Winter Meetings Day 4: Chop, Chop, Chop

The State

Camden’s Michael Kohn looking to earn spot on the Atlanta Braves roster

Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note:  The Atlanta Braves scooped up Michael Kohn kind of under the radar.  This wasn’t the huge signing the Braves have been looking for but it could turn out to be a very solid pickup for the Braves.  He is a 6-foot-2, 200 pound relief pitcher with a fastball between 94 and 98 MPH.  He has had Tommy John surgery already so he’ll fit right in with the Braves.

"Like a lot of kids who grew up in South Carolina, Michael Kohn dreamed of playing for the Atlanta Braves. Unlike most, Kohn will realize his dream when he reports to spring training with the major league club in February.Kohn, a right-handed pitcher who spent his first seven seasons in professional baseball with the Los Angeles Angels organization, signed as a free agent last week with the Braves. It culminates a journey that began as a youth baseball player in Camden, where he first committed the idea of playing for Atlanta in writing.“I grew up as a Braves fan my whole life,” Kohn said. “My parents still have a contract that I wrote when I was 11 years old saying that I play for the Atlanta Braves. It also said I played shortstop and batted third so it’s a little different. To now sign with the Braves is an unbelievable feeling.”"

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Atlanta Braves release new renderings of SunTrust Park

Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note:  On Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves released a new rendering of the development of their new “entertainment center” known now as the SunTrust Park.  The facility will be packed with restaurants, shops and hotels all nearby to the baseball field.  You’ll get a better look at this come 2017 when the Braves move in.

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