Brandon Beachy: Say hello to the Braves’ fifth starter

Brandon Beachy’s 16 innings this Spring were impressive enough to win him the job as the Braves’ fifth starter. He struck out 16, walked four and only allowed two earned runs in this span. Primary competitor for the job, Mike Minor, pitched 10 innings striking out seven and only allowing one earned run. General Manager […]

Pitchers and catchers report: Spring has arrived!

Baseball fans know what I’m talking about. Spring doesn’t arrive with “April Showers” or “May Flowers.” Spring isn’t here when the temperature exceeds a certain threshold. Hell, Spring’s arrival doesn’t even depend on Punxsutawney Phil‘s shadow-seeing abilities. It arrived today, and with less than two weeks until the first Spring Training games, this baseball fan […]