First Sabathia, Now Powell?
thebuckychannel.com 1/6/2009 — How bad can this off-season get for the Milwaukee Brewers? The latest news in the least productive Hot Stove campaign for the Crew is that Jim Powell may be leaving the broadcast booth to take the play-by-play job with the Atlanta Braves . There's ...

Farewell, Jim Powell
thebuckychannel.com 1/22/2009 — No matter how you spend your time during Brewers games, you're going to be in for a much different experience this year. If you're a TV guy, you'll be without Trenni K. But if you're a radio guy, get used to listening to broadcasts without the sweet ...

Smoltz to leave Atlanta for Boston | redsox.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/8/2009 — ATLANTA -- John Smoltz's days with the Braves appear to be over. Multiple sources have confirmed that the veteran hurler will officially sign with the Red Sox within the next two days. A Major League source who was in contact with Smoltz on ...

Keeping Chipper In Atlanta
bravesblast.com 1/30/2009 — Chipper Jones is entering the final year of his contract with the Atlanta Braves and has made it clear over the past few days that he, without a doubt, wants to spend the entirety of his career with the club. He was selected by the Braves as the ...

Powell expresses gratitude
jsonline.com 2/6/2009 — When Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Jim Powell was wondering if he should try for an opening in the Atlanta Braves radio booth, the first person he turned to for advice was his partner of 13 seasons, Bob Uecker.

Fantasy Baseball 2009: The Atlanta Braves
mvn.com 2/19/2009 — In today's installment of my continuing series taking a look at the potential fantasy value of players on "under the radar" teams, I'm profiling the Atlanta Braves. Here are the top five Braves that I feel could provide a nice return on investment on draft day.   1.    ...

Moving On
braveslaunchpad.com 1/15/2009 — When it comes to Braves faves of all time, John Smoltz topped my list. But even beyond the Braves, he will remain my favorite baseball player of all time. However, from my childhood I recall with vivid clarity my fascination with Dale Murphy. The player who received cheers like no one else ...

Just stop it
hardballtimes.com 1/9/2009 — It's bad enough that the Braves have been given the baseball equivalent of an atomic wedgie by anyone they've tried to sign this winter, but now they've got out of town writers eyeing Braves' players like they're the 1958 Kansas City A's or something : You've heard this story from the ...

The Francoeur Arbitration Case
joeposnanski.com 2/13/2009 — From MLB.com: Francoeur Likely Destined for Arbitration . Francoeur has requested a salary of $3.95 million, and Atlanta has offered $2.8 million. As their discussions have become more limited over the course of the past month, the two parties ...

Braves Have Options
3guysandasportspage.com 12/22/2008 — The Atlanta Braves are sitting quite right now and one has to wonder why. With a current roster that boasts about a $70M+ payroll (including potential raises in arbitration) the Braves still have roughly $30M to spend to match last season’s total payroll of just over $102M. With huge holes in the OF

Melvin Promises to Be More Active — Bleacher Report - MLB 1/6/2009
After spending time with family on a cruise in the Caribbean, Brewers GM Doug Melvin returned this past weekend with one clear message. "We will be more active now."  And with good reason.  As of today, there is only 39 days until ...

Brewers 'not in' on Lowe sweepstakes — Major League Baseball News 1/6/2009
The Derek Lowe-to-the-Brewers rumblings can be put to rest. "We're not in on him," general manager Doug Melvin said of the free agent right-hander.

Boras: Dodgers to part with Jones soon — Major League Baseball News 1/6/2009
Though their interest in the veteran outfielder remains minimal, the Braves could opt to bring back Andruw Jones if he's released by the Dodgers later this month, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in its Monday editions.

Brewers rekindling talks with Hoffman — Major League Baseball News 1/6/2009
The Brewers have gotten the feeling all winter that all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman, a Californian who has pitched in that state since 1993, was cool on the idea of moving to the middle of the country.

Lucroy heading to Brewers camp — Major League Baseball News 1/6/2009
Catching prospect Jonathan Lucroy was among a trio of backstops invited to the Brewers' Major League Spring Training camp on Tuesday.