Jair Francoise Jurrjens

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 29, 1986 in Santa Maria, Curacao
High School:
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 15, 2007 (Age 21)   vs. CLE 7.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L
Teams (by GP): Braves/Tigers/Orioles 2007-2013
2013 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible (Super 2) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 4.142, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Scott Boras [*]
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• 5/20 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: FanGraphs.com’s JD Sussman Thinks Kevin Gausman Is Major League Ready: With Wei-Yin Chen and Miguel Gonzalez on the disabled list, the Baltimore Orioles starting rotation has been exposed and they’ve...
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• 5/19 Jays Journal: AL Feast Week 9: Down Goes David Price Edition (19/05/2013): Here at Jays Journal we like to keep you up to date with breaking news, statistical analysis and opinion pieces on the players,...
• 5/19 Birds Watcher: Another blown save dooms the O’s: Jair Jurrjens became the 10th pitcher to start for the Baltimore Orioles in 2013 yesterday afternoon at the yard against Tampa....
• 5/18 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Nolan Reimold Is Injured Again: “But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, expect death, taxes and Nolan Reimold on the disabled list.”...
• 5/18 Birds Watcher: Orioles having pitching wOes: The Baltimore Orioles this morning find themselves in the rare position of having lost three straight games in 2013. I suppose...
• 5/18 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Saturday: May 18, 2013: Ten correct picks out of fifteen is nothing to sneeze at. But I still have to laugh at picking the Marlins to win. Heh. What...
• 5/17 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Top AAA Starting Pitchers: Drew Pomeranz is making a strong case for the Rockies to give him a shot. He is 4-10 with a 5.01 ERA in 26 career MLB starts,...
• 5/16 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: BSR Podcast: Rich Herrera And Steve Melewski: This week on the BSR Podcast, the guys preview the Orioles series with the Rays with Rich Herrera from 98.7 The Fan in Tampa Bay...
• 5/15 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Baltimore seeking top starting pitcher: The Baltimore Orioles’ winning ways have carried over from last season, as the team is currently in the mix for the top spot...
• 5/14 Baseball News Source: Wei-Yin Chen To The DL, Jair Jurrjens Called Up For Orioles: The Baltimore Orioles placed left-hander Wei-Yin Chen  on the 15 day disabled list with the right oblique strain. In  his last...
• 5/14 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Jurrjens, Orioles, Yankees, Blue Jays: As Curtis Granderson gets set to return to the Yankees lineup, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com writes that the club surprisingly...
• 5/14 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Orioles Turn To Jair Jurrjens To Make Saturday’s Start: Jair Jurrjens come on down. You’re the next contestant in the Baltimore Orioles starting rotation. Jurrjens will replace...
• 5/14 Baseballhotcorner.com: The Baltimore Orioles’ Rotation… Now What?: With an already average starting rotation at the beginning of the year, the Baltimore Orioles could hardly afford to lose many...
• 5/14 Birds Watcher: Orioles open a big homestand: After what seems like an eternity on the road, the Baltimore Orioles are finally coming home for a somewhat extended period of...
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• 5/13 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Orioles Lose Their Best Starter To Oblique Strain: Bad news for Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen. The lefty is headed to the disabled list with a right oblique strain according to...
• 5/13 MLBTradeRumors: Minor League Pitchers With Out Clauses Nearing: When players with significant Major League experience settle for minor league contracts, it's commonplace for these deals to contain...
• 5/13 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Another series win but a possible loss: After what seemed like forever for fans of the Baltimore Orioles, the Birds finally won a series finale yesterday. Many fans had...
• 5/12 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: The Rotating Rotation: ro·ta·tion [roh-tey-shuhn] noun … 1. the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.   2. a regularly recurring succession....
• 5/12 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Orioles, Yankees, Romero: The home run by the Athletics' Adam Rosales that never was on Wednesday could become the shot heard around the world in the debate...
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Facing Roster Decisions On Wada, Jurrjens: The Orioles will soon face roster decisions on left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada and right-hander Jair Jurrjens, writes Roch Kubatko...
• 5/10 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Top AAA Starting Pitchers: If the Baltimore Orioles can get Jair Jurrjens to pitch like he did for the Atlanta Braves from 2008-2011 they will have a serious...
• 5/9 Jays Journal: May 8 Minor League Report: All four Blue Jays affiliates lost today in what was a rough day for starting pitchers across the organization. Buffalo Bisons...
• 5/6 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Orioles Plan To Convert Zach Clark Into Organization’s Third Knuckleballer: Local arm Zach Clark cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Double-A Bowie after making his major league debut on May 1 with...
• 5/1 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Checking Up On The Orioles Minors Leagues: 4/30: One month in the books and the Orioles are 16-11 and hanging around the top of the division. Playing really well on their first...

• 4/27 The Bleacher Blues: Tides v Mud Hens: Getting ready to leave to see my favorite MILB team, the Toledo Mud Hens. This is my favorite part of the Tides schedule, when...
• 4/22 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Orioles Would Be Foolish To Give Up On Jake Arrieta: Jake Arrieta was brutally honest with the media about his rough start on Sunday. “Really feel like the Dodgers didn’t...
• 4/18 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Orioles Rotation Isn’t Built To Pitch Deep Into Games, Stop Worrying About It: There appears to be a growing concern about the Orioles starters only pitching into the fifth or sixth inning over their first...
• 4/15 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Orioles Minor League Report – April 14: To keep everyone that doesn’t have time to check in with whats going on in the Orioles minor league system very often in...
• 4/14 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Checking In With The Minors – 4/14: To keep everyone that doesn’t have time to check in with whats going on in the Orioles minor league system very often in...
• 4/13 The Bleacher Blues: Norfolk Tides v Gwinnett Braves Pre-Game Report: Tonight, the Norfolk Tides are hosting the Gwinnett Braves. This will be my first Tides game of the season, and my third ever...
• 4/8 Seedlings to Stars: April 6th Honor Roll: Ben Alsup and Jeremy Baltz: No fewer than six batters in the minors had four or more hits during Saturday’s games. The best performance at the plate...
• 4/7 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Jesse Hahn, Jake Floethe Shine As Stone Crabs Take No-Hitter Into 9th: The past six years, teams across baseball have been envious of the Rays’ seemingly endless supply of quality young pitching...

• 3/29 Birds Watcher: Reflections on Orioles Spring Training 2013: Now that the spring training season for 2013 is 99% complete, let me reflect back upon these weeks that really went by quickly....
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• 3/23 Birds Watcher: Fifth starter derby remains wide open:   Jake Arrieta‘s 6-inning, scoreless stint Wednesday added another wrinkle to the fifth-starter derby down in Sarasota,...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Beltway Notes: Wieters, Jurrjens, Gonzalez, Rizzo: One Scott Boras client created a tense moment for another today as Prince Fielder lined a ball off the left hand of Stephen ...
• 3/20 Birds Watcher: Ranking Orioles Starting Pitching in Various Categories: Ranking Orioles Starting Pitching in Various Categories Everyone knew it was going to be a difficult but interesting challenge...
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• 3/18 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Not Among Worst Traders: Charlie Wilmoth at MLBtraderumors has put together a list (and a poll) of the most lopsided trades in recent baseball history....
• 3/18 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Johnson makes it tough on Showalter: The Baltimore Orioles are trying to work out a starting rotation by this time in two weeks, however the guys that are vying for...
• 3/17 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: AL Preview: New Beasts in the East Edition: With Spring Training underway throughout baseball, we will take a look at the offseason moves made by the other American League...
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• 3/16 Baseball Jerks: Baltimore Orioles 2013 Preview: The Orioles underwent the biggest turnaround in the Majors last year, winning 93 games and making the ALDS after winning just...
• 3/15 mlbreports.com : Baltimore Orioles Player Roster In 2013: State Of The Union Updated Mar.15: Like us on Facebook here Friday March 15, 2013 By Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Writer): 2012 was a breakout year for the Baltimore...
• 3/10 Motor City Bengals: Everyone Already Tired of Porcello Trade Talk: Word is out that Rick Porcello is sick of hearing (or talking) about trades and the competition for Tigers’ 5th starter....
• 3/8 Camden Depot: Jair Jurrjens and Brian Matusz' Future: The Orioles have signed former Braves pitcher Jair Jurrjens, who becomes the tenth realistic candidate for the Orioles' starting...
• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Eyeing Dodgers Starters: The Orioles are among the teams eyeing Aaron Harang, and he’s not the only Dodgers starter who has captured the attention of...
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• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Red Sox, Ichiro, Jeter, Orioles: MLBTR’s offseason in review series is just getting started, but the AL East is now complete. Click here to see how the Yankees,...
• 3/5 Rays Colored Glasses: AL East Weekly Roundup: Looking At Roster Depth And 2013 Rebound Candidates: This week’s edition of the AL East Weekly Roundup we will take a brief look at each teams search for roster depth as spring...
• 3/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles added outfield depth and bolstered their bench this winter. Yet Dan Duquette’s second offseason as the club’s...

• 2/26 Braves Journal: Where Do We Go From Here? 2012.7 Other Starting Pitching Possibilities (by W.C.G.): Is it time to repurpose the old acronym TINSTAAPP (There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect)? Maybe what we really mean is...
• 2/25 Birds Watcher: Orioles 1-0 in one run games in Grapefruit League play: The 2012 Baltimore Orioles were noted for their ability to win close games, mostly of the one-run variety. If game two of spring...
• 2/25 Birds Watcher: Robinson trade pays early dividends for the O’s: Following an off season in which the Baltimore Orioles were criticized by national media and by many fans for the moves they didn’t...
• 2/20 Full Spectrum Baseball: Jair Jurrjens And The 2013 Orioles: If anything the 2012 Orioles showed the world , or at the least the part of it that pays attention to baseball, that in baseball...
• 2/20 Call to the Pen: World Baseball Classic: With a Few MLB Players, Pool B is Wide Open: Pool B features a smattering of current and former MLB talent in what might be the most wide open pool of the first round. Each...
• 2/19 Tomahawk Take: Playing Pepper 2013: Atlanta Braves: **The words of the guys at cardinal70.com from bloggers Leslie Koerdt (SIOYL), William Tasker (FF) and myself (TT)** For the fifth...
• 2/18 Braves Journal: J.R. Graham: I’m Trying Not to Sound Like Eeyore: J.R. Graham is certainly the Braves’ hottest prospect, and some analysts are even beginning to suggest that he might be...
• 2/18 Baseball News Source: National League: Projected Platoons for 2013: With the ever rising cost of offense, more and more teams are looking to platoons as low-cost, high-reward options. The platoon...
• 2/17 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 2/10/13 - 2/16/13: With Spring Training now in full swing, let's take a look back at the week that was here at MLBTR... Felix Hernandez officially...
• 2/16 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Cherington, Lind, Jurrjens: Here's the latest news and stories making headlines around the AL East... Red Sox GM Ben Cherington says that he does not...
• 2/16 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Pitching or hitting?: Exactly one week from today the Baltimore Orioles will take the field in a game for the first time in 2013, against the Minnesota...
• 2/16 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Yankees, Hughes, Zimmermann, Mets: As the Yankees and Phil Hughes negotiated their one-year, $7.15MM deal for 2013, the topic of an extension hardly came up, writes...
• 2/16 The Baseball Continuum: Early WBC news for Feb. 16, 2013: It’s time again for World Baseball Classic news! Go below the jump for the latest: Jose De La Torre, a reliever for the...
• 2/16 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Buck-up time in O's land: The 2012 season saw a resurgence in Orioles' baseball as the team made the playoffs for the first time since 1997, and MGT...
• 2/16 MLB Injury News: Baltimore Orioles officially sign Jair Jurrjens: The Baltimore Orioles reached an agreement with starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens earlier this offseason, but finalization of the...
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Sign Jair Jurrjens: The Orioles have officially signed Jair Jurrjens to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training,...
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Red Sox, Duquette, Escobar, LaRoche: John Lackey's new slim physique marks one of the many signs that the Red Sox organization has taken a step toward rebuilding...
• 2/15 Tomahawk Take: Jordan Schafer: Don’t Turn the Page Just Yet:   A few years ago, the Atlanta Braves had a surging young superstar in the making in their lineup.  The guy was a spark...
• 2/14 Full Spectrum Baseball: Potential New Homes For Kyle LohseMuch has been written about free-agent starter Kyle Lohse remaining unsigned as pitchers and catchers report....
• 2/13 Full Spectrum Baseball: Potential New Homes For Kyle LohseMuch has been written about free-agent starter Kyle Lohse remaining unsigned as pitchers and catchers report....
• 2/12 Birds Watcher: The unofficial end of Winter: Pitchers and catchers report: The economic news has come so fast and furious in the last week leading up to the official report date for Spring Training, you...
• 2/9 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Freese, Podsednik, Jurrjens, Goldschmidt: Yesterday, the Cardinals avoided arbitration with David Freese on a one-year, $3.15MM deal, which took care of all of their unsigned...
• 2/9 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Jair Jurrjens deal falling through?: The Baltimore Orioles reached a one-year agreement with free agent Jair Jurrjens earlier this offseason, but that deal is at...
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Saunders, Jurrjens, Johnson: The Mariners agreed to sign Joe Saunders yesterday, which means the left-hander won’t be returning to Baltimore. Saunders and...
• 2/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Baltimore Orioles hope Jair Jurrjens returns to elite form: A few days before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, Dan Duquette is still adding pitching depth. Since December,...
• 2/6 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Rays, Scott, Orioles, Jurrjens: Here's a look at news out of the American League East.. Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun (on Twitter) hears that Luke Scott...
• 2/2 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Bourn, Lohse, Hendrickson, Hunter: As February gets underway, Michael Bourn still stands as the best available free agent on the open market.  Jim Bowden of ESPN.com...

• 1/30 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Baltimore still pursuing Joe Saunders: Even after signing free agent right-hander Jair Jurrjens, the Baltimore Orioles continue to pursue left-hander Joe Saunders,...
• 1/30 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Saunders, White Sox, Konerko, Prospects: Rangers shortstop Jurickson Profar tops MLB.com's list of the top 100 prospects in baseball for 2013.  Profar has been the subject...
• 1/29 Tomahawk Take: 2013 Early Projections: Position #1 PART 1: In this first part of the early 2013 projections we will dive into the starting pitcher position for the Atlanta Braves.  Obviously,...
• 1/28 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/20/13 - 1/26/13: Here's the top news and stories that made headlines this past week at MLBTR... The Braves and Diamondbacks officially agreed...
• 1/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jair Jurrjens considering pitching in WBC: Baltimore Orioles SP Jair Jurrjens expects to speak to team officials this week regarding the possibility of pitching in the World...[+] Baseball Classic, after he arrives in Baltimore to take his physical. The Curacao native said he is '50/50' about pitching for the Netherlands.
• 1/26 MetsToday.com: No Qualms for Mets: Oops, spell check doesn’t work on headlines. What I meant to say was “no QUALLS for Mets.” Chad Qualls agreed...
• 1/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jair Jurrjens healthy: Baltimore Orioles SP Jair Jurrjens (knee, quadriceps) has already thrown seven bullpen sessions this winter while working out...[+] in Florida, and he said he's fully healthy heading into spring training. Jurrjens said the weakness in his right quadriceps limited his power last season, which caused a drop in velocity. 'So far it's going well. (I'm) seeing a lot of improvement, and we're working on a game plan for me to do during the season to stay healthy and help the team,' Jurrjens said. He hasn't dealt with any aches and pains in his knee this offseason and has been able to run and do squats without problems. Jurrjens isn't interested in contributing in a relief role for the Orioles, though.
• 1/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jair Jurrjens has optionsBaltimore Orioles SP Jair Jurrjens has two minor league options remaining....[+] Baltimore Orioles SP Jair Jurrjens has two minor league options remaining.
• 1/25 MLB Injury News: Jair Jurrjens Signs With Orioles: For a brief period, Jair Jurrjens was one of the best pitchers in the game.  Unfortunately, he regressed, got injured, and...
• 1/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jair Jurrjens signed: The Baltimore Orioles have signed free agent SP Jair Jurrjens (Braves). The one-year contract includes a $1.5 million base salary...[+] with another $2.5 million in incentives. Jurrjens, 26, was non-tendered by the Braves earlier this offseason. He pitched to a 6.89 ERA with nearly as many walks (18) as strikeouts (19) in 48 1/3 innings for Atlanta last season, one year after posting a 2.96 ERA and being named to the NL All-Star team.
• 1/24 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Agree To Sign Jair Jurrjens: The Orioles have agreed to sign Jair Jurrjens to a one-year, $1.5MM Major League contract that could be worth as much as $4MM...
• 1/23 mlbreports.com : Top MLB Free Agents Still Available:: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday January 23rd, 2013 By Jordan Gluck (Prospects/Baseball Operations Correspondent) The offseason...
• 1/22 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Kevin Correia Rage: The local Minnesota Twins finally signed a starting pitcher!  Fans have been clamoring for the team to do this very thing,...
• 1/19 The Baseball Continuum: WBC Roster Analysis: The Netherlands: What, did you expect me to do the Dominican Republic first after I did Team USA? Well, sorry to disappoint, as I’m focusing...
• 1/18 Tomahawk Take: Braves Free Agent and Arbitration Followup: Back in October I posted the free agent and arbitration list review with my projections. With the arbitration season in full flow...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Soriano, Morse, Jaso, Upton: On this date in 2002, Scott Rolen became the highest paid player in Phillies history. The third baseman signed a one-year contract...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Interested in Jair JurrjensThe Colorado Rockies are interested in free-agent SP Jair Jurrjens (Braves)....[+] The Colorado Rockies are interested in free-agent SP Jair Jurrjens (Braves).
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Giants, Byrd, Reyes, Jurrjens: As arbitration eligible players around MLB agree to terms with their respective teams, be sure to use MLBTR’s Arbitration Tracker....
• 1/11 Mets360.com: At what point should the Mets be interested in Michael Bourn?: In the past four years, Michael Bourn has been a very productive player. He had his best year yet in 2012, posting a 6.4 fWAR,...
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• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Padres, Orioles, Rockies, Phillies: The Orioles showed serious interest in Justin Upton before talks with the Diamondbacks sputtered, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports...
• 1/4 MetsToday.com: Free Agents Left on Scrap Heap: Pitchers: We’ve covered position players left on the scrap heap, and now it’s time to look at pitchers still swimming around...
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• 12/31 Chicken Friars: Morosi Reports The Padres Still Have Shopping To Do: When I saw Fox Sports writer Jon Paul Morosi suggested that the Padres needed to shop more, I chuckled a little bit. Of course,...
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• 12/23 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #5 – Post Winter Meetings: How long can the Rays hold onto an arm like Shields Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition is a new weekly...
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• 12/17 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Knuckler to the AL East?: If the reports of a potential R.A. Dickey trade to Toronto are true, the Baltimore Orioles’ path back to the postseason...
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• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings In Review: American League: We covered the National League earlier, now it's time to go over the American League's activity at the winter meetings.. Angels: The...
• 12/6 Phillies Nation: Revere the First Step to a Successful Offseason?: Raise your hand if you thought Ruben Amaro‘s first big move of the offseason would be trading for Ben Revere. Over at CSNPhilly.com,...
• 12/5 Call to the Pen: Twins Seeking Multiple Starting Pitchers: The Minnesota Twins have lost better than 95 games in each of the past two seasons and the biggest saboteur of their success...
• 12/5 Chicken Friars: When Trash Becomes Treasure: A Look At Non-Tendered Players: I don’t know about all of you beautiful readers, but I am looking for a deal. If I find something for 20% off, I wonder...
• 12/4 Baseball News Source: With Russell Martin Signed – Pirates Look to Add More Players – But Who?: Can the Pirates add more free agents this winter The Pittsburgh Pirates shocked many last week when they signed free agent catcher...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Latest From The NL Central: A few NL Central free agent targets were identified today, as the Brewers and Cubs are in on Jason Grilli among other relievers,...
• 12/3 mlbreports.com : Braves Selling Low on Hanson and Jurrjens: Moneyball Ain’t Alive in Atlanta People: Monday December 3rd, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:   I was thinking back this week to one of my fave articles from this past year. Being...
• 12/3 Puckett's Pond: Winter Meetings: Hope: Highlighted by Denard Span being traded to the Nationals, there hasn’t been much of anything to give Twins fans any glimmer...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Dickey, Hamilton, Ichiro, Yankees: Here's a look at the some of the news out of the AL and NL East: R.A. Dickey told reporters, including Jon Paul Morosi...
• 12/2 Seedlings to Stars: Notable Non-Tenders: Thirty seven players joined the free agent ranks over the course of the day Friday, after failing to receive contracts from their...
• 12/1 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Rumors in Advance of Winter Meetings: From Monday through Thursday, December 3-6, baseball owners, executives, agents and writers will converge on Nashville for the...
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• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Notable Non-Tendered Players: The non-tender deadline passed at midnight ET last night, and more than 30 new free agents hit the open market after their teams...
• 12/1 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros have plenty of options after non-tendered deadline passes: Well, the Stros had options regardless but the pool of available players, especially arms, got a bit bigger after last night....
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• 12/1 The Baseball Haven: Top Non-Tendered Talent: November 30 is the last day to offer a contract to arbitration-eligible players, and if team’s are uninterested in doing...
• 12/1 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Non-Tender Contracts To Three Players: With last night being the non-tender deadline across major league baseball, there were bound to be a few strange moves around...
• 12/1 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #4 – Non -Tendered Players: Baltimore’s Mark Reynolds was among the list of non-tendered players today Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove...

• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Two non-tendered: The Atlanta Braves non-tendered SP Jair Jurrjens and RP Peter Moylan Friday, Nov. 30, making them free agents. Atlanta could...[+] choose to re-sign Moylan to a minor league deal, but Jurrjens won't be back.
• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: National League Non-Tenders: Here are today’s National League non-tenders. All decisions must be in by 11pm CDT tonight. Be sure to track all tender decisions...
• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Braves To Non-Tender Jurrjens, Moylan: The Braves will non-tender starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens and relief pitcher Peter Moylan, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...
• 11/27 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Keppinger, Soriano, Dodgers, Orioles: The latest links from around MLB... The Cubs, Diamondbacks and Rays are bidding for free agent infielder Jeff Keppinger...
• 11/27 Motor City Bengals: Reviewing The Detroit Tigers Recent Trades: I’m only going to go back a few years here – no need to drag up that Jair Jurrjens giveaway or crow about getting...
• 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Tracker: Players on 40-man rosters with at least two years and 139 days of Major League service and less than six full years are considered...
• 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: GMs Talk Starting Pitching Depth: Every team needs starting pitching depth, but few teams have enough of it. Given the expected cost of free agent pitching, the...
• 11/21 Puckett's Pond: Off-season Rumor-Mongering from Speculation City: Once the playoffs end, rumors begin.  Right now, all teams have the same record.  Twins fans are in a place where rumors are...
• 11/20 Braves Journal: Where Do We Go From Here? 2012.4 Other Starting Pitchers (by bledsoe): A few days ago, I previewed the likely top five in the Braves’ starting rotation on Opening Day. Here are other starting...
• 11/9 Motor City Bengals: Anibal Sanchez’s Contract Demands: Recently Jon Paul Morosi reported that Anibal Sanchez has set his contract parameters: somewhere around 6 years and $90 million....
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Jurrjens, Dickey, Blue Jays, Dodgers: Wednesday night linkage.. Braves pitcher Jair Jurrjens is drawing some trade interest, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. ...
• 11/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens drawing trade interest: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens is drawing some trade interest. He finished the season healthy, but is not guaranteed a spot in...[+] the team's deep rotation heading into 2013.
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Atlanta Braves: The Braves will seek outfield depth and determine how to replace Chipper Jones in the coming months. Guaranteed Contracts Dan...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Atlanta Braves: The Braves are next in our 2013 Arbitration Eligibles series.  Matt Swartz's salary projections are below. First time: Tommy...
• 11/1 Tomahawk Take: Braves Short Takes: Not much happening right now so here’s some news rumors and gossip with a Braves connection.   Tom Glavine’s nemesis...

• 10/30 Tomahawk Take: Braves Free Agent and Arbitration List Review: Braves Lineup Will Get a Minor Shake up in 2013 Here’s a quick list of the Braves who became free agents today courtesy MLBTR....
• 10/25 Tomahawk Take: 2012 Review: Mike Minor: Before the 2012 season, Mike Minor was offended that he had to earn his way into the rotation.  After a great spring, his first...
• 10/24 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 10 Shaky Pitchers That You Can Never Afford to Bench Revisted: In February we ran a series of predictive posts as a Countdown to the 2012 fantasy baseball season. Those predictions have come...
• 10/20 Tomahawk Take: 2012 Review: Tommy Hanson: It was a rough 2012 for Tommy Hanson.  All the warning signs were shown last year, and after his shoulder problems late in the...
• 10/13 Tomahawk Take: 2012 Review: Gwinnett Braves: Minor league reviews will start today with the AAA Gwinnett Braves.  It was a tough year for Gwinnett, finishing in last place...
• 10/12 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Extend Frank Wren: Five years into Frank Wren's tenure as the Braves' general manager, the team continues contending on an annual basis. Wren will...
• 10/9 MLBTradeRumors: Wren Talks Bourn, Free Agency, Catchers, Hanson: The Braves' season ended in a game that will be remembered for a controversial call last week, as did the likely Hall of Fame...
• 10/8 Tomahawk Take: Braves Financial Obligations For 2013: It is time to start the offseason posts, and money is the crux of most personnel decisions.  The Braves are no longer the high-payroll...
• 10/4 Philly Phanatics: Wildcard showdowns: Ron Opher previews Friday's one-game, winner-take-all wildcard games in the NL and AL, even giving a script for each game's story....
• 10/2 Crashburn Alley: The League of Extraordinary Nobodies: As a fan, perhaps the biggest drawback of rooting for a team, both besieged by injuries and experiencing a talent drought at the...
• 10/1 Braves Journal: Pirates 2, Braves 1: Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates – Box Score – October 1, 2012 Breaking news alert: we’re not gonna win...

• 9/29 Braves Journal: Mets 3, Braves 1: New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 28, 2012 Maybe… Maybe if the Phillies hadn’t...
• 9/25 PaulLebowitz.com: National League East—2012 Present and 2013 Future: Click to read about the AL East, Central, and West. Here’s the NL East. — Washington Nationals For some it’s a validation...
• 9/20 The Baseball Haven: Not Medlen Around on the Mound: Kris Medlen turns 27 in October and it would be easy to say that the Atlanta Braves have not taken advantage of the talent that...
• 9/19 mlbreports.com : Why Kris Medlen Is The Braves X-Factor For Postseason Success: Wednesday September 19th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: Ever heard of a pitcher named Kris Medlen? By now, you should have at least come...
• 9/6 Call to the Pen: Another Solid Start Continues Minor’s Evolution: When you are proceeded in a pitching rotation by the likes of Tim Hudson and Tommy Hanson, you can sometimes have a tendency to...
• 9/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens likely doneThe Atlanta Braves are unlikely to call up P Jair Jurrjens (groin)....[+] The Atlanta Braves are unlikely to call up P Jair Jurrjens (groin).
• 9/3 Braves Journal: Jeff Baker: At po**** request, here’s a writeup of Jeff Baker, whom the Braves acquired on August 31, just before the playoff deadline....

• 8/26 Tomahawk Take: Braves Pitching–The Reality Show: Prime Time Reality For Braves Fans Braves pitching’s taken on the aura of a reality TV show over the past two seasons. So when...
• 8/24 Tomahawk Take: Braves’ Best and Worst Pitches of 2012: While it hasn’t been the best of seasons for the Braves pitching staff, I thought I’d look at the best and worst pitches...
• 8/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Full house: Atlanta Braves pitchers fight for five: The Atlanta Braves are in the midst of a division race for the NL East. At the same time, their starting pitchers are in the midst...
• 8/20 Baseball News Source: Seven Players Whose 2013 Options Will be Picked Up: In the midst of a 1-for-23 slump that has dropped his average to .227, Brian McCann is hurting. Over the weekend, the Atlanta...
• 8/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves begin important series with Nationals tonight: Monday is the big night for the Atlanta Braves. Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers left the Braves five games...
• 8/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Should Braves buyout Brian McCann? Gattis, Bethancourt and a poll: After letting the most recent 5-0 loss to the Dodgers and seven consecutive series win streak snapped soak in, I feel as if I’m...
• 8/17 mlbreports.com : 2012 Braves Pitching Staff: What’s Going on in Atlanta?: Friday August 17th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:  As of today, the Atlanta Braves sit four games out of first place in the NL East....
• 8/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens leaves rehab start: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (groin, head) left a rehab start for Triple-Gwinnett Wednesday, Aug. 15, because of dizziness....[+] He will be evaluated further in the upcoming days.
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week: Ben Nicholson-Smith explored the possibility...
• 8/12 Tomahawk Take: Reviewing Out Of The Park Baseball 13: Not too long ago I came across an opportunity to play Out of The Park Baseball 13, OOTP developments’ latest installment of...
• 8/11 Tomahawk Take: Low-Baserunner Shutouts: Paul Maholm’s shutout last night was quite impressive, allowing only three hits, no walks, and a reached on error.  When...
• 8/10 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets End Homestand With Three Against Atlanta: The Mets begin a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves tonight at 7:10. The Braves come into this series red-hot and look...
• 8/9 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Candidate: Jair Jurrjens: Jair Jurrjens entered the 2012 season with a career ERA of 3.40 and a sparkling 50-33 record. He had just obtained a substantial...
• 8/7 Tomahawk Take: Braves Minor League Review:   It has not been a pretty year for the Braves’ minor league system.  Three of the four full-season squads are well...
• 8/6 Baseball News Source: Ben Sheets’ Inspiring Comeback Story Continues for Braves: Not long ago – four years, to be exact – Ben Sheets was one of the top right-handed starting pitchers in the Major...
• 8/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to begin rehab assignmentAtlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (groin) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett Monday, Aug. 6....[+] Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (groin) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett Monday, Aug. 6.
• 8/1 Baseball News Source: Braves Trade Analysis – Will Acquisition of Paul Maholm Be Enough: Can the Atlanta Braves catch the Washington Nationals in the National League East, or secure a wild card spot? Braves GM Frank...
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to DLThe Atlanta Braves placed SP Jair Jurrjens (groin) on the 15-day disabled list with a groin strain Wednesday, Aug. 1....[+] The Atlanta Braves placed SP Jair Jurrjens (groin) on the 15-day disabled list with a groin strain Wednesday, Aug. 1.
• 8/1 Braves Journal: Braves 7, Marlins 1: Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – July 31, 2012 – ESPN. It’s a great time to hate the Marlins...

• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens demoted to bullpen: The Atlanta Braves have demoted P Jair Jurrjens from the starting rotation to the bullpen. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said P Kris...[+] Medlen will fill his spot in the rotation against the Miami Marlins Tuesday, July 31, and is expected to throw 65-70 pitches.
• 7/23 Baseball Musings: Dempster to the Braves: It seems the Braves won the Ryan Dempster derby. No word yet on what the Cubs received. The Braves rotation has been less than...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Could Acquire Ryan Dempster: 3:30pm: The teams are awaiting Dempster's approval, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports (on Twitter). 2:57pm: Dempster is...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Moving Toward Deal For Ryan Dempster: 12:59pm: The Braves seem to be close to acquiring Ryan Dempster, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (Twitter links). The Braves...
• 7/23 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes: Belated additions above the line: Dodgers 8, @Mets 3 (12): “LITROD” — Luck is the residue of design. Ramon...
• 7/23 Braves Journal: Nationals 9, Braves 2: Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – July 22, 2012 Jair Francoise Jurrjens, Atlanta Brave — 2008-2012 After Jair...
• 7/22 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Sanchez, Victorino, Braves, Mets: The battle for the top spot in the National League East has quickly become a two-horse race given how teams have fared since returning...
• 7/22 Baseball Musings: Power Streak: Ryan Zimmerman homered in the first inning to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead over the Braves, and Washington contiuned to hit as...
• 7/18 High Heat Stats: Tuesday game notes (no, not *that* one): Angels 13, @Tigers 0: I’ve always said, if you absolutely must end a franchise-record 159-game non-shutout streak, you...
• 7/17 Tomahawk Take: Is Jair Jurrjens Back?: Tonight Jair Jurrjens  takes the hill against Barry Zito of the West leading Giants in a test of whether the recent winning streak...
• 7/17 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Giants @ Braves: The Braves are hot coming into the first series against the San Francisco Giants. Atlanta is on an MLB leading 7 game winning...
• 7/13 District On Deck: Around the NL East: Recapping Atlanta’s First Half: With days of no baseball now behind us, the second half of the 2012 season is set to begin later today across Major League Baseball....
• 7/13 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves: The Ol’ Rivalry renews once more this weekend in Atlanta, as the Mets charge into the southern town to begin the 2nd half...
• 7/12 Up Along First: What Will The Rest Of The NL East Be Doing At The Deadline?: Well, it’s not just transaction season for the Mets. The rest of the National League East may also be wheeling and dealing...
• 7/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to start July 17: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens will make his first start of the second half Tuesday, July 17, against the San Francisco Giants....[+]
• 7/8 Braves Journal: Braves 4, Phillies 3: Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Box Score – July 8, 2012 – ESPN. The baseball gods giveth and they taketh away....
• 7/8 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Braves (45-39) at Phillies (37-49): Philadelphia Phillies (37-49) vs. Atlanta Braves (45-39) Vance Worley (4-5, 3.46) vs. Jair Jurrjens (2-2, 5.19) Time: 1:35 PM,...
• 7/7 Phillies Nation: Losses Keep Piling Up: Another night, another loss. It’s a familiar story in Philadelphia these days. This time, the Phillies lost 6-3 in front...
• 7/6 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Braves at Phillies, July 6-8: The last place Phillies (37-47) have yet to find a cure for their struggles this season. Returning from injury, Ryan Howard...
• 7/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Don’t Blame Fredi This Time: What’s wrong with the Braves? Is it the pitching? Is it manager Fredi Gonzalez and his coaches? Is if the offense? What? Mike...
• 7/4 Braves Journal: GUYS WEARING “BRAVES” UNIFORMS 10, CUBS 3: Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – July 3, 2012 – ESPN. I don’t know who was playing yesterday. At first,...
• 7/3 Tomahawk Take: Braves Pitching Questions Get Harder To Answer:   Braves Pitching Roller Coaster Frustrates Fans, Highlights Indecisive Management Saying Braves pitching this year has been...
• 7/2 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (29-49) @ Atlanta Braves (41-37): The red hot Chicago Cubs travel to Atlanta fresh off sweeping the super-talented Houston Astros. The Braves lost 2 of 3 to the...
• 7/2 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: July 2: Top stories Braves sign Sheets: Ben Sheets made 20 starts in 2010, but those were sandwiched by entire seasons lost due to elbow...

• 6/29 Braves Journal: Diamondbacks 3, Braves 2: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – June 28, 2012 – ESPN. Craig Kimbrel is human after all....
• 6/26 Venom Strikes: Diamondbacks set to square off against Braves: The Arizona Diamondbacks (37-35) are set to square off against the Atlanta Braves (38-34) in one of the highest anti**** series...
• 6/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Braves, Pirates, Rockies, Nationals: The Marlins ended their franchise record offensive draught of scoring five runs or less for 25 consecutive games in their 9-0...
• 6/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Heading into All-Star break, are the Braves a playoff team?: I could say fans of teams everywhere are asking themselves this question right about now, as we pull into the All-Star break,...
• 6/23 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/23: After falling 4-1 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track tonight in the middle game of a three-game interleague...
• 6/23 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/23: After falling 4-1 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track tonight in the middle game of a three-game interleague...
• 6/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/23: Well folks, the five-game winning streak is over after the Atlanta Braves came into Fenway Park last night and beat the Boston...
• 6/23 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/22: Tonight's Red Sox vs Braves game is in a rain delay. The game is expected to start at 8:20 p.m. After sweeping the Miami Marlins,...
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens hurls gem in return to majors Friday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (1-2) allowed one run on three hits over 7 2/3 innings in a victory over the Boston Red Sox Friday,...[+] June 22, with one walk and four strikeouts. It was his first appearance since being recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett following a disastrous start to the season, when he went 0-2 with a 9.37 ERA in four starts. 'I was lacking strength and going down there helped me get back to correcting my delivery and getting strength in my leg again,' Jurrjens said.
• 6/23 High Heat Stats: Friday mini-recap: @Orioles 2, Nationals 1: After Washington equalized on an error in the 5th, J.J. Hardy answered with a 2-out scoring double...
• 6/23 Call to the Pen: MLB Recaps: Baltimore Orioles top Washington Nationals: Baltimore Orioles 2, Washington Nationals 1 Jason Hammel was terrific in the Orioles win, as he was able to outduel Jordan Zimmerman...
• 6/23 BoSox Injection: Jurrjens Silences Sox Bats. Braves Win 4-1.: It was clear by the third inning of Friday’s game between the Atlanta Braves and the Red Sox that it was going to be a struggle....
• 6/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/23: Well folks, the five-game winning streak is over after the Atlanta Braves came into Fenway Park last night and beat the Boston...
• 6/22 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Atlanta BravesThe Advanced Scout puts his broom back in the closet and analyzes the Atlanta Braves....
• 6/22 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/22: After sweeping the Miami Marlins, the Boston Red Sox will continue their eight-game home stanza with the final three games of...
• 6/22 SOX & Dawgs: Atlanta Braves @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 6/22-6/24: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, June 22 @ 7:10 PM Jair Jurrjens, RHP (0-2, 9.37) vs Jon Lester, LHP...
• 6/21 SOX & Dawgs: Atlanta Braves @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 6/22-6/24: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, June 22 @ 7:10 PM Jair Jurrjens, RHP (0-2, 9.37) vs Jon Lester, LHP...
• 6/21 MLBTradeRumors: Braves To Consider Pitching Upgrades: For now, the Braves will replace Brandon Beachy by recalling Jair Jurrjens from the minor leagues. But the Braves' long-term...
• 6/19 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Links: Beachy, Jurrjens, Garza, Youkilis: The Braves have just one win over their last eight games and now face a potential season-ending injury for young ace Brandon ...
• 6/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Even with Brandon Beachy out, Jair Jurrjens stint is still a tryout: Atlanta Braves fans received terrible news last night on Brandon Beachy, the one pitcher who had been consistent, and was leading...
• 6/19 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of June 18: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 6/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Manager said move to minors helped Jair Jurrjens: Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said SP Jair Jurrjens showed improved velocity and that his changeup and fastball have a...[+] greater gap in velocity than before he was sent down. 'He’s made some progress,' Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. 'His velocity has been up there. There’s some separation there with his change-up, so we’re going to give him a shot. He’s been an All-Star; he has the experience. Give him an opportunity again. I’m curious when he comes back to see how he pitches.'
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to start Friday: The Atlanta Braves will be recalling SP Jair Jurrjens from Triple-A Gwinnett so he can start Friday, June 22, in place of SP Brandon...[+] Beachy (elbow).
• 6/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Free agents with the most to gain by walking (part two of two): Lost amid the speculation of where Cole Hamels, Josh Hamilton, and Zack Greinke will end up next season are a handful of “lesser”...
• 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Hamels, Hernandez, Bourn, Jurrjens: It was on this day in 1869 that professional baseball had its first rainout, as a game between the Red Stockings and the Antioch...

• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens ready for return?: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens could be ready to return to the majors soon, as one scout had a positive review on him. 'He's...[+] a guy that other clubs need to get back on,' the scout said.
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens dominant in last start: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens allowed three hits and no walks while fanning five in eight shutout innings in his win at Triple-A...[+] Gwinnett Sunday, May 27.
• 5/28 Braves Journal: Cardinals 8, Braves 2: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 28, 2012 – ESPN. What we have here is a bad baseball...
• 5/28 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: May 28: Top stories d’Arnaud still on fire: Travis d’Araud got off to a bit of a slow start this season in Las Vegas, but...
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cubs, Braves, Quentin, Utley: The Cubs are trying to break an 11-game losing streak, their longest in 15 years, as they take on the Pirates this afternoon at...
• 5/25 FanSided: Nick Castellanos and Dave Dombrowksi's Position Player Draft Record: Of the 108 years the Detroit Tigers had been playing ball, this charter member of the American League may have never found themselves...
• 5/23 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Lidge, Hamels, Worley, Ortiz: On this date in 2003, the Tigers signed Jair Jurrjens as a 17-year-old amateur free agent out of Curacao. He made his big league...
• 5/21 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Atlanta Braves: The Braves are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (7) Michael Bourn - The 29-year-old...
• 5/17 The Daily Catch: Braves Starting Pitcher Mike Minor Has A “Stretch” Problem: This article is courtesy of our friends at Talking Chop Written by: gondeee Watching last night’s game, fans of the Atlanta...
• 5/17 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: May 17: Top stories Youkilis reaches twice in rehab appearance: One of the more interesting decisions made this week was how Boston would...
• 5/10 Tomahawk Take: The Enigma That Is Tommy Hanson: The Braves headed into 2012 saying that their pitching staff would be back at full strength and along with a healthy lineup need...
• 5/8 Braves Journal: Cubs 5, Braves 1: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs – Box Score – May 07, 2012 – ESPN. So after all those runs at Beer Bandbox,...
• 5/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | No timetable for return of Jair Jurrjens: Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said Monday, May 7, that there is no timetable for the return of SP Jair Jurrjens to the...[+] big league level. 'It wasn't like he was going out on a rehab assignment,' Gonzalez said. 'Without making this sound cruel, he's a minor league player right now.' Jurrjens is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in two starts with Gwinnett since being demoted.
• 5/1 Crashburn Alley: Phillies-Braves Game Thread 5/1/12: The Phillies have arrived in Atlanta after a brief four-game homestand against the Chicago Cubs. The 14-9 Braves lay claim to...

• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens has solid outing: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens gave up just one earned run and four hits while walking three and striking out four with Triple-A...[+] Gwinnett Sunday, April 29. He threw 54 of his 93 pitches for strikes and topped out at 90 mph with his fastball.
• 4/29 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis from the MLBTR Writing Team this week.. Matt Swartz looked back at the...
• 4/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Top 15 prospects for 2012: part two: In case you missed it, here is part one. Shelby Miller – Miller is widely regarded as the pitcher with the most potential...
• 4/25 High Heat Stats: Games of Monday & Tuesday (4/23-24): Playing a little catch-up here; thirty teams generate a lot of box scores! Any neglect of your team is unintentional…. Tuesday...
• 4/25 Through The Fence Baseball: From All-Star to minors: What happened to Jair Jurrjens?: Less than a year ago, Jair Jurrjens was being considered to start the All-Star game over Roy Halladay for the National League,...
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Padres, Jurrjens, Reds, Angels: Here are some links from around the league as Tuesday turns into Wednesday... "We’re open-minded and we’re seriously...
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Make Or Break Year: Jair Jurrjens: The Braves boast an enviable collection of young pitchers, enough that they were able to trade Derek Lowe this offseason, lose...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens still dealing with knee problems?: An American League scout believes Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (knee) is dealing with a chronic knee injury that cannot be...[+] fixed with surgery, and it could have affected his poor second half last year and atrocious start to the 2012 season. However, Jurrjens continues to say his knee feels fine.
• 4/24 Lasorda's Lair: Juan Uribe’s Bat Comes Out of Hibernation in Dodger Win: Dodgers 7 15 0 Braves    2 7 0 WP- Capuano (2-0) LP- Jurrjens (0-2) HR- Ross (1), Uggla (3) Chris Capuano made his longest...
• 4/24 Braves Journal: Dodgers 7, Braves 2: Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Box Score – April 23, 2012 – ESPN. The Braves have problems —...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens sent to minors: The Atlanta Braves have optioned SP Jair Jurrjens to Triple-A Gwinnett after he lasted only three-plus innings in a loss to the...[+] Los Angeles Dodgers. Jurrjens, who led the Braves with 13 wins last season despite two trips to the disabled list, is 0-2 with a 9.37 ERA in four starts. He retired only seven of the 17 batters he faced Monday, April 23, and was charged with five runs on nine hits in a 7-2 loss.
• 4/24 Baseball Musings: Can’t Contain Kemp: Matt Kemp keeps on keeping on, going 2 for 3 with a walk as the Dodgers drubbed Atlanta 7-2. He was hardly the star as Juan Uribe...
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Jurrjens, Utley, Tejada, Wright: Here are some links from the NL East on the day Chipper Jones turns 40 and Jose Reyes returns to Citi Field... The Braves optioned...
• 4/23 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: April 23 – April 29: Heading into week 4, we are starting to get a better idea as to which teams possess the good offenses (St. Louis, Atlanta, Los...
• 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Brandon Beachy: It's not easy for potential stars to arrive in the Major Leagues with less fanfare than Brandon Beachy in the present day...
• 4/20 Tomahawk Take: Braves Pitching and Real Quality Starts: The Braves are on a roll. Since April 10th in Houston they’re 8-1, sweeping the Brewers and taking both the Astro and Met series ...
• 4/20 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Head Home to Face Giants in Four-Game Set: Tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin their four-game set against the Giants… The Mets return home after losing a best-of-three...
• 4/18 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 12: Loss to Braves: Braves 14 Mets 6 It didn’t seem so long ago that the Mets were in first place and four games over .500. Then, we’ve...
• 4/18 Braves Journal: Braves 14, Mets 6: New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – April 18, 2012 – ESPN. Tim Tebow was unable to lead a game-tying...
• 4/18 Tomahawk Take: Braves offense shines on a soggy day at Turner Field:   Jair Jurrjens and RA Dickey squared off in anBraves offense shines on a soggy day at Turner Field - Tomahawk Take - Tomahawk...
• 4/18 Tomahawk Take: Braves Middle Relief – Is There A Plan for Livan Hernandez and Chad Durbin?: After outstanding starting performances last weekend by Mike Minor and Brandon Beachy, Monday saw Tommy Hanson go strong through...
• 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wright, Bowden, Jurrjens: The Rays locked Evan Longoria up to a historic six-year, $17.5MM extension on this date in 2008. Then a rookie with just six...
• 4/18 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 11: Loss to Braves: Braves 9 Mets 3 Tough game for the Mets as they dropped to a 7-4 record, but they still remain within striking distance of the...
• 4/16 MetsToday.com: An Early Barometer: I’m not going to say this is a big series for the Mets. Starting tonight, our favorite team from Flushing goes to the Ted...
• 4/16 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Go to Altanta to Battle Braves: Starting tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin a three-game series with the red-hot Braves. The Mets are coming off a series win in...
• 4/14 Braves Journal: Braves 10, Brewers 8: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – April 13, 2012 – ESPN. Maybe this team isn’t bad, but...
• 4/8 Up Along First: Game 3: Mets Battle Braves in Series Finale, Go For Sweep: Today at 1:10, the Mets will battle the Braves at Citi Field. They will attempt to sweep the Braves and start of the 2012 season...
• 4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens saddled with loss: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens allowed three runs and seven hits, including two home runs, with three walks over just 4 1/3 innings...[+] in a loss Saturday, April 7, against the New York Mets.
• 4/7 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 2: Win Over Braves: Mets 4 Braves 2 The Mets remain undefeated and in first place. Is it possible that the faraway fences got into the Mets hitters’...
• 4/7 Braves Journal: Mets 4, Braves 2: Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – Box Score – April 07, 2012 – ESPN. This is not going well. It’s only...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Smoltz Talks Returning NL Pitchers: It happens every spring. Pitchers nurse shoulders, backs and elbows to health in preparation for the season. But there are no...
• 4/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves fans: Don’t sweat spring training: If you read my last post, you are probably expecting me to wax philosophical about Chipper Jones, but that’s going to have...

• 3/31 Release Points: New Baltimore Regime Committing Same Old Mistakes: First off, let me say this: I get it.  And by that I mean I reallyget it.  My future first born – who’s still many, many...
• 3/31 Tomahawk Take: Braves Pitching: Jurrjens Cruises Delgado Loses and We Signed Who?: ©Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE Good morning from Lake Buena Vista! After several hotel hassles, visiting with distant kin over...
• 3/30 MLB Dirt: My 2012 Predictions: NL East: I am continuing my 2012 prediction series by revealing my NL East standings and adding a few positive and negative predictions...
• 3/30 Tomahawk Talk: Should the Atlanta Braves Be Concerned About Jair Jurrjens?: One has to wonder what may be going through the minds of Fredi Gonzalez and Frank Wren right now when it comes to the Atlanta...
• 3/30 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Beane, Dodgers, Braves: On this date in 1993, Charlie Brown hit a game-winning homer off the great-granddaughter of Roy Hobbs. She claims to have let...
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Simmons, Heyward, Phillies: On this date last year the Mets released Oliver Perez with one year and $12MM remaining on his contract. Perez, now a member...
• 3/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens struggles: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens surrendered nine hits and four runs in four innings against the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday,...[+] March 15, and he owns a 9.72 ERA this spring.
• 3/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens happy with knee: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (knee) said he hasn't had any problems with his right knee this spring. 'I honestly feel really...[+] good,' Jurrjens said. 'I'm just not seeing the results right now. But the main thing is no pain. If I keep getting comfortable and stronger, I'll start seeing the results I want.'
• 3/11 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 11 - Atlanta Braves: For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis.  I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note...
• 3/11 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Phillies, Blanton, Lannan, Ramirez: In this morning's column, Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe takes a look at some of the emerging storylines in the American...
• 3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens bounced around in spring start: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens allowed three runs, five hits and six walks in 2 1/3 innings in a Grapefruit League start Saturday,...[+] March 10, against the New York Yankees. His spring training ERA sits at 10.38. 'I always have a hard time in spring training,' Jurrjens said. 'It's frustrating, but today wasn't my day. I am still working on a lot of things.'
• 3/10 Bleeding Yankee Blue: MICHAEL PINEDA: THE WILD ONE?: If you thought Michael Pineda was better than AJ Burnett at this very moment...I can only imagine that some of you Yankees fans...
• 3/10 Roto Think Tank: CBS Analyst NL-Only Auction Starting Pitchers Part II: On Wednesday, I posted about pitchers who went for $15+ in the CBS Analyst N.L.-Only auction.  Today, let me pick up with...
• 3/8 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Notes: Bourn, McCann, Jurrjens, Prado: Here's the latest on the Atlanta nine... In a Q & A with Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Michael...
• 3/7 Baseball Musings: Objective PMR, Pitchers: The series on objective probabilistic model of range (PMR) continues by looking at pitchers. Like catchers, range is a small component...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Analyzing The 2013-14 MLB Free Agent Class: We're always looking ahead here at MLBTR, hence our recent publication of the 2013-14 free agent class.  These players project...
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens likely to start opening day: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens appears to be in line to start the team's opening day game April 3 against the New York Mets....[+] SP Tommy Hanson (concussion) won't return to the mound until Wednesday, March 7, after suffering a minor concussion.

• 2/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Atlanta Braves: The Braves took their offseason inactivity to a new level this winter. Major League Signings Eric Hinske, OF/1B: one year,...
• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Which Starting Pitchers Will Be Traded This Summer?: Five veteran starting pitchers were traded last summer: Edwin Jackson of the White Sox, Jason Marquis of the Nationals, Erik...
• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Top 2014 MLB Free Agents: Extensions have a way of thinning the free agent herd.  The latest star player off the board is Nationals third baseman Ryan...
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens responding well: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens' (knee) knee has responded well early on this spring, and he's getting used to wearing a knee...[+] brace and orthotics in both shoes. 'He's done all the (pitchers' fielding practice) and the comebackers,' manager Fredi Gonzalez said. 'He's thrown (batting practice). I haven't seen him favor that knee at all. I'm pretty sure some days will be better than others. But so far, he looks good.'
• 2/21 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Atlanta Braves: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Draft Pools, Young, Jurrjens, Prado, Pudge: The city of Montreal will pay tribute to former Expos great Gary Carter by naming a street or other public place in his honor,...
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Options for the Yankee Rotation: As we learned from Ben Nicholson-Smith's engaging summary of the NYY portions of Joel Sherman's column from Friday:The Yankees...
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Thoughts on the NL East: On an evening subway ride and a couple lonely bar stools, recently, I wrote about my feelings (about the NL East)...Philadelphia...
• 2/15 Giants Nirvana: Four Angel Pagan Facts: I. Angel Pagan came to the plate in 93 double play situations in 2011. He grounded into four double plays. Overall, he maintained...
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Hamels, Bonifacio, Jurrjens: The two biggest free agent contracts handed out by NL East teams this offseason went to Jose Reyes and Mark Buehrle of the Marlins....
• 2/11 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Red Sox, Braves, Astros, Marlins: Saturday afternoon linkage.. Despite speculation to the contrary, the Red Sox's limited spending this offseason isn't connected...
• 2/9 Tomahawk Take: Jair Jurrjens and PitchFX Part II: Mandatory Credit: Josh D. Weiss-US PRESSWIRE Welcome back to my first insights and experiments with PitchFX and Jair Jurrjens....
• 2/8 Braves Journal: Jair Jurrjens: After an offseason dominated by trade rumors (the first suggestion on Google for him is “Jair Jurrjens trade”) it...
• 2/7 Tomahawk Take: Jair Jurrjens and PitchFX Part I: August 17, 2011; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher I stumbled across Brooks Baseball today and have found the...
• 2/2 High Heat Stats: Young hurling stars of 2010-11: Following our post on the young position stars, here are the pitchers’ top bWAR values over the past 2 years by those who...

• 1/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Tommy Hanson, Jair Jurrjens expected to be ready: Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell said SPs Tommy Hanson (shoulder) and Jair Jurrjens (knee) are both feeling great...[+] and are not expected to be limited at all in spring training. 'Everything's good” with Hanson and Jurrjens, McDowell said. 'I talked to JJ last week. Tommy's been in here working out. JJ says he's ready to go and Tommy says he's ready to go, so we'll just prepare as if they're 100 percent ready, which they are.'
• 1/29 The Daily Catch: The Braves’ Payroll is Not “Moving on Up” Anytime Soon: This article is courtesy of our friends at Tomahawk Talk Written by: Chad McGinnis Tim Tucker from the Atlanta Journal Constitution...
• 1/26 Tomahawk Talk: The Braves’ Payroll is Not “Moving on Up” Anytime Soon: Tim Tucker from the Atlanta Journal Constitution interviewed Terry McGuirk, the Atlanta Braves’ team chairman and CEO. Among...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: There was no shortage of news this week but MLBTR also delivered a great deal of original content and reporting.. The Nationals...
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Avoid Arbitration With Jair Jurrjens: The Braves avoided arbitration with starter Jair Jurrjens on a deal worth $5.5MM, MLBTR has learned. the Boras client can earn...
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Avoid arbitration with Jair JurrjensThe Atlanta Braves signed SP Jair Jurrjens to a one-year, $5.5 million deal to avoid arbitration Tuesday, Jan. 17....[+] The Atlanta Braves signed SP Jair Jurrjens to a one-year, $5.5 million deal to avoid arbitration Tuesday, Jan. 17.
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox Still Listening On Gavin Floyd: We haven't heard a ton about righty Gavin Floyd lately, but the White Sox are still listening on the soon-to-be 29-year-old,...
• 1/16 Tomahawk Talk: Braves’ Players Who are Eligible for Arbitration: Tomorrow is the deadline for MLB teams to submit their offers to their players who are eligible for arbitration. The Atlanta Braves...
• 1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Avoid Arbitration With Martin Prado: The Braves have agreed to a one-year, $4.75MM contract with Martin Prado, avoiding arbitration with the infielder, reports MLB.com's...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Jurrjens, Ankiel, Mets, Darvish, Yankees: Thursday night linkage.. Mark Bowman of MLB.com believes that both Martin Prado and Jair Jurrjens will be with the Braves...
• 1/6 The Golden Sombrero: The Baseball Show: Ringing in the New Year: On Thursday night The Baseball Show was back with its first episode of the New Year.  As usual, I was joined by Clint from DiamondHoggers.com...
• 1/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves update: Jurrjens, Prado, Jones: The Atlanta Braves have been relatively quiet on the hot stove this year with occasional rumors here and there on Jair Jurrjens...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Manny, Braves, Oliver, Tejada: Some links as Thursday turns into Friday... As part of his comeback attempt, Manny Ramirez will work out for teams later...
• 1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Martin Prado, Jair Jurrjens likely to stay: Atlanta Braves general manager Frank Wren said 2B Martin Prado and SP Jair Jurrjens are likely to be on the team's roster for...[+] the start of spring training despite all of the trade speculation surrounding the two players this winter. The Braves are still talking with the Baltimore Orioles regarding OF Adam L. Jones, but they want a significant return. Atlanta could also wait and dangle both Prado and Jurrjens at the trading deadline this summer.
• 1/5 District On Deck: Around the NL East: Chatting with Tomahawk Take, Part 2: Two days ago I shared a link over to Tomhawk Take, our Atlanta Braves partner site here at the FanSided Network. One of their...
• 1/5 Tomahawk Take: Off Season Rumor Headaches, thoughts on the Marlins and Carlos Zambrano: Continuous Orioles Rumors and Shoot Downs This would happen. The day after I put up a quick post on the newly ignited Jones rumors,...
• 1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Fielder, Vazquez, Trumbo, Rockies: Links for Thursday night, starting with a pair of notes on the offseason's top remaining free agent...  The Nationals appear...
• 1/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees tried and failed to deal A.J. Burnett: Earlier this offseason we heard that the Yankees were shopping starting pitcher A.J. Burnett and were even willing to eat...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Jones, Hardy, Fielder, Saunders: Orioles executive VP of baseball operations Dan Duquette recently told Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com that he's not sure if this...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Teams Seeking Starting Pitching: A slew of unsigned starting pitchers remain on the free agent market, as well as several trade candidates. Which teams are...
• 1/3 Tomahawk Talk: Are the Braves Really Interested in Signing Michael Bourn After the Season?: For what seems like the entirety of the MLB offseason, the Atlanta Braves have been rumored in trying to trade Jair Jurrjens and/or...
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Rumors: Adam Jones, Tommy Hanson, Fielder: Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun has produced a good amount of Orioles information today; let's discuss the highlights. The...
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Starting Pitching Options For The Blue Jays: Alex Anthopoulos hasn't committed more than $3.75MM to any free agent since becoming the Blue Jays' general manager more than...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Garza, Jackson, Varitek: The Yankees and Red Sox have approached the offseason with uncharacteristic restraint -- at least so far. Freddy Garcia ($4MM...

