MARTIN PRADO RUMORS & GOSSIP
Braves vs Prado, tonight!
Raise your hand if you missed this guy...
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We miss you too, Marteen. Just sneak onto the Braves team...
Slumps? Montero, Prado deliver in D-backs' win
PHOENIX -- Raise your hand if you thought Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero, he of the .198 batting average entering the night, would provide the big hit in Friday night's 3-2 win over the Phillies.
Unless your name is Kirk Gibson, your hand is probably down.
"I'm pretty sure he's going to have an opportunity tonight," Gibson said after slotting Montero...
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Batting Stance Guy on Martin Prado
Shout it from a mountain top, people. Martin Prado is entertaining. Batting Stance Guy tells why.
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Justin Upton's latest homer prompts tweet of the week
The Arizona Diamondbacks wanted to get rid of Justin Upton in the worst way. He simply did not fit into Kirk Gibson and the front office's philosophy of gritty guys digging deep for wins. The Diamondbacks wanted gamers. They wanted guys with dirty uniforms and so on and so forth. We can all make fun of those ideals if we want. Most of us know that it is talent and performance...
D-backs have high praise for 'self-made' Prado
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- At 13, Martin Prado saw what Venezuelan youth league teammates Miguel Cabrera and Francisco Rodriguez could do and wondered if he fit the sport. If he would ever fit. Now, Prado finds himself compared to hitters such as Edgar Martinez and Placido Polanco.
Dedication and a singleness of purpose can cover a lot of ground.
I never thought from that group I would...
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March 01, 2013
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Prado's position with Braves is unpredictable
Some guys have to look at the lineup every day to see whether they're playing. Atlanta Braves infielder-outfielder Martin Prado has to look at it to see which position he's playing. It could be anywhere except pitcher or catcher. There aren't many weeks like the one he had from Aug. 23 to Aug. 29, when he started at five positions: left field, first base, second base...
Martin Prado comfortable in Braves lineup
Martin Prado is in the perfect place.
The guy in front of him is hitting .323 and knows what to do when he reaches first. Michael Bourns 13 steals are tied for second in the NL.
And the guy behind him is becoming one of the leagues top run producers. Freddie Freeman has taken over the No. 3 spot in the Braves order, and his 32 RBIs are tied for third in the league.
In between...
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May 23, 2012
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Prado still adapting to position shuffle
Martin Prado started at third base, left field, third base and left field in the Braves' first four games. He's getting better at moving back and forth from one game to the next, but he doesn't like it. And only now is he willing to admit that worrying about covering each position well defensively took a toll on his offense last season.
Prado batted .182 (2 for 11) in...
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April 10, 2012
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Prado returns to comfort level with Braves
Martin Prado was out of place.
He wasnt comfortable in the field or at the plate.
And he certainly wasnt comfortable when he was on the disabled list. That pretty much sums up 2011 for Prado.
It was a season of disappointment as he struggled to adjust to a new position, a new spot in the batting order and an injury that cost him more than a month of the season.
He wants to leave...
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March 07, 2012
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Trading Prado Should Require Overpay
Martin Prado was without a doubt one of the biggest disappointments for the Atlanta Braves in 2011. In 2010 Prado was a rare second baseman who hit like a leftfielder, but in 2011 he was a leftfielder who hit like, well, a second baseman. Missing time with a Staph infection certainly didn’t help and neither did his astoundingly low .266 BABIP (compared to his .315 career average...
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