The Atlanta Braves Weekly Wrap

Here's a look at the major stories in the world of the Atlanta Braves for the week ending on February 21st:

  In the Press...

• The Braves Universe was jolted by the news that Jair Jurrjens was heading back to Atlanta to have an MRI. Luckily there was no tear, only mild inflammation that requires rest.
• We learned that Nate McLouth had vision problems last season, which he has corrected this off-season.
• The Braves are apparently on the verge of signing top Dominican shortstop Edward Salcedo.
• The Johnny Damon saga finally ended, with him signing on for one season in Detroit.

At Talking Chop...

• The first Making the Team Meter of the season was released for pitchers and catchers.

Notable FanPosts and FanShots...

• royhobb introduced the Bobby Cox iPhone Bullpen Manager.
• yondaime4 asked what you are watching/reading/playing right now.
• pacgnosis revealed the troublesome hitting of Tommy Hanson.
• scstrato points out some good injury-related posts at BTBS.
• cbwilk let's us know that we don't have to worry about Greg Norton in 2010, as he will be a hitting coach for the Marlins' AAA affiliate. Let's hope he teaches those young Marlins hitters the finer points of striking out.

Braves Player Previews...

• alligatorimpersonator previews Omar Infante.
• samxrm previews Jesse Chavez.
• Zeus12888 previews Yunel Escobar.
• pacgnosis previews Takashi Saito.