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A day after Billy Wagner was officially introduced as the Braves' closer, Frank Wren signed another veteran relief pitcher.

General Manager, Frank Wren has done a lot in his relatively short stint in the Braves front office.

The recent arrival of Black Friday signifies the beginning of holiday shopping for the season.

For those of you who have actually looked over my profile, you know that Carl Crawford listed first on my Short List under "Favorite Athletes." To expand on that positioning, Carl Crawford is my favorite baseball player/athlete/celebrity/everything. Speed, defense, average, a little pop, and hustle.

Seems like awhile since I've done one of these, and I think its time to return to the formattime for a review of the 2009 Braves starting pitchers! Follow BravesHeart on Twitter! Alright, now time for a look at the starters.

Do you think keeping six starting pitchers is a good idea? The Braves can leave the rotation like it was in September and have Kenshin Kawakami as their closer.

So, we've already gotten through the Adam LaRoche situation . Now, let's talk about the guys the Braves could be shipping out for some hole-filling. Here are the guys who shoul be on the block from the Braves' '09 payroll.

There's a lot of focus for the Braves this winter on shoring up the offense with a big-time, middle-of-the-order power bat, and rightfully so.

While it's still a little early for many trade rumors of substance to start percolating, there is one Brave whose name is occasionally mentioned on this blog as a potential trade piece, one that to me seems not just highly improbable but almost outlandish.

Having been on the mend, is Tim Hudson now on the wing? Here's a a bit of a surprise: Citing "major-league sources," Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com reports Tim Hudson will decline his option to re-up with the Braves and will become a free agent instead.

We all know what the Braves will be after this offseason . Right now, it's wide open as to who they'll go after.

This season has gone by really fast. The first month in Gwinnett, I was doing well, and whenever you're doing well, it seems like time flies.

Turner Field was primarily quiet on Monday morning. Rookie reliever Kris Medlen came in to pack up a few more belongings and Braves manager Bobby Cox once again provided reason to wonder if he truly will be able to comfortably walk away from the game and into his retirement life at the conclusion of the 2010 season.

Braves general manager Frank Wren doesn't face the same task that he did at this time last year, when he needed to reconstruct his starting rotation.

Braves rookie pitcher Tommy Hanson participated in a live Web chat with fans on Wednesday.

Let's just pretend for one second. Let's pretend that the Colorado Rockies lose their last eight games, and the Braves, only 2.5 back, make it to October.

The 2009 Atlanta Braves' season. You wanna talk about an emotional roller coaster? How about we start with thisA topic and then move on to your example? This is setting up to be, by far, the most exciting final week that I've seen since...well...ever. You can talk all you want about theA 14 straight, butA you will find few that can rival the ...

They called him Big Red. Future Ace. California Kid.They told him he would make it in this business, it would just take time.

You have gone through a full season now, save for this final week-plus ahead of us.

One of the hot topics of debate of late in the Braves' nation has been what the Braves should do with their pitching surplus and somewhat anemic.