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The Atlanta Braves will once again hope a relatively young and inexperienced starting rotation can anchor the 2014 season as it did in 2013.

The Braves entered 2013 facing questions about Mike Minor and Julio Teheran’s effectiveness for an entire season.

Brandon Beachy’s health and Kris Medlen’s role were also questions.

The end result was a 3.51 ERA for the starting rotation—good enough for fifth in the National League.

The 2014 season will bring some new questions surrounding the rotation.

The departure of veteran Tim Hudson (and possibly Paul Maholm) leaves the Braves with a young and talented rotation in 2014.

Here’s one man’s prediction for the look of the starting rotation when the 2014 season begins.

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The Atlanta Braves continue to keep things close to the vest in regards to their offseason plans.

The Braves have some holes to fill, but if the season started today, they could field a competitive 25-man roster.

This makes the Braves relatively quiet players this offseason.

With that said, general manager Frank Wren will not pass up an opportunity to improve the club.

The starting rotation, bullpen, second base and bench are all positions that could see some player addition by the time spring training rolls around.

Here’s a look at what to buy and what to sell concerning some of the latest Atlanta Braves rumors.

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The Atlanta Braves have been selective in making moves so far this offseason.

With a young and talented core in tact, the Braves don’t have many major moves to make.

However, there are still some questions that need to be answered as we approach the new year.

If the Braves are going to repeat as National League East champions, they have some loose ends that need to be tied up, to solidify this team as the early favorite.

With that in mind, here are some questions that the Braves still need to answer this offseason.

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Be excited Braves fans, the postseason has finally arrived.

The Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers are set to square off on Thursday for a five-game series with the winner advancing to the NLCS (online viewing information found here).

The Dodgers look to be a formidable team with a strong starting rotation highlighted by Cy Young favorite Clayton Kershaw to go with a potent lineup.

However, the Braves beat the Dodgers five of seven games in the regular season and hold the home-field advantage, where the Braves are a majors-best 56-25 this season.

Despite all the excitement surrounding this postseason, there are still some lingering questions that will be answered in a few days.

Here’s a look at those questions as well as a best guess as to how manager Fredi Gonzalez will go about answering those.

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We are about one quarter of the way through the MLB season with the Atlanta Braves clinging to a slim lead in the National League East.

After a blazing start, the Braves have come back down to earth against a rather difficult early schedule.

The Braves have yet to play a game with their full lineup and still have one of the more talented rosters in the National League.

However, they have also shown some glaring weaknesses, which general manager Frank Wren will look to improve.

Much will change between now and the trade deadline, and the moves the Braves make will depend on how injuries play out and what new ones the Braves get hit with.

Here’s an early look at some realistic moves the Braves could make at July’s trade deadline.

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At this time last year, Andrelton Simmons was a highly touted prospect in the Atlanta Braves‘ organization.

A year later he has established himself as the starting shortstop and coming off his first career multi-home run game on Monday night.

Simmons is just one example of the youth movement the Braves have used in recent years.

More often that not, general manager Frank Wren will opt to go with the young, cheap player over a pricey veteran.

Even though the Braves have a young roster in 2013, the cupboard is not bare in the minors.

Here’s a look at some of the prospects who could blossom into stars in the future.

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The Atlanta Braves (16-9) have all but wrapped up the first month of the 2013 season.

Highs include a 10-game winning streak and a sweep of the National League East preseason favorite, Washington Nationals. The low point came over the weekend as the Detroit Tigers swept the Braves.The tough series with the Tigers knocked a few players’ grades down a letter.

Here’s a look at the April edition of every player’s’ grade in 2013.

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The Atlanta Braves‘ sweep over the Washington Nationals over the weekend announced to the rest of baseball that the Braves are for real.

The series featured a thrilling comeback victory, a close, grind-it-out win and a dominating start that concluded in a blowout.

The starting rotation, bullpen and offense all had signature moments to signal that this is an all-around very good team.

It’s early in the season, but the Braves have positioned themselves in a nice position out of the gates.

In fact, coming out of this series the Braves should now be considered the favorites in the National League East.

Here’s a few signs that point to the Braves winning the division in 2013.

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Get ready Atlanta Braves fans.

Pitchers and catchers, along with early arrivals (Jason Heyward, Justin Upton, Freddie Freeman, Chris Johnson, Dan Uggla and Ramiro Pena), have reported to spring training.

The season doesn’t officially begin until April 1, but spring training games offers fans an early glimpse of the 2013 squad and wets their appetites in anticipation for baseball.

Now that the Braves have begun to report to camp, here’s a few things the team needs to do before their first spring training game against the Detroit Tigers on Feb. 22.

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The MLB trade deadline brings excitement each summer as contenders try to improve their team while pretenders look to the future.

The saying in baseball is that you can’t have too much pitching, so starting pitchers are always at high demand around the deadline.

An elite starting pitcher can be the difference in reaching the postseason or making a run at a World Series Championship.

Cliff Lee was traded at the deadline to the Texas Rangers a few years ago and led them all the way to the World Series.

There doesn’t appear to be a pitcher on Lee’s level, but there are good pitchers that should become available by the deadline.

Let’s take a look at some of the top starting pitchers who could help your baseball team get to the next level.

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