Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
November 19, 2007
Glavine Returns

Tom Glavine reached a deal with the Braves for one year, $8 million. Glavine simply wanted to return to Atlanta and was willing to play for less than his market value to do so.

The Braves were eager to add depth to a rotation that relied heavily on John Smoltz and Tim Hudson and never settled on reliable options in the fourth and fifth slots. In addition to landing Glavine, they hope for a return to health by Mike Hampton, who missed the last two seasons with injuries. He has started another rehab stint in the Arizona Fall League.

If Hampton returns, that gives the Braves a fairly old rotation. By seasonal age, Glavine will be 42, Smoltz 41, Hampton 35 and Hudson 32. They seem to be going the route the Yankees did until recently.


Posted by David Pinto at 07:48 AM | Free Agents | TrackBack (0)
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Perhaps old, but Smoltz and Glavine have proven dominant in the postseason. I think the hope is to get these two one last shot at the title together.

Posted by: dan h. at November 19, 2007 08:45 AM

Gee, I thought it was to give Mike Hampton one last try. ;)

Posted by: glenn at November 19, 2007 09:07 AM


I'm very pleased Glavine is no longer a Met. He was a disappointment in NY and I'd rather see the Mets give his spot to a young pitcher--give that person an opportunity
to develop. Now if they can only figure out what to do with Billy Wagner!(shades of Benitez!)

Posted by: Ernie at November 19, 2007 01:24 PM

For what it's worth, GLavine will probably wind up with a higher-than-market total income. Remember, he got a $3 million buyout from the Mets, so his total baseball income for 2008 will be $11 million.

Posted by: Donald A. Coffin at November 19, 2007 03:04 PM
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