The Atlanta Braves Weekly Wrap

Here's a look at the major stories in the world of the Atlanta Braves for the week ending November 22nd:

  In the Press...

• Tommy Hanson finished a disappointing third in the NL Rookie of the Year balloting.
• Pitcher Buddy Carlyle signed with the Nippon Ham Fighters to play in Japan next year. 
• Mike Gonzalez changed agents to Scott Boras.
• We learned through a couple of different sources that the Braves are indeed trying to move Derek Lowe, but are having difficulty doing so.
• The Braves added five pitchers to their 40-man roster, protecting them from the Rule 5 draft next month.
• The Royals signed former Braves pitcher Jorge Campillo.

At Talking Chop...

• I took a look at the choice the Braves made with Andruw Jones and the choice the Blue Jays made with Vernon Wells.
• We were the first to report on the Braves minor league free agents.
• We reviewed the 2009 seasons of relievers Rafael Soriano, Mike Gonzalez, and the rest of the Braves relievers.
• We took a look at some of the top free agents and how they affect the Braves.
• Matt and CB reviewed the Braves top-10 minor league relievers here and here.
• The bloggers at TC did a round table on the relievers in the Braves system.

Notable FanPosts and FanShots...

• Dave_D shared some professional looking photos of some Gwinnett Braves players.
• Mgomez4closer wants us to take a look at some minor league free agents.
• 'hawkchop is concerned about relying too heavily on an ETA for Freddie Freeman.
• alligatorimpersonator wants the Braves to bring back Andruw Jones.
• Dutch Braves Fan thinks we should re-sign Adam LaRoche.
• Doghnut shares a link with us to a good explanation of BABIP.