**Atlanta Braves offseason thread

[Borgland]

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Glavine signed for 8 million according to wsb.

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I know little about MLB free agency, did the Mets offer arbitration?

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They haven't yet, but they will for sure now. The arb deadline is the first week in December.

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What happens then? Atlanta lose a draft pick right?

[rwperu34]

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Glavine signed for 8 million according to wsb.

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I know little about MLB free agency, did the Mets offer arbitration?

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They haven't yet, but they will for sure now. The arb deadline is the first week in December.

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What happens then? Atlanta lose a draft pick right?

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Yes. When a team signs a type A or B player before the arb deadline, their former team always offers arbitration and recieves draft pick compensation.

[mmbt0ne]

I thought MLB teams couldn't give away draft picks, and that the Mets in this case would get a compensatory pick at the end of the round without the Braves giving up anything. Am I wrong?

[kyleb]

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I thought MLB teams couldn't give away draft picks, and that the Mets in this case would get a compensatory pick at the end of the round without the Braves giving up anything. Am I wrong?

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It's only if the Braves have a protected pick (in the top half of the draft). I doubt they do.

[leehrat]

The Braves I think pick #18, but don't quote me. Also, I could have sworn that Mark Bowman (Braves MLB.com writer) said that the Braves would absolutely not have to give up a first round pick, only a sandwich pick, but I keep hearing that we will from everywhere else. I have no idea who to believe.

[Hoya]

Type As mean you give up a pick (1st if not top 15, 2nd if top 15), and the other team also gets a sandwich pick from the league. Type B just gets the latter.