Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
More photos » by Gregory Smith - AP Atlanta Braves' starter Kenshin Kawakami. Browse more photos » Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami took one month of the regular season to adjust to American baseball. His April starts produced a 7.06 ERA. While it was only four starts, including one really bad start, Kawakami made the adjustments and compiled ERAs...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
With the pitcher profiles finishes, here’s the whole lot of them, grouped loosely by my own seven “categories”. Note that Jorge Campillo and Buddy Carlyle have been removed since they were designated for assignment: Rotation: Tommy Hanson, Tim Hudson, Jair Jurrjens, Kenshin Kawakami, Javier Vazquez Hanson is certainly untouchable, and I’m beginning to be more and...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Tonight, having finished my profiles of the Braves ’ pitchers, I’m going to take a brief look at the 2010 payroll, since our offseason discussions are going to require a monetary framework. To start, the payroll, which I’ll break down into three categories: Guaranteed commitments: Derek Lowe ($15M), Chipper Jones ($13M), Javier Vazquez ($11.5M), Tim Hudson ($9M projected), Kenshin Kawakami...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... SP Jair Jurrjens Friday : Season in Review: SP Tommy Hanson Saturday : Season in Review: SP Kenshin Kawakami Sunday : Season in Review: SP Tim Hudson Be sure to check back every day for new material.
