Tomahawk Take » jair jurrjens

Is Jair Jurrjens Back?

Fred Owens — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:05:25 +0000

Tonight Jair Jurrjens takes the hill against Barry Zito of the West leading Giants in a test of whether the recent winning streak is an indication of an improvement in consistency or of the result of weak opposition. JJ has had a rough year to put it mildly but in yesterday’s blog over at the AJC, Carroll Rogers says it appears Jair Jurrjens has turned the corner and is well on his road back to peak form. That would be really great news for the Braves as they head down the stretch. A healthy, first half 2011 Jurrjens would be a significant addition to our beleaguered rotation. I watched the same games she watched and I’m not as convinced but I’ve been wrong before so I thought I’d try to get an objective view. Thus instead of working I’m writing this.

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How Will The Braves Handle Their Contract Issues?

Fred Owens — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:15:21 +0000

MLB Trade Rumors just completed their look into end of year contract issues and the Braves certainly have their share. I was reminded the other night by @JoeCNC (thank you) that I needed to update projections for next year because things have changed since January. I’ll do that over the two posts starting with options and arbitration eligible players.

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Braves On Top As April Ends

Fred Owens — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:35:27 +0000

As April ends the Braves are still hot and after beating the Bucs today are tied with the Nats who lost to the Dodgers. This is a real turn around after having our ass handed to us by the Mets to start the year. Watching my Twitter TL during this run of success raised a few topics I wanted to address but that in themselves didn’t warrant a post all their own. Herewith an opportunity fix that.