Phil Stockman

Just before midnight Monday, Rafael Soriano’s agent said what the Braves did not want to hear: Soriano has accepted the team’s arbitration offer, giving the Braves a high-priced reliever they had already replaced and can’t realistically afford to keep. Mike Gonzalez declined the arbitration offer, but Soriano took it and stands to make between $7 million and $8 million. The Braves will get two compensatory draft picks when Gonzalez signs...  

Wagner is Braves' new closer and alpaca expertAtlanta Journal ConstitutionQ: What did you think last week when you heard that Braves representatives – general manager Frank Wren, manager Bobby Cox, pitching coach Roger mcdowell ...  

Earlier this week, the Braves signed Billy Wagner to a one-year, $7 million deal to be their new closer. In a conference call with reporters yesterday, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Wagner, who was born in Tannersville, VA, said: “I’m happy to be here.  I’ve always been a life-long Braves fans.  My grandparents have [...]  

Atlanta Journal ConstitutionFree Wyclef Jean peformance | Free museum days | Free Turner Field tours | Big ...Atlanta Journal ConstitutionDonate a new, unwrapped toy to the Atlanta Braves Foundation between Dec. 1-22 and get a free tour of the Atlanta Braves home field. ...  

David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution thinks the Braves will discuss trading for Rangers OF Nelson Cruz, since they are looking for a right-handed power bat with speed. The 29–year-old Cruz hit 33 home runs with 20 stolen bases in 128 games for the Rangers this season. Cruz is eligible for arbitration each of the next three [...]  

Globe and MailReeling In the YearsGapers Block (blog)Add former Atlanta Braves star Andruw Jones to the list off one-year deals the White Sox are compiling for next season. A few days after inking Omar Vizquel ...Former All-Star Andruw Jones gets $500000 from White SoxDigitalJournal.comAndruw Jones signs one-year deal with White SoxCanada.comAndruw Jones Agrees to Deal with Chicago White SoxGather.comChicago Sun-Timesall 313 news articles »  

After the conclusion of the World Series, the Braves are expected to announce they have agreed to a three-year contract extension with righthander Tim Hudson, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Hudson returned from Tommy John surgery late ...  

Washington PostBraves lose fifth straightAtlanta Journal ConstitutionBy David O'Brien The Braves scored twice in the 10th to tie Saturday's game, only to have Maxwell drop a silver hammer on them in the 11th as they kept ...Nationals win 6th straight, beat Braves in 11The Associated PressWashington Nationals Win Sixth-Straight, 6-4 Over Atlanta Braves.Federal Baseball (blog)Nationals try for sixth straightMASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network...  

Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAtlanta Braves: Tim Hudson's 2010 'hometown discount' offer — worth it or not ...Atlanta Journal ConstitutionBraves starter Tim Hudson says he's willing to give the team a 'hometown discount' and that “I've said all along that Atlanta was the place I want to be” ...Atlanta Braves' Free Agent Decisions: Tim HudsonBleacher ReportBraves' Tim Hudson to test free agencyYahoo! SportsHudson to be a free agent?Off the...  

I'm a little slow to react to the news that 2010 will be the swan song for Atlanta Brave skipper Bobby Cox.APCox smoking a victory cigar at Shea in 1999.Perhaps I've held off because he's still on their bench, and...  

The Braves and pitcher Tim Hudson's agent plan to resume negotiations on a new contract this week, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported Sunday.  

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