Atlanta Braves payroll and future contracts, final edition: 2012 roster
This is it. After three segments, this is the final predicted roster as I see it. I’m not going to ramble on here about why I decided on a certain player and such, you can read them all here:Part one: Starting pitchers Part two: Lineup Part three: Relief corpsSo, without further ado …Starting RotationTim Hudson – age 35 More...
Atlanta Braves payroll and future contracts, part three: Kimbrel’s a beast
Kimbrel back in the day ... Welcome to part three of examining next year’s team. We’ve touched on the starting rotation with Derek Lowe out and Julio Teheran in, and we’ve touched on the starting More...
Atlanta Braves payroll and future contracts, part two: Gonzalez gone?
Chipper isn't ready to walk away from the game ... and I don't blame him.(Pouya Dianat / AJC) After examining the starting rotation for next year, next up is the hitters. (Click here to get a refresher More...
Atlanta Braves payroll and future contracts, part one: starting pitchers
Tim Hudson will be the number-one starter next year, not Derek Lowe. After seeing our top prospects come up this year and do well (especially the bullpen), I wanted to focus an article on next year and what that More...
Braves showcasing minor league talent: Randall Delgado to start
Can Hudson exert his name into the Cy Young talks?By looking at the record of the Atlanta Braves, one would think nothing was wrong and everyone was healthy. But they’re not healthy and not everything More...
Braves’ March: McLouth vs Schafer, part two
This could be the last All-Star game for the future HOFer. The Braves have some decisions to make coming up and most of them will start as soon as the All-Star break ends. But first, lets congratulate our All-Stars: C More...
Brave Move: McLouth or Schafer and other fun stats
Does McLouth finish first ... (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America) The Atlanta Braves are tied for the second-best record in the NL and the third-best record overall in the majors. Read it again. How many More...
Braves’ March: Jair Jurrjens for NL Cy Young?
Jake: “Dorn!” Dorn: “Yeah!” Jake: “This guy used to throw you inside, right?” Dorn: “Yeah.” Jake: “Good, grab a bat and lean into one.” The rest is history. We all know what happens next. Dorn More...
Braves’ March: Defense and the long ball
McCann ties it up in the ninth. (Kevin C. Cox - Getty Images) Have you seen Brian McCann lately? Wow. In case you’re behind on the highlights, McCann belted a PH HR with two outs in the bottom of the ninth today More...
Braves’ March: Heyward’s video, Braves leading pitching stats, DL poll
Sorry for the delay in this column folks, I didn’t want to jinx the Atlanta Braves’ win streak. I’m a superstitious guy, so if the Braves are rolling while I’m not posting, then I’m completely fine with More...
