Sources: Sox shopping third baseman Lowell

...The Red Sox are also checking the medical records of free-agent relievers Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez, a major-league source confirmed. Requesting medicals, of course, is a routine step in the free...

July 8, 2009; Chicago, IL, USA; Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Mike Gonzalez (51) delivers a pitch during the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The...

Closing the market

...agent market, it's in relievers, including relievers who have either closer experience or closer stuff. Mike Gonzalez (No. 17), Rafael Soriano (No. 20), Billy Wagner (No. 24), Ryota Igarashi (No. 26), Rafael Betancourt...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Those who favored King Felix and Verlander

The AL Cy Young Award went more or less as expected, with the very deserving Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals running away with it, nabbing 25 o...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

The free agent do-call list

The free-agent signing period begins four days from now, and we know that Matt Holliday, John Lackey and Jason Bay are going to be paid the most money...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

Hudson, Braves agree to $28M deal

Tim Hudson agreed to a $28 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, giving the team a wealth of starting pitching and setting up a likely trade to bolster the offense.

Type A positive (and negative)

For years, the Elias Sports Bureau rankings that determined what kind of draft-pick compensation would be attached to free agents meant nothing to som...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Atlanta Braves

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Atlanta Braves, who set the stage for Bobby Cox to go out a winner next season.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

2009 Fantasy Baseball Awards

Jason Grey bestows some special awards for the 2009 fantasy baseball season.

Atlanta Braves reliever Mike Gonzalez pitches against the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game, Friday, April 24, 2009, in Cincinnati. (AP...

Type A positive

...as Varitek and Cruz were last winter; the consensus is that Mark DeRosa, Billy Wagner and Mike Gonzalez might be the players hurt by their Type A status. Here are all the players currently...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009

July 8, 2009; Chicago, IL, USA; Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Mike Gonzalez (51) delivers a pitch during the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The...

Rivera, Nathan lead '10 relief rankings

Eric Karabell reviews each team's bullpen situation this year and previews the closer situations for 2010.

Uggla homers as Marlins snap Braves' 7-game streak

Dan Uggla homered and the Marlins snapped the Braves' win streak on Tuesday and slowed their pursuit of the wild card.

Surging Braves cap sweep of Nats with 10th-inning win

The Braves scored three in the top of the 10th inning Sunday, completing a sweep of the Nationals with a 6-3 victory.