mlb.fanhouse.com - 11/19/2009
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by Frankie Piliere Filed under: Braves , Red Sox , Yankees , MLB Inside Scoop , Scout's Eye View On the free-agent market, all the focus has been on John Lackey . On the trade market, the talk has been about Roy Halladay . The consolation prize for teams seeking a top-flight arm may come out ...
mlb.mlb.com - 11/19/2009
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By Mark Bowman / MLB.com 11/19/09 12:00 AM
EST ATLANTA -- Last year, the Braves aggressively attacked...
the free-agent market in search of top-flight starting pitchers. As this year's free-agent season begins, it appears they could be one of a number of ...
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Patience a free-agent virtue for Braves
mlb.mlb.com - 11/25/2009
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By Mark Bowman / MLB.com 11/24/09 9:30 PM
EST ATLANTA -- As expected, the early portion of...
the free-agent season has proven to be rather quiet for the Braves and most every other Major League club. Still with the arrival of Thanksgiving, we move ...
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Braves may target free-agent closer
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"Two-team race" for Chapman
Fanball Fantasy Baseball News - Newsbreakers —
... AOL Fanhouse reports that the Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes are looking like a "two-team race" between the Yankees and Red Sox. ...
Braves may trade Javier Vazquez or Derek Lowe
Nova Fantasy Sports —
... Update: According to AOL Fanhouse , the Braves may try to trade either Javier Vazquez or Derek Lower in order to get a power bat they desperately need for their lineup. ...
Discussion: Derek Lowe's Value
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... : he took pressure off the other Braves' starters, he's durable, and he had a 3.88 ERA this year if you subtract his worst three starts. (In fairness, we can play that game with anyone - Jon Garland's ERA drops from 4.01 to 3.24 if we remove his worst three). Frankie Piliere of AOL FanHouse sides with Bowman, saying, "Don't expect teams to be any less impressed with Lowe than they were when he was free agent last offseason." And while I pointed out that Lowe's numbers declined this year, it should also be noted that his .333 BABIP and subsequent 232 hits ...
Fish continuing to eye Chapman
Fanball Fantasy Baseball News - Newsbreakers —
November 19, 2009 AOL Fanhouse reports that the Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes are looking like a "two-team race" between the Yankees and Red Sox. Our View: Color everyone shocked. The pursuit of most big name free agents and trading block prizes will continue to mostly be a two-team race until something is done about the spending disparities between baseball's biggest market and revenue teams and everyone else. Among the players linked to either the Yankees or Red Sox this offseason have been (either immediately or down the road), Roy Halladay, Adrian Gonzalez, Felix Hernandez ...
Add the A's to the list of potential Chapman suitors
Fanball Fantasy Baseball News - Newsbreakers —
November 19, 2009 AOL Fanhouse reports that the Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes are looking like a "two-team race" between the Yankees and Red Sox. Our View: Color everyone shocked. The pursuit of most big name free agents and trading block prizes will continue to mostly be a two-team race until something is done about the spending disparities between baseball's biggest market and revenue teams and everyone else. Among the players linked to either the Yankees or Red Sox this offseason have been (either immediately or down the road), Roy Halladay, Adrian Gonzalez, Felix Hernandez ...
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Update : MLB.com reports that the Braves feel Derek Lowe (blister) should be fine for his next start.
Fantasy Impact: Despite the good news, fantasy owners should still keep an eye on Lowe's status over the next few days to make sure he doesn't have any setbacks.
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