a polished diamond

Remember the name Scott Diamond, Mississippi Braves fans. The left-hander, who projects to make the M-Braves’ starting rotation this season, started for Team Canada and threw two shutout innings against the New York Yankees today. Diamond struck out two, including Mark Teixeira, in the 6-0 victory. The 6-foot-3 Diamond, from Guelph, Ontario, was signed by the Braves last year as a non-drafted free agent out of Binghamton University in New York. He went 3-1 at low-A Rome and 12-2 at high-A Myrtle Beach. He posted a 2.79 ERA with 85 K’s and just 28 walks in 100 innings for the Pelicans. With Tommy Hanson, Todd Redmond and Kris Medlen expected to move up and out of the M-Braves’ rotation, there is certainly a spot for Diamond.