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What Wagner brings to Braves

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

The Braves have their closer, and Capitol Avenue Club tells us what it all means: Overall, I don't...

Blog | December 02, 2009

Digging into Cy balloting

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...s Dan Haren third. Law voted for Lincecum, Atlanta's Javier Vazquez and Wainwright in third. Those...Vazquez. Just as obviously, Law cost the Atlanta Braves $70,000. Also obviously, neither Carroll nor Law...

Blog | November 19, 2009

Hudson adds to Braves' depth

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...a deeper group of starting pitchers than the Atlanta Braves? As David O'Brien reports, it looks like...

Blog | October 29, 2009

Feeling for the Unluckiest Man Alive

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...starts (21) since his 29 appearances with the Atlanta Braves in 2004. Here's a dirty little...

Blog | September 16, 2009

Looking for some stretch drama

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...team was able to put together two good halves. You might be surprised to know that the Braves have played .589 ball since the break-fourth in the NL-behind their superb starting rotation. Unfortunately...

Blog | September 16, 2009

Braves' Heyward no Francoeur

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...about 2009's Player of the Year: ATLANTA-The parallels between players are impossible to miss...yet it doesn't take long for Braves officials to try and distance Jason Heyward from...

Blog | September 11, 2009

Might No. 1 prospect help Braves?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...finish line? In the minds of many in Braves Nation, it's wasting time to have...the obvious finish line is right field in Atlanta. "It's just a matter of...

Blog | August 11, 2009

Better to be good than lucky at shortstop

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...his salary and was promptly traded to the Atlanta Braves for Andy Marte (with the Red Sox responsible...

Blog | August 05, 2009

Watch out for the Braves

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

As Mark Bradley writes, suddenly these Braves are looking like contenders: I'm starting...where I was in the spring. The 2009 Atlanta Braves. A wild-card team. Only three back...

Blog | July 23, 2009

Mets and Braves swap RFs

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...that they have traded Ryan Church to the Braves for Jeff Francoeur. Like Church in New York, Francoeur was no longer in favor in Atlanta, hitting .250 with five home runs and 35...

Blog | July 10, 2009

Committees do get things done!

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...one has cried heresy. The first is the Atlanta Braves. They don't have a winning record...

Blog | July 10, 2009

Has Frenchy finally lost his job?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...you're probably not long for these Braves. Last week Kelly Johnson went from being the...of two homegrown players who've been Atlanta Braves since 2004 going, "Gulp.” --snip...

Blog | July 07, 2009

Does Glavine have legit beef?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Glavine is considering filing a grievance against the Atlanta Braves over his release Wednesday, as originally reported on...

Blog | June 06, 2009

Podcast: Baseball Today

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Wednesday was a busy day for the Braves as they made a trade and released Tom Glavine. Eric Karabell and Peter Pascarelli hit on those...

Blog | June 04, 2009

McLouth bolsters Braves

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...just love deals like this:  McLouth The Braves acquired All-Star center fielder Nate McLouth from...leaguers on Wednesday, a move to beef up Atlanta's offense in hopes of contending in...

Blog | June 04, 2009