Kristopher Allen Medlen (twitter: @KrisMedlen54)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 7, 1985 in Artesia, CA
High School: Gahr HS (Cerritos, CA)
School: Santa Ana College (Santa Ana, CA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 10th round of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 21, 2009 (Age 23)   vs. COL 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 5 BB, 5 ER, L
Team: Braves 2009-2013
2013 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$2.6M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 3.137, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2016 [*], Agents: Wasserman Media Group [*]
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• 2/26 Tomahawk Take: Atlanta Braves Thru Five: The Atlanta Braves have played five spring training games in 2013 and have accumulated a 2-3 record.  The spring training record...
• 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...
• 2/20 MLB Injury News: Kyle Lohse rumors: Pirates, Braves not interested in free agent: It remains unclear where free agent Kyle Lohse will ultimately land this offseason, as the Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves are...
• 2/20 Tomahawk Take: Friday’s Probables: Detroit Tigers vs Atlanta Braves:   Friday marks the day we’ve been waiting weeks for and now it’s finally upon us.  This past week and a half, seeing...
• 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...
• 2/17 Tomahawk Take: Division Positional Comparisons: The Starting Rotation: We now head to the other side of the ball, looking at the starting rotations.  While I’m not a fan of assigning slots for...
• 2/15 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Grading on the Curve: I’m a fan of the Bell Curve because it can be used to measure almost anything. If you aren’t familiar, it’s...
• 2/10 Rising Apple: The Grass Isn’t Always Greener: This isn’t a new phenomenon, but it seems that whenever it’s time to predict what will happen during the coming season,...
• 2/10 Tomahawk Take: 2013 Projections: Position #1 PART 5:   Since 1990, the Atlanta Braves have only had eight different opening day starting pitchers.  However, since 2000 the amount...
• 2/10 The Baseball Continuum: World Baseball Classic Update: Gio Gonzalez upgrades the USA rotation: With Kris Medlen and Andy Pettitte out and Justin Verlander still making up his mind, the Team USA rotation was down to R.A. Dickey,...
• 2/6 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 10 Spot Start Pitchers Ready for Jump to Next Level: This isn’t the first or last time you’ll hear this from me, but drafting the game’s elite pitchers early in...
• 2/5 Tomahawk Take: 2013 Projections: Position #1 PART 4: Kris Medlen should start off the season as the #2 starter in the Braves rotation – let’s get that out of the way.  Let me...
• 2/4 Baseball News Source: Atlanta Braves: 2013 Spring Training Preview Guide: Spring training is a time of optimism for players, managers, coaches and fans of all 30 Major League teams, but it would be difficult...

• 1/29 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Marrero, Prado, Silverio : A few notable NL East players and teams are mentioned in Paul Swydan's ESPN Insider piece (subscription required) about "certain...
• 1/29 Yankees Fans Unite: Reactions from Alex Rodriguez PED report (Plus other Yankees notes): While the baseball world is not at all shocked that Alex Rodriguez has been linked to PED’s (again), there are more statements...
• 1/29 Call to the Pen: The National League East Dream Rotation 2013: The starting pitching in the the National League East is deeper than in many divisions.  The NL East Dream Rotation for 2013...
• 1/26 The Baseball Continuum: Medlen out of World Baseball Classic… due to baby: Well, scratch Kris Medlen off of Team USA’s starting rotation, as he won’t be pitching due to the fact that his wife...
• 1/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen drops out of WBC: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen has dropped out of the World Baseball Classic for Team USA due to the impending birth of his first...[+] child.
• 1/24 District On Deck: Atlanta Braves Trade For Justin Upton But The Nationals Are Still The Team To Beat: The big news today, coming out of Twitter, is that the trade between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Atlanta Braves for Justin...
• 1/23 Roto Think Tank: Roto Versus Head-to-Head: James from the Carolinas wants to know about the difference between Rotisserie and Head-to-Head formats:Have played Roto for many...
• 1/23 Rising Apple: Quick Hits: The Latest on Justin Upton: Today in the continuing Justin Upton saga, news broke that the Atlanta Braves had become the frontrunner if a trade were to be...
• 1/21 MLB Injury News: Braves Think WBC Could Help Kris Medlen, Craig Kimbrel: The debate has raged on since its inception.  Is pitching in the World Baseball Classic more harmful than beneficial.  There...
• 1/20 Blog Red Machine: Reds in 2013: Aroldis Chapman: And what do we have here? The Cuban Missile making a leap to the Reds starting rotation. Still creates a bit of a divide among...
• 1/19 Justin Jabs: Kris Medlen’s AMA: Things have been quiet around here lately. I missed the Cubs Convention (next year is the year!) and the Spring semester is about...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Two RPs avoid arbitration: Atlanta Braves RP Jonny Venters and SP Kris Medlen have avoided arbitration Friday, Jan. 18, by signing one-year deals. Venters...[+] will receive $1.625 million in 2013 while Medlen will make $2.6 million.
• 1/18 Baseball Analytics: WBC: Team USA Roster: Team USA's roster: Pitchers R.A. Dickey, Toronto; Derek Holland, Texas; Craig Kimbrel and Kris Medlen, Atlanta; Chris Perez and...
• 1/18 MLB Injury News: Roster for the USA in World Baseball Classic: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
• 1/18 Call to the Pen: U.S. World Baseball Classic Roster Announced: The 27-man provisional roster that will represent the United States at this year’s World Baseball Classic  was released early...
• 1/8 Baseball News Source: Atlanta Braves – 2013 Top 10 Prospects – Baseball News Source:  Leading the pack is 21-year-old right-hander Julio Teheran In recent years, the Atlanta Braves farm system has produced a myriad...
• 1/8 The Cardinal Nation Blog: TCN Blog 2012 Cardinals top story #3: Wild Card win in AtlantaIn the first-ever National League Wild Card game, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves on the road....
• 1/7 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 7:30 PM of Jan. 7, 2013: Today’s news for the WBC: Braves’ beat writer David O’Brien tweeted out some possible Braves players that could...
• 1/4 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 8:46 PM of Jan. 4, 2013: Today’s news: An article at the Atlanta Braves official site says that Craig Kimbrel (who we knew about already) and Kris...
• 1/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen to pitch in WBCAtlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen will pitch in this spring's World Baseball Classic for Team USA....[+] Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen will pitch in this spring's World Baseball Classic for Team USA.

• 12/30 Tomahawk Take: Braves Boast Promising Rotation For 2013: EDITOR’S NOTE:  Please welcome Mat Batts to the site.  He will provide a great player’s perspective to our staff....
• 12/27 Redlegs Review: Following the ‘Kris Medlen Approach’ may be best idea for Chapman: By Scott Eddy Staff Writer New Year’s celebrations are just around the corner and with the turning of the calendar...
• 12/18 Braves Journal: Kris Medlen (by kc): Ho, ho, ho, my Braves Journal friends, the holiday season is approaching. You’re saying you want something for Christmas?...
• 12/13 MLBRandomFandom: Atlanta Braves Team Page: ATLANTA BRAVESMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Craig Kimbrel (8.75)2. Kris Medlen (8)3. Jason Heyward...
• 12/10 mlbreports.com : Previewing The Re-Shaped Atlanta Braves 2013 Roster: State Of The Union: Monday December 10th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer): The Braves have been one of the most active teams during the offseason,...
• 12/7 Tomahawk Take: Braves Monday Quiet At Winter Meetings: Baseball’s winter meetings opened quietly for the Braves with reports that GM Frank Wren spent time talking bench players. The...
• 12/7 Tomahawk Take: Can the Braves Find Room for Greinke?: Imagine this rotation: Zach Greinke, Kris Medlen, Tim Hudson, Paul Maholm and Mike Minor. Greinke is the top starting pitcher...
• 12/1 Tomahawk Take: Braves Trade for Jordan Walden – Busy In Run Up to Winter Meetings: As Frank Wren heads to Nashville for next week’s winter meetings there’s been a flurry of activity fueled by trades and the...

