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Atlanta Braves Exercise Option on Eric Hinske
October 31st, 2011 at 11:27 PM
In lieu of the Atlanta Braves trading Derek Lowe and cutting ties with Nate McLouth, the club will bring back Eric Hinske to come off the bench for 2012. ***PHOTO1*** The Braves announced Monday that they would exercise Hinske's $1.5 million club option for the 2012 season. Hinske, 34,  hit .233 with 10 homers...

Atlanta Braves May Look to Add Mark DeRosa to Bench
October 30th, 2011 at 10:42 PM
With the Atlanta Braves looking to add depth via free agency, it may make sense for them to pursue former Brave Mark DeRosa. ***PHOTO1*** In an effort to shore up reserve infielders, the Braves may be in need of someone with more flexibility than the not-so-sure-handed Brooks Conrad, who also saw his...

Atlanta Braves to Buyout Nate McLouth’s Club Option
October 29th, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Nate McLouth will soon see the end of his tenure with the Atlanta Braves, mlb.com reports. ***PHOTO1*** The seven-year veteran, who struggled mightily over his last two seasons, has a club option for $10.65 million in 2012 with a $1.25 million buyout. Already having lost time due to the acquisition of Michael...

Brain McCann, Craig Kimbrel Named to the Sporting News All-Star Team
October 28th, 2011 at 8:34 AM
The accolades keep coming for Craig Kimbrel, who was elected along with Brian McCann to the Sporting News National League All-Star team. ***PHOTO1*** Already having been named TSN's NL Rookie of the Year, Kimbrel earned the only spot for a reliever on the team with his Major League rookie record 46 saves and...

Craig Kimbrel Wins the Sporting News National League Rookie of the Year
October 26th, 2011 at 9:05 PM
For the second year in a row, the Atlanta Braves have produced a The Sporting News' National League Rookie of the Year. ***PHOTO1*** Following Jason Heyward winning the award in 2010, Craig Kimbrel was voted as the NL's best rookie for 2011 by a jury of 289 Major Leaguers. Kimbrel set a Major...

Craig Kimbrel, Freddie Freeman Nominated for Players Choice Awards
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:39 PM
The Atlanta Braves' Craig Kimbrel and Freddie Freeman are finalists for the National League's Outstanding Rookie for the 2011 Players Choice Awards. ***PHOTO1*** Major League players voted in September for the Players Choice Awards, and the winners will be announced on MLB Network on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. Kimbrel set the Major...

Chipper Jones Favors Jamie Dismuke for Atlanta Braves Hitting Coach Job
October 15th, 2011 at 8:57 PM
In a recent interview with mlb.com, Chipper Jones was very blunt about the fact that he would like to see the Atlanta Braves hire Jamie Dismuke as the team's new hitting coach. ***PHOTO1*** Dismuke has been Triple-A Gwinnett's hitting coach since 2009 and had previously done the same job in the Cincinnati...

MRI Shows Jason Heyward Will not Require Surgery
October 11th, 2011 at 11:16 PM
While gaining distance from a severe sophomore slump, an MRI revealed that Atlanta Braves right fielder Jason Heyward had no structural damage in his troublesome right shoulder and will not require surgery. ***PHOTO1*** Heyward's shoulder began bothering him in mid-March, and he eventually went on the disabled list in May for three weeks....

For Atlanta Braves, Trading Mark Teixeira May not Have Been a Bad Thing
October 4th, 2011 at 8:36 AM
One of the most lauded transactions by the Atlanta Braves in the past five years was the decision in 2008 to trade Mark Teixeira to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim just a year after the Braves acquired him for top rated prospects from the Texas Rangers. ***PHOTO1*** While most of the...

Fredi Gonzalez: Atlanta Braves Needed Jonny Venters, Craig Kimbrel in Tight Games
October 3rd, 2011 at 8:21 AM
With the Atlanta Braves watching the 2011 postseason from home, Fredi Gonzalez can do all the thinking in the world about what he may or may not have done differently during the season to prevent their September collapse. Gonzalez seems torn about his heavy use of rookies Jonny Venters and Craig...

