Baseball Historians

These organization reviews are great to read if you see your team and “deep system stocked with pitching and several strong position players” in the same column.  The best place to start is the top as Frederick Freeman and Tommy Hanson were your hitting and pitching organizational players of the year.  Freeman hit .316 and […]

Now that an entire week of spring training is complete the Braves are looking to reclaim the NL East Division.  This  may be a tough task considering the power of the Mets and Phillies. After completing the first full squad workout on Wednesday Jeff Francoeur stated that he believes that Braves can win this division.  This […]

The Braves shored up their rotation yesterday by signing Tom Glavine to a one year, $8 million deal that will probably mean the former Brave will retire a Brave.  Glavine turned down his $13 million option with the Mets and he’ll now be much closer to home and more importantly, in a Braves uniform.
Glavine’s role […]

The Braves acquired a guy who could possibly compete for the vacancy out in centerfield yesterday when they traded relief pitcher Oscar Villarreal to the Astros for Josh Anderson.  While Anderson might have lost his prospect tag because of his age, he’s a speedy outfielder who, if given the time in the majors, could steal […]

Baseball America unveiled their list of top ten Braves prospects yesterday and at the top of the list is a pair of outfielders.  Jordan Schafer checks in at number one while Jason Heyward comes in at number two.  Heyward was the team’s top draft pick this past June.  The top pitching prospect is Jair Jurrjens, […]