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Atlanta Braves Roster Report 2009-04-23


Atlanta Braves Roster Report 2009-04-23
RHP Blaine Boyer was designated for assignment to make room for LHP Jo-Jo Reyes, who took the fifth starting spot and pitched April 18 in Pittsburgh. Boyer ultimately was dealt to St. Louis for minor league OF Brian Barden.

PLAYER NEWS:

--C Brian McCann donned a mask behind home plate Wednesday, despite telling reporters Tuesday that he would not play. The Atlanta catcher, who is battling blurred vision in his left eye, was supposed to rest while adjusting to a new contact lens. He snapped out of an 0-for-17 slide with a single in the fourth inning.

--LF Garrett Anderson missed his third consecutive game with a tweaked left quadriceps muscle. Atlanta will wait until Friday to determine whether to place Anderson, 36, on the disabled list.

--1B Casey Kotchman extended his hitting streak to a team-best five games. The 26-year-old Kotchman, who was acquired in the deal that shipped Mark Teixeira to the Los Angeles Angels last year, is batting .412 (7-for-17) during that stretch.

MEDICAL WATCH:

LF Garret Anderson (left quadriceps) came out of the April 19 game, and he didn't play April 20-22. He is day-to-day.

RHP Jorge Campillo (right shoulder tendinitis) went on the 15-day disabled list April 17. He said he was merely suffering from a dead arm.

LHP Tom Glavine (shoulder and elbow surgeries) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 1. He had to cut short an April 12 rehab start with Class AA Mississippi with shoulder discomfort, and he was shut down from throwing for two weeks.

RHP Charlie Morton (left oblique strain) went on the 15-day disabled list March 30. He began a rehab assignment with Class AAA Gwinnett on April 12.

RHP Tim Hudson (Tommy John surgery on right elbow in August 2008) went on the 60-day disabled list March 4. He is targeting an August return date, barring setbacks.

ROTATION:

RHP Derek Lowe

RHP Jair Jurrjens

RHP Javier Vazquez

RHP Kenshin Kawakami

LHP Jo-Jo Reyes

BULLPEN:

LHP Mike Gonzalez (closer)

RHP Peter Moylan

RHP Jeff Bennett

RHP Buddy Carlyle

LHP Eric O'Flaherty

RHP Rafael Soriano

RHP James Parr

CATCHERS:

Brian McCann

David Ross

INFIELDERS:

1B Casey Kotchman

2B Kelly Johnson

SS Yunel Escobar

3B Chipper Jones

INF Martin Prado

INF/OF Omar Infante

INF/OF Greg Norton

OUTFIELDERS:

LF Garret Anderson

CF Jordan Schafer

RF Jeff Francoeur

OF Matt Diaz


Author:Fox Sports
Author's Website:http://www.foxsports.com
Added: April 23, 2009

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