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Javy Lopez Would Rather Retire Than Take Braves' Assignment

The Braves assigned Javy Lopez to Richmond on Saturday, and obviously with a player that has been around as long as Lopez, there's a question as to whether or not he'll actually accept that assignment, because, you know, that means going to the minor leagues. And no one really likes to admit they can't cut it in the bigs...

MLB Poetry Previews: Atlanta Braves

As part of our season preview, FanHouse asked bloggers from around the internet to write a poem previewing their team's upcoming season in a series entitled MLB Poetry Previews. It's like high school English class, except about baseball!Today's entry is provided by Braves blogger Martin Gandy of Talking Chop. Martin hopes...

Welcome Back, Javy

Who says you can't go home? Javy Lopez, who spent the first 12 years of his career with the Braves, officially re-signed with the team this weekend when he inked a minor league deal in hopes of being their backup catcher. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:Lopez hasn't played since being released by Colorado during 2007...

Toby Hall Has A Torn Labrum

So much for the optimism Ozzie Guillen showed yesterday concerning Toby Hall's shoulder injury. Yes, Ozzie and Toby were correct when they said they didn't think the dislocation was too bad, but what they didn't count on was the torn labrum the MRI showed today. What that means is that Hall is most likely done for the...

Attention Baseball GMs: Javy Lopez Is Available

It wasn't long ago that Javy Lopez was smashing 43 bombs en route to an All-Star game and 5th place finish in the NL MVP race. More recently than that, Javy signed a three-year $22.5 million free-agent deal with the Orioles. And even more recently, the Rockies signed Lopez to a one-year $750k deal in hopes for a flashback...