KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- The Atlanta Braves have been on a signing spree. So far theyve locked up first baseman Freddie Freeman, right fielder Jason Heyward, starter Julio Teheran, and closer Craig Kimbrel. On Wednesday, the Braves extended the contracts of general manager Frank Wren and manager Fredi Gonzalez. Wren and Gonzalez were entering the final years of their contracts and Braves president John Schuerholz simply said he wanted the deals to be done as soon as possible. Terms and the amount of the contracts were not disclosed. Schuerholz made the announcement before the first full-squad workout of the spring. "Theyve done wonderful jobs for us," Schuerholz said. "Were not going to talk about the lengths, but they have been extended." After a long first day with the full squad, Gonzalez said he was happy to have the contract issue out of the way. "Im excited," Gonzalez said. "It gives me a chance to stay in Atlanta and I love being here. This is a place I want to be for a long time. Im just happy with the whole thing." Last season, the Braves went 96-66 and won the National League East before falling in the playoffs. Gonzalez finished third in National League Manager of the Year voting. He has a career record with the Braves of 279-207. Gonzalez has a long history with the Braves as a third base coach under manager Bobby Cox. He started his managing career with the Florida Marlins where he served for 3 1/2 seasons. Wren has been in the Braves organization since 1999 and replaced Schuerholz as general manager after the 2007 season. Schuerholz said he was happy to have Wren and Gonzalez wrapped up before contracts became an issue during the regular season. "Its just not the way to run a company," said Schuerholz of spending the year negotiating contracts. These guys deserve better than that and thats why we did it." "Thats not something we wanted to avoid, its just not the way to run a company," he said. "And these guys deserve more than that, better than that, and thats why we did it." The four player signings along with the Wren and Gonzalez extensions, showed that the Braves arent afraid to spend money. On the four players alone, they spent $227.7 million. NOTES: Gonzalez got a chance to see RHP Brandon Beachy pitch and said he is impressed. Beachy was 2-1 with five starts last year after returning from Tommy John surgery. ... Gonzalez said he is still adjusting to the new rules regarding replay. The Braves will be allowed the use of replay three times during spring training. He said he is still trying to figure out the rules. He said he will likely have a part-time coach in the replay booth to send down signals on the calls. ... RHP Kris Medlen sat in front of the dugout at Champion Stadium to have his hair completely shaven to support awareness and funding for cancer research. Several cancer survivors helped out and Medlen said he felt fine about his new look after it was over. 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Fake Yeezy Boost 350 V2 .Y. -- Dwane Casey admitted hed been concerned about his young Raptors team who had zero experience playing in close-out games -- what awaited them with the vastly-experienced Brooklyn Nets, and how theyd react. SEATTLE -- Clint Dempsey is scoring again for the Seattle Sounders. Dempsey converted off a corner kick in the 52nd minute and the Sounders beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Saturday to extend their overall MLS lead. Dempsey has scored in consecutive game for the Sounders (15-7-3) after a five-match drought. He got one last week in a 4-2 victory at rival Portland, a much more wide-open contest than the grind-it-out battle against the Rapids (8-12-6). "When we play at home, most teams sit back, and it opens up in the second half," Dempsey said. "In an ideal world, you can open the game up in the first half and get some goals, and it makes the game easier for you. But the most important thing is the three points and getting two wins in a row and try to keep going from there." Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei had his league-leading eighth shutout. The Sounders boosted their points total to 48, assuring that theyll retain the Western Conference and Supporters Shield leads, regardless of any other results this weekend. "Its important to get points and stay up the table, make the playoffs, and make sure youre going into the playoffs on a good run of form," Dempsey said. "You dont want to limp in." Dempsey scored his 11th goal to move within two of the Sounders season record. Fredy Montero and Eddie Johnson each had 13 goals in 2012. Marco Pappas corner kick from the right side floated into the middle of the penalty area, Dempsey ran ontoo it and blasted a right-footed shot from 11 yards past goalkeeper Joe Nasco.dddddddddddd The 30-year-old Nasco was making his MLS debut. He finished with five saves -- three of them on point-blank shots by Seattles Obafemi Martins, who had a shot bang off the crossbar early in the second half. Sounders coach Sigi Schmid was especially pleased with the result. "We felt we made a statement last week. But a statement doesnt mean anything unless you back it up," Schmid said. "But also when you come off an emotional game, its natural that your team is a little flatter, as well. I thought we did a good job of backing up our statement, getting the three points, winning at home, and getting the shutout." Colorado lost its sixth straight, tying the franchise record set in 1999 and matched in 2012. The Rapids, who havent won since beating Chivas USA 3-0 on July 25, have been shut out three times and outscored 16-6 during the losing streak. "Seattle is a high-powered offence, so theyre always going to get chances," Colorado midfielder Dillon Powers said. "But I thought we did a great job limiting them. We looked strong defensively throughout the entire game. Their goal came off a set piece, which just came down to situational defending. We didnt create too many opportunities, but were still a young squad out there and still learning." In six years, the Rapids have never won in Seattle, managing just one tie in nine games. ' ' '