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CB touched on its yesterday, in that most successful relievers in the MLB were drafted as starters, but the Braves have been drafting relievers with that intention in mind recently and it has left them with some very interesting arms in the bullpen that could be ready to fill holes in just a ...
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Kevin Gunderson will need to improve his left/right splits if he hopes to earn a spot in Atlanta's bullpen.
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The fact is, most effective Major League relievers are converted ...
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by Paul Abell - AP
It seems like some of the bitterness of the Braves' decision to cut Tom Glavine (evident in this picture from June 5th of this year) has finally left the future Hall of Fame ...
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Royals sign former Braves pitcher Jorge Campillo
I did not see that coming... no, wait, yes I did.
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Kansas City Royals
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Today is the last day to set 40-man rosters to protect players from the Rule 5 draft later this month. Per Mark Bowman, the Braves added five pitchers, left-handers Lee Hyde, Jose Ortegano and Jonny Venters and right-handers Jeff Lyman and Kyle Coffield. Bowman has a writeup of each player here ...
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Blaine Boyer
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by Winslow Townson - AP
Billy Wagner could wind up in an Atlanta Braves uniform next year.
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Keith Law ranks the top-50 free agents at ESPN ...
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Rafael Soriano
Billy Wagner
talkingchop.com - 2 days ago
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I did an interview about the Braves' off-season
at Simon on Sports I answered the best I could,
though I think my opinions on some topics change daily. The one thing I do know is that the Braves have a lot of holes to fill once again this ...
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I did an interview about the Braves' off-season at Simon ...
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From Ken Rosenthal , we learn that the Atlanta Braves have had what seems like several conversations with teams about trading starting pitcher Derek Lowe , but they have had little luck finding a taker:
The Braves' most extensive discussions concerning Lowe have been with the Brewers about ...
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Derek Lowe
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Corey Hart
John Lackey
talkingchop.com - 3 days ago
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More photos » by John Heller - AP
Atlanta Braves reliever Peter Moylan was one of the
most valuable members of any team's bullpen last year. ...
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Braves 2009 Season in Review: Middle Relief
talkingchop.com - 3 days ago
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Freddie Freeman is interviewed in the AFL Project Prospect
was out in the AFL last week and collected
a lot of interviews with various prospects. Freeman talks about his injuries and the experience of playing in the AFL. It's a great five and ...
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Freddie Freeman is interviewed in the AFL
talkingchop.com - 3 days ago
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More photos » by Tom Mihalek - AP
The typical Gonzo pose. Browse more photos » If
Rafael Soriano was the Atlanta Braves closer ...
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Braves 2009 Season in Review: Mike Gonzalez
talkingchop.com - 3 days ago
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More photos » by Gregory Smith - AP
Atlanta Braves closer Rafael Soriano could use all the
heavenly help he can get. Browse more photos » ...
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Braves 2009 Season in Review: Rafael Soriano
Two Major League sources have confirmed that Mike Gonzalez has chosen Scott Boras to now serve as...
Two Major League sources have confirmed that Mike Gonzalez has chosen Scott Boras to now serve as his agent. The left-handed reliever had previously been represented by Dan Lozano of the Beverly Hills Sports Council.
Mike Gonzalez signs with Scott Boras
Frank Wren and agent Scott ...
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Frank Wren
John Schuerholz
talkingchop.com - 3 days ago
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After an outstanding 2008 for Myrtle Beach, Ernesto
Mejia missed the majority of 2009. View full size
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Braves Have 16 Minor League Free Agents
The Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday announced the acquisition of former Atlanta Braves pitcher Buddy Carlyle.
Buddy goes to Japan
This is probably a good move by Carlyle. He would likely only have gotten a minor league deal with a team in the states. It's also possible that he wanted ...
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Buddy Carlyle
talkingchop.com - 3 days ago
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More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP
Andruw never misses a meal. Browse more photos »
At the end of the 2006 season, Andruw Jones ...
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The Case of Jones v. Wells
talkingchop.com - 4 days ago
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More photos » by Morry Gash - AP
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Tommy Hanson finishes third in
the 2009 NL Rookie of the Year voting. Browse ...
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Tommy Hanson Finishes Third in the 2009 NL Rookie of the ...
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MLB Notebook - Major League Baseball New, Notes, ...
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talkingchop.com - 3 days ago
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This week we will finish up all of
the 2009 Player Reviews and the top prospects by
position. The bullpen is the last area of the team to discuss and we'll continue with the format that we've been using all off-season, starting with the major league ...
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This Week's Schedule at Talking Chop: November 16-22
talkingchop.com - 3 days ago
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More photos » by Gregory Smith - AP
Atlanta Braves hitter Brian McCann winning his third Silver
Slugger award was just one of the highlights from this past week. ...
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The Atlanta Braves Weekly Wrap
talkingchop.com - 5 days ago
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There is a certain resiliency to the Braves
, and their fans certainly feel the same way.
After an exciting, then disappointing finish to the regular season, the Atlanta Braves Fan Confidence Rating has climbed in each off-season sampling. The last ...
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Atlanta Braves Fan Confidence Climbs Higher
