The Atlanta Braves release SS Marcus Lemon
The Braves have released 23-year old lefty swinging shortstop Marcus Lemon. Lemon played in 108 games in A+AA-ball for the Braves last year and he was 86 of 339 (.254 avg, .636 OPS) with 34 runs scored, 2 homers, 21 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. He has now played in 615 games in his first six years in the minors and he is 609 of 2,249 (.271 avg, .708 OPS) with 303 runs scored, 17 homers, 196 RBIs and 57 stolen bases. This is not much of a loss for the Braves.
