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Cox clears Heyward and praises Kimbrel
Chipper Jones will be getting the night off and Melky Cabrera won't be present to talk to Yankees reporters about how he's doing now that he's no longer wearing pinstripes. But Jason Heyward will be in Tampa tomorrow night to... »
Heyward provided another day to rest
As Jason Heyward went back to the right field wall on Tuesday night to attempt to rob Jayson Werth of the two-run homer that he hit off Kenshin Kawakami, I was half expecting to see the young phenom leap to... »
A review of the Grapefruit League opener
One game into the Braves exhibition season, Tommy Hanson has provided the reminder that he's a special talent and Martin Prado has already laced a couple of liners that provide indication that he can still hit with his slimmed-down frame. ... »
Odds and ends from a rainy Saturday
Rain prevented the Braves from doing the fielding and baserunning drills today. But Mother Nature wasn't able to prevent Jair Jurrjens from taking another step in the right direction with the 20-minute long toss session he completed in the soggy... »
Odds and ends from Day 2 in Braves camp
Before the Braves begin their workouts on this sunny Sunday morning in ESPN land, I figured I'd provide you a couple of light-hearted notes that have been gathered during the early days of this camp that is still awaiting the... »
Braves still not actively pursuing Damon
Well it looks like National Signing Day will conclude without Johnny Damon knowing where he's going to be playing this year. But it still certainly appears that Atlanta isn't in his immediate future. Instead of taking the negligent route of... »
Wren heading to Indy with a shorter shopping list
Now that we know that Tiger Woods wasn't slipping out in the middle of the night to take advantage of one of last week's door-buster sales, it's time to focus on the remaining shopping list that Braves general manager Frank... »
Barton clears waivers to make room for Hudson
Tim Hudson has been activated from the 60-day disabled list and the Braves made room for him on their 40-man roster by placing outfielder Brian Barton on waivers. Barton cleared waivers on Monday and was outrighted to the Triple-A Gwinnett... »
Braves once again attempt to break free from Marlins
Covering a Sunday night baseball game in Philadelphia and then experiencing the majority of your sleep on the flight to Ft. Lauderdale isn't exactly pleasurable. But arriving in your hotel room and gaining the joy created from the sight of... »
Hudson’s start pushed back one day
Nate McLouth's lingering left hamstring discomfort has forced Tim Hudson to wait one more day before returning to the Braves rotation. Braves manager Bobby Cox announced Sunday afternoon that Hudson will now pitch on Tuesday and Kawakami will start Monday's... »
