Where Will Atlanta Find A Bat?

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Mark Bowman of MLB.com has a new mailbag up . The first question leads to a discussion of the Braves adding a bat this off-season. The Braves have $45MM to spend this winter , and could use every penny to fortify their team. While pitching is certainly a concern, the team would like to add a ... [link]

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Braves interested in the X man?
Published 10/6/2008 by Joseph P. at River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A New York Yankees Blog
... I’m filling in today over at MLB Trade Rumors. The first thing I came across in the morning was a mailbag by MLB.com writer Mark Bowman. In it, he mentions that the Braves could be interested in trading for Xavier Nady. Of course, Nady has gone over well with New York fans, and it’s probable he starts the season at a corner at New Yankee Stadium. I wonder, though, what the Braves would offer. The only name on their roster that makes sense is Casey Kotchman. Would they dish the Mark Teixeira bounty for Nady? Would the Yankees be interested? ...

Braves Interested In Nady?
Published 10/6/2008 by Greg Cohen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
From Mark Bowman's Mail Bag today on MLB.com (hat tip to MLB Trade Rumors): Who are the players Braves general manager Frank Wren will most likely look at while trying to find a power-hitting outfielder? .... A more likely option for Atlanta could be Xavier Nady, who was on Wren's radar before being traded to the Yankees before this year's Trade Deadline. If the Yankees are willing to deal, the Braves certainly have reason to make an offer for Nady, who could double his $3.35 million salary through arbitration. With Nady in ...

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Who are the players Braves general manager Frank Wren will most likely look at while trying to find a power-hitting outfielder? -- Kenny G., Nashville, Tenn. You mean after he's done pursuing Manny Ramirez? I mean can you imagine Manny and Chipper ...
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