Rafael Soriano News

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.

When Tommy Hanson made his much-anticipated Major League debut in June, there was reason to wonder whether he would be able to live up to the tremendous expectations.

Matt Holliday dives home with the run that put the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 playoffs.

The banner in right field summed up how the Atlanta Braves feel about this final week of the season.

Sun Sept 27, 2009 7:59am EDT - Brian McCann and Rafael Soriano shake hands after the Braves nailed down the victory.

Brian McCann drove in a run with a groundout, and pinch hitter Omar Infante followed with a two-run single as the Braves ran their winning streak to six.

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The Braves got another dominant start from Javier Vazquez and dealt Martinez his first loss with Philadelphia, keeping alive their slim postseason chances with a 6-4 victory against the Phillies on Saturday night at Turner Field.