Rafael Soriano News

Remember when I said that in a month I'd hate that set of predictions in my last article? Yeah... It's been approximaetly eight days, and I hate them already.

With the free agency period starting last Friday, the Rays find themselves in a somewhat similar situation to last winter.

CC Sabathia required two words to describe being a World Series winner rather than copping a second Cy Young award.

Red Sox asked the Braves for Medical Records on.. - Red Sox asked the Braves for Medical Records on.. Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano According to the New York Post, the Red Sox have asked the Atlanta Braves for medical records on their two top free agent relievers, Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano, who shared closing duties last season.

Arizona Notable free agents: SP Doug Davis Needs: SP, RP, 1B, defense Topping the to-do list: With about $15 million to spend, and a lot of holes -- but if we're being specific, they need help hitting and pitching.

The 2009 season is in the books, and it was one of, if not the, most frustrating seasons I can remember for the Braves.

As the Braves and other teams explore trade and free-agent possibilities, many wrestle with a situation prevalent in baseball's changed economic landscape.

Ken Williams acknowledged he has a payroll number to work with. "But I always work on changing it," the White Sox general manager said with a smile Wednesday after baseball's general managers' meetings concluded at the O'Hare Hilton.

The Braves always appear to be a team that is looking for a player to close out tight games.

When baseball's general managers begin to gather Sunday night for their annual meetings, they'll be at a Chicago airport hotel and not a typically swank resort.

With the World Series coming to a close on Wednesday, yesterday marked the first day players with six or more years of major league service could file for free agency.

When the regular season concluded, first baseman Adam LaRoche and left-handed reliever Mike Gonzalez were hopeful that they'd have the opportunity to return to the Braves.

While many members of the Braves' bullpen wore down as the season progressed, Peter Moylan did exactly the opposite, struggling early and finding his stride late in the year.

Let's take a look at the upcoming free agency of left handed relief pitcher Mike Gonzalez: The Case for Gonzalez Left handed The mere fact that Gonzalez is a power lefty makes him much more valuable on this market.

Got a chance to sit down with Bobby Cox in his office and talk Braves baseball last week.

We've got some Junior Wells wailing on the stereo, Dodgers-Cardinals muted on the TV,A door to the patio open and a nice Punch cigar burning.

When you think of dominant closers, Rafael Soriano is generally not a name that comes to mind.

Who among them will be back with Braves? Story continues below Two everyday players, both closers and a valuable cog to the rotation.

Seventy-five minutes after the final out Sunday, Braves center fielder Nate McLouth climbed into his Range Rover to begin a 13-hour hour drive home to Michigan.

Pete Orr singled home Ryan Zimmerman from second with one out in the ninth Thursday, giving the Washington Nationals a 2-1 victory over Atlanta.