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A review of the Braves arbitration eligible players

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:21:36 -0500

Yesterday I took the time to break down the arbitration eligible players on the Braves roster. While I figure Peter Moylan, Matt Diaz and even Boone Logan to be picked up I have a tough time seeing Ryan Church and especially Kelly Johnson wearing a tomahawk on their chest in 2010. For the full story [...]

Talking Chop Round Table: Braves Right Fielders

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:36:15 -0500

As part of season reviews for major league players and top prospect ranking for minor league players, we here at Talking Chop thought it would be a fun idea to get all of our bloggers together with the help of Google Docs and debate the various aspects of each position in the Braves organization. The participants are, yours truly (gondeee, indicated by MG), yondaime4 (indicated by MF), royhobbs (indicated by DH), and cbwilk (indicated by CBW). The round table for center fielders in the ...

Braves Top-5 Minor League Right Fielders

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:00:21 -0500

Jason Heyward was named the top prospect in baseball by Baseball America and will enter the 2010 season as a 20 year old. View full size photo uploaded October 28, 2009 It wasn't long ago that the Braves felt they were set for years with Jeff Francoeur in right field. But declining and outright poor performances by him over the last few years finally caused the team to cut ties in the middle of the 2009 season, forcing the...

Braves 2009 Season in Review: Matt Diaz

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:19:00 -0500

More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP Browse more photos » I think we can officially call the 2009 season of Atlanta Braves outfielder Matt Diaz a "breakout season." For all NL right-fielders with at least 100 plate appearances, Matt Diaz led the league in batting average and on-base percentage. He was behind six other players in slugging percentage in the NL, but he was behind only Adam LaRoche and David Ross i...

Braves 2009 Season in Review: Matt Diaz

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:19:00 -0500

Matt Diaz Chat Wrap

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:27:26 -0500

Atlanta Braves outfielder Matt Diaz participated in a Q&A with fans on ESPN's Sports Nation. Here is a wrap of the more interesting questions and answers (some of which were asked by TC'ers). Here is a link to the entire chat. Q: Are you rooting for the phillies or against them since they ar in your division? Matt Diaz: It's hard to explain, but I really don't root during hte playoffs. I've invested so much emotions during the regular season, I don&...

Top-5 Off-Season Questions for the Atlanta Braves: #1

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:36:52 -0500

More photos » by Erik S. Lesser - AP Will the "hittin' fool," Matt Diaz, get a chance to break into the Atlanta Braves 2010 starting lineup? Browse more photos » With the off-season upon us it's time to look at the five most pressing issues facing the Atlanta Braves this off-season, and what some possible outcomes might be. This is the first of a five-part series of posts that will be on ...

Game 157 Recap: Marlins 5, Braves 4

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:52:34 -0500

More photos » by Gregory Smith - AP Atlanta Braves' Matt Diaz connects with a three-run home run against the Florida Marlins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at Turner Field in Atlanta. Browse more photos » Hey, if over the last 18 games I told you this was only our third loss, you would probably be ecstatic. But this Braves team is at a point in their season where ev...

Game 132 Recap: Braves 4, Marlins 3

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:57:48 -0500

by Alan Diaz - AP View full size photo uploaded September 2, 2009 The rain delay for this game lasted as long as the game did, but I'm sure the 12 fans who were left in the stands by the time the game started at 10pm enjoyed the game. They were all no doubt there to see the return of the Braves' Tim Hudson to the mound -- and a successful return it was. Timmy worked his way into trouble in the first inning by allowing back-to-...

Open Thread 9/1: Braves at Marlins

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:11:50 -0500

by Gregory Smith - AP View full size photo uploaded September 1, 2009 Here is an interesting stat on that crazy hittin' fool, Matt Diaz: ...he has the highest career batting average at .417 (55-for-132) of any player with at least 100 career at-bats vs. the Marlins and his .423 average (30-for-71) is the highest of any player with at least 75 plate appearances at Land Shark Stadium. Here is what Diaz is done in August: ...

Game 131 Recap: Braves 5, Marlins 1

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:57:16 -0500

More photos » by Alan Diaz - AP Browse more photos » That's about how I expected this game to go. The Braves get no-hit through 5 and two-thirds, then we come back and get 3 two-out RBIs and take the lead for good. Pretty much a typical Braves win this year -- we look completely over matched offensively and then somehow wake up and play some baseball. Marlins starter Josh Johnson had complete command of the game th...

Open Thread 8/29: Braves @ Phillies

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:00:11 -0500

More photos » by Nick Wass - AP Matt Diaz is 16 for his last 22 and has hit .392 with a 1.031 OPS against left handed pitching this year. Browse more photos » Derek Low will take the mound for Atlanta tonight and he's coming off of two less than stellar starts. His last time out he was relieved after allowing 3 runs in 5 innings, which was a major improvement over the game before where had allowed 8 ru...