Craig Wilson Released

Craig Wilson, who I claimed was horrible has been released. This enables Scott Thorman to play everyday. Thorman has improved and is becoming a contributor to the offense. This is a great improvement and it gets rid of one of the platoons. I applaud the Braves management for doing this. This makes me wonder if Matt Diaz will be moved if Willie Harris continues his hot hitting.


Other interesting news is that Braves top prospect Jarrod Saltalamacchia will stay on the Braves and serve as a back up for catcher and first base. I don't know if I like this idea. This could limit his development by having him not play everyday. On the other hand, it could help him by giving him more major league experience. I guess we will have to wait and see what happens. He is a much better player than Craig Wilson and Brayan Pena which is another improvement.