• 11/28 Blog Red Machine: Broxton a Red for Three Years; Chapman to Rotation?: The news is still somewhat fresh (like that can occur in these days of 24/7 news) and the “results” are mixed. According...
• 11/28 Kings of Kauffman: Operation Offseason Improvement: Pitching Trade Partners Part Two: Yesterday we looked at the Seattle Mariners and what they have to offer in the pitching department. The M’s definitely have...
• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Zack Greinke, Rick Porcello, Kyle Gibson: Here's the latest from around the league as Thanksgiving Weekend comes to a close... Zack Greinke's camp predicts the talented...
• 11/25 Tomahawk Take: A Word Of Thanks To The Braves: All year we assess, evaluate, cheer and decry everything the Braves do. I thought it appropriate to take a minute and recognize...
• 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...
• 11/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves offseason plan: One foot in front of the other: The offseason is officially underway. Trade talks, offers, contract extensions – the pieces are moving and it looks like...
• 11/15 Braves Journal: Where Do We Go From Here? 2012.3 The Starting Rotation (by bledsoe): There are very few questions for the Braves faithful in terms of the starting pitching. The Braves entered spring training with...
• 11/13 Tomahawk Take: Should Braves Swap Kris Medlen For Alex Gordon? No Thanks.: I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. It’s become commonplace for those who watch the Braves now and then and look at statistics...
• 11/13 WahoosOnFirst: FanSided MLB 2012 Awards: NL Cy Young: R.A. Dickey: For many fans, the end-of-season player awards are one of the biggest highlights of the long MLB offseason. There’s just one...
• 11/12 Rum Bunter: Can Success, Failure of Two Pittsburgh Pirates Pitchers Predict Future?: Max Scherzer, Sergio Romo, Tommy Hanson, Bud Norris, Jason Vargas, Kris Medlen, Bobby Parnell, Phil Hughes, Doug Fister, Drew...
• 11/12 Rally Caps: Rally Caps Offseason Outlook : Atlanta Braves: Starting today, we are going to start looking at each team's current roster and payroll and try to gauge where they might focus...
• 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...

• 10/30 Baseball News Source: Braves Exercise Options on Brian McCann, Tim Hudson, Paul Maholm for 2013: Braves make decisions on McCann, Hudson, Maholm As expected the Atlanta Braves have exercised options on catcher Brian McCann,...
• 10/30 Jays Journal: Should Blue Jays Kick Tires On Martin Prado: Say what you want about John Farrell, but the man made one solid point before he left Toronto. Outside of their obvious needs...
• 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...
• 10/19 Baseball News Source: Comeback Player of the Year Awards – Buster Posey and Fernando Rodney: Buster Posey and Fernando Rodney were named Comeback Player of the Year in their respective leagues as voted on by MLB.com. Posey...
• 10/19 AroundTheFoghorn: Buster Posey Named NL Comeback Player of the Year by MLB: Major League Baseball named Buster Posey the National League Comeback Player of the Year today. Not that there was too much question...
• 10/17 North Side Notch: BBA: 2012 NL Walter Johnson Award: As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I get the privilege of voting on all the awards handed out at the end of the season....
• 10/15 Seedlings to Stars: French’s Favorite MiLB Sleepers: Atlanta Braves: In this series dubbed “French’s Favorite MiLB Sleepers: (Your Favorite Team Here)” I will take a look at one pitching and...
• 10/11 Tomahawk Take: Medlen’s Dominance: In my 2012 review of Kris Medlen, I pointed out how unique his season was, in terms of success and role.  This first table shows...
• 10/10 Tomahawk Take: 2012 Review: Kris Medlen: Coming off TJ surgery, Kris Medlen was a wild-card piece to the pitching puzzle to begin this past season.  Much like a certain...
• 10/10 District On Deck: Nationals Look To Home Crowd, Edwin Jackson In Game Three: 1933 is a long time. And I nor most other people were around then, so I can’t even explain what it will be like to be in...
• 10/8 STLCardinalBaseball: NLDS GAME 1: Not Like Champions: After the Cardinals stunned the Braves in the Wild Card game on Friday, Yadier Molina boasted to reporters that the Braves “played...
• 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...
• 10/6 Tyler's Think Tank: Cards, O's Advance to LDS: The MLB postseason began yesterday with a pair of exciting, do-or-die Wild Card playoff games In Atlanta, the Braves took...
• 10/6 Tomahawk Take: The Horrible Post That Needs To Be Done: The Atlanta Braves have a storied history, but the last three seasons have ended on as sour of a note as possible.  With the...
• 10/6 STLCardinalBaseball: A Few Random Thoughts About Last Night And The Series To Come: It has taken me a little while to decompress from the catastrophic **** of last night’s wild card play-in debacle. I really...
• 10/6 Redbird Dugout: A wild Cards game: As my Dad told me last night, “I was expecting a Wild Card Game, not a wild Cards’ game.” Major League Baseball’s first...
• 10/6 Call to the Pen: Bird Teams Prevail in First Ever Wild Card Battle Royale: Yesterday marked the first ever Wild Card One-Game Playoff Mayhem event, and Major League Baseball has to be feeling good about...
• 10/6 BoSox Injection: BSI Postseason Recap: Orioles, Cardinals Playoff Bound: The new, two wild card format was expected to bring incredibly exciting games to the table and it delivered yesterday with a pair...
• 10/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Unbe**** end for Braves thanks to errors and questionable call: As you all know, I’m a dyed-in-the-wool Braves fan. So anything I say here will most likely be construed as me being a sore...
• 10/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen so-so in playoff loss: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen allowed five runs - two earned - and three hits over 6 1/3 innings in a loss Friday, Oct. 5, against...[+] the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Wild Card Game. Medlen's defensive let him down, committing three throwing errors.
• 10/5 The Flagrant Fan: Chipper Jones' last game a fiasco: In a game that will be remembered for a very long time, a terrible call by an umpire and the fans' unruly reaction will overshadow...
• 10/5 El Maquino: INSANE.: THE BIG PIECE/POSTGAME I said before this absolutely insane game that I thought the Cardinals would lose this game and rightfully...
• 10/5 Baseball News Source: Cardinals Eliminate Braves in NL Wild Card Game 6-3 Amid Controversy: Holliday had two hits and two runs scored including a home run The Atlanta Braves hadn’t  lost when Kris Medlen started...
• 10/5 Braves Journal: Cardinals 6, Braves 3, Season Over: And so it ends. It figures that the season would come down to (1) Bobby going a batter too long with Derek Lowe, and (2) Melky...
• 10/5 Baseball Musings: Holliday Homer: Matt Holliday takes Kris Medlen deep in the top of the sixth inning, and the Cardinals extend their lead to 4-2. That’s...
• 10/5 StanGraphs: Wild Card Play-In Game: St. Louis Cardinals (88-74) at Atlanta Braves (94-68): 5:45 PM: The tomahawk chop was just used by Matt Holliday to deposit a ball into the left field seats of Turner Field in less...
• 10/5 The Baseball Page: Wild Cards Facing Long Odds Again: Here we go again. Last year, it took a miraculous comeback by the St...
• 10/5 Redbird Rants: Musings From an Optimistic Redbird Fan: 12-2012: One Game Playoff – Well, here we are; the St. Louis Cardinals are preparing to face the Atlanta Braves later this afternoon...
• 10/5 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Friday: October 5, 2012: Bud Selig's dream comes true today as the two wild card games are set to be played. The "one and done" format means do or die...
• 10/5 El Maquino: BLURB: PRE-STORM THOUGHTS: So the day has finally come for Bud Selig’s ill-thought out wild card playoff game.  After 180 days of regular season ball,...
• 10/5 District On Deck: The Benefits Of The Number One Seed: Tonight, the Washington Nationals will find out who their opponent will be in the 2012 NLDS. The Atlanta Braves and St. Louis...
• 10/5 Tomahawk Take: Breaking Down Kyle Lohse And The Bullpen: After revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the Cardinals lineup yesterday, I will now focus on their single-most important...
• 10/4 Baseball News Source: McCann Will Not Start for Braves in Wild Card Game: Braves will start backup catcher David Ross instead Six-time All-Star catcher Brian McCann will not start when the Atlanta Braves...
• 10/4 MLBeef.com: Business Man’s Special: Playoffs….yep…playoffs: Posted on October 4, 2012 by Taylor The playoffs are here and you need to know some **** before they start.  Read on: What...
• 10/4 STLCardinalBaseball: How The Cardinals Can Beat Kris Medlen: Cardinal Nation is shivering nervously today over the flea circus wild card showdown with the Atlanta Braves scheduled for tomorrow...
• 10/4 mlbreports.com : 2012 MLB Postseason Preview: Every Pitch Counts: Thursday, October 4th, 2012 October is the time when there is a quiet current of electricity surrounding baseball. There is an...
• 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....
• 10/4 Tomahawk Take: Breaking Down The Cardinals Offense: While the Braves won six more games than the St. Louis Cardinals during the regular season, Atlanta is not in an enviable position,...
• 10/4 Baseball Musings: Wild Friday: The Wild Card playoff games start with an excellent pitching matchup. Kyle Lohse of the Cardinals takes on Kris Medlen of the...
• 10/4 El Maquino: THE MORNING AFTER: REGULAR SEASON ENDS WITH A WIN, BERKMAN SAYS GOODBYE, AND THE CASE OF THE DELETED STRAUSS TWEETS: THE BIG PIECE The Cardinals dealt a catastrophic blow to Post-Dispatch writer Joe Strauss‘ ego when they shut the media...
• 10/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day: Here in the great Northeast, the leaves are changing colors and the temperatures are falling.  The MLB playoffs are set, and...
• 10/4 Redbird Rants: Daily Rant: National League Wild-Card Preview: The 2012 MLB regular season is no more, and tomorrow night, the postseason dawns, as the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Atlanta...
• 10/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen to start Friday: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen, who is 9-0 with a 0.97 ERA since joining the starting rotation in July, will start against the...[+] St. Louis Cardinals in the Wild Card game Friday, Oct. 5.
• 10/4 Baseball Jerks: Wild Card Teams Battling to Get off One-Game Island: How would you like to be stranded on a deserted island for six months, fighting and clawing to find the will to survive? Then,...
• 10/4 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: 2012 Final Ratings: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 10/4 AroundTheFoghorn: Just One Fan’s Postseason Predictions: All the teams are set, and we have a Postseason ready to be played. Don’t know who’s in and who’s not? Don’t...
• 10/4 PaulLebowitz.com: National League Wild Card Play-In Game Preview—St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves: The starting pitchers are relatively meaningless in a one-game playoff. What’s most important is how the managers handle said...
• 10/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Dodger Fan Guide to the Playoffs: At a little after 5pm ET on Friday, Kris Medlen is going to kick off the 2012 playoffs with a pitch to Jon Jay (most likely) of...
• 10/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves: It all comes down to Friday night: “The board is set, the pieces are moving and the game is about to begin.” Ok, I may have changed Gandolf’s words...
• 10/3 Tomahawk Take: Braves End Regular Season With Win: After losing the chance to win the division title, the Braves had a little air come out of the balloon, losing the first two games...
• 10/3 Tomahawk Take: Ben Sheets Goes Out On Top: After a three month comeback, Ben Sheets announced that he will be retiring after today’s game.  He was given the start...
• 10/3 For Baseball Junkies: Final Day of the Regular Season - What to Watch: The 2012 MLB regular season is nearing its end.  Each team plays 162 games so the season is certainly a marathon of epic...
• 10/1 El Maquino: ALL EYES ON THE WEST COAST…: THE POSTGAME The Cardinals are on a warpath, and even the two best teams in the League have been able to stop them. Jaime Garcia...
• 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...
• 10/1 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Braves @ Pirates: The Braves finish their regular season with a road trip to Pittsburgh, hoping to keep the momentum going into Friday’s wild...
• 10/1 MLB Dirt: Kris Medlen for Cy Young? Not So Fast.: Without a runaway winner, baseball award outcomes often come down to the players who have hot streaks occur the latest in the...
• 10/1 mlbreports.com : N.L. Wild Cards: The Playoff Picture Update: Monday October 1st, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: Unlike the American League wild card situation, the National League race is much simpler....
• 10/1 Tomahawk Take: Who Might the Braves Face in the Wild Card Game: There’s been a lot of hullabaloo about who the Braves should put out there to pitch the Wild Card 1-Game ultrapalooza sudden...
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Another start, another win for Kris Medlen: The Atlanta Braves won Sunday, Sept. 30, for a major league record 23rd straight time in games started by SP Kris Medlen, beating...[+] the New York Mets 6-2. Medlen (10-1) gave up one unearned run and three hits in six innings, adding to his momentum heading into the postseason.

