While attempting to fight the anxiety created by uncertainty, Tom Glavine is growing more confident about prolonging his storied pitching career.

Entering the offseason, the Braves' wish list was topped with a frontline starting pitcher and a power-hitting outfielder. Those needs still remain for general manager Frank Wren at the start of 2009.

To say the Braves have absolutely zero interest in Derek Lowe and Andruw Jones wouldn't exactly be accurate. But their interest in these two players currently appears to be only moderate.

The Braves will enter 2009 without the ace pitcher they sought during the offseason, but a strong bullpen could lighten the load on the starting rotation.

Every day from now to Spring Training, MLB.com/Live will air classic games on Baseball's Best. John Smoltz's win over Johan Santana and the Mets can be seen Friday at 3 p.m. ET.

The Braves began 2008 with high hopes, but injuries hit them hard and a potentially promising season was disappointing for the fourth-place finishers.

Having lived his entire life in suburban Atlanta, Blaine Boyer longs for the opportunity to enjoy a true white Christmas. But even with little chance of seeing snow again this year, the Braves right-handed reliever is looking forward to the opportunity to enjoy his favorite Christmas traditions with his family and friends.

Highly-regarded pitching coaches Derek Botelho and Guy Hansen account for two of the most noteworthy changes the Braves have made to their Minor League coaching staffs.

In this week's mailbag, Mark Bowman discusses the Rafael Furcal situation, GM Frank Wren's offseason, and the Braves' possible interest in Derek Lowe.

With assistance from his uncle Phil, Lance Niekro is hoping the knuckleball will allow him to resuscitate his Major League career, which he began as a first baseman.

After proving to be one of Major League Baseball's top pinch-hitters last year, Greg Norton proved valuable enough to earn a return to the Braves, who announced Friday afternoon that they have signed Norton to a one-year contract. Financial terms weren't revealed.

Braves president John Schuerholz has read Arn Tellem's explanation of what took place during the Rafael Furcal negotiations earlier this week and has decided against prolonging a war of words.

Earlier this week, Brian McCann and Chipper Jones both accepted invitations to compete for Team USA during the upcoming Classic, which will be staged March 5-23.

Will the Braves' interest in Jake Peavy be renewed or will they focus on mid-tier starters? Can they re-sign John Smoltz? Find out in this week's mailbag.

The Braves are among the many Major League teams that met with Kenshin Kawakami's representatives during this past week's Winter Meetings in Las Vegas.

Furthering their massive rotation-reconstruction process, the Yankees have won the bidding for A.J. Burnett with a five-year deal reportedly worth $82.5 million.

The frustration that surrounded the Braves' unsuccessful attempts to land Jake Peavy and A.J. Burnett pales in comparison to the anger created after they felt they'd reached an agreement with Rafael Furcal.