Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
More photos » by Luis Alvarez - AP about 1 month ago: Atlanta Braves' Yunel Escobar follows through with a two-run single to right field against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Washington. The Braves won 11-5. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) Browse more photos » Here's a quick post to see who you would draft first:...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Atlanta Braves' Yunel Escobar was one of the best clutch hitters in the NL in 2009. Browse more photos » Oh, Yunel, you bubbly fidgeting wonderfully frustrating player... It seems the first thing that people think of when they think of Atlanta Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar are his idiosyncrasies on the field and...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... their hat in the ring. They have good roots with the ex-pat Cuban baseball community, as both Yunel Escobar and Barbaro Canizares are both Cuban-born, as well as bench coach Chino Cadahia and several other minor league players in the organization.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... they probably are. Better to budget more and find you have savings later. Minimum salary players: Yunel Escobar, Martin Prado, Jair Jurrjens, Tommy Hanson, Kris Medlen, Eric O’Flaherty Total: six players, $2.4M Again, these are the only $400,000 players that I think are guaranteed to be on the Opening Day Roster. Grand total: 17 players, $76.5M So that leaves probably $20 million...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Braves. Their likely commitments for 2010: C - Brian McCann - $5.5MM C - Dave Ross - $1.6MM 1B - 2B - Martin Prado - $415K SS - Yunel Escobar - $425K 3B - Chipper Jones - $13MM IF - Kelly Johnson - $2.825MM+ IF - Diory Hernandez - $400K IF/OF - Omar Infante - $2.225MM LF - Matt Diaz - $1.2375MM+ CF - Nate McLouth - $4.5MM RF - Ryan Church -...
Capitol Avenue Club (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
... C - Brian McCann $5,666,666 1B - First Baseman $10,000,000 2B - Martin Prado $400,000 SS - Yunel Escobar $400,000 3B - Chipper Jones $13,000,000 LF - Left Fielder $10,000,000 CF - Nate McLouth $4,500,000 RF - Matt Diaz $3,000,000 BC - David Ross $1,600,000 UT - Omar Infante $1,850,000 UT - Brooks Conrad $400,000 OF - Jordan Schafer $400,000 OF - Brandon Jones $400,000 Total 2010 Payroll...
Baseball By Paul (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
... 4. Jimmy Rollins 5. Derek Jeter 6. Alexei Ramirez 7. Jason Bartlett 8. Asdrubal Cabrera 9. Yunel Escobar 10. Elvis Andrus 11. Miguel Tejada 12. Erick Aybar THIRD BASE 1. Alex Rodriguez 2. David Wright 3. Mark Reynolds 4. Evan Longoria 5. Ryan Zimmerman 6. Chone Figgins 7. Kevin Youkilis 8. Aramis Ramirez 9. Pablo Sandoval 10. Michael Young 11. Chipper Jones 12. Gordon Beckham OUTFIELD...
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
... Gutierrez, CF, +28 2. Nelson Cruz, RF, +23 3. Chone Figgins, 3B, +20 4. Evan Longoria, 3B, +18 5. Yunel Escobar, SS, +18 6. Casey Blake, 3B +17 7. Ichiro Suzuki, RF, +17 8. Brendan Ryan, SS, +17 9. Pedro Feliz, 3B, +16 10. Carlos Beltran, CF, +15 11. Willy Tavares, CF, +14 12. Carl Crawford, LF, +13 13. Brett Carroll, RF, +13 14. Colby Rasmus, CF, +13 15. Torii Hunter, CF, +13 To...
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
... and an 800+ OPS. Hanley Ramirez , Troy Tulowitzki , Jason Bartlett , Derek Jeter , Juan Uribe and Yunel Escobar . Another 5 were in the 750-799 range - Asdrubal Cabrera , Miguel Tejada , Maicer Izturis , Marco Scutaro , and Erick Aybar . For guys with 300+ innings in the field we had 3 with a UZR/150 over 10 - Paul Janish , Jack Wilson , and Brendan Ryan . 4 more were over 8 - Adam...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
More photos » by Al Behrman - AP Yunel Escobar should remain the Atlanta Braves shortstop for years to come. Browse more photos » As part of season reviews for major league players and top prospect ranking for minor league players, we here at Talking Chop thought it would be a fun idea to get all of our bloggers together with the help of Google Docs and debate the various...
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Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
... the best hitter down the stretch. Linares skill set bears some resemblance to fellow countryman Yunel Escobar , but he sports an even lower K rate (14th most difficult to K in the minors this season) and a little bit more current pop. He posted a .772 OPS for the Pelicans, which isn't wowing, but when considered with the fact that this was his first year in the US it has to be considered...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
... Talking Chop... Our on-going wrapup of the 2009 season continued with reviews of Martin Prado and Yunel Escobar CB reviewed the top-5 second base prospects and the top-5 shortstop prospects in the Braves organization. The Arizona Fall League has begun and Matt kicked off our daily recapping of how our prospects are faring out there. I warned of a possible Baltimoreification of the...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
2009 saw Yunel Escobar continue to assert himself as one of the top shortstops in the National League and with the dearth of shortstop prosects in Atlanta's farm system, that's a huge blessing. The top two players on this list were unanimous selections by the bloggers, though after that the pickings became so slim that it left ties for both third and fourth place, with none of those players...
Capitol Avenue Club (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
... that Rafael Furcal would be willing to come back to Atlanta for a discount price. If we trade Yunel Escobar, is that a possibilty? Wren Peter: First of all, do you work for me? If so, get the hell off this chat and do some work. If not, please don’t refer to the Braves as “we”. Secondly, we’re not trading Yunel. Thanatos: What will the Braves’ budget be in 2009? Wren Peter:...
