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Braves sign.... Rafael Furcal?
Really? I guess this means we won't be seeing Yunel Escobar in a Braves uniform next season: In a stunning turnaround, the free-agent shortstop has chosen the Braves over the A's, according to a ma...
The Braves really were playing low-ball with the Padres
Via MLBTR, we get this nugget from a Padres beat writer on the inner workings of the failed Jake Peavy trade between the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres: As part of Jake Peavy trade talks in No...
Now What for the Atlanta Braves...
All is not lost for the Atlanta Braves. While it may have seemed like we were putting a lot of our off-season eggs in the A.J. Burnett basket, we apparently have other things in the works. Braves GM F...
Braves Lose Out on the A.J. Burnett Bonanza
Oh, well, it's plan-C time in Atlanta. Furthering their massive rotation-reconstruction process, the Yankees have won the bidding for Burnett. Major League Baseball sources confirmed late Friday af...
Is Kevin Towers serious; Is Frank Wren up to the task
This whole off-season got off to a sour note for Atlanta Braves fans after we spent a month wagging the dog every day over whether or not Jake Peavy would have an "A" on his cap. It was a pursuit that...
Wrapping up the Braves Wednesday Overnights
Not too much gonig on last night, unless you count the continuing A.J. Burnett bloviating. K-Ros reports that the Braves talks with Burnett's agents "progressed through the night," but the Braves a...
Burnett Keeps Braves in Limbo
Here is what we think we know: The Yankees have agreed in principle with C.C. Sabathia, and are pursuing A.J. Burnett, Derek Lowe, and Ben Sheets. According to the Braves beat writer D-Fab, Chippe...
What's up with Jairo?
The Kansas City Royals re-claimed Jairo Cuevas off outright waivers from the Atlanta Braves. Cuevas was originally claimed by the Royals on Oct. 24 and then re-claimed by Atlanta on Nov. 26. His na...
Wrapping up the Braves Tuesday Overnights
Not as much scuttlebut last night as there was on Monday night. Jon Heyman at SI.com says the Yankees are going after C.C., A.J., and Lowe, and had this to say about their most recent offer to Burnet...
Why You Frontin
Why does K-Ros gots to bring us down like this: Free-agent right-hander John Smoltz's agents are circulating recent video of the pitcher as well as his medical reports to clubs at the winter meetin...
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