Atlanta Braves News

San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second consecutive season to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honour.

CC Sabathia required two words to describe being a World Series winner rather than copping a second Cy Young award.

Topping the to-do list: With about $15 million to spend, and a lot of holes -- but if we're being specific, they need help hitting and pitching.

I was thinking recently of who the Braves will trade one of their starting pitchers to since they will be trading one of them this offseason, or so they say.

As the Braves and other teams explore trade and free-agent possibilities, many wrestle with a situation prevalent in baseball's changed economic landscape.

CLOSERS as a genre tend to be flaky and wild. But even for the species, John Wetteland was different.

The Atlanta Braves have announced that Dave Wallace has accepted their offer to become their Minor League pitching coordinator.

Tim Hudson agreed to a $28 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, giving the team a wealth of starting pitching and setting up a likely trade to bolster the offense.

Coach Jim Reggleman #5 of the Washington Nationals casts a long shadow during batting practice before play against the Atlanta Braves on April 11, 2009 at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia.

One question, hundreds of answers. Which Brave had the greatest offensive season at his position? Major League baseball has been asking fans this same question in an effort to choose each team's best ever collection of stars.

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.

" Yes, sir, that's the address of my budget hotel 'bout a mile from the sprawl of Chicago's O'Hare Airport, where baseball's GMs are having their meetings, thus doing their small part to make it clear to everyone watching that things are tough all over.

It's October 2010. The Atlanta Braves are playing the Philadelphia Phillies in a packed house at Turner Field.

As if a Yankees-Phillies World Series wasn't cringe-inducing enough for the Mets, a look ahead to the NL East next season offers little solace.

The Atlanta Braves and starter Tim Hudson are reportedly close to agreeing on a three-year extension which will pay the Georgia native almost $9 million annually.

Pitcher Scott Proctor will return to the mound in 2010. Proctor, the Martin County native, has reached an agreement with the Atlanta Braves on a one-year contract for the 2010 season, according to Proctor's Palm City-based agent Mark Rodgers.

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

I know, I know. It's a crazy headline. Chicago Cubs fans everywhere are rejoicing! The fact is that the latest scourge on their beloved franchise is about to be no more.

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If you believe Dave O'Brien, Mark Bowman, and the ever-so-unreliable Ken Rosenthal, Tim Hudson is set to sign a three-year extension with the Atlanta Braves in the neighborhood of $27 million.