Burnett Targeted, Lowe Interest As Well

Written by Colin on November 26, 2008 – 12:13 pm

Rumor on the street has it that the Braves have turned their attention towards Jays’ starter AJ Burnett. Burnett’s agent said the Braves were one of six teams “fully engaged” in negotiations. Burnett wants a 5 year deal at around $15m a season, which is a bit of a risk seeing as how he hadn’t racked up more than 12 wins before this year. In 2008, Burnett was 18-10, posted a 4.07 ERA, and struck out 231 in 221 2/3 innings to lead the AL in K’s. Burnett is reported to have received a princely offer from the Yankees as well, who are out to gut the starting pitching market like the money spending whores they are. The Braves have something going for them in that Burnett “respects the hell out of” Bobby Cox from his days in the NL East as a Marlin and is friends with Chipper Jones.

The Braves have also reportedly made inquiries about Derek Lowe, who pitched in Boston last season. Lowe is a Bor-ass client, which means we’ll have a tough time getting him without offering THE top dollar. We’ll see what happens, but I’m not holding my breath and waiting for Lowe to end up here. I have what you may call Lowe expectations.

The team also made a serious offer to left-hander Will Ohman, who says it was intended to make him understand they wanted him back. Ohman will make a decision in December, but he’s received interest from at least 10 teams.

More to come, in our trademark sporadic method of delivery. All rights reserved. Don’t try and be inconsistent if you blog – we’ll sue your ass.


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Braves End Peavy Talks

Written by Jonathan on November 14, 2008 – 7:10 pm

As reported by the AJC this afternoon, the Braves have ended negotiations with the Padres for pitcher Jake Peavy.  Frank Wren personally informed the Padres’ GM that Braves were actively pursuing starting pitching for the 2009 season and could no longer wait on the Padres to make a decision regarding the trade offer that was on the table.

Wren also stated that adding a couple of new starters to the rotation remains the top priority for the offseason.  The question is, what are the next options for Wren and the organization to pursue in the coming months?

Today marks the deadline after which all teams can begin making offers to declared free agents that were previously signed by other teams.  We’ll see what develops in the upcoming weeks, but it’s time to move on from the pursuit of Peavy to see what other options are available. 


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