Dan Meyer Namedto Oversee Rehabbing Pitchers

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<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
It's safe to portray Dan Meyer as a rising star in the Braves' player development department.

Meyer, who was the Braves' No. 1 pick in 2002, rertired in 2012 after five big league seasons -- including a cup of coffee for the 2004 Braves.

Over the winter, he was named as pitching coach for Advanced Rookie League team in Danville, but he has already been promoted -- to the new position of overseeing the rehabilitation of injured (read: Tommy John recovering) pitchers. With Venters, Beachy and Medlen all requiring second (or third) procedures, the implication is that rehab and its oversight has left something to be desired.

“After the offseason restructuring of our staff we had that need as a rehab pitching coordinator for the minor leagues, and saw that internally we had a fantastic option in Dan Meyer,” said Jonathan Schuerholz, Braves assistant player-development director (yes, you read that right) . “He was a first-year pitching coach last year with a lot of promise, a lot of potential, and this is going to be one of those things that’s going to help him grow as a pitching coach as well as help the organization.”

The Braves will hire a new pitching coach for Danville.
 
Good for Dan. A fellow alumni of my alma mater James Madison and the only player I know of to come from that program and play in the majors. (I'm sure there are others)
 
What did the Beane-heads think of Meyer for Hudson, et al, immediately after it happened over at Scout?
 
Knucksie said:
What did the Beane-heads think of Meyer for Hudson, et al, immediately after it happened over at Scout?
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That Dan Meyer was a very good prospect, but Tim Hudson was a great major-league starting pitcher—basically: the consensus from all corners was the Braves ripped the A's off.

The real head-scratcher for so-called "Beane-heads" was that Oakland actually wanted Charles Thomas in the trade.
 
jpx7 said:
That Dan Meyer was a very good prospect, but Tim Hudson was a great major-league starting pitcher—basically: the consensus from all corners was the Braves ripped the A's off.

The real head-scratcher for so-called "Beane-heads" was that Oakland actually wanted Charles Thomas in the trade.
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Yep. I'm having a hard time remembering anyone (on our side) who didn't like that trade. I also remember someone saying JS had his choice of Hudson, Zito, or Mulder. Man. He nailed that pick.
 
Dalyn said:
Yep. I'm having a hard time remembering anyone (on our side) who didn't like that trade. I also remember someone saying JS had his choice of Hudson, Zito, or Mulder. Man. He nailed that pick.
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On a lot of levels: the one misgiving that I recall, besides Hudson's then-recent history of oblique issues with the A's, was whether the Braves could resign whomever was acquired from Oakland. Obviously, Hudson seemed the most likely to re-up with Atlanta, but the fact that he actually did (and at a very reasonable rate) is another bit of "nailing it" for Schuerholz.
 
jpx7 said:
On a lot of levels: the one misgiving that I recall, besides Hudson's then-recent history of oblique issues with the A's, was whether the Braves could resign whomever was acquired from Oakland. Obviously, Hudson seemed the most likely to re-up with Atlanta, but the fact that he actually did (and at a very reasonable rate) is another bit of "nailing it" for Schuerholz.
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That's right. And Zito was the sexy choice at the time, with most experts putting him AND Mulder above Hudson for the future.
 
jpx7 said:
That Dan Meyer was a very good prospect, but Tim Hudson was a great major-league starting pitcher—basically: the consensus from all corners was the Braves ripped the A's off.

The real head-scratcher for so-called "Beane-heads" was that Oakland actually wanted Charles Thomas in the trade.
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To be honest, I started liking Beane initially due to him trading Huddy to us. Though I didn't like the deal for Oakland, then later on I came to see Beane as a very good GM despite losing that trade.
 
Braves1976 said:
To be honest, I started liking Beane initially due to him trading Huddy to us. Though I didn't like the deal for Oakland, then later on I came to see Beane as a very good GM despite losing that trade.
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It's one of his few mistakes. Great GM. Would love to have him with the Braves.
 
Dalyn said:
It's one of his few mistakes. Great GM. Would love to have him with the Braves.
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Given the A's situation sometimes Beane makes a lot of moves. Some don't work out, that is true for all GM's making trades, etc. But if you look at all the moves together often times you'll find Beane came out ahead or even better.

I'd take Beane over Hart and co. any day. Does that make me one of the so-called "Beane-heads"? :)
 
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