Horacio traded for Rafael Soriano

BravesFan11 · December 6th, 2006, 03:11 PM

Bill Shanks reports...http://braves.scout.com/2/598302.html

Soriano has excellent stats

bedir than average · December 6th, 2006, 03:47 PM

www.lookoutlanding.com has it as well

Your new closer rocks.

bedir than average · December 6th, 2006, 04:06 PM

http://fanhome.com/forums/showthread...newpost&t=1361

That's the Mariners board thread on subject. I'm putting updates there as I get them, but they include every Mariner site denying the rumor.

Goose · December 6th, 2006, 04:20 PM

So far, this looks like a load of crap. But we'll see.

bravefan29 · December 6th, 2006, 04:26 PM

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The Braves, trying to complete their longstanding quest for a setup man, are discussing a trade of left-hander Horacio Ramirez to the Mariners for right-hander Rafael Soriano, FOXSports.com has learned.

Soriano, 27, went 1-2 last season with a 2.25 ERA in 60 innings. He appeared in only seven games the year before after undergoing elbow-ligament transplant surgery on April 1.

With the Braves, Soriano would set up for closer Bob Wickman, whom the team re-signed as a free agent.

Ramirez, 27, would be a candidate for the Mariners' rotation. The Mariners have been seeking to add two starting pitchers this off-season.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6245076

bedir than average · December 6th, 2006, 04:32 PM

Just updated the Mariner thread on the subject.

Metaphysicist · December 6th, 2006, 04:44 PM

Has Bill Bavasi lost his marbles?

bedir than average · December 6th, 2006, 04:49 PM

Not at all, deal is being denied by both the Mariners and the Braves per two seperate sites.

bravefan29 · December 6th, 2006, 04:56 PM

From Dave O'Brien of the AJC:

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ANYWAY, yes, this HORACIO for SORIANO thing is very close to happening, and it would be a HUGE deal for the Braves. Unless and until Horacio develops into a stady starter, the Braves would have won that deal by getting a nasty, nasty setup guy with closer potential.

They’re still waiting word on Gonzalez’s elbow, and this Ramirez/Soriano trade would NOT preclude the other from happening. If they get both, the Braves could go from on of the worst to perhaps the BEST NL bullpen, and that’s no exaggeration. And be set at setup and closer even after 2007 when Wickman’s gone. Wow. What a day.

http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/sha..._topheavy.html

BravesRule22 · December 6th, 2006, 05:37 PM

Deal is done, you will see

M's GM has gone insane

bravefan29 · December 6th, 2006, 06:09 PM

More from O'Brien:

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Soriano for Horacio is a DONE DEAL. Hasn’t been announced yet, but done. Gonna write story and wait for announcement.

Don’t know if the other deal for Gonzalez will get done. Conflicting stuff I’m hearing, some saying that Littlefield’s dragging feet, others saying it’s Braves. I think the former….

Snowman · December 6th, 2006, 08:24 PM

I'm finding this really hard to believe....

bedir than average · December 6th, 2006, 08:29 PM

so is ESPN they aren't going with it and the wire story they have only says "verge" and "close to"

Shanks stated that the Gonzaelz for LaRoche deal was done, it is not, it is dead.

Goose · December 6th, 2006, 08:36 PM

Mlb.com is reporting the same thing.

Gonzalez-LaRoche is dead.

bravefan29 · December 6th, 2006, 08:50 PM

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sp...07ramirez.html

Sorry M's fans, it's a real deal...

December 6th, 2006, 03:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
BravesFan11 New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1	Horacio traded for Rafael Soriano Bill Shanks reports...http://braves.scout.com/2/598302.html Soriano has excellent stats

December 6th, 2006, 03:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	www.lookoutlanding.com has it as well Your new closer rocks. __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.

December 6th, 2006, 04:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	http://fanhome.com/forums/showthread...newpost&t=1361 That's the Mariners board thread on subject. I'm putting updates there as I get them, but they include every Mariner site denying the rumor. __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement. Last edited by bedir than average; December 6th, 2006 at 04:16 PM.

December 6th, 2006, 04:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Goose Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aberdeen,Wa Posts: 1,190	So far, this looks like a load of crap. But we'll see. __________________ http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/843...idensigfd9.png

December 6th, 2006, 04:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	Just updated the Mariner thread on the subject. __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.

December 6th, 2006, 04:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
Metaphysicist Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 117	Has Bill Bavasi lost his marbles?

December 6th, 2006, 04:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	Not at all, deal is being denied by both the Mariners and the Braves per two seperate sites. __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.

December 6th, 2006, 05:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
BravesRule22 Basketball Community Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,089	Deal is done, you will see M's GM has gone insane

December 6th, 2006, 08:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
Snowman Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 1,335	I'm finding this really hard to believe.... __________________ That corpse you planted last year in your garden, Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed? If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.

December 6th, 2006, 08:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	so is ESPN they aren't going with it and the wire story they have only says "verge" and "close to" Shanks stated that the Gonzaelz for LaRoche deal was done, it is not, it is dead. __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.

December 6th, 2006, 08:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
Goose Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aberdeen,Wa Posts: 1,190	Mlb.com is reporting the same thing. Gonzalez-LaRoche is dead. __________________ http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/843...idensigfd9.png

December 6th, 2006, 08:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
bravefan29 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 33	http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sp...07ramirez.html Sorry M's fans, it's a real deal...