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Remember when I said that in a month I'd hate that set of predictions in my last article? Yeah... It's been approximaetly eight days, and I hate them already. Why? It's really quite simple: A bunch of revelations. Since then, Gonzalez has become a Scott Boras client, Rafael Soriano has been hyped as the best reliever on the market, and the Marlins have, according to several reports, pulled back on the level of urgency to ...

So, we've already gotten through the Adam LaRoche situation .Now, let's talk about the guys the Braves could be shipping out for some hole-filling.Here are the guys who shoul be on the block from the Braves' '09 payroll. Derek Lowe Bad contract coming of a bad year, this one's pretty simple.But who would want him? Brewers? Cubs? Mets?You've gotta think "money-absorbing" over "talent-laden" in Lowe's situation when you're looking at potential ...

As promised , here is the early-offseason decision-making series. Let's go in the order of the questions I posed in the linked piece above, and start with Adam LaRoche. LaRoche was, arguably, the best offensive deadline acquisition of any team in the Majors when he was sent to Atlanta from Boston for Casey Kotchman. As the Braves had hoped, Adam's annual second-half "show-up" happened, as he knocked ...

If you believe Dave O'Brien, Mark Bowman, and the ever-so-unreliable Ken Rosenthal, Tim Hudson is set to sign a three-year extension with the Atlanta Braves in the neighborhood of $27 million.I don't know about you, but that's a big relief.Locking up an elite (provided he looks like his seven starts at the end of '09) two or three starter for under $10 million is always good.When you add in the ...

Tonight, while watching two of my least-favorite teams bid for a World Series title, I realized how much I have truly hated the past four Octobers. This year especially. I have no rooting interest. No care about the next pitch. And complete apathy about who will be drinking champagne within the next week-and-a-half to two weeks. It truly sucks. It's not like it's new for me. As I said, it's been like this for the ...

So far, we've looked at two names that the Atlanta Braves could pursue this offseason in Prince Fielder and Juan Rivera .We'll continue in the Juan Rivera-Esq direction (as in realistic options) with this piece.Now, I know that I made a small case against him in the Juan Rivera article, but today we are going to talk about Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz.In his first full-time role with the Rangers ...

Let me preface this by saying that I'm not trying to float my own boat. This is an attempt to thank some of the people who have helped me, as well as a look back at some of my experiences. So, here it is. My 100th article. Yeap... I'm not really sure how I'm supposed to feel about this. Is this the revelation that I have spent way too much time tapping away on this site ...

Of late, rumors have been swirling over the availability of Milwaukee's Prince Fielder.American League clubs have been at the center of the possible "Prince Fielder Sweepstakes," but I have an interesting proposition.How about Atlanta?Before you call me a hack, I know that I have no sources.I'm speculating.As a fan, that's my job.Now, back to the post...We all know that Atlanta needs power.We all also know that Milwaukee needs pitching.Atlanta's three ...

To think, Braves fans had it all two days ago. The Braves were on fire, the Rox were, to an extent, scuffling, and they sat only two games back. An unlikely series of events would still have to occur. But, hey, we were believers. Then, Cameron Maybin, Dan Uggla, Josh Johnson, and Jorge Cantu happened. Later that night, Chris Iannetta happened. No biggie. Still only three games. It'll be a little harder, but it's still possible. We ...

The 2009 Atlanta Braves' season. You wanna talk about an emotional roller coaster? How about we start with thisátopic and then move on to your example? This is setting up to be, by far, the most exciting final week that I've seen since...well...ever. You can talk all you want about theá14 straight, butáyou will find few that can rival the excitement (and deflation) that Braves fans have felt over the past four or five ...