Apparently, Jordan Schafer got a pretty nice signing bonus, because the 21 year old prospect spent $90,000 on an advanced pitching machine. The ProBatter simulates deliveries by varous major league pitchers including the Mets newly acquired ace Johan Santana. So even if he really hasn't gone up against the two time Cy Young Award winner, he feels like he has. For the full story click here.
Along with Schafer, the Braves have amassed quite a large group of talented outfielders including Gorkys Hernandez, Josh Anderson and Gregor Blanco. For a round up of the Braves young prospects click here.
Chipper Jones isn't one to keep his mouth shut. So when Carlos Beltran and Jimmy Rollins started to talk about how the Mets and Phillies are the teams to beat in the NL East, Jones reminded them, they'll have to come through Atlanta first, after all the Braves did win 14 straight divisional titles before giving up the crown to the Mets in 2006 and then the Phillies in 2007. For the full story click here.
Scott Thorman is out of options, literally. The could be back up first baseman and pinch hitter is out of minor league options, leaving the Braves to either find a spot for him in the line up or trade him, otherwise Atlanta would have to risk having him snatched up by another team off waivers. For the full story click here.
The Braves have the envitable problem of deciding what to do with a guy who has batted .300 in the past two seasons, make Matt Diaz a starter in left or platoon him with Brandon Jones who hit .293 with 19 homers and 100 RBIs in AA and AAA last season. Diaz has spent the past two sesaons sharing time in left with Ryan Langerhans and Willie Harris, but maybe this year, will be Matt's year. We'll have to see. For the full story click here.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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