• 9/30 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Kris Medlen Dominant as Mets Lose 6-2: I said it on Friday, and I’ll say it again today; when Kris Medlen is on the mound, the Braves win. For the 23rd straight...
• 9/30 Tomahawk Take: Ross Leads Braves To Series Win: In the rubber game of the last home series of the season, the Braves get a fairly comfortable 6-2 victory.  The Nationals lost...
• 9/30 Baseball Musings: NL Race Roundup: The Brewers fell out of playoff contention as they lost to the Astros 7-0. Jordan Lyles pitched a four-hitter, but Milwuakee starter...
• 9/30 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week: MLBTR was the first to report only the...
• 9/30 District On Deck: Game 159: Cardinals 10, Nationals 4: Put the champagne on ice, and send it back to D.C. We don’t need it today. Ross Detwiler lasted only 2.1 innings, allowing...
• 9/30 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Mets 2 (recapped by Adam M.): This September ends on a high note. The Braves took care of business this afternoon, beating the Mets and wild rookie Jenrry Mejia...
• 9/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves prepare for one last October with Chipper Jones: When the organ cranks up in April, October baseball seems oh so far away. When the All-Star break hits, no matter where your team...
• 9/29 El Maquino: CARDS LOSE IN THE MOST CARDINALS WAY POSSIBLE: THE BIG PIECE Barring a catastrophic collapse on par with that of last year’s Braves, the Cardinals are going to the playoffs...
• 9/29 Braves Journal: Braves 2, Mets 0 (recapped by Adam M.): For the Fredi Gonzalez-era Atlanta Braves, it has been a tale of two Septembers. In some respects, to be sure, not much has changed:...
• 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...
• 9/28 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 25: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 9/28 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Mets @ Braves: Starting tonight, the Braves begin their last homestand of the season against the New York Mets.  It is also Chipper Jones‘...
• 9/28 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves: Although Mets fans are watching another month of September games that are “meaningless,” there have been a couple...
• 9/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen expected to go in WC gameAtlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen is expected to start in a Wild Card game, if necessary....[+] Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen is expected to start in a Wild Card game, if necessary.
• 9/26 Tomahawk Take: Braves Clinch Play-In Spot: I know I’m a little late on this, but Freddie Freeman has now been involved in the lowest and highest moments of the past...
• 9/26 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Kris Medlen: It speaks to Kris Medlen's dominance over the last two months that his quality start last night against the Marlins (three runs...
• 9/26 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Nationals, Guillen, Phillies: Congratulations to the Braves, who clinched a postseason berth with a win over the Marlins last night. Though Atlanta still has...
• 9/26 Baseball News Source: Braves Lockdown Playoff Berth with Walkoff Win: Atlanta Braves celebrate playoff berth Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning in the Atlanta braves...
• 9/25 Blog Red Machine: #TakeTheNo.1Seed?: The Reds may have clinched the NL Central, but their work isn’t done yet. They need to get that No. 1 seed. Sure, the players...
• 9/25 Baseball Musings: Braves Clinch: The Braves clinched a spot in the post-season with a 4-3 win over the Marlins. Atlanta can still win the NL East, but the worst...
• 9/25 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Cole Hamels and the Phillies host the Nationals, and Hamels gets to face Bryce Harper again. Since the initial plunking, Bryce...
• 9/25 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Dodgers, Youkilis, Red Sox: Kris Medlen and the Braves can clinch a playoff berth with a win over the Marlins tonight. The Braves, who missed the postseason...
• 9/25 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 153: Win Over Pirates: Mets 6 Pirates 2 FOUR IN A ROW!!!! Mets Game Notes Jenrry Mejia‘s line looks good if you focus strictly on the number of...
• 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...
• 9/24 Tomahawk Take: Medlen Gets Nod For Play-In Game: On Saturday, Fredi Gonzalez announced that Kris Medlen was going to move up a spot in the rotation, lining him up to start the...
• 9/24 Baseball News Source: Hudson’s Veteran Presence Gives Braves Rotation a Lift: Tim Hudson allowed one unearned run and two hits over 7.1 innings With 26-year-old right-hander Kris Medlen on the mound, the...
• 9/22 60ft6in.com: Is This Really Happening?: Kris Medlen: Atlanta Braves right-hander, Kris Medlen, has shot up the F12 Rating since moving to the starting rotation on July 31.  Medlen...
• 9/21 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 24: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 9/20 Philly Phanatics: Phillies’ last (home) stand: The euphoria of gaining what seemed to be a game a day in the standings has subsided. The harsh reality of how difficult it is...
• 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...
• 9/20 Call to the Pen: Kris Medlen Adding His Name to the NL Cy Young Race: A couple years ago, Felix Hernandez won a Cy Young award with a mere 13 wins. In 2012, Atlanta’s Kris Medlen is trying to...
• 9/20 Tomahawk Take: Medlen’s Cy Young Chances: The Atlanta Braves have had a roller coaster season, especially on the pitching front.  First, Brandon Beachy starts the season...
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen dominates again: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen allowed four hits and struck out six in eight shutout innings to beat the Miami Marlins Wednesday,...[+] Sept. 19.
• 9/19 Braves Journal: Braves 3, Marlins 0 (recapped by Smitty): In 1993, Major League Baseball expanded by adding the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins. On September 11 of the same year,...
• 9/19 Full Spectrum Baseball: Random, Possibly Intriguing, Mostly Useless Information: Yeah, I'm a baseball nerd and I wholeheartedly admit and accept this. One of the things I love about baseball is that there are...
• 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...
• 9/18 Tomahawk Take: The Braves’ Pitching Plan For The Postseason: With Atlanta 8.5 games up on the Dodgers with 14 games to go, the Braves should be able to look ahead and figure out their playoff...
• 9/18 Braves Journal: Braves 7, Marlins 5: Suffice to say that I am surprised that the Braves have scored 17 runs in the last three games. Before tonight, they were averaging...
• 9/17 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Braves @ Marlins: After sweeping the Washington Nationals to relieve some worries after the early-week sweep by the Milwaukee Brewers, the Braves...
• 9/15 The Pesky Pole: Washington Nationals Not Ready to Win: The Stephen Strasburg situation is proof that the Nationals are not ready to win. I realize they have a healthy lead...
• 9/15 High Heat Stats: Friday game nibbles: Rays 6, @Yankees 4: Three runs in the 5th (aided by 2 wild pitches) and a typical Price-is-right performance against the Bombers helped...
• 9/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen fans 13 Nats Friday: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen struck out a career-high 13 batters Friday, Sept. 14, against the Washington Nationals. He allowed...[+] one run on five hits over seven innings, with one walk, but ended up with a no-decision.
• 9/15 Braves Journal: Braves 2, Nats 1 (Recapped by spike): And so our last, best hope begins. The division will likely still be a bridge to far, but this is what September baseball is supposed...
• 9/14 District On Deck: Game 144: Braves 2, Nationals 1: After successfully completing the sweep of the Mets in a critical season series Thursday, the Washington Nationals (89-55) failed...
• 9/14 Tomahawk Take: Braves Squeak By Nats, Clutch Hitting Woes Continue: Kris Medlen is doing everything he can to make sure the Braves win at least one out of every five games.  His 13 Ks were the...
• 9/14 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Nats @ Braves: The Braves basically sealed themselves off from winning the division following their debacle against Milwaukee.  Somehow, the...
• 9/14 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Pirates desperately need a win as they send James McDonald against the Cubs and Chris Rusin. With McDonald coming into the...
• 9/14 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Friday: September 14, 2012: Wednesday was a fantastic picking day. Thursday was as bad as Wednesday was good. That's baseball for you. Joe Nathan...
• 9/13 Crashburn Alley: Starting Rotation Keys Phils’ Late Surge: On Monday, I looked at the starting rotation’s volatility compared to last year, concluding that overall, the rotation had...
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Saturday: September 8, 2012: September has really gotten off to a rocky start for the Game Picks. On the one hand, the Game of the Day feature has been correct...
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Tuesday: September 4, 2012: Remember that old Batman television show? Remember how in the fight scenes, they always had those comic strip call outs that...
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Wednesday: August 29, 2012: Another Game of the Day loss. That is three in a row and infuriating. The rest of the day was okay or at least in the...
• 9/12 Full Spectrum Baseball: Bud Norris Is My Home Boy: If you are an avid reader of Field of Streams here at Full Spectrum, and you really should be, you have probably read just how...
• 9/10 Redlegs Review: Bruce named NL Co-Player of the Week: Press release from MLB... Cincinnati Reds right fielder Jay Bruce and Miami Marlins starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco...
• 9/9 Baseball News Source: Braves Heating Up at Right Time: Braves Jason Heyward has 25 home runs, 75 RBI, and .275 average Unlike last year, when they tanked in September and saw a 9.5-game...
• 9/9 Baseball Musings: Braves in Control: The Braves beat the Mets 3-2 behind a decent outing from Tommy Hanson and two RBI from Brian McCann on a home run in the sixth...
• 9/9 Rising Apple: Game Recap: McCann and Uggla Punish Mets in 11-3 Loss: Although Kris Medlen‘s scoreless inning streak ended at 40.1 innings pitched, the Braves had no problem winning with him...
• 9/9 Tomahawk Take: Braves Take First Two From Mets: The Braves took the first two games from a Mets team that must wish the season would end soon so they can regroup. TGIF On Friday...
• 9/8 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 138: Loss to Braves: Braves 3 Mets 0 Winning a baseball game is infinitely more difficult when you don’t score any runs. Mets Game Notes In what...
• 9/8 Rays Colored Glasses: The Ones That Got Away: Kris Medlen: Way back in 2003, the Rays took a flier on a little 5’10″ right-hander with a solid sinker out of Gahr High School...
• 9/7 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 22: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 9/7 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets: The Mets head home to Citi Field to take on the Atlanta Braves this weekend, which will include Chipper Jones‘ last road...
• 9/7 Tomahawk Take: Braves @ Mets: Series Preview:   The Braves are coming off a mediocre 4-3 homestand to kick off a 6-game road-trip with the opening game in a series against...
• 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...
• 9/4 Baseball News Source: Medlen Spectacular Since Joining Braves Rotation: Kris Medlen  is 6-0 as a starter with a 0.54 ERA Baffling opposing hitters with a mix of plus pitches delivered with pinpoint...
• 9/4 High Heat Stats: Labor Day game notes: The Game Notes hard drive died of a nostalgia overdose after watching music videos from the 1970s & ’80s. Je ne regrette...
• 9/4 Baseball Analytics: More on Medlen's Changeup: The Atlanta Braves unveiled a new stud starter on July 31, and they didn't even have to pull off a trade to get the guy. Kris...
• 9/4 MLBeef.com: Stephen Strasburg to end season Sept. 12th?: Posted on September 3, 2012 by Taylor It’s been a while…I moved to a new house and the **** that followed left me without...
• 9/4 Baseball Analytics: No Meddlin' with Medlen: Kris Medlen (7-1) struck out a career high 12 and won his sixth straight decision as the Braves defeated the Rockies,...
• 9/4 Call to the Pen: No Shutdown in Sight: Kris Medlen Set to Lead Braves into October: The Washington Nationals are fully prepared to head into the playoffs without their best starting pitcher. The Atlanta Braves...
• 9/4 Tomahawk Take: Kris Medlen Shines As Braves Whip Rockies:     Kris Medlen hardly labored on labor day. The Rockies however worked very hard and still didn’t get a result. For...
• 9/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen fans 12: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen struck out a career-high 12 batters in his win over the Colorado Rockies Monday, Sept. 3. He allowed...[+] an unearned run on five hits in a complete game. He extended his scoreless streak to 34 2/3 innings.
• 9/3 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Rockies 1: Colorado Rockies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 3, 2012 So, it’s completely ridiculous to compare...
• 9/3 Tomahawk Take: The Secret Weapon Strikes Again: After one of the most improbable wins of recent memory, the Braves start off the Rockies series with a comfortable 6-1 victory....
• 9/3 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Monthly Power Rankings: September 2012: Monday, September.3/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer):   To say that this year has been a good year for baseball is an...
• 9/3 RoxPile: Braves Dominate Rockies; Kris Medlen Is Good: Thanks to a combination of sloppy play by the Colorado Rockies and unreal pitching by starting pitcher Kris Medlen, the Atlanta...
• 9/3 RoxPile: Rockies At Braves, September 3 2012: Game Time, Lineups, And Preview: Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves, 12:10 P.M. MT The Colorado Rockies, complete with their hot young hitters and their wildly...
• 9/1 Baseball Musings: Players of the Month: Two hitters produced outstanding months of August. Prince Fielder and Buster Posey hit for average, got on base at an incredible...

