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Tommy Hanson wasn't named the National League's Rookie of the Year. But via MLB.com's This Year in Baseball Awards, many fans have shown that they feel the Braves right-hander was the top rookie in the Majors this past season.

By cbwilk Braves rookie Tommy Hanson, who finished third in the voting for the National League Rookie of the Year Award, was named to Topps' 51st Rookie All-Star team, along with the two players who finished ahead of him in the award voting, Florida outfielder Chris Coghlan and Philadelphia pitch...

By gondeee In the Press... Tommy Hanson finished a disappointing third in the NL Rookie of the Year balloting.Pitcher Buddy Carlyle signed with the Nippon Ham Fighters to play in Japan next year. Mike Gonzalez changed agents to Scott Boras.We learned through a couple of different sources that the Brave...

By cbwilk Tom Glavine was supposed to be the Braves' fifth starter in 2009, but nagging injuries prevented him from ever pitching for Atlanta this season, and the Braves legend and future Hall of Famer was released June 3rd, just as he was, according to him, ready to assume his role in the Braves rota...

By gondeee Tuesday:  Season in Review:  SP Derek Lowe Wednesday:  Season in Review:  SP Javier Vazquez Thursday:  Season in Review:  SP Jair Jurrjens Friday:  Season in Review:  SP Tommy Hanson Saturday:  Season in Review:  SP Kenshin Kawakami Sunday:  Season in Review:  SP Tim Hudson

By the end of the year, The Braves were a very different team than they trotted out on Opening Day. Most of the change, however, was on the field rather than on the mound. The additions of Tommy Hanson and Tim Hudson were important, but on the whole the pitching staff didn't change that much from...

Can you name the Braves' rookie with the highest strikeout rate in 2009?  The title of the post probably gives away the answer, but be honest: you were thinking Tommy Hanson.  Hanson has stolen the spotlight for the Braves this season, but it's difficult to overstate the contributions and...

It's easy to forget that before Tommy Hanson came along, Kenshin Kawakami was also once seen as a possible Rookie of the Year contender.  Calling him a rookie is really a technicality, but the point is that I think it's easy to overlook Kawakami among the Braves' constellation of pitching s...

By Mac Thomason Eh. Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – October 01, 2009 – ESPN Eh. The Braves took a 1-0 lead in the third on a solo homer by McLouth, but an RBI double in the top of the fourth tied it. Tommy Hanson struck out nine in seven innings of work, allowing but the one [...]

By Marc Hulet The Atlanta Braves 1. Jason Heyward, OF, Myrtle Beach (A+) 2. Tommy Hanson, RHP, Gwinnett (AAA) 3. Jordan Schafer, OF, Atlanta 4. Freddie Freeman, 1B, Myrtle Beach (A+) 7. Cole Rohrbough, LHP, Myrtle Beach (A+) 8. Jeff Locke, LHP, Myrtle Beach (A+) 9. Craig Kimbrel, RHP, Myrtle Beach (A+)

By Marc Hulet The Atlanta Braves system has a few bigger names in the top half of the system, but the strength is in the depth. Things could look even better by the end of 2009 if a few of the sleepers wake up. AAA/AA Tommy Hanson has already been written about a fair bit around here. He had a [...]

By Alex Remington any of the Braves’ top young prospects in September, including the pitchers like Tommy Hanson and Kris Medlen. In other words, to add any of them, including Schafer, to the 40-man roster now would require the Braves take someone off and possibly lose them in the Rule 5 Draft.

Flame-throwing prospect makes M-Braves debut  MS - Kurt Kemp, the Atlanta Braves' director of player development, was in town for one of his periodic visits. The fact that Tommy Hanson was making his ...

By Will Schaffer The Braves farm system is broken into two pieces. You’ve got the major-league ready talent including Brandon Jones, Brent Lillibridge, and Jo-Jo Reyes, and then the wave of talented youngsters, headed by names such as Tommy Hanson, Jason Heyward, and Cole Rohrbough. That has presented i...

By gondeee Jason Heyward (OF) Jair Jurrjens (RHP) Brandon Jones (OF) Gorkys Hernandez (OF) Brent Lillibridge (SS) Tommy Hanson (RHP) Cole Rohrbough (LHP) Jeff Locke (LHP) Cody Johnson (OF) Q:  What is the biggest strength of the Braves minor league system? The biggest weakness?