• 12/30 PaulLebowitz.com: The Yankees Would’ve Been Better With Beltran: The underlying suggestion from another “Carlos Beltran offers self to Yankees” free agent story is that he was about to sign...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Jurrjens, Chen, Longoria, Yankees: Here's the latest from the AL East.... The Red Sox are not in on Jair Jurrjens, but the Orioles, Blue Jays, Rockies and...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Notes: Prado, Jurrjens, Spilborghs, Ross: Troy Renck of the Denver Post shared a number of Rockies tidbits with his Twitter followers this afternoon.  Here are a few of...
• 12/29 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 22: Arodys Vizcaino: Our second international free agent was profiled in Prospect A-Z yesterday with Nippon Ham righty Yu Darvish. The Rangers won...
• 12/29 Tomahawk Take: My Winter Plan for the Atlanta Braves: We came into the off season with barely any pressing issues. Before the off season truly began most Braves fans assumed that we...
• 12/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Four teams interested in Jair Jurrjens: The Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, Colorado Rockies and Detroit Tigers are interested in Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens....[+]
• 12/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Not interested in Jair JurrjensThe Boston Red Sox are not interested in Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens....[+] The Boston Red Sox are not interested in Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens.
• 12/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Would look at Jair Jurrjens again: The Detroit Tigers are interested in re-acquiring SP Jair Jurrjens from the Atlanta Braves if the trading price is right, according...[+] to team sources.
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligible Extension Candidates: From Matt Moore to Chris Carpenter, extensions for players not eligible for arbitration happen all the time.  More commonly,...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Darvish, Latos, Gio, Danks: On this date in 1975, arbitrator Peter Seitz made his landmark ruling that allowed baseball players to become free agents upon...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Red Sox, Blue Jays, Jones, Beltran: Two years ago today, the Blue Jays traded Brandon League and Johermyn Chavez to the Mariners for Brandon Morrow. Morrow has...
• 12/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Is Adam Jones Wearing a Ken Griffey Jr. Costume?: Not that I’m aware of. Adam Jones is not Ken Griffey, Jr. In fact, Adam Jones isn’t even Brady Anderson. But that’s...
• 12/22 Call to the Pen: Jair Jurrjens Rumors: Red Sox, Blue Jays, Tigers Targeting Braves Starter: The Atlanta Braves have made it clear that they are willing to move some of their young pitching this winter in order to bolster...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Braves, Orioles Discussed Jones, Pitchers: The Braves and Orioles discussed a possible Adam Jones trade recently, but talks didn’t progress far, ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Pitching Rumors: Red Sox, Felix, Giants, Jurrjens: The Nationals, Red Sox, Marlins, Blue Jays, Royals, Tigers, Mariners, Yankees and Orioles are among the teams still looking to...
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Interested in Adam Jones: The Atlanta Braves have shown interest in Baltimore Orioles OF Adam L. Jones, but they didn't offer 2B Martin Prado or SP Jair...[+] Jurrjens in return. A previous report stated that Atlanta was rejected after offering Prado, Jurrjens and a pitching prospect for Jones. Baltimore is only likely to move Jones if they receive something significant in return.
• 12/21 Call to the Pen: 2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Orioles Turn Down Braves Offer for Adam Jones: Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun reports that the Atlanta Braves made a run at Orioles center fielder Adam Jones earlier this...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Turned Down Braves' Offer For Adam Jones: The Braves made a run at Orioles outfielder Adam Jones earlier this month, according to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun. Connolly...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Oswalt, Andruw, Dobbs, Cuddyer: A few notes to pass along as Tuesday becomes Wednesday ... The Red Sox haven't ruled out signing Roy Oswalt, tweets Peter...
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Made trade offer for Adam Jones: The Atlanta Braves offered OF/3B Martin Prado, SP Jair Jurrjens and a prospect to the Baltimore Orioles for Adam L. Jones, but...[+] they were denied.
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Hamels, Mets, Martinez, Prado: Ed Wade is heading back to the NL East after four years in Houston. Here are more links from the division, starting with Wade’s...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Sitting Out Free Agency: Four teams have yet to sign a free agent to a Major League deal, according to our free agent tracker: the Braves, Astros, Athletics,...
• 12/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: 10 Pitchers the Yankees can target after losing Darvish: With reports that the Yankees are “not getting” Japanese starting pitcher Yu Darvish it is probably a good time...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Which Team Won The Mat Latos Trade?: On Friday, it was reported that Gio Gonzalez, Mat Latos and Jair Jurrjens were among the pitchers on the Reds’ wish list. ...
• 12/18 Through The Fence Baseball: The most major-league ready prospects: National League: While everyone wants to know who their team’s top prospects are, more importantly, they want to know who is going to able to...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Red Sox, Rays, Cubs, Wandy, Zumaya: In his latest column for the Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo writes that the Red Sox have to be wary of an American League where the...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Continue To Look For Pitching: The Reds made a significant addition to their rotation today by trading for Mat Latos, but ESPN's Buster Olney says (on Twitter)...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Reactions To The Mat Latos Trade: Earlier today, the Reds pulled the trigger on a major deal as they shipped Yonder Alonso, Edinson Volquez, Yasmani Grandal,...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Eyeing Gonzalez, Latos, Jurrjens: Gio Gonzalez, Mat Latos and Jair Jurrjens are among the pitchers on the Reds’ wish list, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Jocketty Discusses Reds' Offseason: After winning the NL Central in 2010, the Reds fell short of the playoffs last season, stumbling to a relatively disappointing...
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Fielder, Moreland, Kuroda: Agent Scott Boras hasn’t explicitly stated Prince Fielder’s asking price, but one GM with some interest in the free agent...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Info: Pitching, Saunders, Theriot, Cuddyer: John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer talked to Reds GM Walt Jocketty; here's the latest. Jocketty says his pursuit of starting...
• 12/14 Call to the Pen: 2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Orioles, Braves Discussing Martin Prado, Jair Jurrjens: Several teams have players they are expected to move this winter.  The A’s and Braves have been shopping top young talent and...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Varitek, A's, Braves, Cordero, Lee, Pujols: Some links as Tuesday turns into Wednesday... The Red Sox have not yet made catcher and captain Jason Varitek a contract...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles, Braves Discussed Trade For Jurrjens, Prado: The Orioles and Braves have discussed a deal that included both righty Jair Jurrjens and infielder/outfielder Martin Prado,...
• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Have talked trade with Atlanta: The Baltimore Orioles have discussed a deal with the Atlanta Braves involving SP Jair Jurrjens and OF/IF Martin Prado. The Braves...[+] don't want to trade both in the same package to maximize their deal.
• 12/12 i70baseball.com: Naturals Provide Hot Stove ReportRoyals keep quiet at Dallas Meetings...
• 12/12 Tomahawk Take: No Trade As Expected: Braves Still Motionless In Trade Market The winter meetings came and went this week with Frank Wren doing as I expected, waiting...
• 12/11 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Red Sox, Jurrjens, Drew, Ross: The Red Sox are reluctant to exceed the $178MM luxury tax threshold on player salaries, writes Nick Cafardo in his latest column...
• 12/7 Fragile Freddy's: Winter Meetings - AM Update: Yet another day of Winter Meetings has come and gone.  Let’s see where we stand as things start to reach conclusions.While...
• 12/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Make your best offer: The title says it all, folks. I’m going to list a few trade target pitchers and in the comments, I want you to tell us what...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Day In Review: Top Stories From Day 2: If you missed anything from Day 1 of the Winter Meetings, here's the rundown from the crack o' dawn yesterday. If you missed anything...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Other Teams Feel Jurrjens Or Prado Will Be Traded: Even with GM Frank Wren saying a significant trade isn't necessary this winter, MLB.com's Mark Bowman writes that scouts and...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Express Interest In Jair Jurrjens: The Rockies contacted the Braves to express interest in righty Jair Jurrjens, tweets MLB.com's Thomas Harding.  With today's...
• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Interested in Jair JurrjensThe Colorado Rockies have contacted the Atlanta Braves about SP Jair Jurrjens....[+] The Colorado Rockies have contacted the Atlanta Braves about SP Jair Jurrjens.
• 12/6 Tomahawk Talk: Braves Only Looking for Backup Shortstop: What Could that Look Like?: There has been no shortage of rumors that the Atlanta Braves are still listening to offers for Martin Prado and Jair Jurrjens....
• 12/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Patience Poll: Granted it’s just one day into the Winter Meetings, but things are still going slowly in the Hot Stove Season…at...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Knobler's Latest: Braves, Beckham, Tigers, Rays: Some Winter Meetings rumors courtesy of CBS Sports' Danny Knobler: Jair Jurrjens and Martin Prado continue to be "as sought...
• 12/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Edgar Renteria possible for Braves? Jurrjens update: It’s becoming more clearer – Jair Jurrjens will be traded. From what I can read into Braves fans comments, all over...
• 12/5 Tomahawk Take: Jair Jurrjens being targeted by Reds, many other teams.: I was actually going to do my next scouting report -on Matt Lipka- but that was before I checked Braves rumors on MLBTR and saw...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Very Interested In Jair Jurrjens: The Reds are "very interested" in trading for Braves starter Jair Jurrjens, tweets SI.com's Jon Heyman. They could face stiff...
• 12/5 Fragile Freddy's: Winter Meetings - Afternoon Update: The Winter Meetings are off and running.  While I will always note the appropriate reporter  the majority of the rumors...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Rumors: Jurrjens, Prado: The latest on the Braves... The Braves are waiting out C.J. Wilson and Mark Buehrle to see if trade interest picks up in...
• 12/4 FanSided: 2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Reds Targeting Six Pitchers: The Cincinnati Reds are known to be seeking rotation upgrades and a closer this winter.  While there are some options to be had...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Notes: Votto, Alonso, Trade Targets, Santiago: Here are a few links to peruse on your Saturday, as Redsfest continues in Cincinnati: Joey Votto and Yonder Alonso aren't...
• 12/2 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees have “looked at” LHRP Mike Gonzalez: Yankees have “looked at” LHRP Mike Gonzalez by Mike D. Via SI.com’s Jon Heyman, the Yankees are looking for...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Braves, Wilson, Reyes, Astros, Minaya: The Marlins agreed to sign Heath Bell last night and they may make more major free agent signings later this month. Here’s...

• 11/30 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Mailbag: Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another Yankees Mailbag. Thank you to those who sent in questions – we appreciate...
• 11/27 NY Baseball Digest: Simmering Hot Stove Tonight @8pm: The Winter Meetings are a week away, so tonight we begin to “simmer” the Hot Stove with some talk about the local...
• 11/26 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Have a Few Starting Pitching Options: Some quick Saturday night updates -  There are several teams that could be looking at C.J. Wilson besides the Yankees, with...
• 11/26 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: The Braves' Pitching Surplus: In the first trade of the offseason, the Braves shed $5MM of payroll when they shipped Derek Lowe to the Indians and agreed to...
• 11/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Royals 2012 starting staff is filled with question marks and expectations: Who here likes to read bad news? That question proves your kindergarten teacher wrong — there are such things as stupid...
• 11/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees and Braves Trade Rumors Swirling:   The Yankees offseason rumor mill has officially started. John Harper, of the New York Daily News, wrote an article about...
• 11/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Examining Possible Eduardo Nunez Trade Matches With The Braves: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) The biggest story to come out this past weekend was probably the...
• 11/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Report: Braves interested in Nunez: In yesterday's Daily News John Harper reported that his sources were telling him that the Atlanta Braves are interested in...
• 11/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees Concerned about Jair Jurrjens’ Knee: The Yankees are scouring the market for a starting pitcher so when Jair Jurrjens hit the trading block it seemed natural that...
• 11/21 NY Baseball Digest: Trading for Jair Jurrjens: John Harper of the Daily News reported this weekend the Braves interest in Yankees utility man Eduardo Nunez. This created...
• 11/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Still pursuing Jair JurrjensThe Kansas City Royals continue to pursue Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens, but they won't part with OF Wil Myers....[+] The Kansas City Royals continue to pursue Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens, but they won't part with OF Wil Myers.
• 11/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Unlikely to trade for Jair Jurrjens: The New York Yankees are unlikely to trade for Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens, according to general manager Brian Cashman. 'Number...[+] one, we're not trading Nunez, and number two, there's concerns that Jurrjens has a serious knee injury,' Cashman said.
• 11/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trade Rumors: the Braves want Eduardo Nunez: A source told John Harper of the NY Daily News that the Braves really like Yankees shortstop Eduardo Nunez and are even willing...
• 11/20 The Captain's Blog: Pitching for Offense: Yankees’ Call to Arms Should Not Ignore the Bats: (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Pitching, pitching, and more pitching. That has...
• 11/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Interested in Eduardo Nunez: The Atlanta Braves have expressed interest in trading for New York Yankees SS Eduardo Nunez. A potential multi-player deal between...[+] the two teams could include SP Jair Jurrjens.
• 11/20 FanSided: 2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Braves Interested in Yankees Nunez: According to John Harper of the New York Daily News, the Atlanta Braves have contacted the New York Yankees to ask about the availability...
• 11/20 Baseball Reality Tour: Options for the Yankee Rotation: As we learned from Ben Nicholson-Smith's engaging summary of the NYY portions of Joel Sherman's column from Friday: The...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Rangers, Pujols, Fielder, Nunez: Earlier this week, it was reported that in addition to the Cardinals and Marlins, there's a third team in on Albert Pujols. ...
• 11/19 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Interested In Trading For Eduardo Nunez: The Braves are looking to add offense this winter, and John Harper of The New York Daily News reports that they let the Yankees...
• 11/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumors: No Urgency for Braves to Trade Jurrjens: The Braves were aggressive in trying to trade pitcher Derek Lowe earlier this offseason, but don’t expect that when...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Notes: McCann, Prado, Smith, Jurrjens: Here's the latest on the Braves from David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Brian McCann was set to earn...
• 11/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trade Rumors: 10 Starting Pitchers Expected to be Available: The Yankees have been talking to just about every free agent starting pitcher, but interested in almost none of them it...
• 11/17 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Potential Free Agent Target: Matt Antonelli: Once upon a time, Matt Antonelli, a former three-sport athlete and Wake Forest University baseball standout, was an acclaimed...
• 11/17 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Atlanta Braves: 89-73, 2nd place, 13 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Atlanta Braves.  Each day (except...
• 11/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Thoughts on the NL East: On an evening subway ride and a couple lonely bar stools, recently, I wrote about my feelings (about the NL East)... Philadelphia...
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Rollins, Yankees, Nolasco, Jurrjens: As usual, Jon Heyman is tweeting up a storm.  His latest from Day 2 of the GM Meetings... The Brewers have added Jimmy...
• 11/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens talk: One general manager interested in Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens said he doesn't believe the Braves will trade him unless it's...[+] for a player of significant offensive impact.
• 11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Will Not Trade Votto This Winter: Despite rumblings that reigning NL MVP Joey Votto could be available this offseason, Reds GM Walt Jocketty says the team will...
• 11/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumors: Yankees Among Teams Interested in Jurrjens: The Braves are expected to dangle starter Jair Jurrjens in trade talks this winter and Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reported...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Fielder, Madson, Jurrjens, Capuano: In addition to Albert Pujols, Jose Reyes, and Mark Buehrle, the Marlins made an offer to free agent closer Ryan Madson, reports...
• 11/14 Tomahawk Talk: Should Braves Trade Prado to the Rockies?: There have been numerous rumors swirling around about the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves being potential suitors for a Martin...
• 11/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Papelbon-Atlanta rumors; Braves moving payroll around … but for whom?: So, most of Braves nation has heard the leaked rumor that Boston proposed Jonathan Papelbon for Javier Vazquez in 2009, but then...
• 11/13 PaulLebowitz.com: The Braves Said No To Papelbon For Vazquez?!?: Yes. And they were right to do it. Peter Gammons revealed on Twitter that in 2009, the Braves turned down an offer from the Red...
• 11/12 Tomahawk Talk: Could Braves Be Positioning Themselves to Sign Jimmy Rollins?: It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Major League Baseball’s rumor season is in full swing. The Atlanta Braves...
• 11/11 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Marlins, Phillies, Fielder: On this date in 1997, Mike Kelly became the first Major Leaguer ever traded to the Devil Rays franchise. The Reds sent the 27-year-old...
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Pujols, Fielder, Manny, Royals: MLB executives expect Albert Pujols to re-sign in St. Louis, but predicting Prince Fielder’s next team is considerably more...
• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens still available: The Atlanta Braves are giving the impression that they are still willing to part ways with SP Jair Jurrjens after a trade with...[+] the Kansas City Royals fell through. 'They're not really pushing him. They're floating him,' said an executive of one team that spoke with them. 'The impression we got is they've got to unload money. They want to get a bat, and the only way to do it is to unload money. The one guy they'd move, no problem, is Martin Prado. He seems like he's fallen from grace over there.'
• 11/9 The Golden Sombrero: The Baseball Show: Introducing Tomahawk Take: Last night on The Baseball Show, Clint Evans of Diamond Hoggers, M.J. Lloyd of Off Base Percentage, and I discussed the following...
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees, Red Sox, Rangers Interested In Buehrle: The Yankees, Red Sox, and Rangers are interested in free agent lefty Mark Buehrle, report Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of...
• 11/8 Motor City Bengals: Is Guillermo Moscoso The Next Jair Jurrjens?: A lot of our talk has been slanted towards trades and free agents, and well, it is the off-season so that makes a lot of sense....
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Trade And Free Agent Market For Starting Pitchers: The Braves, Rays, Cardinals, Brewers, and Diamondbacks probably will not be in the market for starting pitching this offseason,...
• 11/7 Brotherly Glove: Brotherly Bullets: Reshaped NL East?: Michael Cuddyer and Jim Thome and Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Madson and Roy Oswalt. It’s been a whirlwind week for the Phillies,...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Ordonez, Rangers, Myers, Cubs: Remember - the deadline to make picks for MLBTR's first-ever free agent prediction contest is tonight at midnight central time. ...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/30/11 - 11/5/11: Tonight is the deadline to enter your picks in MLBTR's Free Agent contest, so be sure to get them in for your chance to win your...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Thome, Braves, Red Sox, O's: The Phillies made one of the first notable signings of the offseason the other day, inking Jim Thome to a one-year deal....
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Braves, Selig, Indians: A few stray items to pass along on this Saturday evening ... The Braves plan to increase their payroll over 2011's $87MM...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Cuddyer, Thome, O's, Jurrjens: In today's Insider-only blog post, ESPN's Buster Olney explained how Michael Cuddyer's versatility makes him a great fit for...
• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Jurrjens Talks Stall Between Royals And Braves: Yesterday we learned that the Braves are open to moving Jair Jurrjens and Martin Prado, and that they've already had trade talks...
• 11/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Trade talks with Atlanta stalled: The Kansas City Royals' trade talks with the Atlanta Braves involving SP Jair Jurrjens and OF Martin Prado stalled when the Braves...[+] asked for OF Wil Myers. The Royals would like to acquire Jurrjens are willing to give up OF Lorenzo Cain. Myers is considered the Royals' catcher of the future, although he'll likely start with Double-A Northwest Arkansas next year.
• 11/4 Jays Journal: Looking at Jair Jurrjens and Martin Prado: Last night it was announced on the Braves’ official site that the club was exploring the idea of trading right-handed starter...
• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Wang, Buehrle, Ankiel, Braves: The Mets are losing confidence that Jose Reyes will return in 2012. Here are some more hot stove notes from the NL East... Nationals...
• 11/4 Baseball Analytics: Buyer Beware on Jurrjens: Atlanta shipped Derek Lowe to Cleveland to save some cash and make the club's 2012 rotation less cluttered, but the Braves might...
• 11/4 Call to the Pen: 2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Braves Willing to Trade Jurrjens, Prado: Mark Bowman of MLB.com is reporting that the Atlanta Braves are willing to listen to trade offers for Jair Jurrjens and Martin...
• 11/4 Kings of Kauffman: Rumor Mill: Jair Jurrjens: According to an entry on MLB Trade Rumors, the Royals have been in discussion with the Braves about starter Jair Jurrjens. What...
• 11/4 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Potential Trade Target: Martin Prado: A new name has surfaced out on the trade market, well two of them actually in the form of Atlanta Braves, but one in particular...
• 11/3 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Open To Trading Jurrjens, Prado: The Braves have told some teams they would be willing to move Jair Jurrjens and Martin Prado in a trade, a Major League source...
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Shopping Jair Jurrjens, Martin Prado: The Atlanta Braves have already started shopping SP Jair Jurrjens and OF Martin Prado this winter as both players are in line...[+] to see their salaries rise from the $3 million range to the $5 million range in arbitration. The Kansas City Royals are one of the teams the Bravos have approached because the Braves are interested in several of their young prospects, mostly OFs Wil Myers and Lorenzo Cain.
• 11/1 Brotherly Glove: Braves Trade Lowe; Furcal’s Option Declined: The Braves wasted little time in making the first trade of the offseason, sending Derek Lowe to the Indians for 23-year old relief...
• 11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Atlanta Braves: The Braves are unlikely to do much free agent shopping, but improvements at left field and shortstop are possible.  Guaranteed...