• 8/30 Tomahawk Take: Braves Road Trip Highlights Problems Ahead: The Braves returned from their 10 game road trip with a 4-6 record after losing the Padres series three games to one.   A five...
• 8/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: Who’s Hot: Trade deadline editionFor this week’s edition of Who’s Hot, Who’s Not, we journey back in time…about a month. ...
• 8/29 Tomahawk Take: Braves Unnecessarily Lose Padres Series: After Kris Medlen continued his scoreless streak to 28.1 IP to even the series Tuesday night, Tommy Hanson was himself and the...
• 8/29 High Heat Stats: Game Notes from Tuesday, August 28: Not enough time in the day…. @Rangers 1, Rays 0: After missing a start, Yu Darvish returned with 10 Ks and his first scoreless...
• 8/29 Braves Journal: Braves 2, Padres 0: Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres – Box Score – August 28, 2012 Two things happened yesterday. First, Kris Medlen...
• 8/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen stellar: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen allowed five hits and struck out nine in eight shutout innings to beat the San Diego Padres Tuesday,...[+] Aug. 28. He extended his scoreless streak to 28 1/3 innings.
• 8/28 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Baker, Medlen, Orioles: Melky Cabrera missed out on a free agent payday of at least $50MM by testing positive for an elevated amount of testosterone,...
• 8/27 Tomahawk Take: Braves Split in San Francisco, Head To San Diego: The Braves beat up on an unbelievably poor Tim Lincecum last night, winning 7-1.  This gave the team a split, leaving the Braves...
• 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...
• 8/23 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes: @Rays 5, Royals 3 / @White Sox 2, Yankees 1: I went to a coronation, and a pennant race broke out! Tampa’s surge has shaved...
• 8/23 Braves Journal: Braves 5, Nats 1: Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – August 22, 2012 – ESPN. And then there’s Kris Medlen....
• 8/22 District On Deck: Game 124: Braves 5, Nationals 1: Although a sweep would have been nice, can we really complain about taking two of three? Ross Detwiler fell apart after 4 2/3...
• 8/22 Tomahawk Take: Braves Escape Washington With One Win: After losing their last four games, the streaky Braves put together a couple good innings to beat the Nationals 5-1. The biggest...
• 8/22 Tomahawk Take: Is Strasburg’s Inning Limit Here Yet?: After somewhat struggling against the Braves in his short career, Stephen Strasburg dominated the Braves, striking out 10 and...
• 8/22 The Baseball Page: Is Your MLB Team Making A Playoff Push: Power Rankings:   Power Rankings Current Team Previous 1 Washington Nationals 1 On...
• 8/22 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Marlins and Diamondbacks play the first ever doubleheader in Phoenix. A scheduling issue forced a change from a Thursday game...
• 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...
• 8/20 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Braves @ Nationals: Mandatory Credit: With the offense sputtering, the Braves leave Atlanta and head to Washington to face one of the best pitching...
• 8/20 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Guest Spot on the Dear Mr. Fantasy Podcast: Chris McBrien of the Dear Mr. Fantasy Podcast was kind enough to invite me to be this week’s guest on his show. As always,...
• 8/19 Full Spectrum Baseball: Field Of Streams: Fantasy Baseball Pitching Options: Welcome back to another edition of Field of Streams, your in depth look at some viable, and some not so viable, fantasy streaming...
• 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....
• 8/17 High Heat Stats: Thursday game notes: It ain’t easy keeping up with the Joneses…. @Braves 6, Padres 0: It’s still hard to believe he’s retiring,...
• 8/17 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Padres 0: San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – August 16, 2012 – ESPN. After losing the first game of this...
• 8/17 Tomahawk Take: Braves Win Behind Chipper Jones’ Bat Kris Medlen’s Arm: Chipper Rises To The Occasion – Nothing New There You really have to hand it to Chipper Jones, he knows how to put on a show....
• 8/16 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Pirates Power Halts Slide against Dodgers: Los Angeles 6 – Pittsburgh 10 - The Pittsburgh Pirates turned on some power to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-6. Garrett...
• 8/16 Chicken Friars: Medlen Chops Up Padres, Atlanta Wins Four Game Series: The Padres could not touch Braves starter Kris Medlen on Thursday evening. Medlen, making just his fourth start of the season,...
• 8/16 Baseball Musings: Shades of the 1990s: Kris Medlen of the Braves pitches a shutout Thursday evening, helping beat the Padres 6-0. He was in complete control during the...
• 8/16 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Cardinals, Braves taking different rotation route toward Wild CardsThe St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves may have both considered a six-man rotation, but the latter is doing it....
• 8/15 Tomahawk Take: Braves Bats Wake up, Diaz Has Surgery, Wilson, Simmons Update: Quick Game Review The Braves spent Tuesday night getting even for Monday’s loss behind a gem from Tim Hudson who went 6 1/3,...
• 8/14 Tomahawk Take: Daily Notes (8/14): 6 Man Rotation, Simmons Injury Progress: The Braves offense would get shut down off by the San Diego Padres and Eric Stults, wouldn’t it? People made a big deal about...
• 8/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen sharp since joining rotationAtlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen is 2-0 with a 1.62 ERA in three starts since being moved from the bullpen to the rotation....[+] Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen is 2-0 with a 1.62 ERA in three starts since being moved from the bullpen to the rotation.
• 8/12 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Johan Santana Returns, Exits Early in 9-3 Loss: Johan Santana returned to the Mets rotation for the first time since he hit the disabled list at the end of July to heal his tender...
• 8/12 Braves Journal: Braves 9, Mets 3: Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – Box Score – August 11, 2012 – ESPN. IWOTM, but Kris Medlen had another impressive...
• 8/10 Up Along First: Game 113: Maholm Outduels Harvey, Mets Shut Out 4-0: Final Score:  Braves 4, Mets 0 Player of the Game: Matt Harvey- 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 101 pitches (64 strikes) Goat of the...
• 8/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 113: Loss to Braves: Braves 4 Mets 0 What happened to the offense? What happened to the “never say die” attitude? Mets Game Notes Looking...
• 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 Tomahawk Take: Daily Notes (8/9): Pitching Issues, Dan Uggla: Well so far every time I have done the daily notes feature we have come away with a win. So back off Fred and Lee, I’ve got...
• 8/6 High Heat Stats: Game notes is back — tanned, rested & ready: Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the interwebs…. @Tigers 10, Indians 8: Three runs down, two outs and none...
• 8/5 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Astros 1: Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – August 05, 2012 – ESPN. For a while, it looked like the Braves...
• 8/3 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues: Ryan Ludwick will add home run power to any fantasy roster. (US Presswire)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under...
• 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 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...

