Looks like the Braves and Greg Maddux split the difference and settled on $14.75 million for this year.

Good for Greg. I love the way he pitches. Since joining the Braves in 1993, he's first in the majors in wins (178), 2nd in shutouts (21), 2nd in games started (327), first in innings pitched (2308.1) and first in ERA (2.51). In those ten years he only allowed 273 unintentional walks. That's less than one per start. He gives up 1 HR every 18 innings, the best in baseball, and that during one of the biggest power decades of all time. He's been the most efficient pitcher in the game over that time, throwing only 12.9 pitches per inning, over 1 less than his nearest competitor, Bob Tewksbury (14.1). He throws strikes, makes batters put the ball in play on the ground, but can get the K when he needs it. And he stays healthy. I couldn't think of a better way to spend nearly 15 million dollars.