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Talking Chop Round Table: Braves Right-Handed Starters
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As part of season reviews for major league players and top prospect rankings 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 GM Frank Wren said they would look to field offers on a couple of their starting pitchers....
17 days ago by
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Braves GM Frank Wren said they would look to field offers on a couple of their starting pitchers. That includes Derek Lowe, who could draw interest from the Yankees as an alternative to John Lackey. "We're in a position where people know we have an excess in starting pitching...
Braves Sign a Minor League Shortstop
17 days ago by
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A few nuggets of Atlanta Braves news from Our Sports Central today. First, the Braves have signed a minor league shortstop:
Coastal Bend Thunder's Amadeo Zazueta has been signed to a contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
The transaction between the Thunder and...
SBN Awards: NL Cy Young
17 days ago by
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Every year the bloggers and members of the SBN baseball blog community get together and do our own BWAA-style voting for all of the major awards. This year two Braves placed in the NL Cy Young voting, Javier Vazquez and Jair Jurrjens. Here is the voting breakdown:
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Braves Name Dave Wallace and Garey Ingram to Minor League Posts
18 days ago by
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The Atlanta Braves have named Dave Wallace minor league pitching coordinator and Garey Ingram the hitting coach at Class-AA Mississippi. We already knew about the Wallace hiring from a Seattle newspaper, but here is the official announcement:
Atlanta Braves Director of Player...
Why the Braves should sign Billy Wagner
18 days ago by
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The Atlanta Braves should sign Billy Wagner to be their closer... this is pretty much a no-brainer, especially after I learned that his agent is named Bean Stringfellow. I repeat, his agent is named Bean Stringfellow... and he used to pitch in the Braves organization:
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Why the Braves should sign Billy Wagner
18 days ago by
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The Atlanta Braves should sign Billy Wagner to be their closer... this is pretty much a no-brainer, especially after I learned that his agent is named Bean Stringfellow. I repeat, his agent is named Bean Stringfellow... and he used to pitch in the Braves organization:
First...
The Braves' Tommy Hanson wins the SBN NL Rookie of the Year
18 days ago by
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Every year the bloggers and members of the SBN baseball blog community get together and do our own BWAA-style voting for all of the major awards. This...
Braves Top-10 Minor League Right Handed Starting Pitchers (1-5)
18 days ago by
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Julio Teheran's funky delivery helped catapult him to the top of the Braves' pitching prospects list.
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The Braves have a long history of developing dominant Major League pitching and...
Braves Top-10 Minor League Right Handed Starting Pitchers (6-10)
19 days ago by
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The second half of the Braves top right handed starting pitching prospects contains several young, live arms, as well as a few more polished players, and one pitcher who could have an impact in Atlanta in 2010.
6. Caleb Brewer B/T: R/R Born: 2/2/1989 Ht: 6'3" Wt: 205A...
Braves Monday Odds and Ends
19 days ago by
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Several things popping up on this Monday in the world of the Atlanta Braves
First... There are several people planning on attending Brian McCann's Celebrity Softball Game this Friday, November 13th at Georgia Tech. It's for a great cause, and we'll get a little bit...
SBN Awards: NL Manager of the Year
19 days ago by
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Every year the bloggers and members of the SBN baseball blog community get together and do our own BWAA-style voting for all of the major awards. I didn't have much time to do the proper research for it this year, so I put it out to the Talking Chop community to get a couple...
This Week's Schedule at Talking Chop: November 9-15
19 days ago by
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by John Bazemore - AP
Does anyone think this guy will come up at some point this week?
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The major league starting pitchers are now behind us, and this week we&...
The Atlanta Braves Weekly Wrap
19 days ago by
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Here's a look at the major stories in the world of the Atlanta Braves for the week ending on November 8th:
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Baseball America released their top-10 Braves prospects for 2010.
SI.com reported that the Braves might make a play for Cuban defector Aroldis...
Braves 2009 Season in Review: Kenshin Kawakami
21 days ago by
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by Gregory Smith - AP
Atlanta Braves' starter Kenshin Kawakami.
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Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami took one month of the regular season to adjust to American...
Could J.J. Putz be an option for the Braves?
22 days ago by
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by Gene J. Puskar - AP
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There's no official rumor on this, I just wanted to throw it out there and let it marinate, and I've seen it brought up here and there in some...
Braves 2009 Season in Review: Tommy Hanson
22 days ago by
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After dominating the Arizona Fall League in 2008, becoming the first pitcher in the league's history to win the MVP award, Thomas J. Hanson continued to excel in the Atlanta Braves' 2009 Spring...
Four Atlanta Braves file for Free Agency
22 days ago by
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The Atlanta Braves had four of five eligible players file for free agency yesterday. First baseman Adam LaRoche, outfielder Garret Anderson, pinch hitter Greg Norton, and reliever Mike Gonzalez all filed for free agency, leaving only reliever Rafael Soriano yet to file.
The two...
Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg named Topps Appy League Player of the Year
23 days ago by
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Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg named Topps Appy League Player of the Year
Our South African slugger receives an honor for the good year he had at Danville.
Braves 2009 Season in Review: Jair Jurrjens
23 days ago by
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by Jeff Roberson - AP
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens may have been very lucky in 2009.
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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens was good in...
Braves 2009 Season in Review: Javier Vázquez
24 days ago by
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Javier Vazquez wasn't just the best pitcher on the Braves, but he was one of the best pitchers in all of Major League Baseball, in 2009.
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Quick, name the only starting pitcher in the NL...
Tim Hudson contract extension with the Braves essentially a done deal
24 days ago by
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From MLB.com's Mark Bowman, here is the latest on the Atlanta Braves efforts to re-sign Tim Hudson:
Tim Hudson has passed his physical and essentially made his three-year contract extension a done deal. But the Braves may wait until the conclusion of the World Series...
Atlanta Braves sign reliever Scott Proctor
24 days ago by
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Here is the scoop from TCPalm's (regional Florida newspaper) website:
Pitcher Scott Proctor will return to the mound in 2010.
Proctor, the Martin County native, has reached an agreement with the Atlanta Braves on a one-year contract for the 2010 season, according to Proctor...
Braves 2009 Season in Review: Derek Lowe
25 days ago by
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by John Amis - AP
Atlanta Braves' Derek Lowe was actually not as bad in 2009 as his overall stats say he was.
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Did Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Derek Lowe...
Braves not in the mix for Aroldis Chapman
25 days ago by
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Just as fast as SI.com could spread the rumor, the Atlanta Braves General Manager Frank Wren has squashed the rumor that the Braves were planning to meet with Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman.
The SI.com story referenced two unnamed sources who said that the Braves were planning to...
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