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Braves Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:49:19 PST

The one and only time the Braves played chicken with agent Scott Boras, they lost Kevin Millwood. That's the year the Braves offered arbitration to free agent Greg Maddux, assuming he wouldn't take it and a return on a one-year deal.

Wrong.

Maddux's acceptance threw a wrench into the Braves' payroll, and they had to trade Millwood to the Phillies for catcher Johnny Estrada to accommodate Maddux into their rotation and budget.

This year, Braves reliever Mike Gonzalez took on Boras as his agent shortly before filing for free agency.

What's different this time around is that the Braves could live with it if Gonzalez came back for a year at a large salary. But they can be confident that Boras and Gonzalez won't accept anything but a long-term offer.

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Atlanta Braves interested in reliever Billy Wagner? (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:13:06 PST

It's looking like the Atlanta Braves are going to need some help at the back end of the bullpen since it...

Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz getting lots of trade interest (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:29:11 PST

Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz made "only" $418,000 this year while hitting .260 with 33 homers,...

Baseball shifts into shopping mode (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:42:00 PST

Free agents can negotiate with every team beginning Friday, and prices for the handful of top names could be high.

Cardinals won't turn to Bay if Holliday leaves (SportingNews.com)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:04:08 PST

Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that free-agent outfielder Jason Bay...

Marlins ready to trade Dan Uggla (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:19:08 PST

Rumor has it that the top priority of the off-season for the Florida Marlins is to trade second baseman Dan...

Hudson agrees on $28M, 3-year deal with Braves (AP)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:47:51 PST

Tim Hudson agreed to a $28 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, giving the team a wealth of starting pitching and setting up a likely trade to bolster the offense. Hudson could have returned to the Braves under a $12 million option, but the sides focused on a longer deal after the right-hander showed he had overcome major elbow surgery.

Braves may give Vazquez an extension (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:47:48 PST

Javier Vazquez had a stellar year for the National League East third-place Atlanta Braves .

Braves sign RHP Proctor to minor league deal (AP)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:24:49 PST

Right-handed pitcher Scott Proctor has signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves after missing all of last season recovering from elbow surgery. The 32-year-old Proctor has pitched five years in the majors with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began experiencing elbow pain in 2008, causing him to miss 63 games, and underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery this...

Atlanta Braves trying to snag Cuban defector Chapman (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:01:01 PST

The Atlanta Braves are denying it, according to MLB.com, but the word on the street is that the team is joining...

Yankees take 2-1 lead behind Sabathia after 3 innings in World Series Game 4 (The Canadian Press)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:51:00 PST

PHILADELPHIA - The New York Yankees took a 2-1 lead after three innings in Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night as Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch for the third time in two games, prompting umpires to warn both teams about throwing inside.

Braves re-signing Hudson, trading Vazquez or Lowe (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:56:54 PDT

Atlanta Braves starter Tim Hudson is apparently getting close to signing a three-year extension worth about $3...