The Atlanta Braves Weekly Wrap

by gondeee on Oct 18, 2009 1:42 PM EDT

Here's a look at the major stories in the world of the Atlanta Braves for the week ending on October 18th:

In the Press...

The Braves lost longtime scouting director Roy Clark to the Nationals, then promoted Tony DeMacio as their new director of scouting.
After there was initially a report that Tim Hudson was going to leave the Braves and opt for free agency, he came out and denied that report, saying that he would accept a "hometown discount" to stay with Atlanta.
Kris Medlen pens his own column, and says he's open to either starting or relieving next year, and that he really learned how to be a reliever on the fly at the Major League level.

At Talking Chop...

Our on-going wrapup of the 2009 season continued with reviews of Martin Prado and Yunel Escobar
CB reviewed the top-5 second base prospects and the top-5 shortstop prospects in the Braves organization.
The Arizona Fall League has begun and Matt kicked off our daily recapping of how our prospects are faring out there.
I warned of a possible Baltimoreification of the Braves after the hiring of Tony DeMacio as Braves director of scouting.
The bloggers of TC participated in a round table discussing the second base position for the Braves, as well as a round table for the shortstop position.
Brian McCann will undergo his second Lasik eye surgery.
The Braves shed their roster of four players in some early off-season roster management.

Notable FanPosts and FanShots...

NCChopper shared with us a picture of the swag she got by winning the TBS Hot Corner NAHWAL contest.
Baseball America spotlighted minor league righty Todd Redmond.
mvhsbball shared with us his trip to the Arizona Fall League.
esadb and a bunch of others think Rudy Jamarillo is the solution to everything.
The Keith Lockhart Era is excited, then laments the end of the Furman Bisher Era.

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Campillo, Carlyle and Nunez were all released to free agency and Goreki was sent back down to the minors but not released.

President of Marteeeny's Weeenies: The Official Fan Club for Martin Prado.
WE WANT PRADO AT 2B IN 2010!

by Scott Coleman on Oct 18, 2009 2:48 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

I totally forgot Friday night’s posts. tks

by gondeee on Oct 18, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Medlin's column is very insightful

and sheds some serious light on a critical, but wholly under-appreciated element of athletic performance.

When I was first up, I doubted myself. The transition to the Atlanta Braves was mental, all mental.

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I went through the whole first half questioning my ability. Then I got a spot start in Colorado, when Javy Vazquez hurt his abdominal muscle and David Ross was catching. I gave up a home run and then went 1-2-3, then gave up another home run and went 1-2-3. Ross yelled at me in the dugout and said, “You don’t have to be such a baby! You don’t have to give up a run to go out there and show you can get dirty!” I sat there and thought, “He’s right.”

The second half took off after that, and I had a “Hit it if you can” attitude. Ross getting in my face helped a lot.

by fandave on Oct 19, 2009 6:44 AM EDT reply actions