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Projecting the State of the NL East in 2015

By on May 22, 2013

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest in the National League East?

Currently, the title belongs to the Atlanta Braves, who are 4.5 games ahead of the Washington Nationals and 5.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies entering play Wednesday. But will that continue to be the case in 2015?

A lot can change in two years. 

Players might get hurt or become ineffective. Players might also improve or prospects might take the place of an expensive, injury-ridden veteran. Organizations might seek new leadership or they could slash payroll. We're looking at you, Miami ...

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And That Happened: Tuesday’s scores and highlights

By on May 22, 2013

Rockies 5, Diamondbacks 4: One of four games to require ten frames last night. This from the AP gamer: Reliever Matt Reynolds tried to outthink his former teammate, guess what pitch Wilin Rosario would be looking for and throw the opposite. Only, Rosario knew Reynolds was trying to get inside his head, so … Long story short, Rosario spent the last…
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Braves activate Jason Heyward, place Jordan Walden on DL

By on May 17, 2013

Jason Heyward is back from the disabled list after being out since April 21 following an emergency appendectomy. Heyward made it clear right away that he wasn’t going to rush back, targeting late-May, and ended up missing 23 games. Atlanta went 9-14 without Heyward after starting the season at 13-4, although considering he was hitting…
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Atlanta Braves: 5 Things We Learned Through the First Quarter of the Season

By on May 17, 2013

A red-hot start propelled the Atlanta Braves to the best record in baseball. Holding that distinction over the course of an entire season proved to be an unrealistic expectation.

Sitting in first place since Opening Day, Atlanta has staked a claim for its first division title since 2005. And they have done so in large part without all of the pieces at their disposal.

Several key players have missed significant time due to injury. Others have underperformed, while one in particular is enjoying a career-best season.

The club boasts an offense with plenty of fire power, but that comes with ...

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Jason Heyward could be activated as soon as Monday

By on May 9, 2013

While the Braves aren’t any closer to getting left-hander Jonny Venters back from an elbow injury, their lineup could receive a nice boost in the coming days. According to David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jason Heyward went 0-for-5 with a walk and three strikeouts today in his first minor league rehab game with Triple-A…
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Jason Heyward cleared to begin rehab assignment

By on May 8, 2013

Jason Heyward has been pretty pessimistic about his recovery from an appendectomy, but the Braves right fielder has been cleared to begin a minor-league rehab assignment. Carroll Rogers of the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that Heyward is scheduled to join the Triple-A team Thursday and play there through the weekend, at which point it’s possible…
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Tyler Pastornicky to Gwinnett: We’ll Miss the Atlanta Braves Slugger

By on May 7, 2013

When the Atlanta Braves took Brian McCann off the DL, they needed to clear a spot on the roster to make room for him. They decided to send infielder Tyler Pastornicky to the minors. I don't understand why no one is talking about this move. While Tyler makes his way back to Gwinnett, let's take a look at the stellar time he spent in Atlanta.

He was unable to win the backup infielder position in Spring Training. Braves management preferred the light-hitting Ramiro Pena instead. Even though Pastornicky spent time with Atlanta last year at shortstop and second ...

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Poll: Who Will Sign An Extension This May?

By on May 4, 2013

Let's start the weekend up with a poll. As MLBTR's Steve Adams noted recently, two young stars (Adam Jones and Miguel Montero) signed significant extensions during May of 2012. While there have not been significant rumblings about any similar deals recently, the Jones and Montero deals both sprung up with relatively little advance buzz: Jones said he was not aware of any talks with the Orioles just a month before his six-year, $85.5MM deal was inked. And the build up to Montero's five-year, $60MM extension consisted largely of the Diamondbacks' acknowledgement that the team was open ...

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Atlanta Braves: Grades for Every Player in April

By on April 30, 2013

The Atlanta Braves (16-9) have all but wrapped up the first month of the 2013 season.

Highs include a 10-game winning streak and a sweep of the National League East preseason favorite, Washington Nationals. The low point came over the weekend as the Detroit Tigers swept the Braves.The tough series with the Tigers knocked a few players' grades down a letter.

Here's a look at the April edition of every player's' grade in 2013.

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Atlanta Braves: Grades for Every Player in April

By on April 30, 2013

The Atlanta Braves (16-9) have all but wrapped up the first month of the 2013 season.

Highs include a 10-game winning streak and a sweep of the National League East preseason favorite, Washington Nationals. The low point came over the weekend as the Detroit Tigers swept the Braves.The tough series with the Tigers knocked a few players' grades down a letter.

Here's a look at the April edition of every player's' grade in 2013.

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