Jair Jurrjens News

Last season didn't go as well as expected for Derek Lowe, and now the Braves may move him.

Well, the last two days were exciting, weren't they? Two legitimate end-of-the-'pen options coming in.

Best Transaction: Trading for Miguel Cabrera.A Jury is probably still out on this one a bit, but Cabrera sure is good.A The Tigers gave up six prospects to bring Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to Detroit.A You have to wonder: If this reverse trade were offered to the Tigers RIGHT NOW, would they take it?A With the Tigers looking to unload contracts, ...

Agent Scott Boras says there are suitors lined up for Gonzalez, who could be too expensive to keep for a Braves team not known for lavishing multi-year contracts on relief pitchers.

During the 1990s, it became easy to predict that a Braves pitcher would capture the National League's Cy Young Award.

Riggleman the right man for rebuilding team, Nationals decide Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, who spent the annual general manager meetings extolling the virtues of Jim Riggleman , wasted no time Thursday backing up his words.

The Atlanta Braves and Tim Hudson are nearing agreement on a three-year contract that would protect the team's strength at starting pitching.

According to published reports out of Atlanta, the Braves are close to signing pitcher Tim Hudson to a three-year contract extension.

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.

Is J.A. Happ a one year wonder? View full size photo uploaded October 22, 2009 Yesterday I posted an article discussing the pitchers with the best FIP, or Fielding Independent Pitching, which aims to give fantasy/roto owners a clearer picture of how well, or not so well, a pitcher performed in 2009.

Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson wants to save the seals from the annual hunt on Canada's East Coast.

THT Awards season finale, part one by John Barten October 13, 2009 Welcome to the column that was almost delayed by a week because of a mix-up by AT&T that took out my home phone and internet for the weekend.

Second in an occasional series of analyses of the Braves' 2009 campaign, with an eye toward 2010.

Tim Hudson has been baffled by some of the recent reports regarding his future. While understanding there's a chance that he may have to test the free agent market, Hudson's mindset hasn't changed since the first time he made it known that his primary desire was to agree upon a contract extension that would allow him to remain with the Braves.

I learned a valuable lesson last week: Dona t write an editorial about peoplea s salaries unless you want to get a whole bunch of letters, emails and phone calls.

Jair Jurrjens fell short of his goal to notch a 15-win season. But the strong finish to his impressive season gave the Braves' pitcher the satisfaction of being named the National League's Pitcher of the Month for September.

The Washington Nationals put the finishing touches on Lowe's season by racking up eight hits and six runs on Lowe in a 6-3 loss.

Atlanta Braves hurler Jair Jurrjens was named the National League's Pitcher of the Month for September.

The Braves separated themselves from their storied past and looked toward a future that was brightened by the pitching dominance that provided them the opportunity to enter the final week of the 2009 season with legitimate playoff hopes.

Sun Oct 4, 2009 7:57am EDT -Jair Jurrjens struck out nine and walked three in eight innings on Saturday.