Braves confident Jurrjens is ready: Braves SP Jair Jurrjens, who missed the final month of the 2011 season with soreness in his right knee, should be as good as new for the start of spring training, general manager Frank Wren told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Jair was ready to pitch a week after the season was over," Wren said. (Updated 01/20/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Jurrjens has been a topic of trade discussions all offseason, but the Braves appear content to keep him for now, especially with Tommy Hanson and Tim Hudson both recovering from their own injuries. Though Jurrjens is healthy, he is expected to wear a brace on his right knee in spring training and perhaps the regular season. He was one of the top pitchers in the NL in the first half last year, going 12-3 with a 1.87 ERA, so if he's healthy as the Braves claim, he could be a bargain pick in the middle rounds of mixed-league drafts. (Updated 01/20/2012).
02/10/2012 13:27 2012 Draft Prep: 12-team, mixed H2H draft
Which picks stood out in our initial 12-team Head-to-Head mock draft for 2012? Check out the results and read what Scott White has to say about some of the more interesting selections.
02/02/2012 12:21 2012 Draft Prep: Our 12-team, mixed Rotisserie draft
It's time for owners to start looking ahead to Draft Day. We get you off and running with our 12-team Rotisserie mock draft. Check out the results!
02/02/2012 06:55 2012 Fantasy outlooks: Atlanta Braves
Last season was especially painful for the Braves -- really just the final month. But Atlanta brings back a stable of Fantasy heavy-hitters and our Scott White says now all they need is a bit of better luck in his team outlook.
Believe it or not, Jair Jurrjens was actually in the discussion to start for the NL All-Star team last July. He had a 12-4 record, a 1.87 ERA and the novelty of being someone other than Roy Halladay. It's a good thing he didn't get the nod, though, because he won exactly one game the rest of the way, posting a 5.88 ERA in seven starts. His right knee -- the one that required arthroscopic surgery prior to the season -- began to bother him, landing him on the DL for a two-week stretch in early August and sidelining him for good in early September. The injury likely contributed to his downfall and no doubt ruined his trade value this offseason. With the right-hander approaching free agency in 2014 and the Braves looking to open some rotation spots for their slew of pitching prospects, Jurrjens will remain a hot name in the rumor mill all season, but he'll likely have to restore his value before the Braves can trade him. If Fantasy owners approach him this year the same way MLB teams have this offseason, he could be a bargain on Draft Day. Given the injury risk and lack of strikeout potential, the 26-yar-old likely won't be one of the top 40 starting pitchers selected in mixed leagues. (Updated 1/25/12)
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