Here's a look at the major stories in the world of the Atlanta Braves for the week ending on March 21st. Two members of the Talking Chop team were down in Florida at Braves spring training this week, so there are tons of exclusive updates. Remember to keep submitting "The View From Your Seat" photos.
In the Press...
- The Braves made their first round of spring roster cuts last Monday. They made their second round of cuts today.
- John Smoltz will join the TBS broadcasting team and the Peachtree TV broadcasting team for this season.
At Talking Chop...
- CB had some notes from his first day and second day at Braves minor league camp.
- A photo recap from last Saturday's spring game against the Astros.
- Here was the recap of my first day at spring camp, with a bit of a Peter Moylan sideshow.
- Behind the scenes at spring training, check out this blog post on FSS.
- I did a short Q&A with Braves reliever Jeff Lyman.
- The Braves Making the Team Meter for Week 4.
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More recaps from my time around the Braves clubhouse. And more.
- A Q&A with Braves minor league starter and prospect Cole Rohrbough.
- An update on Jordan Schafer and his comeback from injury.
- My exclusive interview with Braves prospect Brett DeVall.
Notable FanPosts and FanShots...
- pacgnosis continues his fan projections from Fan Graphs with a look at relief pitchers and a wrap-up.
- Ray Steele compares John Smoltz to Dennis Eckersley.
- Huntington31 collects some fun Jason Heyward facts.
- mccannfan shares some photos of the Braves-Jays game.
- fphjr01 does some analysis of when Jay-Hey should play.
- BravesFan tells us about the torn UCL of Takashi Saito.