• 10/31 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Vazquez, Dobbs, Lopez, Nix: On this date in 1973, Tom Seaver of the Mets won the NL Cy Young award, becoming the first pitcher to take home the prize with...
• 10/24 Motor City Bengals: Letting Placido Polanco Walk in 2009 has Proven to be Right Call for Tigers: Spend any amount of time perusing the blogs, message boards, and sports talk radio shows and you’ll find one thing to be...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Kansas City Royals: The Royals' offseason revolves around their search for top-of-the-rotation pitching. Guaranteed Contracts Billy Butler,...
• 10/7 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Angels, Prado, Giants: Six years ago today, the White Sox beat the Red Sox by the score of 5-3 in Game Three of the ALDS. The ChiSox swept the ALDS in...
• 10/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Okay, Braves fans … let’s talk payroll: It’s getting close to hot-stove time again, which means lots of talk about potential moves, which means lots of talk about...

• 9/29 PaulLebowitz.com: The Aftermath Of Chaos—The Red Sox/Braves Collapses: Let’s sift through the carnage. Job security. It’s fair to examine the whys concerning two teams that seemingly had...
• 9/25 Tomahawk Take: Needed: A Minor Miracle: After a zombie like performance in Saturday’s loss, the Braves turn to rookie Mike Minor to right the ship in Sunday’s series...
• 9/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves payroll and future contracts, final edition: 2012 roster: This is it. After three segments, this is the final predicted roster as I see it. I’m not going to ramble on here about...
• 9/20 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Atlanta Braves: The Braves are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: None Second time: Jair Jurrjens, Martin Prado, Eric...
• 9/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves payroll and future contracts, final edition: 2012 roster: This is it. After three segments, this is the final predicted roster as I see it. I’m not going to ramble on here about...
• 9/17 Baseball Musings: Getting Ahead of the Themselves: I like this headline about the Braves: Braves don’t expect to have Jair Jurrjens in NLDS Of course, it’s possible without...
• 9/16 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Q&A with David Schoenfield: On most days, you can catch David Schoenfield tearing it up on ESPN’s Sweet Spot blog, offering his take on anything that...
• 9/13 Tomahawk Talk: September Swooners – Braves Scuffling for Years: The Atlanta Braves lost another game last night at the hands of the hapless Florida Marlins. That was their 4th consecutive loss,...
• 9/7 MLBTradeRumors: Atlanta’s Starting Pitching Depth: The Braves blew a late-inning lead before losing a painful game to the Phillies tonight, but if Atlanta goes on to win in the...
• 9/7 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (90-48) vs. Braves (82-59): Atlanta Braves (82-59) at Philadelphia Phillies (90-48) Brandon Beachy (7-2, 3.37) vs. Roy Oswalt (7-8, 3.80) Time: 7:05 PM ET,...
• 9/5 Crashburn Alley: Braves Series Preview with Peter Hjort: Would that this series actually mean anything, but as the Playoff Odds Report on Baseball Prospectus indicates, both teams are...
• 9/1 FanSided: Jurrjens To Miss Next Start: Season In Jeopardy?: **** again everyone from once again sunny Southeast Michigan. Of course, it’s going to be in the mid-90′s for the...
• 9/1 Tomahawk Take: Jurrjens To Miss Next Start: Season In Jeopardy?: **** again everyone from once again sunny Southeast Michigan. Of course, it’s going to be in the mid-90′s for the...
• 9/1 Up Along First: Series Preview: vs. Braves: On Friday, the Mets start a series at Citi Field against the Wild Card-leading Atlanta Braves. Here are the pitching matchups:...
• 9/1 Tomahawk Talk: The Braves are the Most Improved Team in the MLB: There is not one team in Major League Baseball that improved as much as the Atlanta Braves have at the two trade deadlines in...

• 8/31 Tomahawk Take: Braves August End On Positive Beat: After Jair Jurrjens disappointing performance on Tuesday many Braves fans were not looking forward to Derek Lowe taking the hill...
• 8/31 Baseball Daily Digest: Blog Eat Blog: CY Clones:   The MVP races are heating up, and thus the baseball blogosphere has been saturated by the competition between the leagues’...
• 8/30 Braves Journal: Nats 9, Braves 2: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – August 30, 2011 – ESPN. I just wanted to lead off by pointing...
• 8/28 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves payroll and future contracts part one: Starting Pitchers: After seeing our top prospects come up this year and do well (especially the bullpen), I wanted to focus an article on next year...
• 8/24 Brotherly Glove: Doc, Lee, Cole and the NL Cy Young Award: Roy Halladay is having the best season of any pitcher in the National League, but his Cy Young Award candidacy has recently come...
• 8/23 Brotherly Glove: Manuel Perfect to Handle Brown and Mayberry: Let’s face facts: John Mayberry is having a great season, and even if he wasn’t, the Phillies were unlikely to hand...
• 8/23 B-R Blog: Random recap for Monday 8/22: The day Milwaukee clinched: -- Book it: The NL Central race is over. Milwaukee has a 9-game lead on St. Louis; they only split their doubleheader with Pittsburgh,...
• 8/22 Braves Journal: Braves 3, Cubs 0: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs – Box Score – August 22, 2011 – ESPN. I bet Cubs fans would really be kicking...
• 8/22 Obstructed View: Lollygagging Chicago Cubs (56-71) vs. Fun-Having Atlanta Braves (76-52): Bobby Valentine doesn't think much of the Cubs, particularly Starlin Castro.  He must have just watched bull Durham or something. Bobby...
• 8/22 Tomahawk Take: Red Hot Braves Head to Chicago: After taking 6 of 7 from the West Division leading Diamondbacks and Wildcard chasing Giants the red hot Braves head to Wrigley...
• 8/17 Braves Journal: Giants 7, Braves 5: San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – August 17, 2011 – ESPN. Was this game as close as the...
• 8/17 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Arizona tries to make it two games in a row against the Phillies as they send Joe Saunders against Cliff Lee. The Phillies do...
• 8/16 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Baseball Highlights: That “fun card” got me to thinking…if Donruss still made baseball cards and released a 56-card Highlights set...
• 8/15 Mets360.com: Exploring the reasons for Dillon Gee’s slide: When they write the epitaph for the 2011 Mets, it will be about the team that overachieved despite the many obstacles placed in...
• 8/15 MLBTradeRumors: What Lies Ahead For The Boras Corporation: The Boras Corporation regained the top spot last offseason with big deals for Jayson Werth, Adrian Beltre, Carlos Gonzalez,...
• 8/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves showcasing minor league talent: Randall Delgado to start:   By looking at the record of the Atlanta Braves, one would think nothing was wrong and everyone was healthy. But they’re...
• 8/13 Phillies Nation: Dr. Strangeglove: The Best Pitching Staff: I get the whole “Oh no, there’s nothing to write about” thing all the time. Particularly, after 110 games, not...
• 8/8 Tomahawk Talk: Braves’ Pitching Depth to be Tested: The Atlanta Braves received two big blows this past weekend. First of all, they had to place All-Star Jair Jurrjens on the disabled...
• 8/7 Up Along First: Pre-game: Mets (56-56) vs. Braves (65-49): Here is this afternoon’s Met lineup against the Braves: 1. Jose Reyes SS 2. Justin Turner 2B 3. David Wright 3B 4. Scott...
• 8/6 Call to the Pen: Jair Jurrjens Hits the Disabled List: The Atlanta Braves have placed All-Star pitcher Jair Jurrjens on the 15 day disabled list.  Jurrjens is again dealing with knee...
• 8/6 Braves Journal: Mets 11, Braves 7: Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – Box Score – August 06, 2011 – ESPN. The Braves. Sigh. Jair Jurrjens is on...
• 8/5 MetsToday.com: Mets vs. Braves Series Preview: It’s been a while since we’ve done a series preview here, and the seriousness of this series makes a preview appropriate....
• 8/4 Up Along First: Series Preview: Braves 8/5-8/7 at Citi Field: The Mets, who are 55-55 and in fourth place in the National League East, face off against the second place Braves in a three game...
• 8/4 mlbreports.com : E-MAILBAG: Ask the Reports, Wednesday August 3rd:   Thank you for reading the E-mailbag.  Please send all your questions to mlbreports@gmail.com and please include your first...
• 8/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: What to Watch For the Rest of the Season: With the excitement of the trading deadline fading in the rear-view mirror and Rubby De La Rosa‘s immediate future going...
• 8/2 Tomahawk Talk: Braves Will Not Trade Mike Minor to the Mets. Write it Down.The Braves cannot and will not be blinded by temporary success at the expense of future failure....
• 8/1 Braves Journal: Nats 5, Braves 3: Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – August 01, 2011 – ESPN. I wonder what the record is for...

• 7/29 COSFBA: The SABR Spotlight: Andrew McCutchen: Let's quickly recap out SABR Spotlight players so far...Since Jair Jurrjens was featured in the Spotlight's debut article, he's...
• 7/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: No hammers allowed: Well, the Pirates went down in walk-off fashion twice in one 24-hour day. This one wasn’t as painful as the first, but it...
• 7/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Trying to move on…: Pirates (53-48) at Braves (60-44) 7:10 PM EST–Turner Field, Atlanta Here is the MLB.com Gameday  TV: ROOT Sports, SPSO...
• 7/26 Dropped Strike Three: All Star Thoughts: For better or for worse, I always love the All-Star break in Major League Baseball. From the fact that I can bust out the classic...
• 7/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Pirates buying? Alvarez call-up is a litmus test: Before Monday’s game in Atlanta, the Pittsburgh Pirates summoned third baseman Pedro Alvarez from triple-A Indianapolis,...
• 7/23 El Maquino: GRANDPA AND KYLE MCCLELLAN: GRANDPA AND KYLE MCCLELLAN 5:32p It was two gears ago–maybe to the day–when I met him. I was waiting outside the bathroom...
• 7/23 Braves Journal: Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds – Box Score – July 22, 2011 – ESPN: Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds – Box Score – July 22, 2011 – ESPN. You can’t spell “dangerous”...
• 7/22 Phillies Nation: Hamels, Phils Breeze Through 3-1 Win: How bad are the San Diego Padres? I’ll put it this way: the Phillies collected six hits, none after the fifth inning, and...
• 7/22 Tomahawk Talk: Braves Will Not Trade Mike Minor to the Mets. Right it Down.The Braves cannot and will not be blinded by temporary success at the expense of future failure....
• 7/22 B-R Blog: Friday notes: in-game edition for July 22: [Why wait for the games to be over?] -- Jacoby Ellsbury hit his 16th HR of the season, his 7th in his last 12 games. He also has...
• 7/22 B-R Blog: 25+ QS Since 2007 By Pitcher 25 Or Younger: Since 2007, through yesterday, how many pitchers had 25+ Quality Starts where they were 25 or younger in that game? Here is the...
• 7/21 mlbreports.com : Jair Jurrjens: Braves Ace of the Future or Trade Candidate?: Wednesday July 20, 2011   Rob Bland (Intern- MLB Reports):  Now that the trade deadline is fast approaching, teams in contention...
• 7/19 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (59-36) vs Cubs (39-58): Philadelphia Phillies (59-36) at Chicago Cubs (39-58) Cliff Lee (9-6, 2.82 ERA) vs. Matt Garza (4-7, 3.97 ERA) Time: 8:05, Wrigley...
• 7/19 COSFBA: The SABR Spotlight: Adrian Gonzalez: 5 IP, 6 ER, 8 H and 2 BB. 10.80 ERA and 2.00 WHIP, good for a loss. The above line was from none other than Jair Jurrjens,...
• 7/19 Baseball Musings: Number One Song: Ryan Vogelsong pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings in the Giants 5-0 win over the Dodgers Monday night. That gives Ryan 98 innings...
• 7/18 60ft6in.com: Is This Really Happening?: Jeff Karstens: “The Year Of The Pitcher” is becoming “Two Years of the Pitcher”, and you don’t have to look any...
• 7/18 Phillies Nation: State Of The NL East: Here we are at the All Star break, and the Phillies have the best record in baseball and a 3.5 game lead on the Braves. While...
• 7/18 Phillies Nation: NL 5, AL 1: Good Pitching Beats Good Hitting: If you’re the confident type, you can buy tickets for Game 1 of the World Series at Citizens Bank Park. Ten pitchers combined...
• 7/18 Up Along First: NL East roundup: Braves edge Nats, Marlins top Cubs: Braves 9, Nationals 8 Notable Performances: Roger Bernadia- 2-4, 3 R, RBI Danny Espinosa- 3-5, 3 RBI, 2 R Freddie Freeman- 1-3,...
• 7/18 Tomahawk Talk: Braves and Yankees a Trade Match?: If the Yankees are hesitant to trade for a Braves' pitcher, then the Braves have to be hesitant to trade for a Yankees' hitter...
• 7/18 COSFBA: The Knurve To Say: Second Half Guarantees: This week, I have The Knurve to Say... …the following eight things will happen in the second half! Matt Kemp ends the year...
• 7/17 Braves Journal: Braves 9, Nats 8: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – July 17, 2011 – ESPN. What a strange game is baseball....
• 7/17 Baseball Musings: Closing the Deal: The Washington Nationals knocked around NL ERA leader Jair Jurrjens, scoring six runs off him in his five innings in the game....
• 7/17 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Jair Jurrjens leads the NL with a 1.87 ERA. Photo: Icon SMI Washington gets a tough assignment as they send Tom Gorzelanny against...
• 7/17 Fragile Freddy's: Sunday Notes - Award Division: Mid-Season AwardsWith the clubs having reached the honorary halfway point this week at the All Star break I figured I’d join...
• 7/16 MLB Dirt: I Don’t Know How Karstens Does It: The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting at the top of their division. That was hard for me to write without cross-checking it first....
• 7/14 COSFBA: The SABR Spotlight: Jair Jurrjens: **** Blogosphere! I'm excited to begin contributing to this community and starting some heated debates! A quick bit about me,...
• 7/14 Crashburn Alley: Crashburn Alley First Half Awards: At the end of June, myself, Paul Boye, and Jeff Barnes dished out awards to the Phillies we felt were most deserving. Due to some...
• 7/12 Yankees Daily: Fielder’s HR propels NL to consecutive All-Star wins: PHOENIX (AP) — Pitching, speed and a little bit of power. The National League is back on top in the All-Star game, using...
• 7/12 Brotherly Glove: The Phillies Need This All-Star Game: I realize that few share this opinion, but I love the home-field sti**** of baseball’s All-Star Game. To speak objectively,...
• 7/12 Brotherly Glove: Notes On A Frustrating Loss: Notes on Saturday’s 4-1 extra-inning loss to the Braves: The Phillies went three up, three down SIX times. Ryan Howard was...
• 7/12 Blog Red Machine: Flaws, Foibles Find Reds in Fourth; Fans Feeling Frustrated: Dusty Baker (Photo: Jamie Ramsey) Well, we have officially reached the All-Star break and our Redlegs could certainly use the...
• 7/12 COSFBA: The Knurve To Say: July 11th, 2011: This week, I have The Knurve To Say... ...the Braves are about to begin a dynasty. Hey, the article isn’t called “The...
• 7/12 PaulLebowitz.com: Viewer Mail 7.11.2011: Mike Tursi at YankeesGab writes RE Michael Kay and Derek Jeter: 2 points. See if you agree with me. 1) Kay is a writer by trade,...
• 7/12 PaulLebowitz.com: Precision Strikes 7.8.2011: Explaining Jair Jurrjens. Neil Paine of Baseball-Reference writes about Jair Jurrjens in today’s NY Times. Is there a direct...
• 7/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves’ March: McLouth vs Schafer, part two: The Braves have some decisions to make coming up and most of them will start as soon as the All-Star break ends. But first, lets...
• 7/5 60ft6in.com: Is This Really Happening?: Jair Jurrjens: Atlanta Braves‘ starting pitcher, Jair Jurrjens, threw a complete game shutout (as opposed to the rare non-complete game...
• 7/5 Philly Phanatics: Chance to bury Braves: This weekend's series with Atlanta isn't do-or-die for the Phillies, but it is a chance to make a statement by burying the Braves....
• 7/4 Brotherly Glove: Keys To A Commanding First Half Lead: Was Sunday’s collapse against the Blue Jays irritating? Yes, about as much so as the come-from-behind wins on Friday and...
• 7/2 COSFBA: Line of the Day: July 1st, 2011: Jair Jurrjens of the Atlanta Braves pitched a one-hitter for his first career shutout in a dominant 4-0 victory over the...
• 7/2 B-R Blog: Random Recap for Friday, July 1: [A bit late, but here are notes on a few of the Friday games that closed up before my eyelids did. With a big "thanks" to Andy...
• 7/1 Baseball Musings: Jair Puts a Lid On the Orioles: Jair Jurrjens took a no-hitter into the seventh and ends the game with a one-hit, one-walk, 4-0 complete game against the Orioles....
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wandy, Venezuela, Trade Deadline: Here are some loose items of note as Jair Jurrjens works on a gem against the Orioles ... The Astros face a tough decision...
• 7/1 Brotherly Glove: NL All-Star Pitchers Selections: Yesterday, Corey and I each rolled out our NL All-Star batter selections. Many of the selections were similar, as the senior circuit...
• 7/1 B-R Blog: 2011 WAR-Stars: With most teams at or past the midpoint of the season, and the annual Po**** & Pity Game almost upon us, let's stage a fantasy...

• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Deadline Plans For NL Teams: The trade market is still developing at this point in the season, but it’s starting to take shape. Buster Olney outlines the...
• 6/29 Brotherly Glove: Cliff Lee’s Record Breaking June: Minutes after Cliff Lee completed his third straight shutout, increasing his scoreless innings streak to 32 innings, I had Eric...
• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: Sherman On Yankees, Padres, Clippard: Joel Sherman of the New York Post dishes all kinds of Yankees rumors today; let's check it out. Yankees GM Brian Cashman...
• 6/27 The Rally Cap: Top 5: Pitching Rotations – Revisited: Inspired by a comment left on my preseason rankings, and a bit of revisionism over at good friend Black Label Tennis, I’ve...
• 6/26 Tomahawk Take: Last Night The Braves Were Their Padre: They say what goes around comes around and it came around quickly for the Braves last night as they whipped the Padres’ tail...
• 6/25 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: I’m about to travel to Baltimore to see the Reds and Bronson Arroyo take on the Orioles and Brian Matusz, so a quick games...
• 6/21 WasWatching: Putting A Number On Ivan Nova: I was thinking this AM that Ivan Nova is doing pretty good this season for a pitcher his age.  So, I decided to look at pitchers...
• 6/19 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Indians go for a sweep of the Pirates as Jeff Karstens faces Justin Masterson. Karstens brings a 2.70 ERA as a starter into...
• 6/15 The Captain's Blog: What Comes Around: Karma and Baseball Chicanery: (In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Jose Reyes entered...
• 6/14 B-R Blog: Tuesday Tidbits: Selected Games of June 13: There's a new leader in the AL Central, and also atop the pitching Game Score leaderboard. Justin Verlander smoked Cleveland in...
• 6/14 Braves Journal: Mets 4, Braves 3: New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – June 14, 2011 – ESPN. Blech. It’s hard to really blame...
• 6/14 Baseball Musings: Niese Nice: Jonathon Niese out-pitched Jair Jurrjens as the Mets squeaked by the Braves 4-3. Niese pitched into the seventh inning, allowing...
• 6/14 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Cleveland and Detroit go head to head for first place in the AL Central as Justin Masterson faces Justin Verlander. Masterson...
• 6/14 That Ball's Outta Here: GAME 1 PREVIEW: Mets at Braves, 7:10 PM: STARTING PITCHERS: Jonathon Niese (5-5, 3.51 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 2.17 K/BB): Since May 18, Niese has been studly. The southpaw has...
• 6/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Brave Move: McLouth or Schafer and other fun stats: The Atlanta Braves are tied for the second-best record in the NL and the third-best record overall in the majors. Read it again....
• 6/11 B-R Blog: This Roy Halladay guy might be pretty good: As if we didn't know already...Roy Halladay is really good. Check out the most seasons qualified for the ERA title with an ERA+...
• 6/9 Braves Journal: Braves 3, Marlins 2: Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – Box Score – June 09, 2011 – ESPN. It’s not very common to score seven...
• 6/6 That Ball's Outta Here: GAME 2 RECAP: Mets Surprise Braves With Late Surge, Win 5-0: Mets fans all had to do double-takes to make sure they weren’t mistaken, as the Mets pounced on the Braves in the seventh...
• 6/4 That Ball's Outta Here: GAMEE 2 RECAP: Mets Surprise Braves With Late Surge, Win 5-0: Mets fans all had to do double-takes to make sure they weren’t mistaken, as the Mets pounced on the Braves in the seventh...
• 6/3 22gigantes.com: Huff's 3 homers lead Giants past Cardinals: Aubrey Huff must really love his wife. Huff told Baubi he would hit a home run for her birthday Thursday -- and then went...
• 6/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves’ March: Jair Jurrjens for NL Cy Young?: Jake – “Dorn!” Dorn – “Yeah!” Jake – “This guy used to throw you inside right?” Dorn – “Yeah.” Jake –“Good,...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens named NL Pitcher of the MonthAtlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens has been named the National League Pitcher of the Month for the month of May....[+] Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens has been named the National League Pitcher of the Month for the month of May.

• 5/31 Mets360.com: Dillon Gee has been great but can he keep it up?: OK, how many of you out there thought that Dillon Gee could be this good? I see a few hands raised. Ordinarily, I might be inclined...
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens picks up seventh win: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens allowed one run on six hits in eight innings against the Cincinnati Reds Sunday, May 29, to pick...[+] up his seventh win of the season. He struck out five batters and walked two in the game.
• 5/29 The Writer's Journey: Game 54: Johnny Cueto pitched a gem of a game, allowing only 5 hits and walking only 3 batters. Unfortunately, one of those hits was a...
• 5/29 Braves Journal: Braves 2, Reds 1: Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 29, 2011 – ESPN. After last night’s marathon, the...
• 5/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Clayton Kershaw’s Best Start Ever Leads Group Effort: Earlier this afternoon, I attended the Phillies/Mets game at CitiField, where Philadelphia starter Vance Worley lasted just three...
• 5/29 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Rays try to earn a split with the Indians as Justin Masterson faces Jeremy **** in Tampa Bay. Masterson sports a 1.65 ERA...
• 5/29 Blog Red Machine: Atlanta Braves QRO: The Reds suffered another tough loss in extra innings this evening coming only 3 days after the marathon 19 inning loss to the...
• 5/28 B-R Blog: Joey Devine: No Earned Runs in Last 30.1 IP since 2008: Oakland reliever Joey Devine is back after reconstructive elbow surgery that cost him the entire 2009-10 seasons. Devine finished...
• 5/26 Bus League Baseball: Welcome to the Show: Major League Debuts From May 19-25: Sometimes, a non-major league debut can be almost as interesting as a kid reaching the major leagues for the first time. Last...
• 5/25 Roto Think Tank: Fast Starting Pitchers: ERA vs xFIP and Sustainability: When someone like Josh Collmenter blows through the league on his first go 'round, everyone asks the same series of questions.What's...
• 5/25 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs shut out again: Jair Jurrjens dominated the Pirates Tuesday night and ruined #ElectricStuff’s night, despite a pretty good outing from Charlie....
• 5/25 DC Pro Sports Report: Braves Player Search – Go West Mr. Wren: If there was any doubt that injuries have attacked the Braves recently you need only look at the lineup that beat Pittsburgh and...
• 5/24 Tomahawk Take: Braves Player Search – Go West Mr. Wren: If there was any doubt that injuries have attacked the Braves recently you need only look at the lineup that beat Pittsburgh and...
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens continues to dominate: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens allowed just six hits and a walk over 7 2/3 scoreless innings Tuesday, May 24, in another win...[+] against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He struck out four batters in the 97-pitch quality start, improving to 6-1 and lowering his ERA to 1.56. 'I think out of (his) pitches, there were maybe one or two that didn't hit the mark where (C Brian McCann) set up,' manager Fredi Gonzalez said.
• 5/24 The "Mc" Effect: Jurrjens'd: The Pittsburgh Pirates have not scored a run in their last 19 innings at the plate. You have to give credit to the dominant performances...
• 5/24 Baseball Musings: Jurrjens in First: Jair Jurrjens shutout the Pirates for 7 2/3 innings as the Braves take the game 2-0. That performance lowers Jair’s ERA...
• 5/24 Braves Journal: Braves 2, Pirates 0: Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates – Box Score – May 24, 2011 – ESPN. I mean, Jair Jurrjens wouldn’t...
• 5/24 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Braves at Pirates: Braves (26-23) at Pirates (22-24) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, Sports South...
• 5/24 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: This one of those days with tons of great pitching match-ups, so it doesn’t look like a good day for offense. Toronto tries...
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens suffers first loss: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens fell to 5-1 after allowing two runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings to the Arizona Diamondbacks...[+] Thursday, May 19.
• 5/20 Baseball Musings: West Coast Roundup: The NL West featured three close, low scoring game Thursday night. Joshua Collmenter pitched to contact in Arizona against the...
• 5/20 Braves Journal: Dbacks 2, Braves 1: Atlanta Braves vs. Arizona Diamondbacks – Box Score – May 19, 2011 – ESPN. This was not a fun game to watch....
• 5/19 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Pittsburgh and Cincinnati finish up their two-game series with James McDonald facing Johnny Cueto. McDonald is off to a poor start...
• 5/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves’ March: Defense and the long ball: Have you seen Brian McCann lately? Wow. In case you’re behind on the highlights, McCann belted a PH HR with two outs in the...
• 5/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Beasts and Leasts of the NL East: Six weeks into 2011, the National League East has shown us some competitive baseball. Arguably baseball’s toughest division,...
• 5/16 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Not Interested In Trading Lowe: The Braves have no interest in trading Derek Lowe, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (on Twitter). Despite some speculation...
• 5/16 Tomahawk Take: Pitching, Chipper, Uggla & the Bench: PITCHING Our pitching remains top notch even with the Beachy injury. Jair Jurrjens threw 5 2/3 innings of perfect baseball and...
• 5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens looks good against division rivals: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens carried a perfect game into the sixth inning Saturday, May 14, against the Philadelphia Phillies....[+] He ended up allowing three runs - two earned - and three hits over 7 1/3 innings, improving to 5-0. He also walked one and struck out six in the 107-pitch quality start.
• 5/14 Braves Journal: Braves 5, Phillies 3: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 14, 2011 – ESPN. Jair Jurrjens continues to shine....
• 5/14 Baseball Musings: Jair of the Dog: Jair Jurrjens just finished his fifth inning of work, and remains perfect. He struck out five so far and has thrown 70 pitches....
• 5/13 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Mets, Blanco, Pavano, Latos: On this date in 2008, the Rays took control of sole possession of first place in the AL East for the first time in franchise history....
• 5/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens solid: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens allowed a run on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings to beat the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday, May 8....[+]
• 5/9 Crashburn Alley: Better Starting Rotation: Phillies or Braves?: ESPN ran two controversial articles yesterday: this one by Stats & Info and this one by Eno Sarris. Both mention that the...
• 5/8 Braves Journal: Braves 5, Phillies 2: Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Box Score – May 08, 2011 – ESPN. The Braves cannot steal bases, and...
• 5/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves’ March: Heyward’s video, Braves leading pitching stats, DL poll: Sorry for the delay in this column folks, I didn’t want to jinx the Atlanta Braves’ win streak. I’m a superstitious guy,...
• 5/8 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Yankees and Rangers play the rubber game of their series as CC Sabathia faces David Bush. Sabathia is coming off his worst...
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Julio Teheran update: Updating a previous report, Atlanta Braves SP Julio Teheran will be sent back down after his start Saturday, May 7. The move,...[+] which bumps SP Jair Jurrjens to Sunday, May 8, was made so SPs Tim Hudson and Tommy Hanson could make their next start on full rest. In five starts for Triple-A Gwinnett this season, Teheran has gone 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA and 25 strikeouts to only eight walks. Opponents have hit .118 against him.
• 5/6 Crashburn Alley: Braves Series Preview with Peter Hjort: Don’t look now, but the team giving the Phillies a run for their money when it comes to pitching is the Atlanta Braves....
• 5/3 B-R Blog: Cole Hamels triples: Cole Hamels hit a triple for the Phillies tonight, and as you might expect, it's pretty rare for a pitcher to launch a three-bagger....
• 5/3 MLB Fantasy Recon: Another Look at April's Hot Starts: Deja Vu?Ray Flowers dives into some of the unexpected fantasy stars of April and gauges the likely hood of continued success for...
• 5/3 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Brewers 2: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 02, 2011 – ESPN. More strong pitching from Jair Jurrjens,...
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens remains unbeaten: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens allowed two earned runs, seven hits and no walks over 7 2/3 innings while striking out four in...[+] a 101-pitch quality start and win Monday, May 2, against the Milwaukee Brewers. Jurrjens has won each of his three decisions while turning in a fantastic 1.52 ERA.
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | David Ross likely to catch Jair Jurrjens: Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said C David Ross is likely to catch most of SP Jair Jurrjens' starts moving forward. Jurrjens...[+] has a 2.51 ERA in 11 games with Ross as his catcher.
• 5/2 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Yankees visit Detroit with Bartolo Colon taking on Justin Verlander. The Tigers are one of the coldest teams in baseball right...

• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens throws first complete game: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens threw his first career complete game in his win over the San Diego Padres Tuesday, April 26. He...[+] allowed two runs on nine hits and two walks in nine innings.
• 4/27 MLB Fantasy Recon: Justin Masterson Continues to Roll: I'll wait until he faces the East to believe Justin Masterson improved to 5 - 0 last night, going 6 2/3 against the Royals. ...
• 4/27 Baseball Musings: Long Jair: I was somewhat surprised to see Jair Jurrjens pitch a complete game against the Padres Tuesday night. The Braves held a big lead,...
• 4/27 Chicken Friars: Harang roughed up in loss to Bravos: Atlanta Braves 8 – San Diego Padres 2 W: Jair Jurrjens (2-0) L: Aaron Harang (4-1) So much for the pitching keeping us in...
• 4/27 Braves Journal: Braves 8, Padres 2: Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres – Box Score – April 26, 2011 – ESPN. Wow, runs! And a complete game! What...
• 4/26 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Seattle visits Detroit with the King on the mound as Felix Hernandez faces Phil Coke. He’s pitching about as well as in...
• 4/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves’ March: It’s a Braves Rollercoaster!: “Please lift up the bar and exit to your left. Thank you for riding on the Braves Rollercoaster” Do you feel like you’re...
• 4/25 MLB Fantasy Recon: Week 4 Sit & Start from The Fix: You look Narvelous!An interesting piece from James Bryce and J.J. Omar over at The Fantasy Fix going over some Sit and Start Options...
• 4/22 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Flier - Jair Jurrjens: J.J. is Dyno-mite!After dominating in 2009 we were warned to avoid Jair Jurrjens in 2010 due to ground ball ratios and an unsustainable...
• 4/21 Braves Journal: Brooklyn 5, Boston 3 (12 innings): Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Box Score – April 21, 2011 – ESPN. The Braves are so eager to swing...
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens solid in no-decision: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens allowed just one run and seven hits while walking two and striking out six in six innings for...[+] a no-decision versus the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday, April 21. He threw 73 of his 113 pitches for strikes.
• 4/21 Giants Nirvana: Giants-Braves Series Preview: Friday, the Giants kick off a three-game series at home with the Atlanta Braves. Probable pitchers, along with their ZiPS RoS...
• 4/21 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Clayton Kershaw tries to help the Dodgers to their second win in a row tonight. Photo: Icon SMI The best games today take place...
• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Atlanta Braves: The Braves are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series. Eligible For Free Agency (3) Veteran relievers Scott Linebrink...
• 4/18 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Fliers - Jurrjens, Francoeur, Ogando: Francoeur and Gordon are more alike than you realizeToday's 3rd waiver wire installment comes from the Bleacher GM and hits...
• 4/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens solid in first outing Saturday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (oblique) allowed two hits over seven scoreless innings in a victory over the New York Mets Saturday,...[+] April 16, in the second game of a doubleheader, according to The Associated Press. He walked one and struck out four in his first start of the season.
• 4/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens activated: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (oblique) came off the disabled list in time to start Saturday, April 16, against the New York...[+] Mets, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com.
• 4/16 Roto Think Tank: Tout Wars and the Road(s) Not Traveled: Almost immediately after the Tout Wars N.L.-only auction, I wrote up my auction recap. I found myself in the same position...
• 4/16 Braves Journal: Braves 4, Mets 0: New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – April 16, 2011 – ESPN. A great first game of the year for Jair...
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Team needs to make roster move before Jair Jurrjens is activated: The Atlanta Braves will need to make a roster move prior to the second game of their doubleheader Saturday, April 16, against...[+] the New York Mets, in order to add SP Jair Jurrjens (oblique) to the active 25-man roster, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com.
• 4/16 Roto Think Tank: Saturday Strategies: Since I like to wake up early on Saturday, and since I have been a little limited in activities this past week due to my car accident,...
• 4/15 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues: Zach Britton is an extreme ground ball pitcher with solid stuff. (Getty)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens confirmed for next start: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (oblique) has been cleared to pitch Saturday, April 16, against the New York Mets, according to...[+] Carroll Rogers of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
• 4/12 Through The Fence Baseball: The Atlanta Braves push to playoffs: Week two: Since my preseason and week one posts seemed to go well, I’ve decided to make this a weekly entry that will touch on the...
• 4/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens makes rehab start: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (oblique) allowed two earned runs in six innings in his secodn minor league rehab start with Triple-A...[+] Gwinnett Monday, April 11, reports David O'Brien, of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jurrjens threw 48 of his 81 pitches for strikes, walking two batters and striking out three. Jurrjens appears on track to come off the 15-day disabled list to start Saturday, April 16, against the New York Mets.
• 4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens feels fine: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (oblique) felt fine after his simulated game Wednesday, April 6, and is scheduled to throw five...[+] or six innings in a minor league game Monday, April 11, before making his first start Saturday, April 16, against the New York Mets, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers.
• 4/8 Crashburn Alley: Braves Series Preview with Peter Hjort: The Phillies rebounded nicely from a disappointing start to the series with the New York Mets, scoring 21 runs in the last two...
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens throws simulated game: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (oblique) threw four innings during a simulated game Wednesday, April 6, with Triple-A Gwinnett,...[+] reports David O'Brien, of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 'He threw well, no problems,' manager Fredi Gonzalez said. Jurrjens is expected to make a start with Gwinnett Monday, April 11, and then he'll re-join the Atlanta rotation April 16 against the New York Mets.
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens update: Updating previous reports, Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (oblique) will throw 75 pitches in his simulated game Wednesday, April...[+] 6, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien reports.
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens set for simulated game: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (oblique) is scheduled to throw a simulated game Wednesday, April 6, with Triple-A Gwinnett, reports...[+] The Associated Press.
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: Next Offseason's Best Available Starters: Starting pitchers Wandy Rodriguez, Bronson Arroyo, and R.A. **** signed multiyear contracts this offseason, weakening an already...
• 4/5 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Fliers - Pickups of the Week from 365: Enough Alex Gordon alreadyGiants second baseman Freddy Sanchez is once again healthy and hitting like he was back in 2009 when...
• 4/4 Baseball Moves: Medical Exams: With all the different pitchers going on the DL to start the season who do you have as your backup plan? Anyone can look at a...
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens placed on disabled list: The Atlanta Braves have placed SP Jair Jurrjens (oblique) on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained right oblique muscle,...[+] according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman. He is scheduled to pitch a simulated game with Triple-A Gwinnett Wednesday, April 6, and is expected to throw five or six innings in a game for Gwinnett Monday, April 11. If all goes well, he could be activated in time for a start against the New York Mets on April 16.
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens scheduled to throw Sunday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (side) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Sunday, April 3, according to Carroll Rogers of...[+] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. If all goes well, he could pitch in a minor league game at the team's complex in Orlando Tuesday, April 5. Jurrjens is hoping that he'll be ready to start against the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday, April 9, but if he needs more time to recover, his turn in the starting rotation wouldn't come up again until April 16.
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Could push back Jair Jurrjens: Updating previous reports, the Atlanta Braves could play it safe with SP Jair Jurrjens (rib cage) and put him on the disabled...[+] list, which would push back his first start to April 9, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers reports.
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens on track for April 6 start: Updating a previous report, Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (rib cage) will throw a more intense bullpen session Sunday, April...[+] 3, after feeling good after a side session Thursday, March 31, reports David O'Brien, of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jurrjens is still on track to make his first regular season scheduled start April 6 against the Milwaukee Brewers.

