If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Jair Jurrjens is set to make his mound debut with the Braves on Friday. Jurrjens will start in the Grapefruit League home opener against the Dodgers.
Hudson to start Grapefruit opener | ajc.com
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In a story at milb.com, Jair Jurrjens mentions that he’s been a fan of the Braves since childhood:
Jurrjens’ days as a Braves fan date back more than a decade. Thus, he’s obviously enjoyed the opportunity to work alongside John Smoltz and Tom Glavine. But they weren’t his favorite players as a child. That title belonged [...]
USA Today compiled a list of 100 players to pay attention to in 2008. Jurrjens rates 48th on the list.
Sports Weekly’s 100 Names You Need to Know in 2008 - USATODAY.com
48. Jair Jurrjens, RHP, Braves
Jurrjens, 22, was acquired from the Tigers in the Edgar Renteria deal. Detroit was pleased with his performance last [...]
Talking Chop interviewed prospect guru Kevin Goldstein. In the interview Goldstein was asked who he’d take to fill out the back of the Braves rotation:
Q: If you had to fill out the Braves major league pitching rotation, who would you choose, Jo-Jo Reyes or Jair Jurrjens, and why?
A: Jurrjens. He throws strikes. Reyes’ [...]
With all the major projecting systems reporting, we can now get a feel for what we might expect from Jair Jurrjens in the 2008 season.
IP
ERA
K/9
BB/9
HR/9
CHONE
130
4.85
6.58
3.67
1.18
Marcel
75
4.20
6.24
3.12
0.96
ZiPS
158
4.27
5.47
1.94
1.08
PECOTA
149
5.04
5.85
3.38
1.39
ZiPS likes Jurrjens to play a substantial role, but with a depressed strikeout rate. Still, ZiPS expects a decent ERA despite middling peripheral stats. The ZiPS walk rate is a full [...]
