Tom Glavine

Tom Glavine

Tom Glavine is a professional baseball player. He's a left-handed pitcher for the New York Mets and wears number 47. He is managed by pitching manager Rick Peterson.

 
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After being told Tuesday that he must rest for at least two weeks after inflammation was found in his left rotator cuff, Tom Glavine may decide to retire. The 43-year-old Atlanta Braves veteran and future Hall of Famer said he’s tired of rehabbing following his August elbow and shoulder surgeries. He’s willing to give the shoulder two weeks of rest, but not the six to eight weeks this type of rehab sometimes takes. Glavine, who ended Sunday’s minor league start with the AA Mississippi Braves after just two innings due to shoulder soreness, felt similar discomfort when hitting in spring training, but the pain ... Read Full Story
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Stay on top of all the latest MLB trade rumors with ATS. Just before Randy Johnson went for his 300th win, the Atlanta Braves unloaded the last pitcher to reach the milestone. Rather than pay $1 million to activate Tom Glavine from the DL, with $2.5 million more in possible bonuses down the line, Atlanta let him go. Agent Gregg Clifton said in an interview on the MLB Network that Glavine “definitely” will pitch again in the majors. “We’ve already had a number of teams call us in the last few hours,” Clifton said. “Tom has said to me he’s not retiring. He feels ... Read Full Story
 
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In a stunning move, the Atlanta Braves released 305-game winner Tom Glavine on Wednesday, just when it seemed he was ready to return to the big leagues. The 43-year-old Glavine, who was coming back from shoulder and elbow surgery, threw six scoreless innings for Class-A Rome on Tuesday night and proclaimed himself ready to pitch in the majors again. Instead, the Braves cut him, another move that figures to draw the ire of Atlanta fans after the team failed to re-sign John Smoltz during the offseason. "We appreciate and respect everything Tom has done for and brought to the Atlanta Braves organization and our ... Read Full Story
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Here is a great Q & A from Adam Rubin at the Daily News - He gets to spend a little time with former met Tom Glavine: Say what you want about Tom Glavine’s last performance as a Met, but he’s a first-class guy who never wanted to leave Atlanta in the first place. The Braves’ last-minute, final offer to Glavine before he left for the Mets was for roughly $10 million a year for three years. But that’s misleading, because the entire third-year salary was deferred without interest, making the average annual value much less. What was it like putting on a Braves ... Read Full Story
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Tom Glavine has returned to the Atlanta Braves for one more season, reaching a preliminary agreement on a $1 million, one-year contract. The deal is likely to be announced Friday, a person familiar with the negotiations said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Braves had not yet confirmed it. It will contain $3.5 million in bonuses based on roster time. "It's very close," Braves spokesman Brad Hainje said Thursday night. "They're going to talk again in the morning." The left-hander, who turns 43 next month, was 2-4 with a 5.54 ERA in 13 starts last season, cut short by an elbow injury. Glavine's ... Read Full Story
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Glavine, a left-hander, has gradually lost velocity over the course of his career. He continues to be an effective starting pitcher in the National League by using his excellent control and deception, switching speeds, and locating pitches off the outside corner of the strike zone. His most common approach is to begin by locating his circle changeup off the outside corner, then follow with alternating fastballs and change ups to confuse the hitter. While batters frequently make contact with his pitches, the substantial movement he places on them makes drives very soft, resulting in easily fielded ground balls and infield fly outs. Glavine's consistency is also highlighted by his durability; since his first full year in 1988, he has started at least 25 games every year. In addition to his excellent change up and well-controlled fastball, Glavine has a plus-curve ball, a slider, and a tailing two-seam fastball. Despite being a left-handed pitcher, Glavine is often more effective against right-handed batters. Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully noted that this attribute is likely due to Glavine pitching from the extreme right edge of the pitching rubber.

Like longtime Atlanta teammate Greg Maddux, Glavine has been one of the better-hitting pitchers of his generation. He has a career .188 batting average - decent for a modern pitcher - and has hit over .200 in eight seasons, with a career best of .289 in 1996. He has a good eye, drawing a high number of walks, which combined with his hits have given him a career on base percentage of .246. Because Glavine gets on base almost a quarter of the time he bats, opposing pitchers have never been able to treat him as an automatic out in the lineup. In 2004, Glavine walked as often as he struck out (10 times each), another remarkable feat for a pitcher. Glavine is also an excellent bunter. His 201 sacrifice bunts prior to 2007 ranks second among active players to Omar Vizquel. Glavine has four Silver Slugger Awards, ranking him second all-time for pitchers behind Mike Hampton.

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