Braves Set Starting Rotation
by gondeee on Feb 28, 2010 9:50 PM EST
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PrintTwo days before the Braves open their spring training slate of games, Bobby Cox announced his starting rotation and in doing so announced that embattled starting pitcher Derek Lowe will be the team's opening day starter for the regular season. Tommy Hanson begins the first spring training game on Tuesday against the Mets at Port St. Lucie. Tim Hudson starts on Wednesday, Kenshin Kawakami on Thursday, and in a telling sign of who is behind the Braves top-5 starters on their depth chart, Kris Medlen will start on Saturday, filling in for Jair Jurrjens. This is certainly a rebuke against Jo-Jo Reyes.
David O'Brien passes along the full slate of pitchers for the first week of games:
Tuesday: Tommy Hanson, Kris Medlen, Jesse Chavez, Michael Dunn, Chris Resop, James Parr, and Manny Acosta.
Wednesday: Tim Hudson, Jonny Venters, Peter Moylan, Eric O’Flaherty, Steve Marek, Jeff Lyman, and Mariano Gomez.
Thursday: Kenshin Kawakami, Jo-Jo Reyes, Lee Hyde, Erik Cordier, and Juan Abreu.
Friday: Derek Lowe, Takashi Saito, Billy Wagner, Todd Redmond, Mike Minor, Michael Dunn and Jesse Chavez.
Saturday: Kris Medlen, Kyle Cofield, Jose Ortegano, Jonny Venters, Manny Acosta, Chris Resop, and Craig Kimbrel.
A reminder that the first game against for the Braves on Tuesday is televised on the MLB Network.
So Braves fans, your starting rotation for 2010 is Lowe, Jurrjens, Hanson, Hudson, Kawakami. Hanson and Hudson are in nice spots in the rotation where they could rack up a lot of wins this year.
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braves baseball is back and the hawks win
yep, good day…or night.
the future has come...in the form of Jason Heyward.
Two words
Kiko Calero. Our rotation may be set but the ‘pen isn’t. Go do it FW!
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
i thought about him the other day
but 1 of 2 things has to be wrong with him.
1. He’s not healthy
2. He wants way too much money (still)
The guy was money last season. 2 weeks into ST, you would have to assume a healthy, solid reliever would be signed.
I’d take him for really cheap, but I’m guessing every other team in baseball would as well.
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Feb 28, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
i like it
When Javy was traded, the press reports mentioned something about Lowe being assured he was still a leader on the team, etc. I thought at the time that may be an indication he would be the opening day starter. Even if his ego didn’t need soothing, I really like this. We know he can eat innings and we know he has something to prove. This gives him a chance to do that.
Also, I think it helps take pressure off JJ, Hanson and Hudson.
Very glad to see Medlen appears to be the 6th starter, even though folks made a good argument for Reyes a while back.
Go Braves!
by hollerin' brave on Feb 28, 2010 10:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Medlen is so much better than Reyes
all Reyes ever does is give up 8 runs in 5 innings.
by nathan rothschild on Mar 1, 2010 9:28 AM EST up reply actions
+ 
If you think WE will miss JV...
think about the infielders. With four GB pitchers, they’ll be dead on their feet by the All-Star break.
"My God! Good news fans, the Braves are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact, they appear to be beating the crap out of each other."
KK and JJ are ground ball pitchers?
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Feb 28, 2010 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
Closer than they are to being strikeout pitchers.
"My God! Good news fans, the Braves are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact, they appear to be beating the crap out of each other."
Just because you’re not a strikeout pitcher doesn’t mean you’re a groundball pitcher.
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Mar 1, 2010 1:29 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
So what would you say they are?
"My God! Good news fans, the Braves are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact, they appear to be beating the crap out of each other."
Alliteration Pitchers.
"Hey Fat Kid...the monster is right behind you! RUNNNN!!" -The Host
by bwellnjonesco on Mar 1, 2010 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
Flyball pitcher definitely describes KK. JJ is somewhat of a hybrid of all three, IMO.
Huddy and Lowe are definite groundball pitchers, and Hanson is a K machine.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
Looking at the stats again...
that sounds right. So I guess that means ALL our defenders will be earning their pay this year.
"My God! Good news fans, the Braves are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact, they appear to be beating the crap out of each other."
At least we have Omar Infante.
And Eric Hinske. And Conrad. And Glaus can play 3B for Chipper. And Prado can move around. Basically, an awesome bench that give our infield a break or Bobby can move guys around to give one or more guys a break and not hurt the lineup.
KK seems more like a fly-ball pitcher…idk.
He is.
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Mar 1, 2010 1:28 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
They're professional athletes
I think they can handle some ground balls without getting to tired.
I don't need the Cat Lady to throw cats at me to let me know she's crazy!
by McCann and McWill on Mar 1, 2010 2:40 AM EST up reply actions
GB pitchers
Having too many ground ball pitchers is a good problem to have.
I’m so glad Tuesday’s game is on TV. We get to see Hanson and then the noobs in Dunn and Chavez, and then Resop thrown in for a little extra flavor. I’m anxious to see how these guys perform as they will make or break the bullpen, IMO.
that Heyward kid might be playing too
might be fun to see what he can do.
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Feb 28, 2010 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
AHHHHH. IM SO FUCKING PUMPED FOR THIS SEASONNN
Expecting Huge years out of:
Hanson
Yunel
Glaus
Hudson
Prado
Chipper
Mac
Down Years from:
Jurrjens (i kills me to say it)
Moylan
Diaz
MATT DIAZ IS THE F**K*NG MAN.