• 3/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to throw Sunday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (side) will throw a side session Sunday, April 3, and will make his scheduled start Wednesday,...[+] April 6, if he doesn't encounter any setbacks, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman. If Jurrjens can't make his start, the team is ready to recall SP Mike Minor from Triple-A Gwinnett.
• 3/27 Baseball Musings: NL East Preview: The 2011 division previews continue with the NL East. I’ll use 2010 WAR from FanGraphs for the evaluation. I concentrate...
• 3/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to throw Monday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (side) is expected to throw a side session Monday, March 28, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman....[+]
• 3/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens does not need MRI: Contrary to a previous item, MLB.com's Mark Bowman is reporting Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (side) did not need an MRI on...[+] his sore right side. It was originally thought he had undergone an MRI exam.
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens undergoes MRI: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (side) had an MRI on his sore side Friday, March 25, and is considered day-to-day, according to...[+] David O’Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens thinks injury was cramp: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (side) does not think the injury he suffered Thursday, March 24, was related to his oblique muscle,...[+] but instead thought it was a cramp near his rib cage, according to MLB.com's Gregor Chrisholm. Jurrjens said he could have continued pitching. 'If it was really bad, I don't think I would be able to pitch to Bautista,' Jurrjens said. 'It makes me feel a little better about it. We just want to be smart. I really wanted to go out there, but they didn't want me to ... make it worse.' He is expected to make his next spring start Tuesday, March 29.
• 3/24 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Position Battle Updates: Beachy is no Minor talentSpring Training is serving its purpose as teams are narrowing down their rosters for opening day. We...
• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | More on Jair Jurrjens: Updating a previous report, Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (side) left his spring start Thursday, March 24, with 'discomfort...[+] in his right side,' according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien. The team removed him from the contest as a precaution and are not saying if it was an oblique strain. The team could use SP Mike Minor in the rotation if Jurrjens' injury is serious.
• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens leaves early Thursday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (undisclosed) left his start Thursday, March 24, with an undisclosed injury, according to The...[+] Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien.
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Best Arbitration Eligible Pitchers Without Extensions: Earlier today we looked at the best arbitration eligible position players without extensions, including Geovany Soto, Prince Fielder,...
• 3/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to cut back on weightlifting: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens is cutting down on weight activities because he believes it is costing him strength in his shoulder,...[+] according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman. 'You want to make sure your shoulder is going to be ready for the long season,' Jurrjens said. 'Sometimes, you just have to know your body and just give it a break.'
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Name Derek Lowe Opening Day starter: Atlanta Braves SP Derek Lowe will take the mound on Opening Day and be followed in the rotation by SPs Tommy Hanson, Tim Hudson...[+] and Jair Jurrjens, reports David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The team will skip a starter the first time through the rotation.
• 3/16 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Giants Fans' Zito Misconceptions: I've been seeing a lot of fan comment about getting rid of Barry Zito and some saying that Jeff Suppan, anybody, would be better....
• 3/15 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Topps Heritage…haves and have-nots: I bought two jumbo packs of 2011 Topps Heritage today. Not a single Reds card in the lot. I’ve already set aside a few cards...
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens struggles Tuesday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens surrendered four runs and six hits in four innings of work against the New York Yankees Tuesday,...[+] March 8, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman.
• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Starting Pitchers Linked Entering 2011: Jeremy Guthrie, Matt Garza, Chad Billingsley and John Danks all went to arbitration for the first time before last season...
• 3/6 Tomahawk Take: Hey Braves Fans, Things Aren’t Always What They Seem: Here’s a little quiz for our knowledgeable readers. In 2009 eleven pitchers: Threw more than 150 innings Had and ERA less than...
• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens looks fine Thursday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens' (knee) knee looked healthy in his spring outing Thursday, March 3, according to ESPN's Stephania...[+] Bell. Jurrjens allowed three hits and one home run in three innings.
• 3/1 Screaming Indian: If you think that the Braves' pitching is almost as good as the Phillies', you're too drunk to drive: Today on Twitter there was a certain amount of murmuring - as far as I can tell, created by a Jayson Stark radio hit - regarding...

• 2/28 MLB Fantasy Recon: Will Jair Jurrjens return to form in 2011?: Hopes were high for Jair Jurrjens heading into 2010, but injuries derailed him from a productive season. If healthy Jurrjens...
• 2/27 MetsNews.net: National League East preview: Here are my National League East for 2011 along with the player and pitcher for each team that will have the biggest impact...
• 2/26 MetsNews.net: Mets vs Braves: Baseball is here! Today, the Mets face off against the Atlanta Braves as they open up their Grapefruit League schedule. Top prospect...
• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens healthy: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens is completely healthy and ready for spring training action, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's...[+] David O'Brien. 'It's like a new beginning,' said the Jurrjens, who is scheduled to start and pitch two innings in Saturday's, Feb. 26, Grapefruit League opener against the New York Mets. 'For me it's a new season, and it's going to be exciting to go out there and compete in a healthy way. It's going to be like a brand new episode for me.'
• 2/24 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: Should The Braves Shop Their Starters?: Earlier today, the Cardinals confirmed that Adam Wainwright will undergo Tommy John surgery, shelving him for all of 2011.  Without...
• 2/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to start spring opener: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens will start the spring training opener Saturday, Feb. 26, against the New York Mets, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 2/23 MLBTradeRumors: Gonzalez Doesn't Expect Braves To Trade A Starter: It was just a few years ago that the Braves seemed desperate for starting pitching help, but now they boast enough that new manager...
• 2/22 MLB Fantasy Recon: Outside the Top 200, Your MLB 2011 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Sleeper List: Buy One Dozen Assorted Roses + Get 12 FREE + FREE Vase, only $29.99Ranked in order of potential usefulness.  Your 2011 Starting...
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Extend Frank Wren: The Braves signed GM Frank Wren to a two-year contract extension through 2013, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman (on Twitter). Wren,...
• 2/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens slims down during offseason: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens lost around 14 pounds during the offseason because he is coming off of knee surgery and wants...[+] to keep his weight down, reports David O'Brien, of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
• 2/7 Braves Journal: Jair Jurrjens: That’s the other side of the coin. Jurrjens’ ERA went from 2.60 to 4.64, while his strikeouts and walks stayed almost...
• 2/7 Braves Journal: Mike Minor: Seems to be pencilled in, very heavily, as the #5 starter, both because he’s lefthanded and all the other starters are righties,...

• 1/31 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Sign Rodrigo Lopez: The Braves announced that they signed Rodrigo Lopez to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training, according...
• 1/24 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: Atlanta's Youthful Movement: Freddie Freeman joins an exciting young team in Atlanta. (Getty) As we head into next season, we'll look at middle-tier...
• 1/19 The Biz of Baseball: Salary Arbitration Watch: Braves Clear Slate Agreeing with Jurrjens, Moylan, O'Flaherty and Prado: The biggest name on the Braves arbitration list signed nearly two weeks ago, but just because they locked up Dan Uggla didn't...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Two avoid arbitration: The Atlanta Braves avoided arbitration with SP Jair Jurrjens and OF Martin Prado Tuesday, Jan. 18, by agreeing to one-year deals...[+] with both players, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien. Jurrjens will receive $3.25 million and Prado will make $3.1 million. Jurrjens can earn an extra $50,000 in performance bonuses.
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Players To Avoid Arbitration: Tuesday: Today is the deadline for players and teams to submit arbitration figures. The sides will then settle on a salary between the...
• 1/14 Crashburn Alley: FanGraphs Fan Projections Are Craaaaazy: UPDATE: The always great David Appelman of FanGraphs found and fixed the problem with the projections. FanGraphs’ fan projections...

• 12/29 TetreaultVision: WHAT'S THE HURRY?: WHAT'S THE HURRY? Jim Leyland is telling WDFN that Jacob Turner will get a good long look in spring training.  That's not...
• 12/15 Braves Journal: PANIC! In The Bronx: There has been speculation that the Braves might trade Derek Lowe to the Yankees due to the Evil Empire missing out on all the...
• 12/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Five tendered contracts: The Atlanta Braves tendered contracts to 2B Dan Uggla, SP Jair Jurrjens, IF/OF Martin Prado, RP Eric O'Flaherty and RP Peter Moylan...[+] Thursday, Dec. 2, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman.

• 11/11 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Rumors: Burrell, Upton, Jurrjens, Vazquez: The Braves’ main offseason goal is to add at least one outfielder and it seems like they’ll acquire one via trade, according...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Notes: Hinske, Gonzalez, Infante, Proctor: The Braves have three free agents and three option decisions; MLB.com's Mark Bowman has the latest. Of free agents Derrek...

• 10/22 Crashburn Alley: No Easy Answer to Jayson Werth: At the Baseball Analytics blog, I look at just how much of a challenge Jayson Werth is to opposing pitchers and managers. He hits...
• 10/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens undergoes surgery: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (knee) underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday, Oct. 19, to fix a lateral meniscus tear, according...[+] to The Associated Press. Jurrjens is expected to be ready in time for Spring Training.
• 10/14 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Prefer To Keep Arms, Hope To Add Bat: The Bobby Cox era is over and the Braves are preparing for their first season under Fredi Gonzalez. GM Frank Wren says Gonzalez...
• 10/14 Braves Journal: Where Do We Go From Here 2010.2: What About the Pitching?: Nothing is ever as sure in pitching as with regular players, but you can be pretty confident in the following: Tim Hudson will...
• 10/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens could be trade bait: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens could be trade bait this offseason to deal with payroll constraints, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's...[+] Jeff Schultz reports.
• 10/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to undergo surgery: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (knee) is planning to undergo arthroscopic surgery to fix the minor tear in his meniscus in his...[+] right knee, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers. Jurrjens will seek a second opinion before undergoing the surgery. He is hoping to have the surgery within the next few weeks, and his recovery time is expected to be short. Jurrjens threw six pain-free innings in the instructional league Monday, Oct. 11.
• 10/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Three relievers could replace Wagner: Atlanta Braves RPs Takashi Saito, Jair Jurrjens and Scott Proctor are all possibilities to replace CL Billy Wagner (oblique) on...[+] the roster should Wagner be disabled, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers.
• 10/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens or Takashi Saito could be added to NLDS roster: The Atlanta Braves are expected to add either SP Jair Jurrjens or RP Takashi Saito to their postseason roster prior to Game 3...[+] of the NLDS Sunday, Oct. 10, to replace injured CL Billy Wagner (oblique), according to David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Saito appears to be the more likely candidate to be activated.
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: Götterdämmerung: Billy Wagner left Friday night’s Braves game with a strained left oblique. Wagner, who hasn’t wavered on plans to retire...
• 10/7 Baseball Moves: Playoff Profiles: Atlanta Braves: Atlanta Braves Postseason Profile Season Summary They’re at it again. After missing the playoffs four straight seasons, the...
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens, Takashi Saito left off NLDS roster: Atlanta Braves Ps Jair Jurrjens (knee), Takashi Saito (shoulder) and Eric O'Flaherty (illness) were all left off the team's roster...[+] for the Division Series against the San Francisco Giants, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien. RP Cristhian Martinez took the last roster spot.
• 10/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens rejoins team: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (knee) rejoined the team Wednesday, Oct. 6, and could join the team in the next round of the playoffs...[+] if they advance, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien. Jurrjens threw 55 pitches in four innings in the instructional league Tuesday, Oct. 5, and did not report any pain in his knee. 'He was erratic and rusty (because) he hadn't been out there in a long time,' manager Bobby Cox said. 'I don't think we can afford to put him on (the roster) this round, but I think if he keeps going down there and starting, there's a good chance he could go in the second round.'
• 10/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to throw Tuesday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (knee) is scheduled to pitch in the instructional league Tuesday, Oct. 5, and it is possible that...[+] he could be added to the team's playoff roster, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers. However, Jurrjens is unlikely to return until the Championship Series, if the team advances.
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Boras Well-Positioned For Offseason: Back in February, the Scott Boras Corporation was in the midst of a rough patch.  They'd brokered some big deals, sure, but arguably...
• 10/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens still experiencing some knee pain in bullpen sessions: Updating previous reports, Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (knee) threw another bullpen session Friday, Oct. 1, according to The...[+] Associated Press. Manager Bobby Cox said he threw well but added that Jurrjens was still experiencing some knee pain 'every now and then.'

• 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens improving: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (knee) is improving after a successful bullpen session Wednesday, Sept. 29, giving him encouragement...[+] that he might be able to pitch in the playoffs, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers. Jurrjens threw 45 pitches at full strength. 'I could feel it, but definitely the pain went down,' Jurrjens said. 'It seems like the pills are working so far. We'll see how I bounce back tomorrow.' Manager Bobby Cox said Jurrjens could pitch in relief this weekend. 'Sometimes on my slider, I will feel a sharper pain but my fastball and changeups, I'm fine,' Jurrjens said. 'A couple sliders I threw was the hardest pain I felt in the whole bullpen. (But) it's getting better.'
• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Atlanta Braves: The Braves are next in our arbitration-eligibles series. First time: Jair Jurrjens, Eric O'Flaherty, Martin Prado Second...
• 9/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens likely to miss rest of season: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (knee), who is taking anti-inflammatory medicine for his knee, is likely to miss the rest of the...[+] regular season, according to The Associated Press.
• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens receives injection: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (knee) received a cortisone injection Saturday, Sept. 25, which helped only a little, according...[+] to The Associated Press. He might undergo a second MRI exam if his knee does not improve.
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens cuts bullpen short Friday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (knee) did not last 10 pitches during a bullpen session Friday, Sept. 24, and he will be unable...[+] to make his start against the Washington Nationals Sunday, Sept. 26, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers. 'Pushing off is the main thing,' Jurrjens said. 'I can throw the ball, but trying to push off it's like a knife is stabbing me in my knee.' The team will likely have SP Brandon Beachy start in Jurrjens' place.
• 9/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens has meniscus tear: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens' (knee) MRI confirmed that he has a slight horizontal meniscus tear in his right knee, but manager...[+] Bobby Cox said it would not prevent Jurrjens from making his next start Sunday, Sept. 26, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien. 'It's nothing real bad,' Cox said after being updated on the Jurrjens' medical report. 'It's not a (displaced) flap tear. It's very small. He should be able to make his next start.' If Jurrjens cannot go Sunday, SP Brandon Beachy would make another spot start.
• 9/22 Tomahawk Take: Jurrjens Could Make Next Start; Saito Could Return by Weekend: I know this is nothing new, but I figured I’d get it out there anyway. According to David O’Brien, Jair Jurrjens has...
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to undergo MRI: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (knee) will undergo an MRI exam on his knee Tuesday, Sept. 21, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's...[+] David O'Brien. 'It's just not worth chancing it,' said manager Bobby Cox, who watched Jurrjens test the knee in the bullpen Monday. 'He threw at about 55-60 percent, and it's still there. So we're getting him on a plane in a few minutes, and he'll get an MRI in Atlanta and come right back.' The team is hoping that Jurrjens will miss only one start.
• 9/21 Braves Journal: Phillies 3, Braves 1: Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Box Score – September 20, 2010 – ESPN. I have already decided to...
• 9/20 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Game 1): Monday, September 20 – 7:05 (SportSouth) Atlanta Braves (86-64) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (89-61) Brandon Beachy (AA-AAA:...
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Brandon Beachy starting Monday: Atlanta Braves SP Brandon Beachy will make the start against the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, Sept. 20, in place of SP Jair Jurrjens...[+] (knee), according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers. It will be Beachy's major league debut.
• 9/20 Tomahawk Take: Breaking News: Brandon Beachy to Make MLB Debut Tonight Against Phillies: According to Braves announcer Jim Powell via Twitter, rookie pitcher Brandon Beachy will make his Major League Debut tonight...
• 9/20 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Yankees and Rays begin a four day battle to decide which team face the Rangers and which team faces the Twins in ALDS. It...
• 9/20 Baseball Press: The 606 - September 20, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Brandon Beachy on standby: Atlanta Braves SP Brandon Beachy was summoned to Philadelphia in case he had to make an emergency start for SP Jair Jurrjens (knee)...[+] Monday, Sept. 20, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien reports. Jurrjens' sore knee improved Sunday, Sept. 19, and should be able to go, though.
• 9/19 Fungoes.net: Are injuries a valid excuse for the Cardinals’ demise?: During last Sunday’s Baseball Tonight Live chat on ESPN, a commenter posed the following question: Matt obviously a tough...
• 9/19 Tomahawk Take: Derrek Lee Slams Braves Past Mets to Complete Sweep: A grand slam by Derrek Lee was the big hit the Braves needed, as it put them ahead of the Mets for good, giving them a 6-3 win...
• 9/14 Braves Journal: Nats 6, Braves mostly useless: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 14, 2010 – ESPN. Anyone ever tell you a player...
• 9/14 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves (Game 2): Tuesday September 14th – 7:10 SportSouth Washington Nationals (60-84) vs Atlanta Braves (82-62) What to Watch For: The Braves...
• 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Nine Rotations Already Set For 2011: There are no sure things when it comes to starting pitching, but some teams are better-positioned than others for 2011. These...
• 9/14 Tomahawk Take: Lowe Blanks Nationals 4-0: Derek Lowe might not have been the first name to come to mind if you mentioned the word “stopper” but that was...
• 9/10 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves (Game 2): Friday, September 10 – 7:35 (Peachtree TV) St. Louis Cardinals (73-65) vs. Atlanta Braves (80-61) Chris Carpenter (2.90...
• 9/10 MLBTradeRumors: The Braves' 2011 Rotation: Bobby Cox’s teams were generally built around starting pitching and even though Cox won’t be around in 2011, the Braves’...
• 9/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens rocked Thursday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens allowed seven runs and 10 hits in just 3 2/3 innings in a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday,...[+] Sept. 9, according to The Associated Press.
• 9/9 Braves Journal: Cardinals 11, Braves 4: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 09, 2010 – ESPN. You thought things couldn’t...
• 9/9 Tomahawk Take: Jurrjens Hit Hard for Seven Runs in 11-4 Loss: The Braves got off to a great start by scoring three in the first on Adam Wainwright. Unfortunately, Jair Jurrjens had nothing...
• 9/9 Tomahawk Take: Four Solid Matchups Highlight a Tough Series Against the Cardinals: After a long break in which I dealt with no internet or tv, I am finally back on the scene, starting with a tough four-game series...
• 9/9 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves (Game 1): Thursday, September 9 – 7:10 (Peachtree TV, MLB Network) St. Louis Cardinals (72-65) vs. Atlanta Braves (80-60) Adam Wainwright (2.34...
• 9/9 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The White Sox try to earn a split with the Tigers and gain 1/2 game on the Twins as Gavin Floyd faces Rick Porcello. Floyd posted...
• 9/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens hurls quality start Saturday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (7-4) won for the first time in 10 road starts this season Saturday, Sept. 4, against the Florida...[+] Marlins, according to The Associated Press. He allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings, with three walks and seven strikeouts. Jurrjens matched his career high by winning his fourth consecutive decision.
• 9/4 Braves Journal: Braves 2, Marlins 0: Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – Box Score – September 04, 2010 – ESPN. Jair Jurrjens faced Josh Johnson...
• 9/4 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: See yesterday’s post for my thoughts on the Danks/Buchholz matchup. Colby Lewis and Carl Pavano square off in Minnesota...

