2013-2014 off season thread...

[Nemesis21]

Beachy to have TJ surgery on Friday,

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/atl/bra ... y=news_atl

[HMFFL]

Beachy to have TJ surgery on Friday,

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/atl/bra ... y=news_atl

What a disappointment.
Let's hope for a smooth recovery.

[Nemesis21]

Braves release Freddy Garcia, sign Aaron Harang.


http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... l&c_id=atl

[Jamaaliver]

Braves release Freddy Garcia, sign Aaron Harang.


http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... l&c_id=atl

Indeed. And now comes word that Harang will start the Braves HOME opener as well.

What a wacky turn of events....

RIP to Freddy Garcia

[ATL Boy]

Braves release Freddy Garcia, sign Aaron Harang.


http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... l&c_id=atl

Indeed. And now comes word that Harang will start the Braves HOME opener as well.

What a wacky turn of events....

RIP to Freddy Garcia

Indeed. Our rotation is aching right now, I just hope we hold firm until mid April when Santana and Minor come back. Here's to this season being as healthy as it can possibly be, from now on.

[roadofalex]

Glad we signed Santana and Harang. They can help hold the fort!

Medlen and Beachy are in my thoughts...

[HMFFL]

Glad we signed Santana and Harang. They can help hold the fort!

Medlen and Beachy are in my thoughts...

Management did a nice job making the proper adjustments after finding out the bad news.

I just hope going forward our team stays as healthy as possible.

[HMFFL]

Braves still weighing last spot in rotation, bullpen

With just one more Grapefruit League game remaining, the Braves have a good feel for who will be on their Opening Day roster. But they will wait at least one more day to determine who will claim the final spot in their bullpen and whether Gus Schlosser or David Hale will begin the season in the starting rotation.

Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez has said Schlosser and Hale will both begin the season at the Major League level. Whichever of the two doesn't gain a rotation spot will be placed in the bullpen.

Hale's advantage comes courtesy of the two strong starts he made for Atlanta after receiving a belated September promotion last year. But the right-hander has at least kept this competition alive while posting a 6.62 ERA in five Grapefruit League starts.

Schlosser has been much more impressive, as he has produced a 2.03 ERA in the 13 1/3 innings that have encompassed his five appearances during the exhibition season. The 6-foot-4 right-handed sidearmer has never pitched above the Double-A level. But over the past few weeks, he has given the Braves reason to believe he is ready to pitch in the Majors.

While Schlosser might begin the season in the rotation or in a long relief role, there is a chance he could eventually earn the right to serve as one of Atlanta's key middle relievers at some point this season. Many scouts and talent evaluators believe he best profiles as a reliever.

As the Braves go through a portion of the season's first two weeks with a four-man rotation, they will carry eight relievers. Craig Kimbrel, Luis Avilan, Jordan Walden, David Carpenter, Anthony Varvaro, Ian Thomas and either Schlosser or Hale are expected to fill seven of those slots.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... l&c_id=atl

[Jamaaliver]

I am not being negative. We have a lot of obvious holes on this team and did not address those. I can see Washington and Philly being better than us because of those holes

Still a lot of ball to played, but we are best in the division, 2nd best record in all of baseball, best starter's ERA in all of Baseball (by a wide margin).

WAS is behind us yet again and Philly is an afterthought....

Are any of your concerns assuaged based on our success and continued dominance over the division?

[SBM]

I am not being negative. We have a lot of obvious holes on this team and did not address those. I can see Washington and Philly being better than us because of those holes

Still a lot of ball to played, but we are best in the division, 2nd best record in all of baseball, best starter's ERA in all of Baseball (by a wide margin).

WAS is behind us yet again and Philly is an afterthought....

Are any of your concerns assuaged based on our success and continued dominance over the division?

We are better than I expected even with Heyward and BJ and Uggla still not doing what they should be doing offensively