Saito to the Braves and Polanco signs with Philly

December 3, 2009 by Brett Rosin  
Filed under Atlanta Braves, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies

Takashi Saito signed a 1 year deal today with the Atlanta Braves as they continue to remake their bullpen. The terms weren’t disclosed but my sources tell me it was around 2.5 million with incentives. I thought this was a better deal than the Wagner deal as Saito pitched pretty well last year in Boston. [...]

Was Wagner Really Worth it Atlanta?

December 3, 2009 by Brett Rosin  
Filed under Atlanta Braves, MLB

After getting information on the Braves signing Billy Wagner, I wasn’t all that surprised by it, I was more skeptical. Rafael Soriano was good, real good in the 9th inning last year. In my opinion, he is the best free agent, late-inning guy out there this year. Why would the Braves give Wagner, whose 38 [...]

Brett and Tony’s All-Decade Team

December 3, 2009 by Tony Andracki  
Filed under MLB

Bringingheat’s All-Decade team of the ‘00s Tony Andracki Brett Rosin This past decade of baseball has been one for the ages. From record-setting personal seasons (Barry Bonds’ 73 home runs in 2001) to walk-off playoff game victories (See: David Ortiz circa 2004 or Luis Gonzalez in the ’01 World Series) and from the Mitchell Report [...]