On the same day that Atlanta Braves prospect Jason Heyward was announced as the starting left fielder, reports surfaced that another young Braves player in the farm system was arrested for servicing himself with a prostitute.
Deunte Heath is out on bond following his arrest Thursday night. Cops cuffed him near the Braves spring training camp in Kissimmee, Florida. He faces prostitution charges with accusations that he responded to a classifieds ad on a Web site for some naughtiness.
Cops conducted an undercover sting operation at a Kissimmee townhouse, likely where Heath was getting his rocks off.
Poor guy. Did he really do [...]

The Atlanta Braves continue an impressive spring with an 8-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Tim Hudson, who is 3-1 with an ERA well below 2.00, pitched six scoreless innings. The Braves only needed one home run from Brian McCann to win, but he hit two. Martin Prado also hit one (he is my fantasy draft steal in mixed leagues).
A.J. Happ pitched for the Phillies. Obviously, he didn’t pitch well. Could he be having the sophomore slump?
The Braves are hitting and pitching well. The only person really struggling is Nate McLouth, who still will likely bat for average this year.
But is [...]

If Atlanta Braves first baseman Troy Glaus comes even close to matching his best season of 47 home runs and a .284 average, the Braves could actually compete for the East title.
The problem is, Glaus has hit that well just once in his entire career. His hot preseason streak is promising only to show that he is healthy.
Glaus is a .250 hitter, but it is the power the Braves desperately need.  The problems are he hasn’t hit a home run and this hot streak has produced two RBIs. He’s not hitting with men on base, but he is scoring runs.
How [...]

Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox is pretty much convinced that Jason Heyward will be his starting right fielder when the season starts.
Heyward’s hot progress continues, hitting a 425-foot bomb the other night in the Grapefruit games. He’s batting .417 in these preseason games. Let’s not forget, either, that the Braves had to make special concessions for their training camp field because Heyward was hitting balls so far they were smashing into vehicles.
So, apparently this kid can really hit the ball. But his progress and heavy work load has already hurt his young body.
The AJC reports that Heyward is resting a [...]

All eyes are on Atlanta Braves minor league outfielder and MLB’s top prospect, Jason Heyward, who is hitting bombs in practice as the team prepares for the Grapefruit League games.
I am a bit surprised at how much he has grown just in size over the two years his name has been mentioned on the prospect list. This guy really looks ready to play now, and his good friend Freddie Freeman, doesn’t seem to be too far behind.
At practice, the Braves had to take action to protect vehicles because Heyward was hitting bombs over the fence and the balls were crashing [...]