Rafael Soriano News

A week after unloading reliever Rafael Soriano , Atlanta traded starter Javier Vazquez today to the Yankees for Melky Cabrera , a series of developments Baseball Prospectus' Joe Sheenan decries as "the latest example of why Liberty Media's ownership of the Braves is starting to make Jeffrey Loria's stewardship of the Marlins look inspired." With ...

The Baltimore Orioles are staying busy this offseason. They've reached preliminary agreements with free-agent left-hander Mike Gonzalez and free-agent infielder Garrett Atkins, according to the Baltimore Sun.

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The Tampa Bay Rays completed a trade with the Atlanta Braves on Friday, acquiring right-handed pitcher Rafael Soriano and agreeing to a $7.25 million, one-year contract with the reliever.

View full size photo>> Kind of a loaded question, but we hope so. We can argue about designated roles, and who is really the Rays best relief pitcher, but Rafael Soriano will hold the title.

So Rays executive VP Andrew Friedman and Braves GM Frank Wren are on this elevator together When they walked off Wednesday evening, they went to the Scout of the Year dinner.

Maybe it's just me, but I think they're going to miss this guy. 1. Why pay the same money to an older reliever who hasn't had a save since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2008? Billy Wagner is 38 and will make $7 million next season.

The Atlanta Braves signed left-handed closer Billy Wagner to a one-year contract on Wednesday.

On Monday, Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox knew he had an abundance of starting pitching.

The Tampa Bay Rays completed a trade with the Atlanta Braves yesterday, acquiring RHP Rafael Soriano and agreeing to a one-year, $7.25-million contract with the reliever.

Rafael Soriano was one of the two best relievers on the market, with former teammate Mike Gonzalez , and the Rays are fortunate to get someone of his caliber on a one-year deal for the price of a cheap middle reliever.

We could see Jason Bay in Atlanta next season -- as a Met. Frank Wren averted off-season disaster by quickly dealing Rafael Soriano to Tampa Bay after the reliever surprisingly accepted salary arbitration.

Johnny Damon : ESPN's Buster Olney heard that the Yankees are negotiating with Johnny Damon's camp and they are going to try to use market forces in order to get him to make a decision quickly.

Soriano made a surprise decision a on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, to accept salary arbitration.

This Tweet from David O'Brien of the AJC: Sounds like Braves - Rays could finalize a Rafael Soriano deal as soon as tomorrow morning.

Wasting little time dwelling on his disappointment over losing LaTroy Hawkins to the Milwaukee Brewers via free agency Wednesday, Astros general manager Ed Wade acquired reliever Matt Lindstrom from the Florida Marlins for two young minor leaguers and a player to be named.

Hideki Matsui : MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports that Brian Cashman has met with Hideki Matsui's agent, Arn Tellem.

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What an interesting week this has been for Braves fans and front office exec's. Rarely do the two of those entities go hand-in-hand, but this time around there is no doubt it applies.

Posted by: Patrick Share Rafael Soriano : Steve Adams at MLB Trade Rumors reports that reliever Rafael Soriano has accepted arbitration from the Braves, taking himself off of the free agent market.