Kris Medlen RUMORS & NEWS

Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Kris Medlen’s dominant 2012 season was followed by some rough outings during spring training. They were only exhibition games but Medlen still was looking for some positives when he stayed behind in Florida to pitch in a minor-league game. The right-hander said he got what he wanted out of that..." April 04

Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Little has gone smoothly on the mound for Kris Medlen in this spring training, but Sunday things took a challenging turn of a different sort for the Braves pitcher. In 30 mph winds with gusts considerably stronger, Medlen gave up eight hits and six runs in five innings of a 9-3 loss to Washington..." March 25

Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Kris Medlen gave the Braves a scare when Casey Kotchman’s line drive hit him in the back of his pitching arm in the fifth inning Wednesday against the Marlins, only the second hit against him but also the second that struck him. He left the game after the two-out single, but said there was only..." March 14

Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Kris Medlen got where he is today by being a strike-throwing machine. But as he pointed out Friday, there’s a difference between merely throwing strikes and throwing the kind of well-located pitches that are his staples. He threw 36 strikes in 49 pitches and was charged with three runs and five..." March 09

Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Kris Medlen won consecutive National League Pitcher of the Month awards in August and September and started the Braves’ Wild Card game in October. Yet he still felt familiar butterflies before an exhibition game Monday against the Marlins. “I was nervous, but I did my whole routine -- peanut..." February 26

Atlanta Journal-Constitution "If he were 6-foot-4 and threw 98-mph fastballs, Kris Medlen knows he wouldn’t have as many doubters. Considering his body of work in three-plus years in the big leagues, there probably wouldn’t be many folks still questioning his viability as a top-of-the-rotation starter. But here is Medlen,..." February 23