• 7/31 Tomahawk Take: Braves Win–The Game and The Trade: Braves bust their Monday night jinx and solidify the rotation You may credit Chipper Jones’ new Twitter account or the high...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Braves To Acquire Reed Johnson, Paul Maholm: 10:41pm: Arodys Vizcaino, who had Tommy John surgery this spring, is the other player going to Chicago, Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
• 7/30 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of July 30: Welcome back to Dixon’s Picks. In the madness of the trade deadline, you still have to keep a close eye on your fantasy...
• 7/30 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: July 30, 2012: Donovan Solano $8. Other bids $7, $4, $2, $0The second place team snatched Solano when it bid $1 more than the first place...
• 7/30 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Marlins @ Braves: The Braves come into this series against the Marlins 4 games back on the Washington Nationals but headed into a cup cake schedule....
• 7/28 Tomahawk Take: Zack Greinke goes to LA, What next for the Braves?: I’m sure most of you know by now but all of my hopes and dreams have been crushed as Zack Greinke has been dealt to the Angels...
• 7/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves have the piece they want and Kris Medlen is his name: The Atlanta Braves don’t need Zack Greinke. They don’t need James Shields. They don’t need Felix Hernandez …...
• 7/19 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes & gnawings: Giants 9, @Braves 4 (11): Mere box-score trolling could never capture the extra-inning loop-de-loops of this wild ride. Instead,...
• 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...

• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | No changes to rotation: Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said there are no changes planned for the starting rotation, meaning P Kris Medlen will...[+] not replace SPs Randall Delgado or Mike Minor this week.
• 6/24 Braves Journal: Red Sox 9, Braves 4: Atlanta Braves vs. Boston Red Sox – Box Score – June 24, 2012 – ESPN. First off, sorry for no recap of yesterday’s...
• 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...
• 6/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Considered starting Kris Medlen: Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said the team considered using RP Kris Medlen as a starter after SP Brandon Beachy (elbow)...[+] was placed on the disabled list but has decided to keep him in the bullpen for the time being. Gonzalez did not rule out the possibility of starting Medlen later in the season.
• 6/16 Braves Journal: Braves 4, Orioles 2: Baltimore Orioles vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – June 15, 2012 – ESPN. You’re a goat, then you’re...
• 6/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen will come out of bullpen: Updating a previous report, the Atlanta Braves will be using RP Kris Medlen as a reliever and will use him in the seventh and...[+] eighth inning.
• 6/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen expected to be used as reliever: The Atlanta Braves are expected to use RP Kris Medlen out of the bullpen even though he was sent down to the minors to work on...[+] becoming a starting pitcher.
• 6/15 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Designate Livan Hernandez For Assignment: The Braves designated right-hander Livan Hernandez for assignment, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The...
• 6/13 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL/NL Only Leagues: Scott Podsednik is fantasy relevant once again. (US Presswire)Each week, Baseball Press provides some "under the radar" fantasy...
• 6/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Trying to figure out role for Kris Medlen: The Atlanta Braves sent SP Kris Medlen to Triple-A Gwinnett two weeks ago in hopes of stretching him out to be a starter, but...[+] the team blew big leads Sunday, June 10, and Tuesday, June 12, and the team is trying to decide if Medlen might be more useful in the bullpen. Since he worked Tuesday, he would not be available to pitch again until Friday, June 15, at the earliest.
• 6/12 Mastersball.com: Luck in the Transactions: Well I suppose some of you need to Look at the transactions first but there are a lot of lineup changes that need to be made...
• 6/12 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Notes: Jaramillo, LaHair, Dempster: The Cubs, who rank 14th out of 16 NL teams in runs scored, announced that they replaced hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo with minor...
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen being stretched out: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen is expected to go 85 to 90 pitches in his next minor league outing. He went five scoreless innings...[+] with Triple-A Gwinnett Thursday, June 7, in his second start.
• 6/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves suffer setbacks, respond with roster moves: The second month of baseball has come to a close. From here, the games get hotter – both in importance and temperature....

• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jose Constanza to be recalled: The Atlanta Braves will recall OF Jose Constanza from Triple-A Gwinnett and option SP Kris Medlen to Gwinnett in a corresponding...[+] move.
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen to start in minors: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen will be moved to the starting rotation with Triple-A Gwinnett for the next couple of weeks. He'll...[+] likely make two or three starts before being called up to join the rotation. SPs Mike Minor and Randall Delgado haven't been performing up to par in the rotation.
• 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...
• 5/27 Braves Journal: Nationals 8, Braves 4: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves — Box Score — May 26, 2012 — ESPN Mike Minor is a problem with this team. Unfortunately,...
• 5/25 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Chapman, Twins, Lind, Braves: Reds GM Walt Jocketty told ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark that he doesn’t mind the constant discussion surrounding Aroldis Chapman’s...
• 5/24 High Heat Stats: Running amok: Thursday game notes on the fly: “What is the sound of one hand blogging?” In lieu of chat, I decided to give this format another try, but it seems...
• 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...
• 5/16 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Reds 2: Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 15, 2012 – ESPN. With this up-and-down offense, “up”...
• 5/15 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Braves, Dempster, Rizzo, Astros: One scout told Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports that the work of the Braves’ hitting instructors and the performance of Kris Medlen...
• 5/13 Braves Journal: Braves 7, Cards 2: Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – May 12, 2012 – ESPN. Maybe it was just the conditions in...
• 5/10 Braves Journal: Cubs 1, Braves 0: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs – Box Score – May 09, 2012 – ESPN. Where’s this great offense people were...
• 5/10 Braves Journal: Braves 3, Cubs 1: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs – Box Score – May 08, 2012 – ESPN. The Braves rebounded some, winning with what...
• 5/3 Braves Journal: Braves 15, Phillies 13 (11 innings): Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 02, 2012 – ESPN. Not what you expect from Tommy Hanson...
• 5/3 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Score 13 Runs, Lose Anyway: Do not adjust your browser, this is not a duplicate game recap. Charlie Manuel mismanaged his bullpen and led the Phillies to...
• 5/2 Braves Journal: Phillies 4, Braves 2: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 01, 2012 – ESPN. Jonny Venters, who had been unscored...

• 4/28 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Pirates 1: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – April 27, 2012 – ESPN. That was close for a long way, but...
• 4/25 Braves Journal: Braves 4, Dodgers 3: Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Box Score – April 24, 2012 – ESPN. Back to last year’s formula...
• 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...
• 4/15 Braves Journal: Braves 7, Brewers 4: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – April 15, 2012 – ESPN. Nothing comes easy. Fredi Gonzalez...
• 4/11 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Astros 4: Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros – Box Score – April 10, 2012 – ESPN. It would have been unprecedented for...
• 4/6 Braves Journal: Mets 1, Braves 0: Man, I’m afraid we’re going to see a lot of this this year. The Braves went up against an effective lefthander (Zombie...

• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen works five strong innings: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen was able to work five scoreless innings in a minor league game Friday, March 23. He needed just...[+] 45 pitches to make it through the outing.
• 3/22 Tomahawk Talk: Atlanta Braves’ Bullpen Candidates to Take Arodys Vizcaino’s Spot: The Atlanta Braves learned that one of their top prospects, Arodys Vizcaino, would miss the entire 2012 season due to Tommy John...
• 3/20 Tomahawk Talk: The Atlanta Braves Lose Arodys Vizcaino for Season: The Atlanta Braves‘ fears, about the health of promising rookie Arodys Vizcaino, were realized with the breaking news that...
• 3/18 MetsToday.com: Notes: Mets vs. Braves: Jonathon Niese had good results, though I didn’t love the process. He continues to use a side-to-side motion that results...
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen working on adding to repertoire: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen is working on his curveball, trying to add to his arsenal. He said he doesn't want to be a two-pitch...[+] pitcher. He worked in a curveball Tuesday, March 6, against Washington Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman for a strikeout. 'I'm pretty sure he did not expect a curveball coming just because I'm mainly fastball and changeup,' Medlen said.
• 3/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen so-so in spring debut: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen (elbow) allowed a solo home run, three hits and no walks while striking out two batters in two innings...[+] of work in a Grapefruit League start against the Washington Nationals Tuesday, March 6. Medlen is a candidate for one of the two vacancies in the Atlanta rotation. He is recovery from elbow surgery.

• 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 Braves Journal: Kris Medlen: You have to root for this guy, and not just because he can help the Braves. A tenth-round pick and only a part-time pitcher in...
• 2/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Springing into action: Will Braves’ subtractions pay off?: It’s just about 10 days until the first spring training game, and I feel like a kid 10 days away from Christmas. I can smell...
• 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...
• 2/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen to be stretched out: Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said SP Kris Medlen will be stretched out as a starter this spring just in case a spot opens...[+] up in the rotation. Medlen is expected to be targeted for relief this year. He is likely to follow a starting pitcher in spring games, coming on to pitch multiple innings following the starter. 'The whole long relief thing — I don't want to say I'm better than that, but I feel like I want a role and I want to be a starter,' Medlen said. 'Once you get the taste of controlling games and setting the tone, that's my thing.'
• 2/17 Braves Journal: Other starting possibilities: Randall Delgado is not supposed to be in the starting rotation to start the year, but I’d be surprised if he doesn’t...
• 2/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen slated for bullpen duty: Atlanta Braves RP Kris Medlen is slated for bullpen duty, at least to start the season, and he is available to start if needed...[+] at some point.
• 2/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen will be stretched out: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen will be stretched out as a starter in spring training in case he is needed in the rotation to start...[+] the year. 'We're going to stretch him out as much as we can so if something happens and one of the guys can't go, if we choose to he can be a starter,' said manager Fredi Gonzalez of Medlen. 'He's got that flexibility.'

• 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...

• 12/9 Tomahawk Take: DOB’s Q&A with Fredi Gonzalez; Starting Rotation Predictions: I could probably write about Pujols for the rest of the week but it’s over with, I have told you guys what I think, and...

• 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...
• 11/1 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 The Biz of Baseball: Atlanta Braves Add by Subtracting Derek Lowe: The Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians kicked off MLB's hot stove season Monday when the Braves sent 38-year-old pitcher Derek...

• 10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Near Misses For Super Two Status: Some players with more than two and less than three years of service time go to arbitration, while others don't. Going to arbitration...
• 10/3 MLBTradeRumors: Wren Talks Prado, Chipper, Bourn: The Braves narrowly missed the playoffs last week, losing to the Phillies in the final game of the regular season as the Cardinals...

• 9/25 Braves Journal: Nats 3, Braves 0: Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – September 25, 2011 – ESPN. You guys need a sense of history...
• 9/24 Tomahawk Talk: Kris Medlen Returns; Peter Moylan May Be Done for the Season: The Atlanta Braves received some good news on Saturday as they saw the return of Kris Medlen to the team as he was activated from...
• 9/24 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Designate Matt Young For Assignment: The Braves have designated Matt Young for assignment, reports MLB.com's Mark Bowman (on Twitter). The move frees up a 40-man...
• 9/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves payroll and future contracts, part three: Kimbrel’s a beast: Welcome to part three of examining next years team. We’ve touched on the starting rotation with Derek Lowe out and Julio...
• 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...

• 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...

• 7/13 Tomahawk Take: Looks Like No Medlen In 2011: **** again everyone from southeast Michigan, where I’m happy to report a cold front has blown through, restoring us to more...
• 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...

• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen throws bullpen: Atlanta Braves RP Kris Medlen (elbow) threw a 90-pitch bullpen session Tuesday, May 31, and is ready to start facing hitters in...[+] live batting practice. If everything goes according to plan, he could go on a rehab assignment after six or seven BP sessions. The team is building up Medlen to return as a starting pitcher.

• 4/26 B-R Blog: Jered Weaver’s win streak to start the season: Last night Jered Weaver won his 6th game in his 6th start of the season. I can't link to it because as I'm writing this our database...
• 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...
• 4/8 MLBTradeRumors: Near Misses For Super Two Status: Last offseason, two years and 122 days of service time was enough for super two status. It looks like players will need about...

• 3/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen put on DLThe Atlanta Braves placed SP Kris Medlen (elbow) on the 15-day disabled list Sunday, March 27, according to CBSSports.com....[+] The Atlanta Braves placed SP Kris Medlen (elbow) on the 15-day disabled list Sunday, March 27, according to CBSSports.com.
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen throwing off mound: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen (elbow) threw off a mound Tuesday, March 15, for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery...[+] Aug. 18 of last year, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien. Medlen threw 15 pitches at 50 percent intensity. He could somewhere between mid-August to September this year, and he could be used out of the bullpen when he returns.

• 2/23 Braves Journal: Other Pitching Possibilities: In the starting rotation, there are two pitchers who might go if something goes wrong with one of the top five, though unless...
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Sign 21: The Atlanta Braves signed 1B Freddie Freeman, P Jonny Venters, P Kris Medlen, IF Brooks Conrad, P Jairo Asencio, P Juan Abreu,...[+] P Brandon Beachy, P Erik Cordier, P Randall Delgado, P Cory Gearrin, P Craig Kimbrel, P Stephen Marek, P Anthony Varvaro, P Lee Hyde, P Mike Minor, P Jose Ortegano, SS Brandon Hicks, OF Joe Mather, OF Jordan Schafer and OF Matt Young to one-year deals Tuesday, Feb. 22, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien. Freeman will receive $414,000.
• 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,...

• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen recovering: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen (elbow) was cleared to begin light throwing last week and is a week away from picking up a baseball...[+] for the first time since his surgery Aug. 18, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers. Medlen is six months away from being able to pitch in a game.

• 10/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen to undergo MRI: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen (hip, elbow) is scheduled to undergo an MRI exam on his hip Thursday, Oct. 14, according to The...[+] Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers. Medlen had lingering hip pain since a start in early June.
• 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...
• 10/12 Tomahawk Take: Braves Eliminated; Saying Good-Bye to Bobby: Derek Lowe was amazingly good and the offense came out swinging early, but they couldn’t keep it up and Cody Ross did them...

• 9/22 Jason's Baseball Blog: Original Draft Series: #1 – Atlanta Braves: For those that missed the guidelines I am using for this series of posts, you can find them here. Team #1: Atlanta Braves General...
• 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’...

