Archive for the 'Rafael Soriano' Category

Braves Send Soriano to Tampa

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thesportsidiot
on December 10, 2009
in AL East, Atlanta Braves, MLB, NL East, Rafael Soriano and Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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Rafael Soriano agreed to allow the Braves to trade him early, and they obliged by sending the closer to Tampa in exchange for Jesse Chavez.  This move allows the Braves to free up some cash, while keeping a right handed arm in the bully.  While Chavez did not light the world on fire last season, dude is only 26 years old and did hold opponents to a .264 batting average.

Braves Build Bullpen of Death?

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thesportsidiot
on December 8, 2009
in Atlanta Braves, Billy Wagner, MLB, NL East, Rafael Soriano and Takashi Saito
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Okay, that might be a little bit strong, but the Atlanta Braves are building one of the best bullys ever right now. First they added Billy Wagner to the mix as the new closer. Then they added Takashi Saito to fill the set-up role. Then a strange thing happened, Rafael Soriano accepted the Braves arbitration offer.

Deep breathes, people. Soriano is not going to be the 7th inning guy. He is going to ask to be traded, just like Mark Bowman says in the article linked above. If he does not ask to be traded, the Braves will have to wait until June 15th to move him due to current MLB arbitration rules. The Braves could outright release him during Spring Training if they choose to, but that scenario is about as likely as me being offered the GM job in New York.