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Tim Hudson remembers when he was the young gun in the clubhouse. Now, hes the old dude, looking a bit out of place on one of baseballs most promising pitching staffs. But dont count him out just yet. At 36, Hudson isnt quite ready to pass the torch to...
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He only hopes this operation works out as well as the last one. Hudson sustained the first serious injury of his career in 2008, a torn ligament in his elbow. He underwent Tommy John surgery and missed most of the next year, though seven starts late in...
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Fla. (AP) -- Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson has been diagnosed with a mild concussion after wrecking on his way to spring training. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said Tuesday that Hanson will miss the first two days of spring training, then gradually work...
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That's the kind of camaraderie D1 Sports Training hopes to build inside its lone Florida location at 6918 Gunn Highway. Co-owned by former Tampa Bay Buccaneer linebacker Derrick Brooks, WWE wrestler Chris Jericho, Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper...
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Atlanta Braves RPs Cristhian Martinez and Jairo Asencio are competing for a spot in the team's bullpen. They are the only roster candidates who are out of minor-league options, meaning they'd have to clear waivers before they could be sent to the minors.
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Atlanta Braves OF Matt Diaz slimmed down during the offseason after hitting no home runs and slugging .323 in 251 at-bats for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves in 2011. This winter, he took a less-is-more approach. "I did more power lifting and...
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Atlanta Braves C David Ross is stockier in his upper body, and it was by design after he increased the intensity of his offseason weight workouts. "Last year I was trying to get skinny like everybody else," Ross said. "I looked good, but I'd rather hit...
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Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez likes what he sees from Cs Christian Bethancourt and Evan Gattis. "I was joking with (roving catching instructor) Joe Breeden," Gonzalez said Tuesday, Feb. 21. "I said, 'Man, we've finally got some guys that look...
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Atlanta Braves OF Michael Bourn and SS Tyler Pastornicky are the only projected starting positions players who have yet to report to spring training. However, it is still four days before non-catcher position players are due in. Pastornicky is working...
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Atlanta Braves OF Martin Prado reported to spring training Monday, Feb. 20, four days early for position players. Prado has shrugged off multiple trade rumors from the offseason and is happy to be back with his teammates. Prado spent the offseason...
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Fla. It was a vivid reminder of the front row seat the relief pitcher had during the collapse that helped the Cardinals make their improbable World Series title drive last fall. The Braves were 9-18 in September, and the 35-year-old right-hander took...
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Wilmington City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved spending up to $123,500 to study the feasibility of building a baseball stadium that could bring an Atlanta Braves minor league team to the Port City. The money will be used to hire an outside firm...
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At 36, Hudson isn't quite ready to pass the torch to all those hot young prospects on the Atlanta Braves. Quite the contrary. After undergoing back surgery over the winter - yep, the sort of operation usually reserved for an aging athlete - the...
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Molina is due $7 million in the final installment of a 5-year deal, $21.5 million contract negotiated before the ‘07 season. He currently ranks as the game's sixth-highest-paid catcher behind the Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer, the Detroit Tigers' Victor...
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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Tommy Hanson blew a tire while driving to the team's spring training complex on Monday morning and has suffered a concussion. Hanson bumped his head on the steering wheel during the accident and will miss a few days of...
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The Cleveland Indians want SP Derek Lowe to use his fastball more this season after struggling in 2011 with the Atlanta Braves. He used his sinker half the time last year, which was actually down from the two previous seasons. But he used his slider...
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Molina is entering the final year of a five-year, $21.5 million contract. This is the option year on a deal that guaranteed him $15.5 million over four years. He will be the highest paid catcher in the division this season. Throughout the National...
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They weren’t as noisily busy in the offseason as the Miami Marlins or the Washington Nationals. They aren’t the Philadelphia Phillies. Not even last year’s agonizing late-season implosion seems to generate the schadenfreude the New York Mets ’ sorry...
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Braves pitcher Tim Hudson throws a ball before the official start of baseball spring training on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. KISSIMMEE, Fla. Now, he's the old dude, looking a bit out of place on one of baseball's most promising...
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Fla. You will find them on the same page in your Greatest Collapses in History record books. But that's where the similarities between the 2011-12 Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves diverge. Has anybody else noticed that? In Boston, blood flowed. ...
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