The Braves are the frontrunners for Justin Upton

By Craig CalcaterraJan 23, 2013, 3:26 PM EDT
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Maybe I would have phrased this differently, but Buster is a big enough deal to where he can put it however he likes:

 

Olney later tweeted that the Braves are said to have made a “strong offer” for Upton, and that that Dbacks are considering it now.

I know reading reporter tweets for deep meaning is, well, kinda silly. But I do read a lot of reporter tweets and I think I’ve developed a bit of a knack of figuring out when they think something is really gonna happen, but just can’t say so officially yet. Buster’s tweets about this are setting off my “he knows more than he’s letting on” radar. Makes me think this deal is close.

Kenley Jansen gives up two homers, loses game in his return

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By Craig CalcaterraAug 21, 2018, 11:03 AM EDT
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Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen was activated yesterday after missing ten days due to an irregular heartbeat. He says he feels great. That’s good!

Jansen also allowed back-to-back homers after entering a tie game in the ninth inning of last night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, picking up the loss. Jedd Gyorko and Matt Carpenter did the honors. That’s . . . not so good! At least not for Jansen and the Dodgers.

Jansen said after the game that he was healthy, but that his pitchers were simply flat. One has to assume it’s a matter of rust. And a matter of Matt Carpenter hitting a boatload of homers this year, and at some point there is only so much you can do to stop him. Bad result, of course.