http://tomferda.com Sportswriter Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:48:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://tomferda.com/mlb/atlanta-braves-mlb/jair-jurrjens-making-early-run-for-rookie-of-the-year/ http://tomferda.com/mlb/atlanta-braves-mlb/jair-jurrjens-making-early-run-for-rookie-of-the-year/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:24:35 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=79 Previously published in The Detroit Free Press and Baseball Digest Daily on May 28, 2008. ATLANTA - The last time Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox said, "This kid can pitch, he'll be around here for a while." he wasn't kidding. The year was 1988, Cox was the GM for the Braves and the "kid" he was referring to was John Smoltz, a young, hard-throwing pitcher who had just been obtained in a trade with the Tigers. Since then, Smoltz, who still pitches for the Braves, has blossomed into a sure Hall of Famer, posting 210 wins, 154 saves and over 3,000 strike outs. In May, 2008 as manager of the Braves, Cox made a similar statement, "This kid can pitch, he's gonna' be a good one". This time the "kid" Cox is referring to is another acquisition from the Tigers.]]> http://tomferda.com/mlb/atlanta-braves-mlb/jair-jurrjens-making-early-run-for-rookie-of-the-year/feed/ 0