Braves sign pitcher Livan Hernandez | braves.com: News.

No. No. No no no no no. Bad Frank.

Chipper Jones will retire at end of 2012 season | braves.com: News.

Given his comments about how hard it is getting to make it through the season, this is hardly a surprise. He could always change his mind, but I doubt it. I always prefer it when a player retires when he can still play, even if it’s not at…

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Unanimously. Freddie Freeman got most of the second-place votes, so finishes second.

Atlanta Braves trade Derek Lowe to Cleveland Indians, sources say – ESPN.

The Braves have to eat $10 million of his $15 million salary next year, but when you’re dealing with a Marianas Trench-level sunk cost like this, you take what you can get. The Braves get a minor league reliever, but that’s not really important. They also picked up…

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Braves to add Sherrill as third lefty reliever

Yes, the George Sherrill has been brought in to pitch to Chase Utley and Ryan Howard in the sixth and seventh innings. Congrats, George!

I’ll save it for the player analysis, but the idea that Sherrill pitched…

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The Braves have officially traded for Dan Uggla, no Furcal rule in order because we have a press release. This is not a shock, considering that rumors have been flying the last couple of days, but what the Marlins got is shocking: Omar Infante and Michael Dunn. If there…

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