Braves bring final 11 under contract

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03/03/2010 - Lake Buena Vista, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with the final 11 players on their 40-man roster Wednesday.

One-year contracts have been granted to right-handers Jair Jurrjens, Kris Medlen and Luis Valdez; left-handers Mike Dunn, Lee Hyde, Eric O'Flaherty and Jose Ortegano; infielders Brooks Conrad, Diory Hernandez and Martin Prado, along with outfielder Jordan Schafer.

In addition, the Braves renewed the contracts of right-handed hurler Tommy Hansen and infielder Yunel Escobar.

Jurrjens finished the 2009 season with a 14-10 record, 2.60 earned run average, 152 strikeouts and 75 walks in 215 innings over 34 starts.

Medlen went 3-5 with a 4.26 ERA and a pair of blown saves in 37 games (four starts), while O'Flaherty was 2-1 with a 3.04 ERA in 78 appearances.

Prado posted 11 homers and 49 RBI with 38 doubles and a .307 batting average in 128 games, while Hernandez hit .141 with one home run and six RBI in 33 games last season.

Schafer slugged a pair of homers and drove in eight runs while hitting .204 in 50 games during his rookie campaign in 2009.

Hanson's first MLB season saw him finish 11-4 with a 2.89 ERA and 116 strikeouts against 46 walks in 127 2/3 innings over 21 starts.

Escobar batted .299 with 14 homers and 76 RBI in 141 games a season ago.

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