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8 hrs ago | Bleacher Report

Jason Heyward: Why The Jay-Hey Kid Is The Next Willie Mays

Whether you've heard of him or not, Jason Heyward is good. Really good. I suppose those of you who are still uninformed need an explanation.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Toronto Blue Jays, Major League Baseball, Travis Snider

17 hrs ago | The Orange County Register

Mark Whicker: O.C.'s Freeman stays on pace for big things

Every Little League you've ever seen has the overgrown kid with the bunched-up uniform who crushes baseballs.

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Related Topix: Little League, Sports, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Adam LaRoche, Baseball Players

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Braves seek to bolster offense

Besides potential replacements at first base and closer, the Braves want to improve their offense this offseason, preferably with a power hitter.

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Related Topix: Sports, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Washington Nationals, Josh Willingham, Mike Gonzalez

Sat Nov 21, 2009

CBS SportsLine.com

Highlighting top Braves prospects for '10

Atlanta Braves They don't quite have the system they once had, but the Braves still boast a few of the most-elite prospects in baseball.

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Related Topix: Sports, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Javier Vazquez, Nate McLouth

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Bravesheart.com

News & Notes

Mark Bowman updated his MLBlog today with some interesting little tidbits, lets take a look at some of them, shall we? -Frank Wren says there is a lot of trade talk rolling around.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Adam LaRoche

Mon Nov 16, 2009

SI.com

Impact rookies for next season

In six starts last season, Tampa Bay's Wade Davis went 2-2 with a 3.72 ERA. AP The Rising Stars game a couple weeks ago in the Arizona Fall League featured plenty of young talent, but it wasn't the prospect showcase that it could have been.

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Related Topix: Sports, Wade Davis, Baseball Players, Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball, Neftali Feliz, San Francisco Giants, Buster Posey

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Mom of former major leaguer Zambrano kidnapped

The mother of former major leaguer Victor Zambrano has been kidnapped. Zambrano's agent Peter Greenberg says Elizabeth Mendez Zambrano was abducted Sunday morning from her son's farm near Maracay in central Venezuela.

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Related Topix: Sports, Colorado Rockies, Major League Baseball, Yorvit Torrealba, Baseball Players, Little League, Chase Utley

Sun Nov 08, 2009

BleacherReport

The Adam LaRoche Situation in Atlanta and My First Move as GM

As promised , here is the early-offseason decision-making series. Let's go in the order of the questions I posed in the linked piece above, and start with Adam LaRoche.

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Related Topix: Sports, Adam LaRoche, Baseball Players, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Chipper Jones

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Who's Braves' odd pitcher out?

Phoenix a ' Greetings from the desert Southwest, where it's a cloudless day with the temperature headed to 90 and another slate of Arizona Fall League games starting at 12:30 p.m. before intimate gatherings that are typically made up of couple dozen scouts and about 75-100 others including autograph hounds, girlfriends, potential girlfriends and ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Tommy Hanson, David Price, Brandon Hicks, Tim Hudson

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Heyward will be heavy hitter

The Braves are hoping baseball writer Bill James is right about Jason Heyward. I would imagine when Braves general manager Frank Wren starts his day, he doesn't think, "Before I call another general manager this morning, let me see what Bill James thinks." But here we go.

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Related Topix: Sports, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Jordan Schafer, Nate McLouth, Derek Lowe, Kenshin Kawakami

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Let's trade Church back to the Mets for Frency, I believe he can hit now in Atlanta....

If only we had brought Hanson up a few months sooner, we would have had a chance to watch the Braves still.

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Related Topix: Sports, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Martin Prado, Baseball Players, Brian McCann, Matt Diaz, Yunel Escobar

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Minor League Ball

Atlanta Braves Top 20 Prospects for 2010

Top 20 Atlanta Braves Prospects for 2010. All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change.

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Related Topix: Sports, Luis Valdez, Baseball Players, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Brandon Hicks

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Red Reporter

Farmers Only: The Arizona Fall League starts today

The offseason lull may have made its way to us Reds fans a few weeks ago , but for most Reds minor leaguers, there's not much of an offseason.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cincinnati Reds, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Buster Posey, Yonder Alonso

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Fox Sports

Future stars raising Arizona

Church had no idea what to expect out of the Arizona Fall League, but it didn't take the young outfielder much time to realize he was about to face a challenge unlike any other he had encountered on a Baseball diamond.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Josh Willingham, Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball, New York Mets

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Braves lose scouting director to Nationals

The Braves are losing scouting director Roy Clark, who accepted a job with the Washington Nationals after 20 years in the Braves organization.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Tommy Hanson, Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball, Brian McCann

Tue Oct 13, 2009

ESPN

The MLB playoffs mailbag arrives

After two days into the playoffs, we'll reach into the mailbag: Q: I'm a Tigers fan and now that it's over officially, I'm trying to look forward to free agency, but I can't find the date it starts anywhere.

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Related Topix: Sports, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, American League, American League East, Baseball Players, Matt Wieters, Miguel Cabrera

Sun Oct 11, 2009

BTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog

ajc: Bradley: Wanted by Braves: Big bat, righty preferred

What about Heyward? Yes, when Jason Heyward gets here, he should eventually give the Braves a rare blend of power, pure hitting ability, and speed.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tommy Hanson, Baseball Players

Fri Oct 09, 2009

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Braves could trade pitcher for power bat

Twenty-one major league teams hit more homers than the Braves this season, but not a single team had a better earned run average from its starting pitchers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Tommy Hanson, Javier Vazquez, Chipper Jones, Tim Hudson

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Heyward could soon be face of the Braves

He's a big dude with bigger ability -- seriously huge ability -- and many believe Jason Heyward will be the face of the Braves before long.

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Related Topix: Sports, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Tommy Hanson, Adam LaRoche, Brian McCann, Kenshin Kawakami

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Fox Sports

Organization has plenty of questions to answer

With the season over, the Braves are already back to the drawing board, beginning to look where to add, subtract and possibly move people around.

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Related Topix: Sports, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Brian McCann, Baseball Players, Chipper Jones, Yunel Escobar, Matt Diaz

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