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Friday, January 27, 2006

Tom Glavine: Would a return be helpful?



In a recent interview with the NY Post, Tom Glavine stated that the only place he would play in 2007 would either be NY or Atlanta. Glavine which is in his final year of his contract has yet to have a winning season while playing in the Big Apple. His best season thus far was last year but, more importantly Glavine is just 25 wins away from reaching the 300 win total. As everyone knows the Mets have stacked their lineup and if Glavine can stay healthy and continue to pitch well he should easily get 15 wins this season.
I'm sure that Glavine would like to get his 300th with an A across his cap. The question is, will it benefit the Braves having him around next year? The only 2 pitchers under contract for 2007 are Tim Hudson and Mike Hampton while Smoltz has a $8M club option for next year. Starting in '07 there's alot of if's involved in the rotation. Here it is, Hampton returns if he can fully recover from surgery, Smoltz returns if Atlanta picks up his option, Davies will probably take Thomson's spot if he doesn't get traded, If Ramirez continues to slump, Chuck James could replace him if he's ready.

2007 rotation A):Hudson, Smoltz, Hampton, Davies, Ramirez
2007 rotation B):Hudson, Smoltz/Hampton, Hampton/Glavine, Davies, James

A year from now we should have a clearer picture. I would like Glavine to return, but I won't be dissapointed if he doesn't. Of course, I haven't talked about money yet. Tommy G. would certainly have to take a paycut to probably $3-$5M, similar to what Thomson is making this year. What does everyone else think?

3 Comments:

  • I wouldn't mind seeing Tommy back in Atlanta, as long as he didn't cost the club the farm or come with a gigantic salary.

    By Blogger Steven, at 8:10 AM  

  • Looks like a greta fit. If Glavines luck holds though, the Braves will finally be dethroned in 2007 and he will only win 8

    By Blogger IMHO, at 12:42 PM  

  • What would baseball be without all of those "ifs"?

    By Blogger XXX, at 10:35 PM  

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