Giles/Braves reach deal....Bennett signs minor league deal
Marcus Giles will see a nice pay raise for 2006. Giles and the Braves reached a 1/3.85M deal to avoid arbitration. Giles made 2.4M last year. I hope Giles stays healthy and goes back to his 2003 form, but it's going to be harder since he's now the leadoff hitter. It's going to be different seeing Giles at leadoff, but who else would take his place? Renteria? Bobby's going to experimenting with the lineup quite a bit this year as he did last year. Remember when Andruw batted fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh during some games last year?
This is a bit late, but Atlanta acquired relief pitcher Jeff Bennett from the Brewers organization. Bennett has been playing for the Triple A affiliate Nashville Sounds where he went 62 1/3 innings, 56K, 25BB 2-3 w/3.03 ERA out of 49 appearences. Bennett has seen major league action with the Brewers. In 2004, he went 1-5 4.79 ERA, 71 1/3 innings, 60 appearences. Bennett will join the Braves in Spring Training with hope of making a spot in the pen.
This is a bit late, but Atlanta acquired relief pitcher Jeff Bennett from the Brewers organization. Bennett has been playing for the Triple A affiliate Nashville Sounds where he went 62 1/3 innings, 56K, 25BB 2-3 w/3.03 ERA out of 49 appearences. Bennett has seen major league action with the Brewers. In 2004, he went 1-5 4.79 ERA, 71 1/3 innings, 60 appearences. Bennett will join the Braves in Spring Training with hope of making a spot in the pen.
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9:30 AM
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I like Jeff Bennett a lot - he obviously isn't a star, but I think he could have a long, useful career as a middle reliever. The Braves always seem so good at identifying who out of their young guys (or other team's young guys) can pitch and who can't. Plus they always seem to build the bullpen the right way - no need to sink a ton of money in middle relief as you can find guys like Bennett and pay them the minimum with similar results. Just a few reasons why I was pushing so hard for the Phils to at least interview Dayton Moore for the GM spot way back when. Oh well.
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XXX, at 8:46 PM
Unless an extension is in place this is the last year on Schuerholz's contract. After being in talks with the Boston, Moore dropped out of the Red Sox campaign for GM. It makes you wonder if he's the successor to Schuerholz.
That's going to be interesting when the time comes. I could see Bobby Cox as GM, again. Regardless, when Cox retires, he'll defintely be offered a position within the club.
I keep thinking that J.S. and Bobby are going to retire together. Possibly after this season, but as long as your having fun keep on trucking.
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Adam, at 8:25 AM
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