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Friday, December 01, 2006

Phony Phox headlines and teasers

"Re-rejected: Glavine spurns Braves for Mets ... again"--
  • This headline on the Fox Sports website tonight. But it's actually not true, and Fox sort of acknowledges this--but you have to click on the story. They gotcha. The truth is the Braves never made Glavine an offer, so he wasn't in a position to "reject" them. Clicking through:
  • The Braves probably did not want to give Glavine more than they pay
  • right-hander John Smoltz, who will earn $8 million next season.
  • Braves general manager John Schuerholz does not issue no-trade clauses.
  • The Mets were willing to grant Glavine full no-trade protection.
  • The Braves sought to trade right-hander Tim Hudson to clear money for
  • Glavine, but Schuerholz was said to be asking too high a price, seeking
  • both quality talent and financial relief.
  • Hudson signed with the Braves for a discount because of his desire to play
  • in Atlanta. If traded, his new team might control him for only one season;
  • Hudson could demand a trade as a player dealt in the middle of a multi-year
  • contract. Though such players rarely exercise their right to become a free
  • agent if no deal is completed, Hudson almost certainly would be unhappy
  • with a trade.
  • The past friction between Schuerholz and Glavine — stemming from
  • Glavine's departure for the Mets as a free agent after the 2002 season
  • — might have further increased the difficulty of completing a deal.
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