Braves pitching

[bigboydan]

I don't know, Dan Kolb was a gold mine for in-game betting.

ah yes, in-game-betting.

this is something we need to start a seperate thread for. i'm sure alot of posters know which relievers are good and which ones are bad.

[Willie Bee]

Hampton's out the whole year. He waited until September '05 to have the popular Tommy John surgery. Could return late in the season, but the Braves have apparently filed an insurance claim for him and, if that's paid, he won't be back at all in 2006.

The closer's job is Reitsma's to lose entering spring training. If he does lose it, maybe some kid like Joey Devine gets the nod. Blaine Boyer is another possibility though ATL is going gingerly with his sore shoulder form last year. All sorts of possibilities here, really, including a possible trade. And Cox has never been shy about using a committee.

The biggest name among trade rumors is Minnesota's Joe Nathan. But that won't happen until midseason, at the earliest, assuming the Twins struggle and are out of playoff contention by then.

[Winston Smith]

I don't know, Dan Kolb was a gold mine for in-game betting.

[bigboydan]

Who do you think will be in the rotation?

Hudson and Smoltz are given. Who else after that? I am guessing it will be Hampton, Ramirez, and Kyle Davies. Not a bad rotation.

Who will be closing?

I am hoping Jorge Sosa will be the closer. The guy can throw. He has closers stuff.