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Following the Javier Vazquez for Melky Cabrera trade, the Braves' fanbase has gone berserk. "What? Our best pitcher for a crappy fourth outfielder?" and blah, blah, blah. Well, while it is tough to see Vazquez go, we should all just chill out and accept the trade. And there are a couple of reasons why. First of all, Frank Wren found only a couple of teams willing to take Derek Lowe, and all of ...

There were two major moves this week in baseball. John Lackey, the best pitcher on the free market, signed with the Boston Red Sox. Roy Halladay was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies, Cliff Lee was sent to the Mariners, and the Blue Jays received prospects. There are a couple of ways this plays into the Braves' hand. First of all, the Los Angeles Angels have lost their ace.á Second, the Seattle Mariners acquire their new ...

Every Braves fan is aware of the overload of starting pitching the Atlanta Braves have. Having an extra pitcher is quite a luxury, however. As of right now, the Braves have six capable starters: Derek Lowe: ERA - 4.67 Jair Jurrjens: ERA - 2.60 Javier Vazquez: ERA - 2.87 Kenshin Kawakami: ERA - 3.86 Tommy Hanson: ERA - 2.89 Tim Hudson: ERA - 3.61 Now let's analyze: If you average the Braves rotation's ERA with Lowe along with ...

The young offseason has come to quite a start for the Atlanta Braves. With Braves closers Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano hitting the market, Frank Wren looked like he would have quite a task on his hand to secure the back of the 'pen. Nope. Within a couple of days after teams made their decisions on arbitration-eligible players, the Braves General Manager succeeded in his task to complete the bullpen. Here is the ...