Tommy Hanson Cuts Short Instructional League Start, Peter Moylan Has Torn Rotator Cuff
September 24th, 2011 at 8:45 AM
The Atlanta Braves received a double dose of bad news for their pitching staff again Friday, when Peter Moylan was diagnosed with a torn labrum and rotator cuff, and when Tommy Hanson exited his instructional league start after only two innings due to shoulder soreness. ***PHOTO1*** Moylan, who was out from April...

Chipper Jones Excused from Atlanta Braves for Son’s Surgery
September 21st, 2011 at 8:07 PM
Chipper Jones returned to Atlanta on Wednesday for a non-emergency surgery for one of his sons, ajc.com reports. Though the Atlanta Braves divulged no details, Fredi Gonzalez did say that the absence had been preapproved a couple of weeks ago, resulting in Martin Prado moving to third base and Jose Constanza...

Tommy Hanson Ready for Start in Instructional League
September 17th, 2011 at 5:14 PM
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Tommy Hanson is now ready for a start in Orlando in the instructional league after his third bullpen session this week, ajc.com reports. Hanson, who has not pitched since Aug. 6 due to inflammation in his rotator cuff, said he felt alright after his 30-pitch bullpen session. “Felt...

Tommy Hanson’s Return Pushed Back, Peter Moylan to Start Rehab
August 19th, 2011 at 8:45 AM
It turns out Tommy Hanson will not return for the Atlanta Braves against the Chicago Cubs after all. The right-hander said he no longer feels discomfort in his right shoulder is no longer there, but it is not to the point where he is able to effectively pitch. "I threw today...

Brian McCann to Start Rehab Games Friday; Tommy Hanson Diagnosed with Tendinitis (Again)
August 10th, 2011 at 11:33 PM
Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann is expected to start a rehab stint with Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday. The All-Star starter is expected to start either two or three games before being activated from the disabled list. McCann has been out since July 26 with a strained left oblique. He may be...

Atlanta Braves Send Tommy Hanson Back to Atlanta to Evaluate Shoulder
August 10th, 2011 at 8:08 AM
Already having spent two weeks on the disabled list in June with shoulder tendonitis, the Atlanta Braves have sent Tommy Hanson back to Atlanta to have his sore right shoulder evaluated. "When a pitcher, athlete or baseball player comes to you and says, 'I don't feel good,' I think you need...

Freddie Freeman Named National League Rookie of the Month
August 5th, 2011 at 9:23 AM
Freddie Freeman rode an 18-game hitting streak to being named the National League's Rookie of the Month for the month of July. ***PHOTO1*** The Atlanta Braves' first baseman compiled a 362 batting average and a .433 on-base percentage in 27 games during the month and led rookies in home runs (six) and runs scored (17),...

Injured Chipper Jones to Continue Pinch-Hitting; Anthony Varvaro Called up to Relieve Bullpen
July 28th, 2011 at 9:21 PM
Chipper Jones will continue pinch-hitting duties for the next few days as he nurses a strained right quadriceps. Jones, who strained the quadriceps his first game back after arthroscopic knee surgery, will miss his own bobblehead night Thursday. The Atlanta Braves also called up Anthony Varvaro from Triple-A Gwinnett to give the bullpen...

Jordan Schafer Diagnosed with Broken Finger, not Headed for Disabled List; Wilkin Ramirez Optioned to Minors
July 25th, 2011 at 9:36 PM
X-rays taken Monday on Jordan Schafer's jammed middle finger revealed a chip fracture. The 24-year-old outfielder, however, is unlikely to see the disabled list. Schafer took some swings and threw some in the indoor batting cages at Turner Field before the Atlanta Braves started their four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates....

Chipper Jones to Come Off Disabled List, Play Monday
July 25th, 2011 at 8:49 AM
Chipper Jones will meet his target return date afterall. The veteran third baseman's surgically repaired right knee showed no discomfort during Jones' brief rehab stint with Class-A Rome over the weekend. He played five innings at third base on Sunday, drawing a walk, singling and hitting a sacrifice fly. ***PHOTO1*** "I talked to...