• 8/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen undergoes Tommy John surgery: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Aug. 18, and will likely need 12 months of rehab,...[+] MLB.com's Mark Bowman reports.
• 8/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Bobby Cox thinks Kris Medlen will need surgery: Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox said he thinks SP Kris Medlen (elbow) will need surgery to fix a partial tear of his ulnar collateral...[+] ligament, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore. Medlen expects to be re-examined this weekend.
• 8/9 Tomahawk Take: Your Guide to Mike Minor’s Debut: By now you know of Mike Minor’s promotion and scheduled debut against the Astros on Monday. For the diehard Braves fan,...
• 8/9 Jason's Baseball Blog: Week in Review – August 2 to August 8: If the Playoffs Started Today Tampa Bay Rays (67-44) vs. Texas Rangers (64-47) Chicago White Sox (63-48) vs. New York Yankees...
• 8/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen may need surgery: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen (elbow) may need reconstructive surgery to fix a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, according...[+] to The Associated Press. The team said they will wait a couple of weeks for the swelling and pain to subside before making a decision. Tommy John surgery appears likely for Medlen and recovery from that surgery usually takes one year.
• 8/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen to DL: The Atlanta Braves placed SP Kris Medlen (elbow) on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, Aug. 5, with a partial tear of his ulnar...[+] collateral ligament in his right arm, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore.
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen headed for DL: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen (elbow) is headed for the disabled list after straining his ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching...[+] elbow and could be facing season-ending surgery, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers. Medlen felt a burning sensation in his elbow during his start Wednesday, Aug. 4. If he needs surgery, he would likely be lost for the rest of this year and at least half of the 2011 season. P Kenshin Kawakami could return to the rotation, or the team could turn to SP Mike Minor, who is 4-1 with a 1.99 ERA in five starts with Triple-A Gwinnett.
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen injured Wednesday: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen (elbow) left in the fifth inning of his start Wednesday, Aug. 4, with a right elbow injury, according...[+] to MLB.com's Mark Bowman. Medlen injured his ulnar collateral ligament and will undergo an MRI exam Thursday, Aug. 5.
• 8/4 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves (Game 3): Wednesday August 4 – 7:10 PM Peachtree TV New York Mets (54-53) vs Atlanta Braves (60-46) Mike Pelfrey Year Tm W L W-L% ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 2010 NYM 10 5 .667 4.10 22 21 125.0 142 58 57 7 48 76 1.520 10.2 3.5 5.5 Provided...
• 8/2 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets: With the trade deadline over and done with, the Braves now turn their attention towards holding on to the National League East...

• 7/31 Tomahawk Take: Braves Prevail in Extras; Attention Turns to Injuries: In a game that had a postseason feel to it, the Braves and Reds fought back and forth, and two injuries and a stolen homer later...
• 7/30 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds (Game 1): Friday, July 30 – 7:10 (SportSouth) Atlanta Braves (58-43) vs. Cincinnati Reds (57-46) Kris Medlen (3.57 ERA, 3.71 xFIP,...
• 7/30 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Roy Oswalt gets a fairly easy first start for the Phillies as he takes on Craig Stammen and the Nationals in Washington. Roy comes...
• 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...
• 7/30 Baseball Press: The 606 - July 30, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 7/28 B-R Blog: Carl Pavano & Tommy Hunter have the longest active win streaks in baseball: Here are the longest win streaks this season: Rk Strk Start End Games W L GS IP H BB SO ERA Tm 1 CC Sabathia 2010-06-03 2010-07-22 9 9 0 9 66.0 54 22 59 2.05 NYY 2 Ubaldo...
• 7/25 Tomahawk Take: Conrad Does It Again; Braves Score Eight in Eighth for Comeback Win: The Braves got their revenge. Going into the eighth down by three, they scored eight runs, including a grand slam by Brooks Conrad,...
• 7/24 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins (Game 2): Saturday, July 24 – 7:10 (SportSouth) Atlanta Braves (56-40) vs. Florida Marlins (48-48) Kris Medlen (3.31 ERA, 3.78 xFIP,...
• 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...
• 7/22 Tomahawk Take: Wagner Blows Save; Braves Lose in 12: It doesn’t happen often so when it does it’s pretty shocking. Billy Wagner blew a two-run lead in the ninth and Nick...
• 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.
• 7/13 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...
• 7/11 Baseball Press: The 606 - July 11, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 7/8 Tomahawk Take: Braves Take 2 of 3 From Phillies, Win Finale 7-5: After Roy Halladay’s dominating performance on Monday the Braves snapped back to take the last two games of the series...
• 7/7 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Braves and Phillies play the rubber game of their series with Kris Medlen taking on Jamie Moyer. Both pitchers exhibit fantastic...
• 7/3 Baseball Press: The 606 - July 3, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 7/3 Tomahawk Take: Braves Score Two in the 11th, Shock Marlins 4-3: What else does this team have to do to prove to us that they are special?  Well they did their best to show us again on Friday...
• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen solid Friday: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen allowed one run through 6 1/3 innings to the Florida Marlins Friday, July 2, but he did not factor...[+] into the team’s decision, reports The Associated Press. Medlen fanned five and walked one while giving up six hits.
• 7/2 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Yankees host a rare Friday afternoon game as Toronto sends Brett Cecil against A.J. Burnett. The Blue Jays are in a bit of...
• 7/2 Baseball Press: The 606 - July 2, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...

• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kenshin Kawakami to the pen: Atlanta Braves SP Kenshin Kawakami is headed to the bullpen, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien reports. SP Kris...[+] Medlen will remain in the rotation.
• 6/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen or Kenshin Kawakami headed to pen: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen or SP Kenshin Kawakami is headed to the bullpen when SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) returns Wednesday,...[+] June 30, but the team isn't sure which one will go yet, the Atlanta Journal Constitution's David O'Brien reports.
• 6/25 Tomahawk Take: Late Home Run Downs Braves: Paul Konerko’s hit an eighth inning home run off of Takashi Saito gave the White Sox a 2-0 lead and eventual victory...
• 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...
• 6/15 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.
• 6/14 Tomahawk Take: Braves Off Day Links: The Braves recently wrapped up their 11 game road trip with a 7-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. The Braves were able to keep their...
• 6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen fine: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen (shoulder) demonstrated a good range of motion Wednesday, June 9, after injuring his left shoulder...[+] Tuesday, June 8, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien. Manager Bobby Cox said Medlen had a minor strain of his rotator cuff in his non-throwing shoulder and is expected to make his next start.
• 6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen strains shoulder: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen (shoulder) landed awkwardly on his non-throwing shoulder while sliding home Tuesday, June 8, and...[+] suffered a strained shoulder, MLB.com's Mark Bowman reports. He expects to make his next start.
• 6/9 Tomahawk Take: Braves Down the Diamondbacks 7-5: Source: Yardbarker.com The Braves won a see-saw offensive affair on Tuesday night turning away the Diamondbacks 7-5. The Braves...
• 6/7 Tomahawk Take: Braves vs Dodgers, Series Review: Source: Yardbarker.com 5-3 – Kris Medlen vs Hiroki Kuroda The Braves staked starter Kris Medlen to an early 4-0 and...
• 6/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen on a tear: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen is 3-0 with a 2.56 ERA in his last 11 appearances, which includes five starts, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's...[+] David O'Brien reports.
• 6/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen picks up win Thursday: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen (3-1) was charged with three runs and six hits in a career-high 7 1/3 innings, striking out three...[+] and walking none in his ninth big league start, according to The Associated Press. Medlen took a three-hit shutout into the eighth inning of the Braves' 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• 6/3 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame June 3, 2010: Some matinees and a few under the lights, maybe we'll even see more perfection Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees Kevin...

• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen gives up three runs in Saturday win: Atlanta Braves SP Kris Medlen (2-1) gave up nine hits and three runs in six innings Saturday, May 29, according to The Associated...[+] Press, in a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• 5/30 Tomahawk Take: Braves Continue Dominance of Pirates, Win 6-3: (Source: Yardbarker.com) I remember a time when the Braves couldn’t beat the teams they were supposed to beat. Yet for...
• 5/29 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 29: Starting Pitchers: By all means, get Kris Medlen for today’s start against Pittsburgh, if he’s available! Brett ...
• 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...
• 5/14 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 | Kris Medlen to remain in rotation: Atlanta Braves P Kris Medlen will remain in the rotation and start Tuesday, May 18, against the New York Mets after SP Jair Jurrjens...[+] (hamstring) aggravated his injury, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien.
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Kris Medlen to start Saturday: Atlanta Braves P Kris Medlen will start against the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday, May 8, in place of SP Jair Jurrjens (hamstring),...[+] according to The Associated Press.
• 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.

• 4/29 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 B-R Blog: Plate appearances by relievers: Wow, there have already been 37 plate appearances by relief pitchers so far this season: Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO 1 Micah...