According to ESPN, the Braves have reached a preliminary agreement with Rafael Furcal on a multiyear deal that will bring Furcal back to the team he played for from 2000-05. The move is an interesting one considering the Braves already have a pretty good, young and cheap shortstop in Yunel Escobar. So either the Braves will move Furcal over to second base making Kelly Johnson available for a trade (or moving him back to left field) or they could keep Furcal at SS and trade Escobar. Unless the Braves are getting Jake Peavy, I’d hold onto Escobar and move Furcal over to second.
The Braves have not commented and exact terms and financials have not been released.
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UPDATE: Ok, we've got some numbers, how about $30 million over 3 years with an option for 2012? Furcal's agent classified the talks as "pretty close." Saying there hasn't been any formal agreement, but that Furcal liked the idea of returning back to the ATL. He also mentioned the A's are definitely out. So we wait for a formal announcement.
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