Report: Braves preparing five-year offer for Burnett
sports.yahoo.com 12/3/2008 — While the New York Yankees sit and wait for CC Sabathia to decide whether it's worth $140 million to pitch in New York, the Atlanta Braves have put themselves in position to take one of the other big names off the free-agent market, according to a ...

Braves complete Vazquez deal | braves.com: News
atlanta.braves.mlb.com 12/4/2008 — ATLANTA -- The Braves had their eyes on Javier Vazquez for a long time, all the way back to when he pitched for the Montreal Expos, who no longer exist. But Vazquez is still pitching, and at last, the Braves got to see how he looked in their cap ...

Merry Christmas, Braves Fans. I Hope You Like Your Coal!
braveslaunchpad.com 12/28/2008 — But if you’re a Braves fan… well… Call me pessimistic but that $40 MM we had to spend to bolster our rotation and outfield looks more like money that will end up bringing in nothing more than some other barnyard marketing piece to keep the Choppin’ Cow company

The Javier Vazquez Trade: Great for the Braves, Questionable for the White Sox
beyondtheboxscore.com 12/5/2008 — The Chicago White Sox have traded Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Brent Lillibridge, Tyler Flowers, Jon Gilmore, and Santos Rodriguez. I respect Kenny Williams. I think he’s an above-average GM, even ...

Braves Need Sabathia – Because He’s Black
dugoutcentral.com 11/28/2008 — The Atlanta Braves should sign free agent starting pitcher C.C. Sabathia because he’s a great pitcher – and because he’s black. There – I said it. And others should be saying it too. Oh – and they can afford him.

Bronx or Atlanta likely home for Burnett | yankees.com: News
newyork.yankees.mlb.com 12/12/2008 — LAS VEGAS -- A.J. Burnett's agent, Darek Braunecker, left the Winter Meetings on Thursday feeling a little more certain about where his prized client will land. But for now, the Braves and Yankees are left to wonder whether they'll have the ...

Braves Acquire SP Vazquez
hotfootblog.com 12/3/2008 — FOXSports.com Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Braves and White Sox have reached on an agreement that would send Javier Vazquez to Atlanta in a package for minor leaguers. The deal is expected to include SS Brent Lillibridge , and possibly C Tyler Flowers . Vazquez, was 12-16 with a 4.67 ...

Braves Preparing Five-Year Offer For Burnett
mlbtraderumors.com 12/4/2008 — Will the Braves be the team to commit five years to A.J. Burnett ?  According to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News , they're preparing such an offer.  Feinsand wonders if Burnett will jump at this offer without waiting to see what ...

Javier Vazquez to the Braves
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/4/2008 — Vazquez to the Braves: Boom or bust?

The Future of the Braves’ Catching Situation
braveslaunchpad.com 12/2/2008 — Ladies and Gentleman, it is extremely cold outside and this Georgia native doesn’t like it one bit! That being said, lets get to it. While the offseason may be a dull time in that there are no major league baseball games are being played, plenty is still going on in the baseball world.

A.J. Burnett Looking to the Braves and Not the Yankees? — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/6/2008
(Zell's Pinstripe Blog) If this is true, the Yankees will need to find other options. The Ben Sheets rumors are growing, and many have said they would actually prefer Sheets over Burnett. Both are injury prone, but when healthy, both are ...

Giants Rumors: C.C. Sabathia To Leave Heart in San Francisco? — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/6/2008
In all my years of watching baseball, never have I remembered an offseason as exciting as this. Not only have the Giants made more moves then any other team thus far, but their team is being thrown around in speculation with many other players as ...

Everything CC Sabathia: News, Updates, and Rumors — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/6/2008
(Zell's Pinstripe Blog) The CC Sabathia Sweepstakes is heating up as the Winter Meetings approach. You hear the Yankees aren’t his No. 1 team, the Red Sox will be meeting with him, his wife wants him in San Francisco, and more. As a ...

Yankees Winter Meetings Preview: C.C. Sabathia Bound for New York? — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/6/2008
(Zell's Pinstripe Blog) Joel Sherman’s Hardball: 3 UP: CC and Cash, Renteria, and A-Rod I spoke to several baseball folks—executives and agents—about why they thought Brian Cashman flew to Las Vegas to meet ...

Atlanta Braves Lead in Burnett Chase, Build For Pennant Run in 2010 — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/6/2008
The Atlanta Braves have the potential to be a very good team in 2009, but the potential staff in 2010 is what has the front office personnel salivating.  GM Frank Wren had approximately 40 million dollars to spend in the offseason, and he ...