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The Atlanta Braves sure didn’t waste any time in their hot pursuit of a new closer.
Just hours after Atlanta offered arbitration to free agents Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez reports surfaced that the Braves have reached a preliminary agreement with Billy Wagner on a one-year, $7 million dollar contract with a $6.5 million vesting option for the 2011 season.
Wagner, who ranks sixth in major league history with 385 saves, missed ...
To Trade Vazquez Or Not To TradeàThat Is the Question?
Posted: 10th November 2009 by Daria Del Colliano in MLB
What in the world will the Atlanta Braves decide to do with Javier Vazquez?
That is the burning question surrounding Braves Nation on the MLB Hot Stove this week at the GM meetings .
Vazquez, 33, is coming off a career year and posted one of the best seasons of any major league pitcher in 2009.
His 15-10 record is misleading as he could have won at least 18 games with better ...
The Braves knew the odds were stacked against them in their quest to win the NL Wild Card. That didnÆt stop them from making a valiant effort to overtake the Colorado Rockies and sneak into the playoffs.
Unfortunately, three straight losses (and four consecutive Colorado wins) with no margin for error ended their dramatic bid for the postseason.
Atlanta will now look towards 2010, but with a newfound sense of anticipationùand ...
Living on a Prayer: Surging Braves Cling to Slim Wild Card Hopes
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Daria Del Colliano in MLB
The Atlanta Braves have sure picked an opportune time to get hot; problem is, it just might be too late.
No longer in control of their own fate, the Braves are surging, completing a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals this weekend to stay two-and-a-half games behind NL Wild Card-leading Colorado with seven games left to play.
AtlantaÆs latest sweep caps a 6-0 road trip for the club, which also extended ...
Bobby Cox Set to Retire as Braves Manager After 2010 Season
Posted: 23rd September 2009 by Daria Del Colliano in MLB
It’s official.
Bobby Cox will retire as manager of the Atlanta Braves at the end of the 2010 season.
There has been much speculation in recent days about Cox’s future with the team, and today he finally went public with his decision.
The iconic Braves manager inked a one-year extension with Atlanta, ensuring he will remain in his current role with the club for the 2010 season before relinquishing his managerial duties.
At the ...