Note: The Tom Glavine Draft Pick
According to Jim Moloney, at MLB.com, citing ‘multiple club sources,’ the Braves intend to offer free-agent LHP Tom Glavine 
a one-year, $8-9 million contract, which he is expected to sign in the next week or so.
At Amazin Avenue, Eric Simon explains…
“If he signs with the Braves and the Mets offer him arbitration they will collect the Braves’ first round pick…Should the Braves sign Glavine prior to December 1 (or prior to the Mets offering arbitration, whichever comes first), they automatically forfeit their first rounder next year, even if the Mets weren’t planning on offering Glavine arbitration.”
…this will be interesting to watch, because if the Mets take a risk, offer arbitration and glavine accepts, it means he will be pitching for them next season, like it or not…of course, if the Mets don’t offer arbitration to glavine, while they lose out on getting the draft pick, they also avoid any chance he will accept…
For what it’s worth, faced with a similar situation last off-season, the Mets did not offer salary arbitration to Glavine, though he eventually re-signed.
By the way, the Braves have the 18th pick in the first round.
