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Braves Won't Offer Arbitration To SmoltzThe Braves don't plan to offer pitcher John Smoltz arbitration by Monday's deadline as they wait to see how he heals from shoulder surgery in June. If Atlanta did offer arbitration, and Smoltz accepted, he would position himself to make at least 80 percent of his 2008 salary ($14 million). Atlanta Braves, Free Agent Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Incentives An Answer For Injured Free AgentsSome teams could look to sign players with a history of injury to an incentive-laden deal to lower the risk of spending a ton of money this offseason. John Smoltz and Tom Glavine, respectively 40 and 43 in March, pitched merely 28 and 63 1/3 innings in 2008. They will undoubtedly be injury risks for any interested team, but incentives - for something like making 20 starts - could help suitors calculate the risk. Atlanta Braves, Free Agent Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Braves Shift Focus To BurnettThe Braves have pulled out of the Jake Peavy sweepstakes and have turned their attention to free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett. Burnett's agent says that the Braves are among six teams "fully engaged" in negotiations for the pitcher. "They're right in the mix," agent Darek Braunecker, said of the Braves, who appeal to Burnett in part because he thinks he could thrive in a return to the NL. "It's a place he?s always enjoyed," Braunecker said. "He loves Bobby Cox, respects the hell out of him, and he?s pretty close with Chipper [Jones]. He knows what they have, what opportunities they have [to improve]." Via Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Free Agent Rumor, Trade Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mets, Dodgers, And Braves Interested In Texas StartersThe Braves, Dodgers, and Mets are believed to be among teams that have inquired about Ranger's starting pitchers Kevin Millwood and Vicente Padilla. Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Trade Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Lowe Shooting For Zito-Type ContractScott Boras, according to executives with two different teams interested in Derek Lowe, is telling clubs he wants "a Zito-type contract" for the free-agent right-hander. Barry Zito, another Boras client, signed a seven-year, $126 million contract with the Giants following the 2006 season. The Yankees, Red Sox and Braves are amongst a host of teams interested in Lowe. Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Free Agent Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Braves Nov 2008 Archive
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