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March 7, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this You’ve got to like Buddy Carlyle’s attitude, if nothing else. At Spring Training he told me he was very interested and dedicated to turning in a better performance than last year-though I thought he was the first band aid that held for the bottom of the rotation last year. Hope he gets his chance to prove his worth again/ On the Del Gado contract ... [link]

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Braves Shopping Thorman
Published 3/8/2008 by Coley Ward at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Scout.com writer Bill Shanks is reporting that the Braves are shopping backup first baseman Scott Thorman and are considering other options at first base, including Mark Kotsay, Brayan Pena, Matt Diaz, and Joe Borchard. Atlanta Journal-Constitution baseball writer David O'Brien confirms this report in the comments section of his blog. Thorman is out of options, so this makes sense. Shanks points out that Pena is also out of options, "but with his time at first and ...

Braves shopping Thor?
Published 3/8/2008 by TD at Rain Delay
... is reporting that the Braves are shopping backup first baseman Scott Thorman and are considering other options at first base, including Mark Kotsay , Brayan Pena , Matt Diaz , and Joe Borchard . Atlanta Journal-Constitution baseball writer David O’Brien confirms this report in the comments section of his blog. Just say no to Borchard for the love of all that is holy! We all know that Thor is out of options, so it would make sense though I would’ve figured Prado or Pena would be shopped first. But really, this was bound to happen. Though what the Braves ...

Thorman on the Block
Published 3/9/2008 by Will Schaffer at Chop-n-Change
... and was confirmed later by Dave O’Brien over at the AJC. I just don’t see how the Braves can afford to carry Thorman another year with better options available. Sure, he’s got ridiculous raw power but his contact rate is horrible, which of course led to the paltry .216 average and .652 OPS last season. ...

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* Sources have told The Braves Show.com that a trade involving Scott Thorman this spring is very possible. The Braves are considering their other options for first base, including Mark Kotsay (28 games in his career), Brayan Pena (22 games at first in ...
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