• 8/30 Braves Journal: Braves 9, Mets 3: New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – August 30, 2010 – ESPN. It would appear that Jason Heyward is...
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens great at home: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens is 5-0 with a 1.81 ERA at home and 0-4 with a 6.62 ERA on road, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's...[+] David O'Brien reports.
• 8/25 Tomahawk Take: Rockies Stun Braves, Win 12-10: Over the course of any season in professional sports, particularly in baseball, it is difficult to weigh a certain win or loss...
• 8/25 Braves Journal: Rockies 12, Braves 10: Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies – Box Score – August 25, 2010 – ESPN. So, that’s how you blow a 10-1...
• 8/25 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves Vs Colorado Rockies (Game 3): Atlanta Braves (73-53) vs Colorado Rockies (65-60) Wednesday August 25th – 3:10 PM ET (SportSouth) Preview: For the Braves...
• 8/24 Braves Journal: Braves 5, Cubs 3: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs – Box Score – August 20, 2010 – ESPN. When Rick Ankiel beats you with a two-out,...
• 8/23 Tomahawk Take: Braves Wrap Up Quick Trip With Three in Colorado: After taking two of three from the Cubs, the Braves travel West to face the Rockies for three before heading home. It could be...
• 8/20 Tomahawk Take: Ankiel Delivers Three-Run Triple in Ninth to Seal Braves Comeback Win: The Braves were up to their usual business again today, as Rick Ankiel smacked a bases loaded triple with two outs in the ninth...
• 8/20 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Derrek Lee gets to play his first game as the Braves first baseman playing the team he just left, the Chicago Cubs. He’ll...
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens continues Turner Field success: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens gave up six hits and one run in seven innings of work Sunday, Aug. 15, against the Los Angeles...[+] Dodgers in a 13-1 victory. The Associated Press reported Jurrjens is 5-0 with a 1.83 ERA at Turner Field and 0-4 with a 6.39 ERA on the road.
• 8/15 Tomahawk Take: Braves Break Out for 13 Runs to Destroy Dodgers, 13-1: The Braves let out their offensive frustrations on Vicente Padilla and the Dodgers today, scoring 13 runs on 16 hits in route...
• 8/15 Baseball Musings: Home and Road: The Braves pound the Dodgers 13-1 as Jair Jurrjens pitches his third quality start in a row. This one was very high quality as...
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Chone Figgins & Kenshin Kawakami: The Braves lost Chipper Jones to a season-ending injury, so they’ll now give some thought to players outside the organization....
• 8/11 Tomahawk Take: Braves Take Dramatic Win 4-2, Lose Chipper To Injury: Braves fans over the last couple of seasons have become accustomed to living through various ailments suffered by future Hall...
• 8/10 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves Vs. Houston Astros (Game 2): Tuesday, August 10th – 8:05 pm (SportSouth) Atlanta Braves (64-48) Vs. Houston Astros (48-63) What to Watch For: The Braves...
• 8/9 Tomahawk Take: A Big League Debut Highlights the Three-Game Series in Houston: After taking three of four from the Giants in a tough series over the weekend, the Braves cool down some by heading to Houston...
• 8/5 Tomahawk Take: Gonzalez and Hinske Go Yard to Carry Braves Over Lincecum: The Braves took advantage of a lack of command by Tim Lincecum by taking him deep twice and it was enough to pull out a win. Jair...
• 8/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens wins Thursday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens allowed seven hits and two runs while walking three and striking out three in six innings to beat...[+] the San Francisco Giants Thursday, Aug. 5, according to The Associated Press.
• 8/5 Baseball Musings: Five Doubles Not Enough: The San Francisco Giants collected seven hits in six innings against Atlanta’s Jair Jurrjens, five of them doubles. The...
• 8/5 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves (Game 1): Thursday Aug 5 – 7:10 PM – Peachtree TV San Francisco Giants (62-46) Atlanta Braves (61-46) Tim Lincecum Year Tm W L W-L% ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 2010 SFG 11 4 .733 3.10 22 22 145.1 130 52 50 10 55 152 1.273 8.1 3.4 9.4 Provided...
• 8/5 Tomahawk Take: Braves Face Tough Giants Rotation Four Times This Weekend: While we wait for word on Kris Medlen’s MRI results, the Braves face a tough series ahead by seeing four pitchers from...
• 8/5 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Giants move on to Atlanta in a battle of playoff contenders. If the post season started today, these teams would meet in the...

• 7/31 Tomahawk Take: Jurrjens Hit Hard in Seventh; Reds Come Away With 5-2 Win: A managerial mistake cost the Braves a win today, as Jair Jurrjens was strong on the mound but was left in too long. The Reds...
• 7/31 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds (Game 2): Saturday, July 31 – 4:10 (FOX) Atlanta Braves (59-43) vs. Cincinnati Reds (57-47) Jair Jurrjens (4.37 ERA, 4.75 xFIP, 3.72...
• 7/30 Tomahawk Take: Braves Travel to Cincinnati With Two Tough Matchups in Store: While the trade rumors swirl as the deadline nears this Saturday, the Braves still have baseball to be played, and it’s...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Tommy Hanson Switches To Scott Boras: Braves righty Tommy Hanson hired Scott Boras as his agent this month, tweets David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ...
• 7/25 Tomahawk Take: Missed Opportunities Cost Braves Game, Series: When you can’t score a run with the bases loaded, you tend to lose. The Braves hit into two double plays with the bases...
• 7/25 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins (Game 3): Sunday, July 25 – 1:10 (Fox Sports South) Atlanta Braves (57-40) vs. Florida Marlins (48-49) Jair Jurrjens (4.25 ERA, 4.88...
• 7/24 Tomahawk Take: Braves Travel to Florida for Three-Game Set With Marlins:   Florida was recently hit by a tropical storm but the Braves are taking their own storm down to Miami to face the Marlins (I...
• 7/20 Baseball Musings: Recovering Braves: Jair Jurrjens and Jason Heyward each played well in the Braves 4-1 victory over the Padres. Heyward, in his fifth game back from...
• 7/20 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Padres vs. Braves (Game 1): Tuesday, July 20 – 7:10 (Peachtree TV) San Diego Padres (54-37) vs. Atlanta Braves (54-38) Wade LeBlanc (3.30 ERA, 4.69...
• 7/20 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Alex Rodriguez after a home run at Dodger Stadium one of his 598 long balls. He sits two away from becoming the youngest player...
• 7/20 Baseball Press: The 606 - July 20, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to start Tuesday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens will start against the San Diego Padres Tuesday, July 20, meaning SP Kris Medlen will likely return...[+] to the rotation Saturday, July 24, against the Florida Marlins, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore.
• 7/16 Tomahawk Take: GAME RECAP: Atlanta Braves 2 Milwaukee Brewers 1: To say the Braves had an eventful All Star Break would be an understatement. Five players represented the team on the winning...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens wins Thursday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens improved to 2-3 Thursday, July 15, after giving up one run through 6 2/3 innings to the Milwaukee...[+] Brewers, reports The Associated Press. Jurrjens fanned three while giving up five hits and two walks.
• 7/15 Baseball Musings: First Final: The Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 in the first final of the second half. The Braves should be very happy with...
• 7/15 Baseball Musings: NL East Race: The Braves lead the Mets by four game in the National League East with the Phillies 4 1/2 games back in what looks like a three-way...
• 7/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Second-half rotation set: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens will start the team's first game of the second half of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers...[+] Thursday, July 15, and will be followed by SPs Tommy Hanson, Tim Hudson and Derek Lowe, according to MLB.com's Tim Britton.
• 7/13 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Second Half Pitchers: Can Bedard be trusted in the 2nd half? (AP) Each week Baseball Press has provided some Under the Radar fantasy players...
• 7/6 Tomahawk Take: Doc Halladay stymies Braves 3-1 in Series Opener: The bad news: the Braves lost 3-1 and Roy Halladay pitched a complete game in the process. The good news: the Mets lost to the...
• 7/1 Tomahawk Take: Jair Jurrjens Leads Braves over Nationals 4-1: I questioned what kind of impact Jair Jurrjens return would have on the Braves and if Wednesday night’s performance is...
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens successful in return: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens gave up just one run to win his first game back from the disabled list against the Washington...[+] Nationals Wednesday, June 30, according to The Associated Press. He allowed six hits while striking out six and walking two. Jurrjens also picked up his first hit of the season in the game.

• 6/30 Baseball Musings: JJ Returns: Jair Jurrjens made a successful return after spending two months on the disabled list. He shut out the Nationals for five innings,...
• 6/30 Tomahawk Take: The Atlanta Braves Welcome Back Jair Jurrjens: Jair Jurrjens will make his anti**** return to the Braves rotation tonight against the Washington Nationals. Jurrjens just...
• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens activated: The Atlanta Braves activated SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, June 30, according to CBSSports.com....[+]
• 6/30 Tomahawk Take: Atlanta Braves Fall to the Nationals 7-2: Tuesday night was a reminder that Baseball is a long season and that no regular season game is really bigger than any other. The...
• 6/29 Tomahawk Take: Kenshin Kawakami is Headed to the Bullpen: Tomahawk Take Nation spoke and the Braves listened. Probably not but, Kris Medlen will be staying in the starting rotation. That...
• 6/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens will start Wednesday: Updating a previous report, the Atlanta Braves officially announced that SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) will make his return and...[+] start against the Washington Nationals Wednesday, June 30, according to The Associated Press.
• 6/26 Tomahawk Take: Late Chipper Jones Homer Puts Braves Over Tigers 4-3: Kenshin Kawakami came into the day trying not to become the first Braves pitcher to ever start a season losing his first ten...
• 6/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens could return Wednesday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) could return to the rotation Wednesday, June 30, after making what was expected to...[+] be his final rehab start Thursday, June 24, according to The Associated Press. Jurrjens will throw a side session Sunday, June 27, and if everything goes right, he would be on track to start against the Washington Nationals Wednesday.
• 6/25 Tomahawk Take: Braves Injury Updates: Jurrjens completes rehab stint at Gwinnett Jair Jurrjens looked sharp through the first three innings of his six inning stint...
• 6/25 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Jenkins, Twins, Eveland: On this date 11 years ago, Orioles lefty Jesse Orosco set the Major League record for career relief appearances when he came into...
• 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens rehabs Thursday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings with Triple-A Gwinnett Thursday, June...[+] 24, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Jeff Haws. Jurrjens reported no pain in his hamstring.
• 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to make one more rehab start: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) will make his final rehab start with Triple-A Gwinnett Thursday, June 24, and he could...[+] be cleared to join the rotation if everything goes according to plan, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman. SP Kenshin Kawakami is expected to be moved to the bullpen to make room for Jurrjens in the rotation.
• 6/21 Tomahawk Take: Braves Off Day News and Notes: With a Braves off day today it is time to take a look around the reservation at some of the news and notes over the last week. Since...
• 6/21 The UpperCard Network: Around The Diamond: Pirates Fielding Iwamura Offers: Baseball news to start the week: Pirates GM Neal Huntington tells Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that the team...
• 6/21 Tomahawk Take: Braves Sweep Royals, Lead Division by 2.5: Source: Yardbarker.net I can remember a time when a Braves team would struggle in a series against a lesser opponent. Not taking...
• 6/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens rehab update: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) allowed two runs on eight hits over 4 1/3 innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Gwinnett...[+] Saturday, June 19, according to The Associated Press. He walked one and struck out four.
• 6/18 B-R Blog: Young & Hot: Phil Hughes, who is 24 this season, has 6 starts this year so far (within the Yankees first 65 games) where he's gone 6+ IP and...
• 6/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to make two more rehab starts: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) needs at least two minor league rehab starts before returning to the rotation, according...[+] to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore. Jurrjens is likely to start with Triple-A Gwinnett Saturday, June 19.
• 6/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kenshin Kawakami, Kris Medlen could be moved to pen: Atlanta Braves SPs Kenshin Kawakami or Kris Medlen will be moved to the bullpen when SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) returns to the...[+] starting rotation, according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal.
• 6/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens makes rehab start: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) allowed two runs on five hits and four walks in 2 2/3 innings for Triple-A Gwinnett...[+] Monday, June 14, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Jeff Haws reports. He was solid in the first two innings before allowing three hits and two walks in the third inning. Jurrjens said he hopes to return after one more rehab start Saturday, June 19.
• 6/13 Tomahawk Take: In Case You Missed It Braves Links from Around the Net: Source: Yardbarker.com First and foremost the Braves won in dramatic fashion last night delivering the winning run on a suicide...
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens update: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) threw batting practice for the second time in four days Monday, June 7, the Atlanta...[+] Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien reports. He threw 50 pitches and reported no discomfort. He'll throw another simulated game Friday, June 11, before heading out on a rehab assignment. He will need at least two rehab starts and could return by the end of June.

• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens update: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) threw another pain-free bullpen session Monday, May 31, and could be less than two...[+] weeks away from a rehab assignment, MLB.com's Mark Bowman reports. He threw 40 pitches in his session and will continue to throw every other day while beginning to test his strength of his leg in fielding exercises.
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens throws simulated game: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) threw a simulated game Saturday, May 29, and said he felt good when throwing off the...[+] mound, reports Chris Vivlamore, of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Manager Bobby Cox said Jurrjens will have to throw three or four more bullpen sessions and some simulated games before starting a rehab assignment.
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Oswalt, Braves, Carmona, Yankees: Astros scouts haven't been told to watch specific teams or players, so Roy Oswalt doesn't need to start preparing for life after...
• 5/24 MLBTradeRumors: Chris Resop's Future: Chris Resop is doing a pretty good Stephen Strasburg imitation these days. Resop may not be a top prospect, but the 27-year-old...
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens restricted from running: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) has been restricted from doing any kind of running, according to MLB.com's Jon Cooper....[+] Jurrjens could be out until late June with swelling around his left hamstring.
• 5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to miss more time: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) will need at least three more weeks to heal after undergoing an MRI exam Thursday,...[+] May 13, that revealed swelling, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers. Jurrjens likely won't be back on the mound until mid to late June. P Kris Medlen will remain in the rotation.
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens out indefinitely: Updating a previous report, Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) is out indefinitely after aggravating his hamstring injury...[+] Monday, May 10, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien. Jurrjens said the new injury is to the lower part of the hamstring. He had been recovering from an upper-hamstring strain. 'The last couple of weeks I didn't feel like I was part of the team. Now it seems like it's going to take longer for me to come back. I'm just trying to keep a smile on my face and do as much as I can to help the team out while I'm on the DL,' Jurrjens said.
• 5/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens feels pop in his hamstring: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) felt a “pop” in his hamstring while running striders on the field, reports David...[+] O'Brien, of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jurrjens felt the pop in a lower part of the muscle than his previous injury. He will undergo an MRI exam when the team returns to Atlanta.
• 5/8 B-R Blog: Bibbidi Bobbidi BAbip: Batting Average on balls put into play (BAbip) is a pitcher's batting average allowed on batted balls ending a plate appearance...
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens expected to miss just one start: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) does not expect to miss more than one start while on the disabled list, according...[+] to MLB.com's Mark Bowman. Jurrjens plans to start jogging Friday, May 7, and if all goes well he could start throwing off a mound as soon as Saturday, May 8. His next start would come May 15, when he is eligible to come off of the disabled list.
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens to DL: The Atlanta Braves placed SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, May 5, with a strained left hamstring,...[+] according to CBSSports.com.
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens doubtful for Saturday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens' (hamstring) left hamstring was still bothering him Tuesday, May 4, and he is doubtful to make...[+] his next start against the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday, May 8, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers. 'If I had to make a decision today, no,' Jurrjens said. 'I still feel it. I'm not going to risk making it worse by going out there and trying to do something and miss more than a couple of days. It's not worth it.' He did not feel comfortable enough to throw a bullpen session. Manager Bobby Cox said the team could use Ps Kris Medlen or Jonny Venters to make a spot start, or turn to a starter in the minors.

• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens' next start to be pushed back: Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox is planning to push SP Jair Jurrjens' (hamstring) next start back to Saturday, May 8, after he...[+] strained his left hamstring Thursday, April 29, according to The Associated Press.
• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens could make next start: Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox thinks SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) has a pretty good chance to make his next start after straining...[+] his left hamstring Thursday, April 29, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien.
• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens injured Thursday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) left the game after the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, April...[+] 29, with a strained left hamstring, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien reports. Jurrjens allowed a three-run home run before being replaced by RP Kris Medlen.
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jair Jurrjens suffers loss Saturday: Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens (0-2) allowed three runs on four hits over 6 2/3 innings in a loss against the New York Mets Saturday,...[+] April 24, according to The Associated Press.
• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: First Time Arbitration-Eligibles: More than 80 players project to be eligible for arbitration for the first time after the 2010 season.  It's a big step in a...