Braves, Glavine hold first formal meeting

ATLANTA - The Braves have held their first formal talks about bringing 300-game winner Tom Glavine back to Atlanta to finish his career.

Glavine's agent, Gregg Clifton, met Wednesday with Braves general manager Frank Wren at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, where Wren was scouting an Arizona Fall League game.

The 41-year-old Glavine was at his home in Atlanta and did not attend. The Braves already spoke with Clifton last week to express an interest in having the left-hander rejoin his original team.

The two sides have not started talking money yet, but that will come. Glavine turned down a 13 million dollar option to return to the New York Mets for a sixth year.

The Braves are eager to add depth to a rotation that relied heavily on John Smoltz and Tim Hudson last season. They cleared room in the payroll by trading shortstop Edgar Renteria for prospects.

Glavine went 13-8 with a 4.45 ERA this past season for the Mets. He pitched for the Braves from 1987-2002, winning two Cy Young awards in five 20-win seasons. He kept his home in Atlanta even after a bitter split from the team when he signed with the Mets.