Friday, Sep 21, 2007 5:26 pm EDT
There are rumors that Liberty Media, which now owns the Atlanta Braves, will mandate a deep cut in this year's $89 million payroll.
That could be difficult since the club is already committed to John Smoltz ($14 million), Tim Hudson ($13 million), Chipper Jones ($12.3 million) and Mike Hampton ($15 million) in 2008 and also needs to sign Mark Teixeira to a long-term deal to justify trading top prospect Jarrod Saltalamachia to get him.
Source: Philadelphia Daily News
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