Here's a look at the major stories in the world of the Atlanta Braves for the week ending on November 29th:

  In the Press...

• The Braves signed minor league free agent Juan Abreu.
• Tommy Hanson was named a Topps Rookie All-Star.
• The Braves re-signed a couple of minor league free agents.
• Former Braves farmhand Dennis Dixon will start at QB for the Steelers today.
• Fred McGriff and Andres Galarraga are listed for the first time this year on the Hall of Fame ballot.

At Talking Chop...

• In a slow Thanksgiving week, we presented our top-25 Braves prospects five at a time:  21-25, 16-20, 11-15, 6-10, and 1-5.
• Talking Chop community members can now submit their own top-25 Braves prospects here.
• Matt gave us a rundown of the latest rumors at the start of the week. There is a lot of speculation out there, but nothing resembling any sort of concrete rumor yet.

Notable FanPosts and FanShots...

• scstrat is perplexed at the notion that the Braves should try to get Marlon Byrd.
• alligatorimpersonator gets a post going about Braves' players nicknames.