Atlanta Braves

By gondeee Frank Wren and agent Scott Boras are on better terms than Boras and John Schuerholz were, so the relationship should no longer be a hurdle, but the $$$ that Gonzo will now cost might be. I wonder if this will affect whether or not the Braves will offer him arbitration.

By dobrien@ajc.com CHICAGO -- Before Frank Wren caught a flight Wednesday from Chicago to Phoenix to see Braves pitching prospects in the Arizona Fall League, the Braves general manager met with teams interested in some of his team's older pitchers.

By dobrien@ajc.com GM meets with teams interested in some of Braves' older pitchers.

By gondeee Braves GM Frank Wren said they would look to field offers on a couple of their starting pitchers. That includes Derek Lowe, who could draw interest from the Yankees as an alternative to John Lackey. "We're in a position where people know we have an excess in starting pitching," Wren said. He sa...

By gondeee In the Press... Baseball America released their top-10 Braves prospects for 2010.SI.com reported that the Braves might make a play for Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman, but then Frank Wren shot down that rumor.Talking Chop was one of the first to report that the Braves signed reliever Scott Pro...

By gondeee The SI.com story referenced two unnamed sources who said that the Braves were planning to meet with Chapman, but Mark Bowman, Braves.com beat writer, sought clarification from Wren who said, "We don't have any plans to meet with him at this time." Should we read into that? While the Braves do...

By gondeee Odds and ends: Former Braves, Mike Mordecai, who played in Atlanta from 1994-97, has been hired as Toronto's bench coach...GM Frank Wren, Bobby Cox and some of the club's other execs are currently holding meeting in Sea Island...Jon "Boog" Sciambi is handling some broadcast duties for his new...

The bottom line: Any winter trade scenario involving Lowe is likely a pipe dream, unless Wren is unwise enough to simply pay another team to take him off the Braves' hands.  With a little help from his defense, there's no reason why Lowe can't be a #2 starter once again in short order.

Chipper Jones has been getting phone calls from general manager Frank Wren constantly since even before spring training, seeking Jones' opinion on everything. Not surprisingly, that has been done behind the scenes. In the last week, Jones has been at work behind the scenes, too, sending...

By dobrien@ajc.com NEW YORK - After someone told Bobby Cox that he would probably get parting gifts from teams in every city during his farewell season as Braves manager in 2010, general manager Frank Wren joked that Cox would get enough rocking chairs to line the porch at Cracker Barrel.

By Bryce Sumida Tom Glavine: The signing that strengthened the bullpen  At first glance, saying the re-signing of Glavine strengthens the bullpen may seem strange, but I assure that it makes at least some sense. Before Glavine was signed, effectively slotting him into the 5th rotation spot, Frank Wren...

By Jeff Dickinson I am heartbroken. My world has been turned upside-down. I run a professional baseball team in Atlanta that I would rather not name in order to protect the innocent. I thought I had a deal with an exciting free agent shortstop who began his career here in Atlanta, who I would also rather not name.

By KB 34 The offseason is well underway and so far the highlights have been the Braves striking out.  Wren made efforts to steal Peavy from the Padres but that has not gone as planned.  After missing out on Peavy Wren turned his efforts to A.J. Burnett and ran into a bidding war with the Yankees that doome...

By gondeee Braves GM Frank Wren will] likely spend some time talking to his good friend Dave Dombrowski, who could be looking to create funds on the Tigers payroll by dealing 34-year-old outfielder Magglio Ordonez, who is owed $18 million in 2009 and $15 million salaries in 2010 and 2011.

By Will Schaffer I gave my take and now it is your turn. You can comment on my moves or propose your own in the comments section. The Braves have been on the brink of contention for quite a while now and that has led to a lot of questions about the direction that Frank Wren will take this team at the deadline. With Atla...

By Will Schaffer Rosenthal mentions both Mike Hampton and Tom Glavine’s expected returns around the All-Star break. Certainly both would be a boost but you can’t count on Hampton to even pitch, much less pitch well and we still don’t know if Glavine is going to make a full recovery that soon. It seems like Fra...

By Will Schaffer Though John Schuerholz’s name is no longer on the door of the General Manager’s office, Atlanta’s draft strategy doesn’t seem to have changed. Frank Wren went for high school pitching early and often in his first draft as the Braves GM – a drafting philosophy his predecessor was known for. T...

By Alex Remington There’s no way to say “I told you so” or to assert that the Braves won the Ridgway trade simply by managing to get any value at all from a player this clearly troubled. (We’ll leave Chase Fontaine aside for a moment.) It would be impossible for the Braves or Frank Wren to know that Aybar was about t...