They made me change my signature...
So how much time
Before Jurrjens starts pitching in games? I think he’s started throwing again at this point, right? It’s been 10 days since the MRI results came back.
Medlen
I have to assume this means If JJ is healthy enough to start the season then Meds will head to Gwinnett (keeping him stretched out as a starter). Am I reading this wrong?
"I think the Tigers really overpaided here" ... 2/21/2010 by Holty_Panthers_Fan on Johnny Damon signing for $8 Million
I doubt it. It’s just a different way for him to get his innings. There’s nothing saying that he’ll keep upping the innings with each start, it could be a situation where he’s just getting his innings at the start of the the game rather than in the middle. I think the Braves see him as a part of their Major League team and I for one would be shocked to see Meds end up in AAA.
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the thing i like the most about this
is that it sounds like the team was open to having J.J. as the Opening Day starter.
That little honor may have gone to D-Lowe, but after the first week the rotation will look be:
JJ
Hanson
Hudson
Lowe
KK
Gotta love that first-week off-day to rearrange the rotation after that first go-around.
Smart
Gives your best pitcher one more start than everyone else and allows Lowe and KK to pitch in tough SF while pushing JJ back to what should be an easier game SD.
by homerlanding on Mar 1, 2010 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
Too bad Lowe isn’t our best pitcher…
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
+1
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 10:11 AM EST up reply actions
Or sometimes
4th best…
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
Or even 5th?
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
haha
even 5th. There are games that both he and Medlen pitch and Meds has a better game
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
well
i personally just imagine we are paying Lowe minimum salary and JJ and Hanson 7.5 Mil a piece
by drumzalicious on Mar 1, 2010 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Having said all this, none of us think that Lowe is a bad pitcher. He is still a very good pitcher. This just shows how freaking deep (and talented) our rotation is this season. D Lowe would be the best or 2nd best pitcher on most MLB teams.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 10:14 AM EST up reply actions
Stop talking
you’re beating a dead horse.
:)
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
hahahahahahah
+1
Did you see my response to that one?
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
yep
totally pwned the guy, and they tried to push it off on ESPN. classic
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
glad you did too...
thought I might actually have to sign up on that site to respond
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
I also saw you pwned
that one guy who thought that pacgnosis “copied and pasted” his write-up on the NL East SP’s.
The third-base umpire ran into the outfield and retrieved the biggest chunk. "It's a f***in' potato."
by alligatorimpersonator on Mar 1, 2010 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
I was refraining myself from making a “we have smarter bloggers” comment on that one.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
what about the “fight” you had over at AA about the All NL-East team, JJ, and “AAA”. That had me on the floor
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
That is still going on here too. I have no idea what that guy is smoking to say that JJ is not a top 10 pitcher in the NLE. It isn’t like our division is loaded with top tier talent – which JJ obviously is.
I also like the fact that he is saying “AAA” but he really means major leagues, and it is somehow my fault that I misinterpreted what he was trying to say.
Oh well. I am glad he is a Mets fan.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
What are you doing wasting time on all these different blogs? I thought you had a wife; you should maybe, I don’t know, spend some time with her or something. She must be lonely by now.
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Like someone said in another thread – it’s a slow day at work.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
It would be funny if
Your wife were at home or her job doing absolutely nothing but hanging out on blogs for whatever her interests are, or Gawker, Perez Hilton, the Superficial or other women-loving blogs.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Or...
It allows you to throw your most durable pitcher twice
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
That has to be the case. I can’t think of any other reason – other than some ego-stroking.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
which i also mentioned
It’s like we have ESPN with each other!
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
I think you mean Bulimia – ‘cause we can read each other’s minds.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
no. It was a reference to Mean Girls. I think. Now why we have a reference to mean girls I picked up that reference, I don’t know
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
I got the reference…sadly. I was trying to make a better one.
: )
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
wow. we need better shit to do right now
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
I am going home.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
Actually it wasnt
I’ve heard that joke several times.
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
Aw, come on. He has been bad, but he is young and is still learning. FUGA or Frenchy are by far the most worthless players that we have had in recent memory. At least with Hampton, we weren’t really paying him (hat tip to Fla and Col and insurance). We were actually paying FUGA and Frenchy for their suckiness.
Manny is a straight filthy pitcher who just hasn’t been able to put it together yet.
We tend to forget that for nearly every game he has been horrible, there is another game where he has been awesome.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 1, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Manny Acosta is turning 29 on May 1st and is entering his 11th professional season. There’s nothing young about the guy.
I wrote a novel, it's about baseball, you should buy it: https://www.createspace.com/3407939
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Well, I learn something new every day…I thought he was a “young” fireballer for some reason. Maybe because he pitches like one…
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 2, 2010 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
According to DOB's twitter (which I oddly seem to check all the time now)
Most of the regulars will be making the trip to Port St. Lucie (Esco, Prado, BMac, McLouth, etc.) along with Heyward, Freeman and CJ. Hanson is starting, if you didnt know already. Link below:
Omar Minaya is my hero!
haha
you made your sig the link…weird
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
ya and all i did was use the little “link” icon on the comment box. i have no idea what happened.
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Mar 1, 2010 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
It's kind of funny
It implies that it’s Minaya’s fault that the Braves have 12 televised games now.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
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