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Apparently the Braves didn't find out the seriousness of Rodriquez's injury until Friday.

Garcia will not get a start. He's a defensive liability, will pinch hit. Probably will only be with the team until Monday. Word is Chris Johnson will be back then.

Russell will not break camp as a 5th starter, in all likelihood they will sign someone like Vogelsong to be the 5th starter. Hell, Chin Ming Wang will be the 5th starter before Jeff Russell will be.

The Braves have an open roster spot for Grilli created when Aaron Northcraft was traded in the Justin Upton deal, so they only need to clear a spot once Pierzynski becomes official and then will need another when they official Dion Toscano. My guess is a trade of Avilan and Pastornicky who his...

Or Jace Peterson Here's another caveat though, you wonder if Casey Maghee is now available with Miami picking up Prado.

Scratch Peavy off the list, he just agreed to a 2-year deal to return to the Giants.

Well Volquez who thought was an option is now gone, so yeah, it wouldn't surprise if they go after Peavy. They have to get a veteran to fill out that rotation capable of 200 innings.

Yeah, I intially thought that was bad news, but I tend to agree with you thethe, what if the Padres are getting Walker so they can flip to Atlanta for Upton.

Jim Bowden ‏@JimBowden_ESPN · 3m3 minutes ago Padres have a lot of irons in the fire: in addition to Myers & #Rays they are still checking in on Upton & #Braves. Preller being aggressive

Braves have apparently lowered their demands for Upton http://emeraldcityswagger.com/2014/12/16/seattle-mariners-trade-rumors-is-justin-upton-back-on-the-radar/

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN · 7m7 minutes ago When the Braves talked to other teams about Justin Upton, their strongest ask in prospects was to SD; believe they match up best with SD.

If they trade Gattis, I don't see them trading JUpton unless they're blown away. You have to have some power in that lineup.

It may have the Braves really wanted him and the only way to get him was a Major League contract. Doesn't mean he will be on the 25-man roster.

This is a great signing. The guy has been a good player for many years and outside of one year he's durable and like someone mention about half the cost of what Heyward would have been.

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN · 23s23 seconds ago The negotiations between the Braves and outfielder Nick Markakis have intensified. Hearing the deal could wind up in range of 4/$45m.