Feb. 14 was the date non-pitchers and catchers were to report to spring training for the Atlanta Braves. Here on March 15, we finally have a Jose Constanza sighting. The 29-year-old from the Dominican Republic has reported to camp according to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman and Atlanta Journal Constitution Braves writer David O’Brien. Constanza had been [...]
There have been a lot of changes in Atlanta Braves world going into this season but no change could be as big as the retirement of Chipper Jones. That left such a big hole at third base that it clearly seemed to be a no-win situation. No matter who stepped into the spot they wouldn’t [...]
General manager Frank Wren stated the goal this off-season was to make the Atlanta Braves younger and faster, and he clearly achieved that. In doing so, the Braves look to have one of the more potent National League lineups on paper. It also brings a major concern – will the Braves get on base enough? Besides staying [...]
Jonny Venters walked more batters consecutively in the sixth inning than Wednesday night’s starter, Kris Medlen, has in the entire spring training for the Atlanta Braves. After Venters recorded a groundout to begin the inning, he walked not one, not two, not even three but four straight batters to basically hand the Miami Marlins their [...]
I have already written a couple of articles about how well Julio Teheran is going to pitch this season for the Atlanta Braves. The bad season last year has taught him the pitching lesson of his career and will catapult him into prime-of-career type numbers this season. But anyone can make a prediction right? Well, [...]
They have the pitching, the hitting and the famous Davey Johnson as their manager. This is said to be Johnson’s final year of coaching so the Washington Nationals are already readying their victory speeches for a World Series title. There is only one problem with that. There are 162 games left to play and [...]
Julio Teheran looks more comfortable each time he takes the mound in this spring training. Teheran continued his impressive run by going five hitless innings in the Atlanta Braves‘ 10-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. He added six strikeouts (three looking) and the only blemish was two walks and a balk. Perhaps [...]
Jordan Schafer is back in an Atlanta Braves‘ uniform looking to make the most of his second stint with the organization. I doubt fans in Atlanta were dancing in the streets upon hearing of his return, but he still possesses the same talent that led him to the starting center field job in 2009. This [...]
Tyler Pastornicky‘s 2013 spring training has a much different feel than in 2012. The young Atlanta Braves shortstop was the leading candidate for the starting job a year ago and now finds himself in a battle to just make the 25-man roster. That’s a tough pill to swallow for a young player, but it appears [...]
Christian Bethancourt ranks as the No. 2 prospect in the Atlanta Braves‘ organization behind Julio Teheran according to MLB.com. His high potential comes from his elite MLB defensive skills combined with an improving bat. Baseball America rated him as the best defensive catcher in the organization three of the last four seasons. Can the 21-year-old [...]
