One thing that amazed me during the writing was how much Jeff Francoeur hurt the Braves this season. The Braves have only been outscored 612-590; they should be around a .500 team, not a .435 team...

The Braves have designated Ryan Church for assignment. I find it interesting that last season the Braves offered an inferior Jeff Francoeur exactly what Church made last season—he would ultimately end up settling for $3.375...

Like most observers, I was surprised that Rafael Soriano accepted the Braves’ offer of arbitration last night. Soriano’s agent Peter Greenberg seems to have indicated to the Braves that he doesn’t expect his client to pitch for the crowded Braves...

When the Braves signed Billy Wagner and Takashi Saito, front office sources made it clear that they expected Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano to reject the club’s arbitration offer. But then Soriano’s agent Peter Greenberg started dropping hints that...

According to several sources, the Seattle Mariners have reached a preliminary agreement with Chone Figgins on a four-year, $36 million contract. The deal also supposedly includes a vesting option for a fifth year that could push the deal to $45...

Marco Scutaro has agreed to a contract with the Boston Red Sox. Terms have been slow to come out, but Buster Olney reports via Twitter it’s a two-year deal that guarantees $12.5 million over two years, that could go a third year—$14 million total if...