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To say the Braves have absolutely zero interest in Derek Lowe and Andruw Jones wouldn't exactly be accurate. Sporting News Today's Ken Bradley recently spoke with Braves third baseman Chipper Jones about all topics baseball. It appears Braves general manager Frank Wren will enter the New Year possessing some of the same primary roster needs that existed at the beginning of this offseason. Back in June, it was farmland. But on April 17, Triple-A baseball teams the Gwinnett Braves and the Norfolk Tides will face off in the Braves' new minor league stadium at the transformed 44-acre site in ... Frisco, Colo. _ Mid-vacation greetings from 9,097 feet up in the Rockies, where the snow is deep, the slopes terrific and the sun was bright in a cloudless sky this afternoon at Breckenridge. Two days later, in an emotional press conference at Turner Field, Smoltz announced that he would undergo season-ending shoulder surgery and that he hoped to pitch again, although it remained a possibility that ... Having lived his entire life in suburban Atlanta, Blaine Boyer longs for the opportunity to enjoy a true white Christmas. The Braves entered 2008 with great expectations and exited it with tremendous disappointment. Rejected by Rafael Furcal and unwilling to meet San Diego's asking price for Jake Peavy, the Atlanta Braves still believe they can improve their lineup and pitching staff before voluntary winter workouts begin ... Brian McCann will be the featured guest at the Rome Braves' seventh annual Hot Stove Gathering on Jan. Mets third baseman David Wright will get to share the left side of the infield with Derek Jeter as part of the U.S. team in the World Baseball Classic in March. Did SS Rafael Furcal renege on an agreement to return to Atlanta? Braves GM Frank Wren certainly thinks so , but in the eyes of the Journal Constitution's Mark Bradley , who calls Furcal "the little man with ... Mark Teixeira batted a combined .358 with 33 homers and 121 RBIs for the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels last season. Furman Bisher, who's been writing about the Atlanta Braves for as long as they've existed, isn't real impressed with their latest moves ... Bisher seems to have forgotten about Kelly Johnson and Yunel Escobar , ... Rafael Furcal is staying with the Los Angeles Dodgers, reaching a preliminary agreement yesterday on a $33-million US, three-year contract. Highly-regarded pitching coaches Derek Botelho and Guy Hansen account for two of the most noteworthy changes the Braves have made to their Minor League coaching staffs. Rafael Furcal denies he reneged on a deal with the Atlanta Braves before agreeing to a contract last week with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Signing Furcal could allow the Braves to move shortstop Yunel Escobar to second base or market him in a trade. Remember when baseball players wanted to come to Atlanta? With John Schuerholz pulling the strings and Bobby Cox calling the shots on the field, the Atlanta Braves were the destination of choice for a string of ... The Atlanta Braves and utilityman Greg Norton have agreed to terms on a one-year contract for 2009. |