Baseball America (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Righthander Tommy Hanson was deemed off-limits during the negotiations with the Padres for Jake Peavy, but several other hurlers could be changing organizations due to the depth displayed during instructional league.
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
[Tommy Hanson] on Braves GM Frank Wren telling him, in person out in Arizona, that he wouldn’t be traded: "It’s definitely a good feeling, him telling me that. I signed with the Braves, I want to stay with the Braves. So it’s good that they want me to stay here, too. So it’s definitely a good feeling. [Wren] pulled me aside and told me that. It was definitely good to hear." Some other...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
The Atlatna Braves number-one pitching prospect will go to the hill one more time this year. Tommy Hanson gets the start in the Arizona Fall League championship game for the Mesa Solar Sox today at 2:30pm ET. Hanson has been blowing away everyone in the AFL this year and leads the league with 5 wins, a 0.63 ERA, and 49 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings. Hanson will not be the...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Article on Tommy Hanson's performance in the AFL From Baseball America. There is also a blurb at the end about Tyler Flowers and his chances of breaking the AFL homerun record.
Baseball America (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
The Braves' Tommy Hanson now is off-limits in trade talks
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Tommy Hanson and Tyler Flowers are just sick, sick, sick. Their lines from today's game: Hanson's line - 5IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 10SO, I'll repeat that, 10SO! (49SO in 28.2IP) Flowers' line - 3-for-4 with a HR and 3RBI, BB (his 12th HR this fall) I'm beside myself that these two keep doing this good.
ajc.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Mesa, Ariz. — He hasn’t thrown a pitch above Class AA in the minor leagues. However, he’s judged to have such extraordinary talent, the Braves flatly refuse to trade him.In any deal. Bill Mitchell/Four Seam ImagesFrom Class AA to the Arizona Fall League, RHP Tommy Hanson has drawn rave reviews for his talent. Where should Tommy Hanson start the 2009 season? Class AA. Class...
The Anniston Star Online (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
MESA, Ariz. — He hasn't thrown a pitch above Class AA in the minor leagues. However, he's judged to have such extraordinary talent, the Braves flatly refuse to trade him. Here is Tommy Hanson, 22-year-old ascendant prospect who looms very large in the Braves' future, literally and figuratively.
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
In case there was any doubt about how good Atlanta Braves prospects Tommy Hanson or Tyler Flowers are, they provided more proof today in the Arizona Fall League: Hanson's line - 5IP, 3H, 1ER, 1BB, 9SO (leads the AFL in SO) Flowers' line - 3-for-4 with 3 homeruns and 7 RBI (leads the AFL in HR) With the recent news that the Padres want Tyler Flowers added to the Jake Peavy deal,...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 10/28/2008
The 2008 Minor League Baseball Yearly Awards, which I guess are now officially being called the MiLBY's, are being announced this week. First up are the best single game performances. Tommy Hanson wins for best single game performance, not for his 14-strikeout no-hitter in double-A, but for his opening day start in class-A advanced Myrtle Beach in which he struck out 13 while facing...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
In Baseball America's top-20 prospects from the Arizona Fall League , the Braves had two representatives one representative: Tommy Hanson and Tyler Flowers . Hanson is ranked second behind scout drool machine Matt Wieters. Here is part of what they had to say about our top-ranked pitching prospect: Hanson tore through 2008, first ransacking the high Class A Carolina League...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 10/26/2008
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune , despite being told point blank by the Braves that Tommy Hanson is not available, the Padres still seem to be fixated on him: Before Braves General Manager Frank Wren told the Associated Press on Thursday that he will not be trading his top prospects, the Braves, as part of trade talks involving Padres ace Jake Peavy, had told the Padres they...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
The fine folks at milb.com have started to release their list of the top 50 prospects in the game. As the title says, Austin Jackson came in at number 27, right alongside some big names like Tommy Hanson, Lars Anderson and Eric Hosmer. Jesus Montero was ranked #40, between Jeremy Hellickson and Adam Miller. No [...]
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
Bill Shanks joins the chorus of folks who don't want the Braves to trade our top pitching prospect, Tommy Hanson: The Atlanta Braves are engaged in trade discussions with the San Diego Padres regarding pitcher Jake Peavy. It’s not a surprise. The Braves need an ace, and the Padres are evidently shopping one. Until there is a resolution, whether it’s right after the World Series or at...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
| | | Padres like what they see in Braves pitching prospect Hanson ()Wednesday, October 22, 2008When Braves pitching prospect Tommy Hanson fired high-speed fastballs in an Arizona Fall League game recently, the Padres were all eyes. General Manager Kevin Towers has said young pitching likely will be the starting point for any trade involving Peavy, and no fewer than three of his...
