed trip to Triple-A Gwinnett to work on his endurance and arm strength. A change was needed because the Braves starting five has been far from fabulous, an abrupt about-face from earlier this month, when they had pieced together...

The Braves official website announced on Tuesday evening that the team is optioning Kris Medlen to Triple-A Gwinnett in order to stretch him out and convert him from reliever to starter.  The hope is that he'll be stretched out and ready to start for the parent club by mid-June.  It's unclear who he'll replace in the rotation, but the top two candidates for removal...

The struggling Atlanta Braves have sent right-hander Kris Medlen to the minors with an eye toward starting and called up outfielder Jose Constanza. Medlen has been pitching out of the bullpen, but the Braves are concerned about the performance of starters Mike Minor and Randall Delgado. Minor is 2-4 with an ugly 6.98 ERA, while Delgado is 2-5 with a 4.53 ERA heading into Tuesday...

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Kris Medlen chatted with a group of young fans at Wrigley Field before Tuesday night's game against the Chicago Cubs, but only had one baseball to give them. Rather than picking one kid over the other using the "eenie, meenie, miney, moe" method, Medlen just tossed the ball into the stands and let the kids race after it. Your browser...

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. Kris Medlen Position: P Height: 5-10 Weight: 190 BatThrow: SR Hometown: Norwalk, Calif. Experience: Fourth season 2011 in review: Medlen pitched in only two games in September after missing the rest of the...

One of the readers of the site had sent in a question asking for my biggest, boldest prediction for the 2012 fantasy baseball season. Answering that question is tough to do with so many different story lines playing out this season. Instead, I decided to take a look at each team to see what one big thing I could realistically see happening this season. Here is a look at my bold predictions...

Kris Medlen would like the opportunity to serve as a starting pitcher again and there are a number of Braves fans who would like to see him begin this season in the rotation.

I have to admit. I wasn't impressed with Kris Medlen the first time I saw him pitch. To be fair, it was his big league debut, so he deserved to be little nervous. So on May 21, 2009, Medlen walked to the Turner Field mound for the first time. The Colorado Rockies were in the opposing dugout and Medlen had been called on to replace starter Jo-Jo Reyes. Remember him? Reyes...

Kris Medlen (the puffy-cheeked one with the bent brim) is the only one who gives it any effort, and he's followed by Chipper Jones's smug sunburnt visage. Ugh. Merry Christmas.More »

Why have the Braves been quiet so far this offseason? Will Kris Medlen get a shot to join the rotation in 2012? Beat reporter Mark Bowman answers fans' questions in the Inbox.