Arbitration Oops

[Frayed Knot]

I would put tack this on to the news of Billy Wagner's signing except I don't know where that is as it's probably buried in some all-purpose thread ...

Anyway, Braves reliever Raphael Soriano has gone and foiled Atlanta's apparent plan by accepting their arbi offer and could be looking at a raise over the $6+ mil he was making in 2009.
The Braves' pen now features recent signees Wagner and Saito in addition to Soriano. That makes for one very expensive 1/2 a bullpen and probably foils their plan of getting a draft pick back for him to replace the one they gave up to get Wagner.


The Rockies Raphael Betancourt and Twins Carl Pavano were the other FAs-to-be who accepted their clubs offers.

[metirish]

Love it....

[Guest attgig]

only got 1/2 my wish:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12852&p=316705#p316705

but sounds like braves are pretty set on trading him quickly, and soriano's agent already told them that he'll accept trades before june15.

[nymr83]

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That makes for one very expensive 1/2 a bullpen and probably foils their plan of getting a draft pick back for him to replace the one they gave up to get Wagner.[/quote:1fipb4eu]

They do, however, get one when/if somebody signs Mike "Decaf" Gonzalez.